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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 28 January – 3 February 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 28 January – 3 February 2021 were: Bank of America rolls out thank-you awardsCovid-19 causing a burnout epidemicLockdown benefits ‘not fit for purpose’How is the pensions dashboards project progressing?Cronkshaw Fold Farm offers goat cameos to combat Zoom fatigueStena U-turns on sick pay ...
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ArticleSleepJunkie offers $3000 to professional mattress tester
Something for the weekend: Many of us may be struggling with ‘Coronasomnia’ – difficulty nodding off due to the stresses and uncertainty brought about by Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - but now SleepJunkie is offering one sleeping beauty the chance to earn $3,000 (£2,200) in return for testing out mattresses.The job, which ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid joins a project team
This week marks the kick-off of our latest benefits technology project. I am down as a subject matter expert, and it is my role to make sure that the business requirements are met. My colleague Lazy Susan is also a subject matter expert, which is rather unsettling unless her subject ...
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ArticleAbercrombie appoints Holly May
Fashion brand Abercrombie & Fitch Co has appointed Holly May as its new chief human resources officer.May joins the brand having previously been senior vice president of global total rewards and service delivery at coffee giant Starbucks. At Starbucks she led the strategic direction of its global compensation and benefits ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employer relationships weakened by Covid-19
EXCLUSIVE: Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has permanently changed employer-employee relationships, including employee attitudes to benefits, according to research by MetLife exclusively shared with Employee Benefits.The study, presented in a report entitled ‘Re:Me’, questioned 300 employers and 900 workers and found 62% of staff felt their relationship with the employer had changed, with ...
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ArticleC-Suite suffers most from mental health issues
Global research looking into mental health and resilience has found it is the C-suite that is suffering the most – although all employees say they want their company to do more to support them.Data compiled by Oracle and Workplace Intelligence revealed 53% of executives are struggling with mental health issues, ...
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ArticleDechert Wellness Week focuses on resilience
Global law firm Dechert LLP is deploying a host of mental health and resilience tools, as well as running fun activities, as part of its second annual ‘Wellbeing Week’ this week.The theme of the week – which includes offering resilience webinars and videos on mindfulness and stress management – was ...
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ArticleResearch reveals top paying careers after 20 years
New research by Standout CV has unveiled the top paying careers by the time an employee reaches their 20th year in the job.Traditionally the half-way point in people’s working lives, the study revealed that it is pilots who accumulate the most cash by their 20th work anniversary - pocketing £1,132,500.Created ...
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ArticleJoe Richardson: Should employers offer more support for working parents?
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, working parents have been hit with a tidal wave of household pressures. However, for single parents, Coronavirus came without a lifejacket. While working couples have been able to ‘shift parent’ while their children haven’t been in school, single parents - from the ...
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ArticleToni Graves: Should employers offer more support for working parents?
Everyone has been affected by the pandemic and different people face different challenges, depending on the nature of their job and their personal circumstances. The majority of our people are working from home and, with schools closed, parents are juggling childcare and home schooling on top of their day jobs.Flexibility ...
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ArticleSarah Churchman: Should employers offer more support for working parents?
Balancing office and home life is not new to working parents but the events of the last year - where the home turned into the office - saw this finely tuned balance thrown off-kilter for many. If we acknowledge that the everyday reality of our working parents has changed greatly ...
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ArticleSara Thompson: Should employers offer more support for working parents?
The past year has put more pressure on working parents than ever before, with the national lockdowns forcing many to juggle working and caring for their loved ones. At Phoenix we welcome the diversity of thought and resilience that working parents and working carers bring to our workforce, and would ...
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We offer a multi-dimensional, inclusive and hyperpersonal employee benefits scheme that enables organisations to transform the way they care for their people. We partner with some of the most prominent organisations and healthcare providers in the country — with over 880,000 employees having access to our support.We combine our extensive ...
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ArticleCMAC pledges to keep online workouts
Transport solutions company, CMAC Group, has announced it will make its twice-weekly High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) sessions a permanent fixture for staff – even after staff return to the office.The sessions were initially launched last April, as the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic first gripped the nation.But after growing in popularity ...
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ArticlePension withdrawals continue to rise
Figures released by HMRC have revealed an alarming level of defined contribution pension withdrawals – with money accessed for Q4 up 10% on the same quarter a year earlier.The data shows 360,000 people withdrew from their defined contribution pension during October, November and December last year - up from the ...
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ArticlePay rises down 0.3 percentage points on last year
Pay rises are down an average of 0.3% on last year, according to research published today by Incomes Data Research (IDR).The analysis of 56 new pay deals already agreed for 2021 found that almost half have either given, or are set to give, employees increases of between 2% and 2.99%.Higher-end ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Insights Online Series: 15-19 March 2021
Employee Benefits is to host a second online event exploring the latest trends, insights and solutions that provide effective and efficient reward strategies in a Covid-19 (Coronavirus) world.Leaders from organisations including Birds Eye and BAE Systems are among those who will speak during the Insights Series, which runs from 15-19 ...
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ArticleGrampian Housing Association offers Wellbeing Day
Grampian Housing Association has announced it is giving staff a ‘wellbeing day’, initially to help them cope with the pressures of lockdown.According to Chris Mathieson, the association’s compliance, engagement and support lead, staff can use their day whenever they want – all they have to do is ensure they are ...
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ArticleGender pay gap submissions down 50% on last year
With just 56 days to go before qualifying organisations need to submit their gender pay gap reporting, new figures have revealed that submissions are barely 50% what they were this time last year – and some are blaming confusing government advice as the reason.As of midnight on 27 January, only ...
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ArticleFinancial impact of pandemic worst for low-paid workers
Research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) into household income reductions caused by Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has revealed low-paid workers have suffered the most, with half having experience a loss of income during the pandemic, compared to 29% of high earners.Commissioned as part of its submission to government about what next ...