Compensation & Benefits
Virgin Media O2 reveals ethnicity and gender pay gaps for 2023
Virgin Media O2's 2023 pay gap report reveals a 9.7% mean ethnicity hourly pay gap and a 1.9% mean gender hourly pay gap.
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Inclusion, Equality & Diversity
Young people from ethnic minority backgrounds benefit from £1.7m boost to tackle workplace discrimination in West Yorkshire
Young people from ethnic minority backgrounds in West Yorkshire are set to benefit from a £1.7m grant to tackle workplace discrimination and support employment opportunities, Youth Futures Foundation announced today.
Inclusion, Equality & Diversity
Half of young people from an ethnic minority background face prejudice and discrimination as they enter the world of work
Research from Youth Futures Foundation has found that almost half of young people from an ethnic minority background have experienced prejudice or discrimination when seeking to enter the workplace.
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More than half of UK office workers struggling with rise in demand for face to face meetings
New research§ reveals that over half (52 percent) of office workers in the UK, who have experienced an increase in in-person meetings, are struggling to cope with the increased demand, as business travel and face to face time is on the rise.
Compensation & Benefits
Forecast indicates almost half of 2024 pay awards will be below last year’s, finds XpertHR
The latest pay forecast data from XpertHR predicts the median basic pay award in 2024 will be 4%, down two percentage points on the median in 2023, which was the highest recorded level for 32 years.
Technology
Yurtle appoints Hollie Nairn as head of sales
Yurtle appoints Hollie Nairn as head of sales, focusing on growth and partnership development.
News
Severn Trent Water reports increase in ethnicity pay gap for 2023
Severn Trent Water's 2023 pay gap report shows an increase in its ethnicity pay gap, while gender pay disparities have slightly improved.
Global HR
Magnit releases Spring/Summer 2024 Europe labour market report
Magnit’s latest labour market report reveals an optimistic outlook for Europe with record-low unemployment, cooling inflation, and a surge in AI adoption, highlighting a competitive but promising landscape for hiring.
Technology
British employers enforce strict website blocking to bolster cybersecurity
NordLayer's research shows 77% of British employers block adult content to enhance cybersecurity, with 72% also blocking malware sites.
Compensation & Benefits
Asda introduces new employee benefits for care and mortgage advice
Asda announces new benefits providing later-life care advice and mortgage advice for its 150,000 employees, complementing the recent pay rate increase to £12.04 per hour, as part of its ongoing commitment to employee welfare and support.
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Deliveroo rolls out free childcare hours for riders
Deliveroo introduces a partnership with Bubble to offer 1,000 riders access to 15 hours of free, flexible childcare.
Organisational & Employee Development
Hays and Multiverse introduce apprenticeship academy to bridge UK’s digital skills gap
Hays partners with Multiverse to launch an apprenticeship academy, tackling the digital skills shortage by offering training in data analytics and more.