All Employee Benefits articles in 2022 – Page 45
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ArticleGoogle allows US staff to move interstate for legal abortions
Technology firm Google will allow US workers to move to another state in order to access legal abortions, with its benefits plan and health insurance covering out-of-state medical procedures when unavailable where an employee lives and works.This follows the Supreme Court's decision to overturn landmark case Roe v Wade, removing ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: University of Lincoln wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2022
EXCLUSIVE: The University of Lincoln was presented with the highly coveted Grand Prix award for the second year in a row at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, which took place on Friday 24 June.The Grand Prix is the ‘winner of winners’ accolade, and is selected from the winning entries across ...
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ArticlePWC implements pay rises of 7% and higher in £120m investment
From 1 July, professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) will give 70% of its employees a minimum pay increase of 7% as part of the business' recognition of rising living costs and the competitive recruitment market.Those receiving a pay increase lower than 7% include employees at the top of their respective ...
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ArticleKry promotes Anna Fullerton-Batten to global chief HR officer
Digital healthcare provider Kry has promoted current senior vice president of global talent Anna Fullerton-Batten (pictured) to the role of global chief HR officer.In her new role, Fullerton-Batten aims to drive a cohesive global people and culture strategy that deepens performance and organisational efficiencies to accelerate value and scale.Working closely ...
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Supplier articleHow global benefits tech can help solve 3 big global benefits challenges
Meeting the needs of any workforce can be a challenge where employees now rightfully expect a more personalised benefits experience.On a global scale, this can be even trickier.There are a ton of different challenges that come with introducing benefits globally.Here, we’ve picked out 3 of the most common challenges and ...
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ArticleWho will win at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022?
The winners of the 20th annual Employee Benefits Awards will be unveiled today (Friday 24 June).The Employee Benefits Awards 2022 is the must-attend event for those working in the reward, benefits and HR industry, offering attendees the chance to recognise and award organisations, teams and individuals who are achieving excellence ...
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Article37% of employers do not share their current gender pay gap
More than one-third (37%) of British employees said their employer does not share its current gender pay gap internally or externally, according to research by compensation management specialist Beqom.Its 2022 Compensation and culture report also found 13% reported that their employer shares its current gender pay gap internally and less ...
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ArticleNew Directions Group introduces giving back scheme
New Directions, a group of organisations whose purpose is to support and safeguard UK communities, has launched a Giving Back Day scheme for all its 180 employees.The employer will give every member of staff a day’s paid leave, which is to be taken away from the workplace, to support local ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 17 June – 23 June 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 17 June and 23 June 2022 were: Biffa awards refuse staff a minimum 24% pay riseFunding Circle introduces wellness allowance and enhances benefitsPremier Foods introduces modern working policiesRolls Royce awards staff £2,000 to help with cost of livingUber drivers strike over pay ...
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ArticleEnjoy workplace cuddles on National Bring Your Dog to Work Day
Something for the weekend: Friday 24 June marks National Bring Your Dog to Work Day, where many dog owners head into the workplace with their furry pal in tow. Is there anything better than having a furry companion to melt the stress away during your working day? We don’t think ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Celebrating our 2022 Award winners
Today (Friday 24 June) marks one of my favourite days in the Employee Benefits calendar: the Employee Benefits Awards and Summer Party. Due to two maternity leaves and the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been five years since I last had the pleasure of introducing proceedings and welcoming guests to the ...
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ArticleRPC increases trainee solicitors' pay by up to 10%
Law firm RPC is to increase pay for its trainee solicitors based in London and Bristol by up to 10%.Year one trainees based at the business’ London office will receive £44,000, up 10% from £40,000 previously. Meanwhile, year two trainees will receive £48,000, which is an uplift of 9% from ...
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ArticleAmdocs rolls out unlimited paid holiday to UK staff
Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media firms, is to extend its unlimited paid holiday programme to its UK employees from 1 July.The organisation, which employs 30,000 employees worldwide, with more than 6,000 in Europe and the Middle East and Africa, will allow every UK-based employee ...
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ArticleMedian basic pay increase sits at 4%
The median basic pay increase for the three months to the end of May 2022 was worth 4%, unchanged from the previous month and at its highest level since September 1992, according to research by XpertHR.Its analysis found that the median pay award is higher than the 2% recorded a ...
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ArticleHestia recruits first head of equity, diversity and inclusion
Crisis charity Hestia has appointed Samantha Uwadiae as its first head of equity, diversity and inclusion.Uwadiae joins from the Digital, Media, Culture and Sports government department where she was talent, diversity and senior leaders performance manager. She will help to continue Hestia’s work to strengthen its workforce by creating a ...
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ArticleCéline Crawford: How effective are unlimited leave policies?
In 2015, we implemented an unlimited holiday policy at Smarkets. At the time, being an up-and-coming tech start-up in London with 40 people, having such a benefit seemed attractive. It was a novel and purposeful idea to break through the noise and capture the best minds in a very competitive ...
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ArticleEnergy Assets case study
Energy Assets is a utility company which provides gas, water and electricity services and meter installations to newbuild properties.With large numbers of its 600-strong workforce working on-site, the business has around 300 vehicles, including 85 cars, which are provided on a company-paid basis. It recently made the decision to switch ...
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ArticleDerek Rodgers: How effective are unlimited leave policies?
The strange thing about an unlimited leave policy is that it somehow makes a big difference without making much difference at all. We have had our policy in place now for three years, the first six months of which was a trial. We have not seen a massive change in ...
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ArticleLeanne Mennie: How effective are unlimited leave policies?
Preact introduced an unlimited leave policy during the pandemic to extend our flexible-working practices.It demonstrates the trust we have in our team and acknowledges personal circumstances can change the amount of leave someone may require. Things happen in our lives, and our ability to take time to enjoy these moments ...
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Supplier articleHow to utilise reward and recognition technology effectively
Now more than ever it’s crucial to utilise reward and recognition technology effectively and take reward digital.Hybrid and flexible working have made face-to-face and in-person reward and recognition much more difficult but opened up the world of digital reward and all the features that come with reward and recognition technology.In ...