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Employee Benefits
AUGUST 7, 2024
The Health Food Manufacturers’ Association (HFMA), which represents manufacturers and suppliers of natural health products, has become accredited as a living wage employer. This is higher than the current government minimum wage for workers over the age of 21, which is £11.44.
Achievers
APRIL 17, 2020
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?
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Employee Benefits
JUNE 10, 2024
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. Overall, 27% of workers have taken ownership of their own wellbeing by making use of the incentives on offer.
Employee Benefits
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Around 350 workers employed by food manufacturer Browns Manufacturing have accepted a 13.2% The production, distribution and maintenance workers based in Dumfriesshire in Scotland were represented by trade union Unite. After rejecting a pay offer from the employer of £10.90 million, with £1.5 million in 2021.
The Workcomp Writer
MAY 14, 2024
Saul filed a negligence claim against Seaboard Triumph, which in turn moved for summary judgment, arguing that the suit was barred by the exclusive remedy provisions of Iowa’s workers’ compensation law. The court acknowledged that Seaboard Triumph presented strong evidence to support an employment relationship.
The Workcomp Writer
JULY 18, 2022
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.
Workplace Insight
MAY 15, 2023
Low paid workers have the least flexible working, and the gap between the number of flexible workers on the lowest and highest salaries has increased in the last year, according to figures from the Flex for Life 2023 report from advocacy group Flexibility Works. Non-frontline roles are often office-based.
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