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Starbucks’ Parental Leave Policy Doubles the Paid Leave for New Parents

HR Digest

On a mission to make Starbucks the Best Job in Retail, the company has decided to expand its leave policy after employees indicated that its current 6-week program was insufficient for them. No other retailer offers a better parental leave benefit for new parents. store partners.

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Aldi Makes Big Moves—Wages Increase, Hiring Surges

HR Digest

Image: Pexels Aldi Wage Increase Announced—The Grocery Chain Takes the Lead On September 4, 2024, Aldi announced a pay raise for staff, claiming “industry-leading wages” for staff starting at the organization. While most of them have returned to work, the contract negotiations are still ongoing.

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Salary Sacrifice

Sodexo Engage

Employment Allowance increases, the corporation tax cap, and business rate relief for those in the retail, leisure and hospitality industries will alleviate the impact of some of the planned increases. Employee Discounts make everyday living more affordable, offering up to 20% off with over 100 retailers.

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Uniqlo’s Bold Move: Addressing Employee Burnout with a 40% Pay Increase

HR Digest

Are you ready for a pay raise? It looks like it’s raining raises in corporate Japan as more and more companies are announce a pay increase as a response to the call from Japan’s Prime Minister for companies to help employees struggling with rising inflation costs.

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Employee Discount Platform: A Simplified Guide with Best Practices

Empuls

   Additionally, a Glassdoor survey revealed that 79% of employees would choose new or additional benefits over a pay raise.   Retail and online shopping  Retail and online shopping discounts are among the most popular types of employee discounts.

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Poundstretcher raises store staff pay by 10%

Employee Benefits

Discount retailer Poundstretcher has awarded a 10% pay rise to its nearly 4,000 store employees, effective from 1 April 2023. This began in 2020 and allowed it to pay back debts over an agreed period, as well as closing stores and making more than 200 redundancies.

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Amazon workers on Staten Island file for union vote

HR Digest

After Bessemer, Alabama, now about 2,000 workers at the e-retail giant‘s facilities in Staten Island, N.Y., The ALU wants pay raises, time off increases and a right to employee advocacy and longer breaks, better medical facilities against the pandemic and holidays. Amazon workers are persisting in their attempts to unionize.

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