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ArticleCity of London appoints Ruth Bailey
The City of London has announced a swathe of new appointments this week, including Ruth Bailey, who has been appointed as executive director, human resources.Bailey is currently people, capability, and change director for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government where she is also head of profession for a ...
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ArticlePension scheme members want more retirement decision help
Aon’s 2021 Member Options Survey, published today, has revealed that there continues to be a clear trend for schemes to provide members with more support for their retirement decisions.The survey, which asked for views of 316 pension schemes, revealed a new trend that 10% of schemes now provide members with ...
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ArticleSurrey Fire and Rescue Service rolls out wellbeing app for staff
Surrey Fire and Rescue Services has announced the roll out of a wellbeing and fitness app for staff which is specifically aimed at supporting those who are working remotely from their colleagues and helps them reduce stress.The fire service began rolling out the ClassPass app in March, which gives members ...
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ArticleAwin's four-day working week sees positive impact on employee wellbeing
An ongoing trial of a four-day working week by affiliate marketing network, Awin, has been heralded as a major success after the firm posted substantially reduced absenteeism and a surge in applications from prospective employees.The firm trialed the new working hours in January to see if a reduced working week ...
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ArticleUberall promotes Anja Popp to chief people officer
Uberall, the software firm that allows brands to better connect with consumers, has announced the promotion of Anja Popp as its new chief people officer.With Uberall growing by 30% during 2020, compared to 2019, Popp, whose former role was as the company’s VP, human resource, will be specifically charged with ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 8 April – 14 April 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 8 April – 14 April 2021 were: EXCLUSIVE: Investigo supports staff wellbeing with core-office hours trialBarclays outlines policy to avoid burnout among junior bankersHow are employers honing their financial wellbeing schemes to help staff weather the pandemic? Home workers offered canine communications ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid applies for her own job
It’s hard to tell exactly how well things are going for the company. One minute the executive Higher Beings are congratulating us on a fantastic, record-breaking quarter and the next they are shaking their heads and demanding budget cuts.I have a feeling I know where we are heading: another cull. ...
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ArticleLooking for a new role on Looe Island?
Something for the weekend: We’ve all dreamt of getting away from it all, perhaps more so than ever before, as home working, endless team meetings, staring at the same four walls, and taking aimless lunchtime walks start to pall.So it will come as no surprise if Cornwall Wildlife Trust has ...
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ArticleMetro Bank team walks over 1,700 miles as part of wellbeing challenge
Metro Bank, the high-street challenger bank, has revealed the results of its month-long ‘team walk’ challenge during March.The walks, aimed at improving colleagues’ mental and physical health, were organised by the bank’s real estate finance team, who set themselves the challenge of walking 500 miles as a way of getting ...
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ArticlePension savers would divest from firms that don't pay the living wage
One-third of pension savers would rather divest their savings from organisations that fail to pay the living wage.This is the main finding of research by PensionBee, which polled more than 1,500 savers last month.According to its research, 83% of savers expect the organisations in their pension to pay all of ...
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ArticleEmployers told to tackle false sense of flexible working
Joint research published today by employee research agency Karian and Box and The Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at Kings College London, has found that while employers broadly support home-working, a false sense of flexibility prevails where there is actually a lack of more targeted employee support.The report, which surveyed ...
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How employees can boost their pension pot by 25% by saving just 1% more
By Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at workMany employees are already paying 5% of their salary into their workplace pension through auto-enrolment, with an additional 3% employer contribution. However we know that many employers match additional contributions (up to certain limits), yet their employees may not realise this or understand the ...
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ArticleDLA Piper gives staff thank-you bonus
International law firm DLA Piper is giving staff a thank-you bonus for their work during the pandemic, and is letting them chose between either more pay or more holiday.The ‘thank-you’ gift is applicable to all its fee earning and business services professional staff, and these employees can chose either an ...
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ArticleFall in employee engagement offset by mental health support
New research by HR platform provider, Achievers, has revealed a mixed picture around the extent to which employees engage with their employer now compared to before the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.According to the research, more people said they were now less engaged than before the pandemic. It found nearly two-fifths (37%) ...
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ArticleOver 13 million people covered by group risk schemes in 2020
The annual Swiss Re Group watch report 2021 has revealed that the number of in-force group risk policies in place grew by 3.6% during 2020 compared to 2019.This equates to a rise in the number of people covered of 150,000, taking the total number to more than 13.3 million people ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Investigo supports staff wellbeing with core-office-hours trial
Exclusive: UK recruitment agency, Investigo, has this week begun a trial to give office-based employees the ability to choose a flexible-working pattern, as long as they are available between core hours.The trial gives employees the option to work for three days in the office between 10am and 4pm, and decide ...
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ArticleHerrco Cosmetics awards staff equal share of £100,000 bonus
Suffolk-based Herrco Cosmetics has announced that all of its staff have been given a share of a £100,000 bonus pot as a thank you for all their hard work during the past twelve months.The cash award was paid to staff last Friday, in recognition of the teamwork that all of ...
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ArticlePoll: Health and wellbeing top focus for employers in 2021
Employee Benefits poll: Health and wellbeing is the top priority for organisations this year, closely followed by flexible working.According to Employee Benefits’ latest straw poll, 42% of respondents said their staff’s health and wellbeing are paramount in 2021.As Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic restrictions continue, another third (33%) of respondents said flexible ...
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ArticleFelicia Willow: Was the Government right to delay gender pay gap reporting for six months?
The short answer to this question is "no, but…".Gender pay gap reporting should never have been suspended in the first place. When the pandemic first hit, the Fawcett Society responded with research into the impact of the pandemic on women and by launching a campaign to #MakeWomenVisible. Through ...
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ArticleCarol Verner: Was the Government right to delay gender pay gap reporting for six months?
Although the Government has delayed the enforcement of the Gender Pay Gap Reporting Regulations until October 2021, it is important for organisations to not stop working on closing their gender pay gap. Reports are of little value if not understood and followed by proactive actions.At Kettering General Hospital, we use ...