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Health Food Manufacturers’ Association becomes living wage employer

Employee Benefits

The Health Food Manufacturers’ Association (HFMA), which represents manufacturers and suppliers of natural health products, has become accredited as a living wage employer. It provides a voluntary benchmark for employers that want to ensure their staff earn a wage that meets everyday costs and pressures.

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How to stand out as a manufacturing employer of choice

Employee Benefits

Standing out as an employer of choice during the war for talent is a challenge across most industries, but is especially important in the manufacturing industry. Employers have a unique opportunity to provide employees with additional support to attract, engage and retain top performers in a sea of competitors.

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The Value of Employee Incentive Programs for Manufacturing

Achievers

These days, a good manufacturing industry employee is like struck gold. Even though the manufacturing sector pays an average hourly wage of $29.34 , good workers are hard to find. Eighty percent of manufacturers say they’ve had trouble finding qualified workers. What’s a manufacturer to do? Heightened engagement.

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Exploring Employee Wellbeing & Mental Health in Manufacturing

Employee Benefits

In 2023, the UK’s manufacturing industry climbed from 9th to 8th place globally in terms of output volumes. Manufacturing is a cornerstone of the UK economy, accounting for 49% of exports and contributing £224 billion to the UK’s Gross Added Value (GVA). million individuals employed in the UK manufacturing sector?

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58% of manufacturers spend at least £10,000 on staff wellbeing

Employee Benefits

More than half (58%) of UK manufacturers spend between £10,000 and £50,000 on staff wellbeing initiatives, up from a third two years ago, according to research by manufacturers’ organisation Make UK. The post 58% of manufacturers spend at least £10,000 on staff wellbeing appeared first on Employee Benefits.

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Browns Manufacturing staff accept 13.2% pay rise

Employee Benefits

Around 350 workers employed by food manufacturer Browns Manufacturing have accepted a 13.2% After rejecting a pay offer from the employer of £10.90 Browns Manufacturing made a profit after tax of £4.2 this year was only achieved through the brave stance our members took in taking on their employer through strike action.

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Kansas Court Says Dual Capacity Doctrine Not Applicable Where Employer Manufactured Machine Causing Employee’s Injury

The Workcomp Writer

The Court stressed that the dual capacity doctrine, a judicially recognized exception to the exclusive remedy provisions of the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act, did not apply when a machine manufactured by the employer injures the employee since the employer has a duty to its employees to maintain a safe work environment.