Verlingue has acquired Gloucester-based Brunsdon Employee Benefits, an independently owned employee benefits specialist. Verlingue says the agreement, which is pending regulatory approval, supports Verlingue’s recent expansion in the Southwest...
Read moreDetailsMore than one in three employers have reported a rise in the number of employees working from home this year, new research has revealed. The findings from the Advisory, Conciliation...
Read moreDetailsNRL Group has invested in financial coaching for its employees in the UK and Ireland. The family-owned workforce solutions business, which employs 122 people, is now offering staff access...
Read moreDetailsPitchup 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 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 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...
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