All articles by Alison Coleman – Page 3
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AnalysisShould employers use total reward to attract and retain the talent they need?
Need to know:Money is no longer the deal-breaker when it comes to hiring and keeping talent. Post-pandemic, employees are seeking a more holistic rewards package.A total rewards strategy must align to a firm’s unique strategic objectives and the broader employee experience.All areas of benefits can and should be promoted, and ...
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Case StudiesAdvanced adapts its total reward strategy to meet employee needs
Advanced is a provider of business software with 2,400 employees. As the UK faces The Great Resignation head-on, the organisation understands how important employee benefits and reward schemes are in making it an attractive prospect, not only for acquiring new talent, but also for increasing employee retention and satisfaction.Chief people ...
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Case StudiesOne and All addresses pay equity with a culture of fairness
A culture of fairness and support is behind a workforce-wide commitment to pay equality at school wear supplier One and All. Founded in 1935, the certified B Corp has been employee-owned since 2015 and currently has 67 colleagues.During the pandemic, the business asked everyone with a salary of £30,000 plus ...
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AnalysisWhat are the most effective ways of addressing pay gaps?
Need to know:A culture of transparency and a commitment to reporting all pay gaps within the organisation is a first step to tackling them.Sharing an action plan of next steps, for example, organisation-wide salary reviews and providing access to all pay data, builds on that transparency.The disaggregation of data will ...
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AnalysisHow benefits technology can support the changing saving needs of employees
Need to know:Digital technology is transforming the workplace savings field by giving employees better control of their finances, and access to the support they need to manage them more prudently.When providing employees with financial education, little and often as opposed to information overload is the most effective way of helping ...
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Case StudiesCapita supports employees' savings goals with financial wellbeing platform
In November last year, following a successful pilot scheme, Capita rolled out Level, a financial wellbeing and savings platform, to its 37,000 UK employees, most of whom are still working remotely.The platform, which can be accessed via desktop or mobile, offers a range of financial features, including budgeting tools powered ...
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Case StudiesThe Glenmorangie Company provides staff with enhanced family-friendly benefits
At the start of 2021 The Glenmorangie Company, which employs 244 people, upgraded its family-leave policy to support all new parents, whether through birth, adoption, surrogacy or any other means, during the first weeks of parenthood and to extend the same rights to paid family leave to all members of ...
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AnalysisTop tips for being a trailblazer of family-friendly benefits
Need To KnowFlexibility around where and when employees can work is one of the most highly-valued family-friendly benefits.Supporting employees who are also carers should include access to support programmes that help them find and fund the most suitable family-based care services.Group life and income protection benefits provide more than financial ...
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AnalysisHow on-demand communications can boost engagement with benefits
Need to know:News and information about benefits sent out just via emails can easily get lost in the swathes of them employees receive each day, and potentially never read.The most effective and immediate communication method for reaching remote and office-based employees is mobile, with push notifications via apps able to ...
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Case StudiesCooper Parry adapts benefits communications to reach a remote workforce
Accountancy firm Cooper Parry has around 400 employees, most of whom have worked from home for at least some of the time since the start of the pandemic. With the office now reopened, the firm has implemented a ‘work from anywhere forever’ policy, so communicating with a remote workforce will ...
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Case StudiesLeonardo uses flexible benefits scheme to help support employees through pandemic
Attracting and retaining skills is vital for manufacturing and engineering firms, but becoming increasingly difficult. To help address this challenge, aerospace business Leonardo introduced a flexible benefits scheme for its 7,000-plus employees. The scheme, which includes a £500 flex allowance, went live in November 2019, just a few months before ...
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AnalysisHow can employers make flexible benefits schemes relevant post-pandemic?
Need to know:As workforces become more agile and diverse, easy access and the ability to personalise benefits is increasingly important.An increase in remote working has highlighted the need for a digital approach to benefits and the right technology to support a flex benefits platform.Employee feedback on benefits can be measured ...
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Case StudiesMoneypenny designs its health and wellbeing strategy around employee demand
Telephone answering service Moneypenny employs 850 staff at its Wrexham head office and 250 in Atlanta, US. Since launching in 2000, staff health and wellbeing has been its top priority, which is reflected in a healthcare offering based on employee demand.Chief operating officer Ceri Henfrey says: “People have different things ...
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AnalysisHow can employers align their healthcare strategies with employee needs?
Need to know:Employee healthcare programmes that try to be all things to all staff may appear generous, but are less likely to be used by employees than a strategic approach that offers the most in-demand benefits.The use of data, including sickness absence data, can help to identify some of the ...
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AnalysisHow can employers incorporate long Covid into health and wellbeing strategies?
Need to know:Long Covid can occur regardless of age or underlying health conditions, potentially affecting a large cross section of the working population, therefore no employer is immune to increased absence as a result of long-Covid conditions.Private medical insurance, health cash plans, occupational health, rehabilitation support, and group income protection ...
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AnalysisIs employee happiness key to building a resilient workforce?
Need to know:A broad wellbeing programme comprising physical, emotional, financial, and social elements will build employee resilience.An employee benefits culture that supports staff in reaching their full potential makes them feel valued, happier, and more likely to be resilient.Consistent messaging on business continuity and long-term recovery strategies across the organisation ...
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Case StudiesTime Etc's organisational culture builds resilience among employees
Some organisations were better prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic because they had already established a culture that strengthened resilience among their employees, including Time Etc, a Birmingham-based virtual assistant service that employs around 40 people in its head office.Barnaby Lashbrooke, chief executive officer (CEO), says: “Resilience has little to do ...
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AnalysisShould employers take a radical approach to pay?
Need to know:Proactively communicating salary brackets for individual positions is an effective way of driving forward pay transparency.Good communication is key when changing pay strategies. Failing to communicate effectively can create distrust in pay practices, and trust is fundamental to employee decisions on whether pay is fair or not.Adopting radical ...
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Case StudiesCoolherbals introduced pay on demand to support financial wellbeing
Pay on demand, giving employees early access to their earned wages, does not necessarily address the issue of transparency, but it is a model that can reap significant benefits for the business. In sectors such as retail and hospitality, pay on demand can help to manage staffing challenges, but it ...
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AnalysisClosing the perception gap between what staff and employers consider fair reward
Need to know:The gap between what an employer offers and what employees consider fair reward is often the result of failing to listen to employees’ needs when planning benefits strategies.Nevertheless, often the right benefits are in place, but simply lack effective communications aligning them with employee expectations.In communicating the value ...