We’re investing in technologies which enable our staff to be auto-assigned shifts based on their availability, to train in an online learning environment and now to choose whether they request Flexi Pay at any time of the day to receive funds into their bank account instantly. Flexi Pay is a first in the market and utilises pioneering technology from Lloyds Banking Group. The levels of usage and feedback we’ve received have been extremely positive and we’re excited to continue building new features that give our employees flexibility, freedom and choice to fit work around the other priorities in their lives.” Since it was introduced in May 2018, 119,166 Flexi Pay requests have been made and a total of £13.5 million paid out, with the average value equating to £135.36. 6,026 Newcross Healthcare employees have used the service, proving that it is highly popular. Flexi Pay and the gravitation away from the traditional method of paying employees on a fixed basis gives an insight into the ever-evolving face of payroll and how important it is for payroll departments to embrace change and prepare for the future. Other areas of interest are that of cryptocurrency and Artificial Intelligence, or AI. Methods of paying people and delivering a payroll service will not remain static and it seems that there will be many interesting and exciting changes over the coming months and years.
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The number of people working on Christmas Day in the UK is expected to exceed the 4.5 million mark 13 December 2019
When you are tucking into your turkey dinner on Christmas Day, surrounded by loved ones and perhaps a bit merry from a couple of glasses of wine, spare a thought for those people who are required to work on 25 December and so will not have the luxury of relaxing and unwinding all day.
Research has highlighted that approximately 4.7 million UK individuals will work on Christmas Day this year. They will work a total of seven hours on average and one in five healthcare workers will be required to work on 25 December.
The study, conducted by One4all Gift Cards which drew responses from 1,382 UK workers found the following:
• Although the average working day will consist of seven hours, nearly one in five – or 18%- of respondents will be required to work over nine hours on Christmas Day
• Although the practice of working on Christmas Day was most prevalent within the healthcare sector, 11% of those employed within the arts and culture industry, 9% of HR staff, 8% in the legal industry and 7% in the catering, leisure and retail sector will also be working that day
• The aspects of Christmas Day that respondents will miss the most are spending quality time with family (46%), eating a Christmas dinner (36%) and handing out presents (27%).
It isn’t all doom and gloom, however, as 33% revealed that they actually enjoy working over the festive period and 77% recognised that helping others embodies the true meaning and sentiment of Christmas.
The group marketing director at One4all Gift cards, Aoife Davey, commented:
“Christmas is a special time and for many it might be that one day in the year when they get to see loved ones and family members who live further afield, and so it’s a shame that so many are missing out due to work commitments.”
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Study predicts Santa’s salary and job role 24 December 2019
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
Payroll: need to know
cipp.org.uk
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