All Employee Benefits articles in 2022 – Page 10
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Supplier article3 ways to boost productivity (by prioritising mental health)
Author : Stephen Dunne - Chief Product Officer at Koa Health - Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing SolutionsEven as employers continue to increase their investment in employee wellbeing and workplace mental health, companies are losing billions[1] due to poor mental health. And one of the most worrisome mental-health-related problems when ...
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ArticleWill Rayden: How can employers support staff who are stressed about the cost-of-living crisis?
This has been a difficult year for many people, and it has played out in the increasingly stark newspaper headlines about rising prices of energy and goods, and interest rates.Throughout the year, we have constantly reviewed how we can best support employees. We felt that the timing of any intervention ...
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ArticleRichard Lane: How can employers support staff who are stressed about the cost-of-living crisis?
The events of the past six months have brought the topic of financial resilience into our everyday conversations, and employers have had to consider the impact that the rising cost of living is having on their employees. For many in employment, it is becoming more and more difficult to balance ...
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ArticleKelly Metcalf: How can employers support staff who are stressed about the cost-of-living crisis?
Understandably so, individuals are anxious and stressed by the ongoing economic disruption, even if they are not directly impacted. Here at Fujitsu, employee wellbeing support is a constant, but the focus is ever evolving. In 2020, much of our attention was on helping our people to navigate the various physical ...
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Article43% have cut retirement savings due to cost-of-living crisis
Just over two-fifths (43%) have either reduced or stopped saving for retirement due to the cost-of-living crisis, accordiing to research by retirement specialist Just Group.Its survey of 1,000 private sector workers aged 45-65 also found that almost six in 10 (57%) are concerned about the consequences of the rising cost ...
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ArticleBarratt Homes gives staff second £1,000 cost-of-living payment
Housebuilder Barratt Homes is to give an additional £1,000 to 95% of its workforce in order to help with the rising cost of living.More than 6,800 employees under the firm’s grade 5a tier will be eligible for the payment. The support will not change other pay-related benefits, such as pension ...
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ArticlePetrofac staff strike over pay dispute
Around 146 workers at Petrofac-owned Repsol assets at several North Sea oil and gas installations have begun strike action today (16 November) over pay.The deck crew, platers, pipe fitters, electricians and riggers, who are based at the Flotta terminal in Orkney and the Fulmar platform, will take part in a ...
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ArticleNumber of below living wage jobs to jump to 5.1 million in 2023
The amount of jobs paying below the real living wage has been forecast to jump to 5.1 million next year, despite the number of workers earning below the rate standing at the lowest it has been in 10 years (3.5 million), according to new research.The Living Wage Foundation’s findings revealed ...
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OpinionEmily Whitelock: Can pensions auto-enrolment adjustments increase saver engagement?
In its blog published 4 November, AE has come a long way, but we all have further to go, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) recognises the successes of automatic-enrolment in encouraging retirement saving. It also acknowledges that it could do more to enforce employer compliance with AE obligations.Is there scope, 10 ...
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ArticleStadler Rail Service agrees pay deal with Tyne and Wear Metro engineers
More than 50 Tyne and Wear Metro engineers employed by Stadler Rail Service have accepted a pay offer after calling off planned strike action.The engineers planned to strike from 14 to 28 November, with more action set to be scheduled if the dispute was not resolved, over a 4% pay ...
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ArticleCharles Gregory Solicitors to pay £32,000 after incorrect employment transfer
London law firm Charles Gregory Solicitors has been ordered to pay an employee £32,000 after it transferred his employment to another business without due notice or consultation.Eduardo Grazioli worked for regulated firm Rider Support Services from 2007 as a paralegal and later a personal injury solicitor. When the firm could ...
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ArticleAssociation of Accounting Technicians reports -0.2% mean gender pay gap
The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has decreased its mean gender pay gap for 2022 from 3.5% to -0.2%, due to an increase in the number of women in senior roles.The association’s latest gender pay gap report and second ethnicity pay gap report were based on hourly rates of pay ...
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VideoEngaging reward options for the workforce of tomorrow
VIDEO: Ian Hodson, head of reward at the University of Lincoln, presented a session titled ‘Engaging reward options for the workforce of tomorrow’ on 6 October at Employee Benefits Live 2022. Key points covered within the session included: Understanding expectations of graduates coming into the workplace Formulate ideas of ...
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Article66% of employers offer staff time off for fertility treatment
Employee Benefits poll: Two-thirds (66%) of organisations offer time off for treatment as a form of fertility benefit for their workforce.Just 5.4% of respondents to an online survey conducted by Employee Benefits said they provide employees with money towards treatment costs, with the same number listing and flexible working, while ...
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Supplier articleIS CHRISTMAS 2022 CAUSING EMPLOYEE STRESS LEVELS TO RISE?
Halloween is last week’s news, and it is officially acceptable to talk about Christmas – even though, from a business perspective, it’s been on all our minds for a while. It’s also International Stress Awareness Week, so we’re once again focusing on this subject. We recently talked ...
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AnalysisHow does the enhanced climate change reporting affect workplace pension schemes?
Need to know:Trustees of large pension schemes and master trusts now have an additional obligation to publish a forward-looking measure of their scheme’s alignment with the Paris Agreement.There is effectively a choice of three methodologies to accomplish this.Trustees and employers should ensure the pension investment strategy aligns with the business’s ...
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Case StudiesMaterial Impact ensures pension investment plan aligns with sustainability ethos
Material Impact is a marketing and PR firm based in London, whose experience includes 61 clients in five continents, ranging from JP Morgan and $130 billion fund administrator Crestbridge to the Institute of Neurodiversity and Imperial College Business School. Established in January last year, it has eight members of staff, ...
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ArticleBaxterStorey hires Arran McDowell as people director
Hospitality provider BaxterStorey has appointed Arran McDowell (pictured) as people director, as of this month.According to the business, McDowell will spearhead its people-first approach by building on BaxterStorey’s established culture of engaged and talented employees.He has experience in both the UK and across the globe, having spent 15 years with ...
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Poll: Do you think the living wage rate is high enough in the current economic climate?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. Employee Benefits reported today that housing and elder care provider Anchor has received real living wage employer accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation to mark Living Wage Week (14 – 20 November). In light of this, do you ...
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ArticleAnchor accredited as living wage employer
Housing and elder care provider Anchor has received real living wage employer accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.As of 22 September, the UK living wage rate for those outside of London increased to £10.90 per hour, while those based in London receive £11.95 per hour.The business, which employs more than ...