All Employee Benefits articles in 2022 – Page 49
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ArticleResidency programme offers remote workers chance to soak up Caribbean sun
Something for the weekend: If you’re fed up of the grey British skies and fancy dialling into Zoom calls from a sun lounger, then we’ve got good news for you. Several countries, including many located in the Caribbean, have announced residency programmes for remote workers, enabling them to live and ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 3 June – 9 June 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 3 June and 9 June 2022 were: Diageo introduces menopause app for staff across the globeLloyds Banking Group hires chief people and places officerTribunal rules Ineos must compensate staff following imposed pay offerTesco Ireland awards retail staff 10% pay riseEU agrees minimum ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid reviews voluntary benefits.
It all came about because of a mini disaster with the national minimum wage. We offer certain voluntary benefits under a salary sacrifice arrangement. In theory, employees are only able to select things that do not take them under the national minimum wage (NMW). We think they should be able ...
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Supplier articleHow is the cost of living crisis impacting employees' physical health
The cost of living crisis has plunged millions into poverty, with reports of food banks running low on donations, people skipping meals and households taking desperate measures to avoid using their heating systems at home.This is a very critical time and employers need to support their staff in educating them ...
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ArticleBabcock International awards dockyards staff up to 13% pay rise
More than 1,150 Babcock International workers at the Plymouth Devonport dockyards have secured a pay rise in order to help offset the cost-of-living crisis.The employees, who support the Navy in the refitting of its fleet, including frigates and nuclear-powered submarines, and range from craft apprentices to catering staff, accepted an ...
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ArticleTribunal rules Ineos must compensate staff following imposed pay offer
Image credit: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.comAn Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) judgment has ruled that chemicals business Ineos cannot impose a pay offer, and that it must compensate workers employed at its Grangemouth site for trying to do so.The EAT has awarded £3,830 each to 28 employees, members of the union ...
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ArticleAccess People to buy benefits provider Caboodle
Access People, a division of business management software organisation The Access Group, has entered into a binding agreement to purchase employee benefits provider Caboodle.The acquisition, subject to regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), is expected to be completed within the next few months.Caboodle, founded in 2009, was created ...
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ArticleBenefex and WPA up for Best supplier to work for at Employee Benefits Awards 2022
Employee experience software provider Benefex and health insurance and cash plan firm WPA are two of the organisations shortlisted in the Best supplier to work for category, sponsored by Employee Benefits Live 2022, at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.The full category shortlist is:BenefexBenenden HealthCaboodle TechnologyWPAAt 2021's Employee Benefits Awards, People ...
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ArticleThe Trade Desk recruits vice president of HR
Global advertising technology firm The Trade Desk has appointed Clare Dyer (pictured) as vice president of HR for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA).Based in London, Dyer will be responsible for leading the firm’s human resource strategy and operations across the EMEA region, and her team will develop ...
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OpinionHeather Taylor: How can employers make hybrid working effective in their organisation?
The pandemic has prompted a lasting shift in the ways we work. Employees are generally keen to continue working remotely at least some of the time, with 88% of those that we surveyed for Making hybrid inclusive - key priorities for employers and Government in October 2021 saying that they ...
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Case StudiesLove Energy Savings quickly adapted to hybrid ways of working
When the Covid-19 pandemic first started, the team at Love Energy Savings, a price comparison website for businesses, was concerned. As an organisation which in large part consists of call centre employees, how could it possibly embrace remote working?These days, the 289-strong organisation sees hybrid working as a superpower. How ...
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AnalysisHow to build a hybrid-working model that is right for an organisation
Need to know:Hybrid-working arrangements have become the norm; employees now favour organisations that offer it over those that do not.Creating a sense of fairness around flexible working is a challenge for employers, especially for those whose staff are not able to work remotely at all.Employers are now focusing on creating ...
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Supplier articleHow to support employees with IBS
Author Name: Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development & Marketing at Generali UK Employee BenefitsSome chronic conditions – those classed as ‘disabilities’ by the Equality Act 2010 – get a lot more airtime than others. However, they’re all by definition long term and debilitating, with the potential to negatively impact ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Alex Brooker to give keynote at Employee Benefits Live 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Stand-up comic, TV presenter and journalist Alex Brooker, and Charlotte Hallett, head of HR at Nespresso UK and Republic of Ireland, will close each day of Employee Benefits Live 2022.Brooker, who is best known for his role on TV series 'The Last Leg', will join Employee Benefits editor Debbie ...
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ArticleFederation of Small Businesses signs Menopause Workplace Pledge
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has signed up to the Menopause Workplace Pledge as part of its aim to raise awareness and support women in the workplace.The pledge was launched by Wellbeing of Women in October 2021, and has seen nearly 1,000 employers sign up since then.According to FSB, ...
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ArticleHaier UK becomes accredited living wage employer
Home appliance brand Haier UK has become an accredited living wage employer, meaning all UK employees of the Haier Europe business will receive a minimum hourly wage of at least £9.90 across the UK, or £11.05 in London.Both rates are higher than the government minimum for those aged 23 and ...
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Supplier articleA unique way to help your remote working staff keep active
Are you worried about your remote/hybrid working employees’ physical health, too? Do most of them have a sedentary lifestyle and are not moving enough? Well, you are right to do so.Physical inactivity and poor diet are increasingly becoming part of today’s lifestyle leading to the rapid rise of diseases such ...
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OpinionRichard Kay: How will the four-day week trial impact workplaces?
This week, thousands of UK employees started the world’s biggest four-day working week trial. Over the next six months, employers and employees involved in the trial will embrace a 100:80:100 model of working, meaning staff will work 80% of the time for 100% of their salary.Understandably, the four-day week pilot ...
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Supplier articleHow to help first-time buyer employees to save for a deposit faster
Author Name: Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work“With the current cost of living crisis putting pressure on household finances, it is now even more difficult than ever for first-time buyers to get on the property ladder. Therefore, it is extremely important for employers to offer their workforce as much support ...
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ArticleEmployment tribunals citing menopause up 44% in 2021
A total of 23 employment tribunals cited the menopause in 2021, a 44% increase on 2020 figures according to an analysis of court records by Menopause Experts Group in its annual 'The trial of menopause' report.The research looked into how women are treated in the workplace when going through the ...