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Holocaust awareness event to pay tribute to liberators of Belsen camp
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/holocaust-awareness-event-to-pay-tribute-to-liberators-of-belsen
Today is the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, first celebrated on 8 May 1945, which marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.
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Gender Pay Gap reporting is now compulsory…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/04/11/gender-pay-gap-reporting-is-now-compulsory/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2017 … for employers with 250 or more staff. To find out about the new system see the UK government website and read the legislation.
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Bake a 19th century mince pie with this old-time Christmas recipe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/bake-a-19th-century-mince-pie-with-this-old-time-christmas-recipe
‘Shred pies’, or mince pies as they are more commonly known, are a popular festive treat at Christmas time, having been consumed for centuries during the winter months.
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Study suggests Mobile Scan and Pay Technology could promote supermarket theft
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/study-suggests-mobile-scan-and-pay-technology-could-promote-supermarket-theft
Allowing customers to scan products and pay for them using their own mobile phones or iPads is becoming an increasingly common sight in retail outlets.
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Ex academia luxus: Or Why do we pay to access academic publications?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/12/15/why-do-we-pay-to-access-academic-publications/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on December 15, 2017 In this week’s blog, School of Business doctoral student Secki Jose (spj15@le.ac.uk) explores why universities are paying more and more to access the knowledge that their academics produce.
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Two thirds of healthcare workers lacked access to appropriate PPE during first lockdown
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/ppe-uk-reach
A new study has revealed that two thirds (64.8%) of healthcare workers reported not having access to appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times during the first UK national lockdown.
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Two in three NHS staff say improved pay is key to boosting retention
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/nhs-satisfaction-survey-leicester
Improved pay for NHS staff is important to prevent high numbers leaving the service, according to new data from the University of Leicester and University College London
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Collective performance pay outperforms individual bonuses, University of Leicester review finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/reward-pay
Team-based performance-related pay is more productive than individual performance-related pay, according to a University of Leicester review.
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Skills for Professional Geographers (BA Human)
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy1025
Module code: GY1025 This module is designed to begin the development of the professional skills that many employers will expect students to have as geography graduates.
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‘You want Pay-Rise with that?’ Strike Action, Fast-Food Style
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/11/19/you-want-pay-rise-with-that-strike-action-fast-food-style/
Posted by Paul Brook in School of Business Blog on November 19, 2014 In the age of much austerity and few alternatives, Paul Brook , Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Work and Employment at the School, makes a renewed claim for a politics of labour mobilisation Not...