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ArticleThe ultimate COVID-19 return to work checklist for your team
There have been no shortage of radical changes for HR teams to grapple with during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past 6 months, many businesses have been operating in ‘crisis-mode’, reacting to the evolving government advice.However, as COVID-19 shows no signs of slowing, businesses need to start future planning, building ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Natwest Group offers wellbeing initiatives to support 64,000 employees
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: On day six of the Employee Benefits Reset online series, Fiona McAslan, wellbeing lead, HR chief operating officer at Natwest Group, discussed how the organisation supported the wellbeing of employees before and during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.In the strategy session titled 'Mobilising your organisation to prioritise ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Special Olympics' leadership approach creates strong sense of belonging
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: In the opening keynote on day six of the Employee Benefits Reset online series, Olga Yakimakho, director of leadership and organisational development at Special Olympics International (pictured), discussed the importance of creating a sense of employee belonging through strong leadership, and how this can impact both ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Virgin Unite meets new employee expectations during the pandemic
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: The impact of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has caused a number of changes in the workplace and inevitably, employee expectations have changed.In a session titled ‘Meeting new employee expectations in a Covid-19 world’, Anna Gowdridge, director of 100% Human at Work, an initiative founded by Virgin ...
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ArticleGovernment expands Job Support Scheme to support staff affected by Covid-19 restrictions
The government has expanded the Job Support Scheme to support businesses who are forced to close due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus) restrictions.The Job Support Scheme is the government's most recent attempt to support employees who are working reduced hours and prevent mass redundancies due to the financial constraints of businesses. The ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: HLM Architects embraces technology to connect with employees
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: HLM Architects has embraced the changes brought on by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic by embracing a digital world.In a session titled ‘Technology meets HR: connecting office-based employees, remote workers and line managers’, Marcus Earnshaw, technology director at HLM Architects, explained that this is the perfect opportunity ...
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ArticleThames Water switches to master trust scheme for 5,000 pension members
Water services organisation Thames Water has switched from a stakeholder pension scheme to a master trust arrangement for 5,000 members.The deal means that members under the previous defined contribution (DC) scheme run by Thames Water, will now reap the benefits of being under a new master trust run by insurance ...
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ArticleFrazer-Nash appoints Sam Geis as people director
Engineering and technology organisation Frazer-Nash has appointed Sam Geis as its new people director.Geis (pictured) moves to the newly created role, underpinning the organisation's people strategy while committing to developing an effective diversity and inclusion strategy. Geis, who has been with the organisation since 2017, has played a pivotal role ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Baxter’s uses a hybrid of cash and non-cash rewards to motivate staff
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Baxter’s motivates its employees with a benefits strategy that combines cash and non-cash rewards.In a session titled 'How non-cash reward is delivering value now more than ever' in the Employee Benefits Reset online series, Clyde Marwick, group HR director at Baxter’s, explained that alongside cash rewards, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 54% of employers offer funded access to wellbeing apps
More than half (54%) of respondents offer funded access to wellbeing apps, a 17 percentage point increase from the 37% of businesses that offered this benefit in 2019, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits Healthcare research, which surveyed 200 readers of www.employeebenefits.co.uk, also found that this benefit has ...
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ArticleThe top most read stories: 1 October - 7 October
The top most-read stories between 1 October and 7 October on Employee Benefits were: Indeed introduces new flexible-working policy for 10,000 employeesGovernment publishes new guidance on Job Retention BonusMaldives resort luxury beach houses for employees working remotelyEXCLUSIVE: Microsoft UK adapts benefits strategy during the pandemicEXCLUSIVE: Zurich UK reaps the benefits ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: How is the Covid-19 pandemic changing mental health strategies?
As our Mental Health Week, in association with Benenden Health, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping employers’ strategies in this area.Supporting employees’ mental health and wellbeing has been a priority for many employers throughout the unprecedented events of ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: KP Snacks creates wellbeing strategy to support staff during Covid-19
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: KP Snacks has taken steps to adopt a new wellbeing strategy to support employees through the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.In a session titled 'Future-proofing workplace wellbeing strategies' in the Employee Benefits Reset online series, Martin Power, head of health and wellbeing at KP Snacks, explained how the ...
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ArticleBartle Bogle Hegarty welcomes staff back to the office with a virtual sheep
Something for the weekend: Employees at Singapore-based creative agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) returned to the office to be greeted by a black virtual sheep.With offices opening back up after the government in Singapore announced it was safe to return from 5 October 2020. BBH decided to spread some cheer ...
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ArticleSalesforce, Cisco and Adobe named best UK workplaces in technology
Salesforce (pictured), Cisco, and Adobe are among the technology organisations recognised in the UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech 2020 report, compiled by Great Place to Work.Software business Salesforce topped the list for super large organisations, followed by Cisco, while Adobe topped the list for large organisations. Foundation SP was awarded ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: University of Lincoln reinvents its benefits strategy to meet employee expectations
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: The University of Lincoln has successfully aligned its benefits strategy to meet the expectations and demands of employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.During the Employee Benefits Reset online series, Ian Hodson, head of reward at The University of Lincoln, led a session on aligning benefits to ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Fujitsu makes reducing gender pay gap a priority
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Fujitsu has made closing the gender pay gap a top priority for the business.Karen Thomson, diversity and inclusion lead at Fujitsu UK and Ireland, discussed keeping gaps closed in times of flux, as well as looking back on how the organisation successfully reduced its gender pay ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Royal Mail Group enhances mental health support during Covid-19 pandemic
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Royal Mail Group has supported its employees through the Covid-19 pandemic with a wide-reaching mental health strategy.The organisation launched its Healthy Minds Matter five-year plan in 2017, and has enhanced its offering in light of the pressures that the current pandemic has placed on employees. The ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Cisco introduces regular check-ins during Covid-19 pandemic
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Cisco has introduced a weekly check-in meeting for all of its 70,000 global employees.On the third day of the Employee Benefits Reset online series on 7 October, Shelia Champion-Smeeth, global head of wellbeing and people at Cisco, discussed what ...