Pitchup has introduced an employee cycling benefit to boost the wellbeing and engagement of its UK workforce. The London-based worldwide campsite booking marketplace, which has more than 50 members...
Read moreDetailsThe Smith & Nephew UK pension fund has completed a £260m buy-in deal. The deal with Rothesay secures the benefits for all remaining uninsured members of the fund, including...
Read moreDetailsZoom staff have been told to return to offices two days a week as part of a “structured hybrid approach”. The video conferencing business, which has around 8,500 employees...
Read moreDetailsRaffolux is giving its workers a day off to celebrate the achievements of England’s Lionesses in the FIFA Women's World Cup – if they make the final. The UK...
Read moreDetailsAffinity Homecare Shrewsbury has committed to being an age-friendly employer. The company is the latest organisation to join the Centre for Ageing Better’s movement to tackle ageism in the...
Read moreDetailsThousands of council workers in Scotland have voted to strike over pay, Unite has confirmed. The union says its members, who work in education and early years services across...
Read moreDetailsLowell Financial is offering employees a 20% discount on childcare costs to support its working parents. The Leeds-based credit management service provider, which has 1,700 members of staff, is...
Read moreDetailsBritish Airways (BA) staff have secured a 13.1% wage increase and a one-off payment of £1,000, which will benefit around 24,000 employees. According to Unite, the pay rise will...
Read moreDetailsA two-year pause in workplace pensions contributions could cost savers £27,000 in total retirement funds, SEI has warned. Figures published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) show an increase...
Read moreDetailsTesco is giving all 300,000 of its employees the right to request flexible working with immediate effect – almost a year ahead of the introduction of a new law....
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Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality?
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