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ArticleStaff would sacrifice £1,949 from salary for flexibility
Workers are willing to sacrifice an average of £1,949 from their salary in exchange for a better work-life balance, according to new research.Job site Indeed surveyed 2,000 employees and found that if those earning the average annual salary of £31,461 gave up £1,949 a year, they would lose 7% of ...
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ArticleXero introduces new flexible work policy
Global small business platform Xero has launched its redesigned flexible work programme, allowing its product and technology teams to work where they feel they perform best.The initiative will enable engineers, designers, data scientists, product managers and more to choose to work fully remotely, from the office, or in a hybrid ...
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ArticleMovember gives staff two days off for mental health
Global men’s health charity Movember has announced that it is giving all employees two days off work to recharge and focus on their mental health.Coinciding with World Suicide Prevention Day today (10 September), the charity is encouraging its more than 250 members of staff and contractors around the world to ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 3 September - 9 September 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 3 September – 9 September 2021 were: EXCLUSIVE: John Lewis to discuss wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live 2021Monzo recruits Rachel Mooney as chief people officerAmazon offers £50 bonus for being punctual41% of employees report mental heath declineConfessions: Candid revs up for the ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Benefits can empower employees
This week, I think it’s time to focus on the positives and celebrate employers that have introduced benefits to empower employees and improve their overall wellbeing.Retailer Halfords, for example, launched a platform for staff that helps with financial budgeting, savings and education. Because it is built around a flexible pay ...
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ArticleThe Botantist offers £500 to test roast spuds
Something for the weekend: Have you ever considered putting the humble potato front and centre of your career plan? No? Well, think again, for restaurant chain The Botanist is on the hunt for a potato taster and will pay £500 for the privilege.The gastropub company, which has around 20 restaurants ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Low-cost perks on agenda at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Emma Brookes, reward and recognition specialist at the University of Salford, and Dr Sabrina Robinson, wellbeing lead of people and transformation at Essex County Council (ECC), will be participating in a panel talk about cost-effective benefits on Wednesday 6 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.Brookes and Robinson will be ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employee Benefits Awards 2021 shortlist revealed
EXCLUSIVE: The shortlist for the Employee Benefits Awards 2021 has now been unveiled, with the full shortlist available to be viewed here.Employee Benefits thanks all of the organisations that entered this year’s awards, and offers congratulations to the shortlisted finalists. A special thank you also goes out to our esteemed ...
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ArticleHome Bargains gives staff two extra days off
Discount retailer Home Bargains has announced that it will close its UK stores on Boxing Day and New Year's Day to thank all of its employees for their hard work over the past year.Liverpool-headquartered TJ Morris, which trades as Home Bargains, also gave workers the day off on 26 December ...
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Article6% of staff want to work full-time in the office
New data has revealed that while 70% of workers want to return to the office, only 6% wish to do so full-time.Research Without Borders carried out a survey of 1,010 UK employees on behalf of performance management software Clear Review, and found that 60% would like their employer to come ...
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ArticleKate Bell: Should employers consider introducing a four-day working week?
The past year has changed many of our long-held assumptions about work. For many office workers, home working suddenly became not only possible but a necessity.A light was shone on essential work that had previously been almost invisible, like lorry driving and packing food, and the unacceptable conditions faced by ...
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ArticleTrevor Worth: Should employers consider introducing a four-day working week?
When we introduced the four-day week into our small law practice in 2019 (pre-pandemic days), it brought both challenges and opportunities.As a firm, we try to introduce one major innovation event every year and this was all about striving to improve the much vaunted 'work-life balance', improving our colleagues' home ...
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ArticleSinead Hall: Should employers consider introducing a four-day working week?
Absolutely; everyone knows the saying don’t knock it until you try it and I certainly think this applies here. Four-day working is proven to lead to happier and more committed people. It may seem difficult as a business to initially implement but my advice would be to certainly try, because ...
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ArticleDave Newick: Should employers consider introducing a four-day working week?
The simple answer is yes. We had been supportive of the idea for some time, as studies show a four-day week boosts employee work-life balance and lowers burnout without sacrificing productivity, as well as challenging gender inequality and reducing carbon emissions. During the first lockdown, where everyone had to work ...
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ArticleAtradius implements hybrid working model
Trade credit insurer Atradius has launched a new hybrid working policy in order for its 412 UK members of staff to work flexibly from home for the long-term future.The move will offer employees the opportunity to operate remotely for up to 40% of the time, allowing a choice of working ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Halfords launches staff financial wellbeing services
Automotive and cycling products retailer Halfords has introduced a new initiative for its more than 10,000 team members to build financial resilience and improve wellbeing.Partnering with fintech Wagestream, the range of services, which have been gradually rolled out over the past few weeks and are now live across the business, ...
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ArticleServiceMax appoints new chief HR officer
Global field service management organisation ServiceMax has recruited Sophie Ames as its new chief human resources officer for the whole business, including its UK office.Ames, who joins the California, US-based business as it prepares to list on Nasdaq, brings 20 years of international HR experience to the company.Before joining ServiceMax, ...
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ArticleAmex and Citigroup among top family-friendly employers
Parents and carers helpline Working Families has announced its twelfth annual list of the top flexible and family-friendly employers in the UK.This year’s top 10 are American Express, Citigroup, Crown Prosecution Service, Grant Thornton, Independent Living Fund Scotland, Welsh Parliament, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, Pinsent Masons, Natwest Group ...
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ArticlePromedica24 introduces employee benefits platform
European provider of live-in care services Promedica24 has launched an employee benefits platform in order to support its 400 UK care workers.Provided by benefits platform business Perkbox, it will offer employees access to a large number of benefits, including free health and fitness classes, restaurant, supermarket and retail store discounts, ...
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Pension Protection Fund view: Education matters in safeguarding employees from pension scams
Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has sadly had a significant impact on the employment circumstances and finances of many people across the UK; 11.6 million have been furloughed in part or full, and that doesn’t include the impact on the self-employed and other less visible groups. Some have been forced to take early ...