All Employee Benefits articles in 2022 – Page 36
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ArticleTaylor Wimpey gives staff £1,000 for rising fuel costs
Credit: Davelees / Shutterstock.comHousebuilder Taylor Wimpey has pledged to give the majority of its employees an extra £1,000 on top of their salaries to help them cope with rising fuel costs over winter.The payments, which will be paid in monthly instalments starting from September and ending next February, will be ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Atalian Servest rolls out financial wellbeing support and flexible pay
Facilities management provider Atalian Servest has rolled out a monetary wellbeing service to its 28,000 strong workforce based in locations across the UK and in sectors including construction, healthcare, education, professional services and retail, among others.In partnership with financial wellbeing app Wagestream, staff can track their shifts and pay on ...
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Supplier article4 WAYS TO BE MORE PROACTIVE ABOUT WORKPLACE WELLBEING
Author: Jamie Styles, Director of People & Culture at Koa Health - Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing SolutionsEven before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the stage, ONS (The Office of National Statistics) reported 14.9 million workdays lost in 2017 to stress, depression, anxiety or serious mental health problems. As of 2021, ...
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Case StudiesUniversity of Lincoln pension communications tap into student mindset
The University of Lincoln has more than 2,000 employees, a large proportion of which are students, presenting unique challenges when it comes to addressing current financial wellbeing as well as pension savings.Many of these student employees sit below the minimum threshold for auto-enrolment, while even those who are eligible have ...
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AnalysisPensions communications to cut through the noise
Need to know:Employers need tailored, practical messaging to reach employees struggling with pressing financial concerns.A multi-avenue approach will help catch a wider range of employees' attention, but video content and digital strategies are good starting points.In order to cut through the noise, people need to see their pensions as real, ...
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ArticleRicoh UK introduces financial wellbeing app for employees
Digital services and printing solutions firm Ricoh UK has partnered with financial wellbeing advice platform Wealth Wizards in order to help its around 1,800 employees improve their finances.Staff have been given access to the platform’s financial wellbeing application MyEva, which provides a financial health check and a personalised dashboard. Financial ...
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ArticleMinnesota Rubber and Plastics staff to receive pay out due to sale
Credit: rarrarorro / Shutterstock.comGlobal investment firm KKR has signed an agreement to sell Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (MRP) to engineered polymer solutions business Trelleborg Group for approximately US$950 million (£780.2 million), with employees set to receive a pay-out as a result.MRP has more than 1,450 employees across four US states, ...
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ArticleJohn Keells Group introduces equal parental leave
Credit: Besides the Obvious / Shutterstock.comJohn Keells Group has expanded its parental leave to provide its more than 14,000 employees with an equal 100 days, as of this month.The group, which operates more than 70 businesses across seven industry sectors in Sri Lanka, has increased the number of paternity leave ...
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ArticleITN hires head of reward and wellbeing
Television production business ITN has appointed Jo Fairweather (pictured) as head of reward and wellbeing.Fairweather will lead its total reward agenda and have responsibility for the ongoing evaluation and improvement of reward strategy, establishing frameworks, policies and processes that are best practice, fit for purpose, and meet HR and overall ...
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Supplier articleTHE LINK BETWEEN FINANCIAL WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH
Workplace mental health issues have been on the rise for over a decade, and understandably spiked significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic. There are many possible reasons behind poor mental health at work, including non-work-related issues, but worrying about money is one of the biggest drivers of stress ...
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OpinionCharlie Thompson: Will there be more claims now Long Covid is recognised as disability?
Recently, an employment tribunal in Scotland held that an employee with Long Covid-19 (Coronavirus) was disabled under the Equality Act 2010. This is the first decision of its kind, and will not be the last.The tribunal’s decision is not surprising. It was only a matter of time until an employment ...
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ArticleOnly 22% of employers target benefits to specific demographics
Less than a quarter (22%) of employers target benefits to specific demographics in their workforce like age, lifestyle and risk factors, according to research by Towergate Health and Protection.The survey of 500 HR decision makers found that 57% offered the same benefits to all staff, and 18% differentiated their benefits ...
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ArticleHSBC awards lowest-paid staff £1,500 cost-of-living bonus
Banking group HSBC has given around 18,000 of its lowest paid employees a £1,500 payment to help with rising living costs.The payment, which was secured by trade union Unite on behalf of the bank’s staff, will be made in the August pay round.Dominic Hook, national officer at Unite, said: “Unite ...
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ArticleFinnish reform gives employees right to equal parental leave
Credit: Ilari Nackel / Shutterstock.comThe Finnish government has reformed family leave legislation as of this week, giving both parents the right to an equal amount of parental leave for the first time.Under the reform, both parents are entitled to 160 days' parental allowance, with one parent able to transfer up ...
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Article35% have to book extra annual leave for flight delays
Employee Benefits poll: More than a third (35%) of employers have told employees that they must book additional holiday days if they are impacted by flight delays and get stuck abroad. This have been occurring over the past few months due to a shortage of airport workers, air traffic control ...
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AnalysisHow can employers support staff who need an abortion?
Need to know….Pregnancy loss policies must be flexible, especially around paid leave, as employees’ experiences will vary significantly.Widening support to partners makes the benefit more inclusive by recognising they may also be experiencing loss.Support for employees needing an abortion can often be delivered through existing benefits supplemented with a pregnancy ...
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Case StudiesCo-op supports staff during all forms of pregnancy loss
Co-op employs almost 60,000 people in a wide range of customer facing and support centre roles across divisions that span from food to funeral care and insurance. It introduced its pregnancy loss policy in June 2021. This covers all types of pregnancy loss including miscarriage, molar pregnancy, embryo transfer loss ...
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Poll: Do you offer dedicated domestic abuse support?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. Last month, Employee Benefits reported that insurance firm Axa UK introduced a domestic abuse policy for its approximately 10,000 members of staff, which includes up to five days of paid leave on top of employees’ existing leave allowance. ...
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Article46% of key workers say discount schemes boost loyalty
Of the 2.7 million key workers using Network’s discount schemes, 46% said they feel more loyal to their role and 37% were more likely to recommend their workplace to others as a result.The provider commissioned research to understand the effect of the pressures facing carers in the current climate, and ...
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ArticleUniversity of the Arts London enhances parental leave
Credit: DrimaFilm / Shutterstock.comUniversity of the Arts London (UAL) has announced that it will offer 26 weeks of maternity and paternity leave at full pay from 1 October as part of an improvement to its parental leave terms and conditions.Previously, UAL offered four weeks at full pay for maternity leave ...