Almost three-quarters (71%) have considered returning to their pre-Covid employers, part of the new trend of ‘boomerang’ employees, with 48% saying the business they moved to during the pandemic...
Read moreDetailsRecruitment agency Remarkable Jobs has transferred ownership of the business to an employee ownership trust (EOT), in order to share business success with staff. Based in Reading and specialising...
Read moreDetailsWhile UK small to medium enterprises (SMEs) primarily voiced concerns about rising costs and inflation (40%), people-focused issues centre around workforce mental health (15%), according to research by Nucleus...
Read moreDetailsTechnology solutions business TVD Group has transferred to majority employee ownership, with staff taking a 51% stake in the business. Founders Mat and Dan Brown retained a 49% share,...
Read moreDetailsHealth and wellness business Holland & Barrett has increased pay for its retail employees by 9%, and for its distribution staff by 7%. The pay deal starts from 1...
Read moreDetailsRetail chain Asda has launched a financial wellbeing and flexible salary scheme for its more than 145,000 employees across its 600-plus store locations. Asda signed up to financial wellbeing...
Read moreDetailsThree years after signing up to the Age Friendly Charter, the Isle of Wight Council has achieved recognition as an age-friendly employer. As of May 2020, 42.5% of the...
Read moreDetailsPrimark has introduced a 12% pay rise for around 26,000 UK shop-floor employees from this month (April). Retail assistants will now earn an hourly rate of £11 nationally and...
Read moreDetailsSodexo has enhanced its cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme to encourage its employees to commute in a healthier and more environmentally friendly way. The service and facilities management provider, which...
Read moreDetailsSLC Rail has introduced financial wellbeing support for its 80-plus employees nationally as part of a new cost-of-living benefits package. The Birmingham, UK-based rail consultancy firm is offering staff...
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