Author: Red Housei

Welcoming Shivani Sachdeva to the team

In these challenging times for the hospitality and travel industries, we are delighted to welcome Shivani Sachdeva to the RHI team. In her role as Reward Consultant, Shivani will support the airline industry network group, as well as work on global gender pay reporting projects. She is based in Frankfurt and will offer invaluable live-time

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New UK national minimum wage rates

The UK Government has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations for the new national minimum wage rates. Effective from 6 April 2021, the rates will be: 23+: £8.91 (up from £8.72) 21-22: £8.36 (up from £8.20) 18-20: £6.56 (up from £6.45) 16-17: £4.62 (up from £4.55) Apprentice rate: £4.30 (up from £4.15) Accommodation offset £8.36

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Socio-economic diversity taskforce established

An independent taskforce, commissioned by HM Treasury and BEIS, and run by City of London Corporation, was launched yesterday. It will focus on boosting representation at the top of the financial and professional services sectors. The taskforce was launched alongside new research, commissioned by the City of London and drawing on data from eight major

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Global Travel Taskforce recommendations

Launched October 7, the Global Travel Taskforce was set up to consider steps that government could take to encourage the safe recovery of domestic and overseas travel and tourism while reducing the risk of imported Covid-19 cases. The report released sets out the recommendations made by the government’s Global Travel Taskforce to support the international

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HIRG Conference 2020 – outcome and downloads

Over 35 attendees joined RHI at this year’s Hotel Industry Rewards Group (HIRG) EMEA Conference – Re-emergence in the ‘new normal’. The conference was held virtually over 3 days in November, allowing attendees to dial in from around the world. Eugenio Pirri, Chief People and Culture Officer of The Dorchester Collection, kicked off the conference

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Disability employment gap evidence

The Work and Pensions Committee is to investigate the gap between the employment rates of disabled and non-disabled people, and how it can better support disabled people in the labour market. The most recent official data on disabled people’s employment rates show: 7.9 million people (aged 16-64)— 19% of the working age population—said they had

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HIRG Conference 2020 – Re-emergence in the ‘new normal’

As the hotel industry re-emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, HR leaders must rethink their employee value proposition and staffing requirements from the ground up. Companies will have to make tough cost-cutting decisions, whilst never losing sight of the human impact on dedicated team members. The measures deployed today will have a tangible impact on the

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