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Zoe Wickens

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Zoe Wickens is a journalist with five years of experience writing for trade and business to business publications. She joined Employee Benefits as a reporter in May 2021 and writes news and features content for the website. She won the Willis Towers Watson pay, reward and employee benefits journalist of the year award in 2023. Before writing about the HR, reward and benefit industry she worked as a reporter for publications about the optical and eyewear market and the UK stock market.

    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Third sector

    St Mungo’s staff accept pay rise after summer of strikes

    by Zoe Wickens 29 Aug 2023
    by Zoe Wickens 29 Aug 2023

    Homessness charity St Mungo's employees accept a 7-15% pay rise after months of industrial action and campaigning.

    • Careers in HR
    • Latest News
    • Movers and shakers

    New appointments in HR: Movers and shakers, August 2023

    by Zoe Wickens 4 Aug 2023
    by Zoe Wickens 4 Aug 2023

    HR appointments made at leading firms during July and August 2023.

    • Latest News
    • Retail
    • Flexible working

    Tesco grants day-one flexible-working rights for staff

    by Zoe Wickens 3 Aug 2023
    by Zoe Wickens 3 Aug 2023

    Tesco implements day-one right to flexible working ahead of the enactment of the new Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act.

    • Latest News
    • Department for Work and Pensions
    • Pensions

    DC pension reforms announced by government

    by Zoe Wickens 11 Jul 2023
    by Zoe Wickens 11 Jul 2023

    DC pension reforms announced by the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in his Mansion House speech could result in a 12% uplift in outcomes for savers

    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Pay settlements

    Coca-Cola staff accept 18% pay settlement

    by Zoe Wickens 15 Jun 2023
    by Zoe Wickens 15 Jun 2023

    Strike action cancelled after Unite union members accept Coca-Cola pay settlement at the largest drinks plant in Europe.

    • Benefits
    • Latest News
    • HR Technology

    Edenred acquires Reward Gateway for £1.15 billion

    by Zoe Wickens 17 May 2023
    by Zoe Wickens 17 May 2023

    Employee Benefits specialist Edenred acquires Reward Gateway in £1.15 billion deal.

    • Legal sector
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    • Movers and shakers

    Norton Rose Fulbright names chief people officer for EMEA

    by Zoe Wickens 3 Jan 2023
    by Zoe Wickens 3 Jan 2023

    Kate Evans has been appointed chief people officer for EMEA at the global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright.

    • Europe
    • Carers
    • Latest News

    EU member states to make carer work-life balance measures law

    by Zoe Wickens 5 Aug 2022
    by Zoe Wickens 5 Aug 2022

    EU member states must apply rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers by transposing the Work-Life Balance Directive into law.

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    • Latest News
    • Gender pay gap

    Civil Service mean gender pay gap narrows to 7.8%

    by Zoe Wickens 1 Aug 2022
    by Zoe Wickens 1 Aug 2022

    Data from the Annual Civil Service Employment Survey showed the median earnings gender pay gap narrowed from 10.5% in 2020 to 8.1% in 2021.

    • Written statement of employment particulars
    • Zero hours
    • Employment law

    Ministers release guidance to clarify UK employment status case law

    by Zoe Wickens 28 Jul 2022
    by Zoe Wickens 28 Jul 2022

    The government publishes guidance on employment status defining employees' rights and protections including pay, leave and working conditions.

    • Financial wellbeing
    • Employee engagement
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Employee Benefits Awards 2022 deadline fast approaching

    by Zoe Wickens 6 Jan 2022
    by Zoe Wickens 6 Jan 2022

    Time is running out to enter the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, in association with Aon, as the extended entry deadline...

    • Case law
    • London
    • Latest News

    Uber loses High Court bid to challenge worker rights ruling

    by Zoe Wickens 7 Dec 2021
    by Zoe Wickens 7 Dec 2021

    The UK High Court has refused transport business Uber’s application to declare its gig-economy business model lawful following the Supreme...

    • Latest News
    • Retail
    • Menopause

    Marks & Spencer pledges to revise staff menopause policy

    by Zoe Wickens 21 Oct 2021
    by Zoe Wickens 21 Oct 2021

    Retailer Marks and Spencer has committed to changing its workplace menopause policy by becoming one of the first 48 founding partners of GenM.

    • Benefits
    • Mental health conditions
    • Latest News

    Dr Alex George to give keynote at Employee Benefits Live

    by Zoe Wickens 24 Sep 2021
    by Zoe Wickens 24 Sep 2021

    In just two weeks’ time, Dr Alex George, TV doctor and government youth mental health ambassador, will be delivering the...

    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News
    • Sick pay

    Morrisons to slash sick pay for unvaccinated workers

    by Zoe Wickens 14 Sep 2021
    by Zoe Wickens 14 Sep 2021

    Supermarket chain Morrisons has announced that it plans to reduce sick pay for unvaccinated employees in the hope that it...

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