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£22k cars & cash | BIGGEST incentives firms are offering to encourage staff vaccine uptake
£22,000 cars and cash bonuses are among the incentives being offered by UK firms to encourage staff...
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Resourcing woes | Raising salaries is not the answer to attracting top talent
With the UK facing both skill and labour shortages, starting salaries are rising at record rates due...
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Pret a Manger | Chain makes partial U-turn on pandemic bonus cuts after staff threaten strikes
Pret a Manger has made a U-turn on plans to axe staff bonuses after workers threatened strike...
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Uber | Will firm fix 'dire' gig economy rep with unusual approach to perks and benefits?
Uber has announced a raft of work perks for its drivers, including free language courses and job recommendation...
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'Dangerous precedent' | Google could cut remote workers' wages - rolling out a tool to show staff how much they'll lose
Google employees have been using the company's internal salary calculator to find out if they'll...
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'Out of touch' | Gov minister says remote workers deserve pay cut
An unnamed Government Cabinet minister has sparked controversy by suggesting that civil servants should...
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Minimum wage scandal | John Lewis & Pret among firms 'named and shamed' for underpaying workers by £2m
Almost 200 UK firms have been named in a new Government report for paying staff less than the minimum...
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Aldi | Firm hikes drivers' pay amid staffing shortages
According to reports from the Sunday Times, the German discounter has been forced to increase the pay...
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Tesco | Firm offers lorry drivers joining bonus amid staff shortages
Tesco is set to offer a £1,000 bonus to lorry drivers as a shortage of HGV workers continues to blight...
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Pay cuts & ‘double standards' | Google's 'two tier' remote work plan sparks employee anger
Google has angered employees with its remote work policies - with some feeling that one policy exists...
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'Overwhelming success' | What Iceland's four-day work week trial could mean for HR
The biggest working trial of a four-day working week has been dubbed an 'overwhelming success', according...
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McDonald’s 20k hiring spree | Rec expert shares best practice tips for attracting top talent
With McDonald's announcing that it is recruiting 20,000 more workers, HR Grapevine spoke to a recruitment...
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'New business rules' | Government could recommend long-term work from home
New documents shows that the Government is being advised to recommend in-part working from home in the...
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Staff protest | Employees turn up outside Vogue boss' home over pay dispute
Some employees have taken a more unusual approach to raise HR-related issues at work and have reportedly...
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Parental leave | Prince Harry to take 'five months paternity leave'
Recent reports have suggested that Prince Harry will take five months of paternity leave following the...
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Worker rights furore | Post Office employment tribunal could shake up gig economy for millions
This week the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) revealed that around...
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'LADfamily' | LADbible Group announces family-friendly policies for staff
Entertainment and news publisher LADbible Group last week announced the introduction of a new initiative...
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‘Cynical & shocking stunt’ | Staff sent 'pandemic bonus email' to test cybersecurity expertise
A West Midlands Trains Spokesperson said that 'we take cybersecurity very seriously. We run regular training...
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Monzo | Firm to offer staff paid leave after pregnancy loss
Fintech disruptor Monzo has followed in the recent footsteps of Channel 4 in offering paid leave for...
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Channel 4 | Firm hopes to 'end stigma' with Pregnancy Loss Policy
Believed to be one of the world's first, Channel 4 hopes to “end the stigma around women's health...
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