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ArticleUS law firm Downs Rachlin Martin introduces paid parental leave
US-based law firm Downs Rachlin Martin (DRM) has introduced a new paid parental leave policy, enabling parents to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for their newborn.Eligible birth mothers are able to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave when combining the new parental leave ...
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Article18% of staff have critical illness or income protection cover
Less than one-fifth (18%) of employee respondents have some form of critical illness or income protection cover that would help them financially if they were to develop a serious illness, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.Its survey of 1,010 UK full-time and part-time employees also found that 72% ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 66% measure employee engagement through annual surveys
EXCLUSIVE: Two-thirds (66%) of employer respondents use the annual employee survey to measure engagement levels among staff, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, also found that 23% of respondents measure employee engagement through pulse-style research.The ...
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EXCLUSIVE: 48% review their benefits package annually
EXCLUSIVE: Less than half (48%) of employer respondents review their reward and benefits programme annually, according to research by Equiniti.Its survey of 202 employers also found that 30% of respondents use people analytics to calculate the cost, return on investment, and impact of reward and benefits in their organisation.The research ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 26% run workplace financial education initiatives
EXCLUSIVE: Around a quarter (26%) of employer respondents have financial education initiatives in place, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, also found that 32% are looking to implement financial education initiatives.While not directly comparable, 14% ...
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ArticleAustralian Football League pay deal links remuneration to industry revenues
Athletes who play in the Australian Football League (AFL) will see their pay increase under a new six-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA), which links pay to industry revenue streams.The new arrangement, which was agreed by the AFL Players’ Association (AFLPA) and the Australian Football League (AFL), will increase total player ...
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Article44% would consider leaving their job if paid incorrectly
More than two-fifths (44%) of global employee respondents would consider leaving their job if they were paid incorrectly, according to research by global HR and payroll service provider SD Worx.Its survey of 4,000 employees who work in organisations with between 10 and 10,000 employees in the UK, France, Austria, the ...
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Article23% of expatriates move abroad for increased pay and benefits
Just under a quarter (23%) of expatriate respondents move abroad to gain increased pay and benefits, according to research by global healthcare organisation Axa PPP International.Its survey of 501 expatriates living in a country different to that of their birth also found that 55% of respondents who have moved abroad ...
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Article30% of private sector staff do not know if they are being rewarded equally
Less than a third (30%) of private sector employee respondents do not know if they are paid or rewarded equally in relation to their colleagues, compared to 17% of public sector employee respondents, according to research by professional services organisation Badenoch and Clark.Its Inspiring inclusion in the workplace report, which ...
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ArticleContinental enhances leave and flexible-working benefits for US staff
Technology and tyre manufacturing organisation Continental has enhanced the leave and flexible-working benefits available to its 18,000 US staff, including extending its parental leave policies and introducing sabbatical leave.The enhanced maternity leave will allow new mothers to take an additional two weeks off work to spend with their newborns. The ...
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ArticleGlasgow City Council is refused appeal in equal pay case
Scotland's Court of Session has refused Glasgow City Council's appeal bid in a long-running equal pay case.Around 6,000 female staff brought equal pay claims against Glasgow City Council, arguing that pay protection measures that had been implemented as part of a pay re-structure to equalise men and women’s pay discriminated ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 76% cite budget as biggest barrier to launching new benefits
EXCLUSIVE: Around three-quarters (76%) of employer respondents cite budget as the biggest barrier to introducing benefits they would like to offer, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, also found that the percentage of respondents citing ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Welcome to Financial Wellness Week
Welcome to Employee Benefits’ Financial Wellness Week in association with Neyber.The importance of financial wellness on the corporate agenda was cemented last week with the appointment of Guy Opperman as parliamentary under-secretary for pensions and financial inclusion at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This position replaces that of ...
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ArticleVirgin Trains to invest £700,000 a year in mental and physical wellbeing support
Train operator Virgin Trains has signed the Time to Change pledge, committing to invest over £700,000 a year to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of its employees.As part of the pledge, Virgin Trains has committed to educating more than 3,000 employees in how to recognise mental health issues in ...
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Article78% saved into a workplace pension in 2016
More than three-quarters (78%) of eligible employees saved into a workplace pension in 2016, compared to 75% in 2015, according to research by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).Its Workplace pension participation and savings trends of eligible savers official statistics: 2006 to 2016 report, which is based on analysis ...
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Article41% offer health cash plans to staff
Two-fifths (41%) of employer respondents offer health cash plans to staff, according to research by Simplyhealth.Its Health and wellbeing benefits guide 2017, which surveyed 512 employers and 2,509 employees, also found that 54% of employer respondents do not know what the top three health and wellbeing priorities are for their ...
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ArticleFamily offers £50,000 salary for live-in nanny at haunted house
Something for the weekend: When looking for a new job, an attractive salary can certainly be a deciding factor to help narrow down what roles to apply for. One family is offering a stand-out salary of £50,000 a year for a live-in nanny. Not only will the successful candidate have ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week 8-14 July
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 8 and 14 June 2017 were: BNP Paribas wins the Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2017Virgin Money sees mean gender pay gap narrow to 32.5%European court hands down opinion on unpaid and untaken leave for workersAustralian minimum wage to rise ...