All Employee Benefits articles in 2022 – Page 19
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ArticleHealthcare benefit cost growth projected to rise to 10% in 2023
Research has revealed that the growth in healthcare benefit costs rose from 8.2% in 2021 to 8.8% in 2022, with a projected rise to a global average of 10% in 2023, the highest level in nearly 15 years.According to The 2023 Global medical trends survey of global medical insurers, conducted ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Supporting staff through baby loss
This week marks Baby Loss Awareness Week, between 9-15 October. While other awareness days or weeks are widely discussed in the corporate space, this one appears to be less so. Baby or pregnancy loss is often a hidden subject in the workplace, with many employees perhaps preferring not to disclose ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 7 - 13 October 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 7 and 13 October 2022 were: Natwest Group launches digital wellbeing platform for staffDiageo introduces support app to mark World Mental Health DayVirgin Media O2 launches £1,400 cost-of-living payment and improved leave policiesEXCLUSIVE: Sipsmith introduces financial wellbeing supportEXCLUSIVE: Ollie Ollerton says changing ...
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ArticlePets at Home recruits chief people officer
Pet care business Pets at Home has appointed Rachel Mooney (pictured) as chief people officer.Prior to joining Pets at Home, Mooney held senior roles at global brands including Google and Vodafone, and held the roles of chief people officer at Monzo and Snow Software. She was also a non-executive board ...
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ArticleBella and Duke ready to sniff out human and pet resources manager
Something for the weekend: Premium raw pet food business Bella and Duke has revealed that it will be hounding the pavements in the search to find a full-time human and pet resources manager.The lucky applicant will join the brand’s 130 employees and more than 60 pets, and must be competent ...
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Supplier articleBlack History Month At Work
How To Celebrate Black History Month At WorkOctober is a great time to recognize and celebrate Black History Month at work. Black History Month was first celebrated in 1987 after many people felt that black history was not recognized in the UK.A lot of research has gone into the importance ...
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ArticleAlex Burghart appointed minister for pensions and growth
Prime Minister Liz Truss has appointed Alex Burghart as minister for pensions and growth in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).Burghart has been the Conservative MP for Brentwood and Onga in Essex since 2017, and has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the DWP since September. He was ...
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ArticleDarlington Building Society expands benefits and gives staff one-off payment
Darlington Building Society has awarded its 190 employees with a one-off £1,000 payment and expanded its benefits package.A £500 payment was given to the workforce this month in order to support them with cost of living challenges, with another £500 to be awarded in December.To mark World Mental Health Day ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live 2022 speaker slides
Where speakers have given approval, we have uploaded the speaker slides for the keynote and conference sessions at Employee Benefits Live 2022, which took place on 5-6 October 2022 at ExCeL London.Thank you very much to all of the speakers for sharing their ideas, experiences and insights.Keynote speakersK1: Diversity, equality ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Nelsons launches financial wellbeing platform for staff
Nelsons, which owns the natural healthcare brands Rescue and Bach, has launched financial wellbeing assistance for its more than 220 UK employees in order to support them with the rising cost of living.Provided by Bippit, the platform includes unlimited access to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulated financial coaches, matched according ...
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Supplier articleBREAK THROUGH BARRIERS IN THE WORKPLACE THIS DYSLEXIA AWARENESS WEEK
Dyslexia Awareness Week, organised by the British Dyslexia Association, aims to raise awareness about dyslexia and provide resources to schools, businesses, and the public on the 2022 theme of ‘Breaking through Barriers’. As a business that has been awarded ‘Gold’ accreditation for the Investors in People framework, ...
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Case StudiesBenefits offered by Funding Circle
The benefits on offer at Funding Circle:PensionA group personal pension (GPP) plan for all employees once they have passed their probation, but they are able to opt-in. Matched employer contributions up to 5%.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance, employer paid for all employees at level one, including medical history disregarded. Employees ...
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VideoPodcast: Funding Circle creates tailorable benefits package to suit each employee
tynanbarton · Funding Circle/Employee Benefits podcastListen: Lending platform Funding Circle is keen to support its employees in every aspect of their lives in an inclusive workplace culture.Victoria Bradford, people director, UK business and operatons, explains how its benefits proposition has evolved in the last five years from one that reflected ...
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ArticlePret a Manger increases pay for second time in 2022
Pret a Manger has implemented a 5% pay increase from 1 December, for all UK employees across shops and its support centre, to support them during the rising cost of living.The coffee and food retail chain said that the pay increase will be awarded to shop employees irrespective of age, ...
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OpinionLaura Tracey: How employers can support staff with the loss of a child
Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October) is when many who are affected by the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death or termination for medical reasons, come together in remembrance and support in both their personal and working lives.Employees who suffer from a miscarriage before 24 weeks do ...
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ArticleAsda ends premium pay trial for grocery delivery drivers
Supermarket chain Asda has announced that, as of on 21 October, it will end the £1.50-an-hour pay premium introduced in the summer to help attract and retain grocery delivery drivers.More than 1,500 drivers who deliver from certain London stores, including Charlton, Wembley and Colindale, as well as outlets in Bristol ...
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ArticleGovernment raises gender pay gap reporting threshold
The government has changed the threshold for gender pay gap reporting from 250 to 500 employees In a move to reduce red tape for medium-sized organisations in the UK.Prime minister Liz Truss said the change, effective from 3 October, would boost productivity and growth, by reducing burdensome administration and paperwork ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Sipsmith introduces financial wellbeing support
Drinks brand Sipsmith has launched an all-in-one financial wellbeing solution for its more than 60 UK employees, to help with their financial education.The platform, provided by Bippit, offers staff access to professional financial coaches and money management tools to help them make the most of their salary and navigate the ...
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ArticleTotallyMoney hires new head of people and culture
Credit app TotallyMoney has named Amanda Connolly (pictured) as head of people and culture.Connolly was recruited to work closely with the management team to shape the people and culture strategy. She has more than two decades of experience at Sainsbury’s and Save The Children UK, and has more than 15 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Rebellion gives employees digital health and wellbeing support
Independent video game studio and entertainment business Rebellion has launched health and wellbeing support for its more than 400 employees.Using Towergate Health and Protection’s platform Kinetic+, the firm’s workforce can now access digitally delivered support, based on health risk profiling, including an integrated risk assessment, treatment and support tool.The platform ...