All Employee Benefits articles in 2022 – Page 53
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Supplier articleDoctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness: What Can HR Learn From The Movie?
The latest chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has hit cinemas across the globe. ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ follows the sorcerer Doctor Strange (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) as he protects multiverse traveller America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) from the horrors of the multiverse. The horrors are being orchestrated ...
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Supplier articleFive Year Prediction For The Planet Means Creating Green Offices Is Vital
Scientists have stated that Earth has a 48% chance of meeting the 1.5C global warming warning zone in the next five years. These levels of warming are, however, predicted to be temporary. With more and more green companies and businesses emerging, there are hopes that we can prevent climate change.The ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: What will it take for conversations around hybrid working to change?
Earlier this week, the Employee Benefits team met up in London for our monthly catch up. During the course of the day, one of the topics of discussion was the frequently negative view of working from home that continues to prevail among some leaders and media outlets. As a team ...
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ArticlePersonnel Today Awards 2022 launches new Reward, Recognition and Benefits category
Personnel Today has introduced a new category for its 24th annual awards ceremony: the Reward, Recognition and Benefits award.HR and learning and development individuals or teams that have led an innovative project, helped people adjust to significant change, or delivered cost-savings through people policies are encouraged to celebrate all they ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 13 May – 19 May 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 13 May and 19 May 2022 were: Goldman Sachs increases holiday entitlement for all staffTesco releases workplace menopause guideTribunal rules fair dismissal for employee with Covid concernsThe changing face of flexible benefitsAverage total pay grows by 7% in early 2022Evona and Man ...
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ArticleGoogle debuts new California eco-office to encourage staff to return
Something for the weekend: As some employers embrace the 'new normal' of hybrid and remote working, Google has unveiled new Californian headquarters designed to tempt staff to return to the physical office.The Bay View campus on the San Francisco Bay in Mountain View was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and ...
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ArticleSurgeons Quarter launches holiday benefit worth £2,000
Surgeons Quarter, the commercial arm for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, has introduced a new benefits package as part of its ‘Work Hard Play Hard’ recruitment campaign, which includes a holiday package worth £2,000.Surgeons Quarter will contribute this amount towards an employee's holiday costs, with no limitations on ...
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ArticleUS Soccer Federation to pay male and female teams equally
The US Soccer Federation has committed to pay its men's and women's teams equally, after securing separate collective bargaining agreements (CBA) through to December 2028 with the unions for both national teams.As originally reported on 'CBS Evening News', male players have been operating under the terms of a CBA that ...
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ArticleMamas and Papas enhances family friendly policies
Nursery retailer Mamas and Papas is to enhance maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental leave policies to better support its approximately 800-strong workforce.The Huddersfield headquartered firm has committed to offering all new parents 26 weeks of enhanced maternity pay, with the first 13 weeks at full pay and the second ...
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ArticleHiscox hires chief HR officer
Specialist global insurer Hiscox has appointed Nicola Grant (pictured) as its chief HR officer, effective from 1 September and subject to regulatory consents.Grant will be based in London for her new role, joining the group executive committee and reporting to group chief executive officer Aki Hussain. She replaces Amanda Brown, ...
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ArticleWelcome Break and Lendlease shortlisted for Best mental health strategy
Motorway service station operator Welcome Break and real estate and investment group Lendlease are two of the organisations shortlisted in the Best mental health strategy category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.This award celebrates an organisation with an exceptional strategy concerning the benefits, communications and support systems that can influence ...
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ArticleKerry Hudson: How can employers help staff feel safe now Covid restrictions have been lifted?
Organisations no longer have to explicitly consider Covid-19 (Coronavirus) in their statutory and health risk assessments, but it would be wise to bear it in mind. While continuing to comply with existing legal obligations relating to health and safety, such as providing sufficient ventilation, some employers may wish to still ...
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ArticleTiffany Wright: How can employers help staff feel safe now Covid restrictions have been lifted?
When Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) moved to a fully remote workforce in March 2020, we responded swiftly to support our colleagues through this period of uncertainty, equipping them with tools, techniques and tips to adapt to life working from home.Throughout the pandemic, we have always put our colleagues' health and ...
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ArticleLucy Becque: How can employers help staff feel safe now Covid restrictions have been lifted?
Prior to the pandemic, the idea of health and safety was important, but perhaps not front of mind for employees in an office. It might have cropped up once in a while when making sure to have the right kind of desk chair, and for the most part people's needs ...
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ArticleUK staff want to prioritise health more than their career
More UK working adults said that they want to make health a top priority compared with prioritising their career, at 89% and 51% respectively, according to the Bupa Wellbeing index.The survey, conducted among 8,000 UK adults, found that health and wellbeing is being achieved through cutting down on unhealthy foods ...
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ArticleTesco releases workplace menopause guide
Supermarket chain Tesco has created a guide to help more of its female employees access menopause support in the workplace.Created in partnership with trade union Usdaw, the guide aims to provide information to help increase awareness and understanding of menopause, symptoms that may be experienced, and the impact these can ...
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ArticleSabre Corporation updates employee wellbeing package
Editorial credit: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.comSoftware and technology firm for the global travel industry Sabre Corporation has launched an updated employee wellbeing package, aimed at fostering a supportive environment where staff can thrive and succeed.The business, which launched a global 'Work from Anywhere' programme 18 months ago, has introduced this ...
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OpinionVerity Ingle: How Covid-19 may impact employees’ health, wellbeing and pay
As the world starts to learn how to safely live with Covid-19 (Coronavirus), employers are faced with the difficult decision of how to handle employees who are suffering from Covid symptoms, and whether to ask them to remain at home or come into work.An issue with this at present is ...
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ArticleGoldman Sachs increases holiday entitlement for all staff
Investment banking firm Goldman Sachs has enhanced its holiday programme, including adding a minimum of two days to annual entitlements for employees across the globe.Starting from 1 January 2023, all 45,100 Goldman Sachs staff will be expected to take a minimum of 15 days away from work in a given ...
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ArticleAverage total pay grows by 7% in early 2022
Employees saw a 7% average total pay growth, including bonuses, and a 4.2% rise in regular pay, excluding bonuses, from January to March 2022, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).In real terms that have been adjusted for inflation, there was a 1.4% growth in total pay, while regular ...