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Article59% feel their employer supports their work-life balance
More than half (59%) of respondents believe their employer supports them in achieving a good work-life balance, according to research by Barnett Waddingham.Its Why BWell report, which surveyed 300 employees, also found that 24% of respondents earning less than £20,000 believe that their job is detrimental to their health, compared ...
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Article44% regularly feel stressed at work
More than four in 10 (44%) respondents regularly feel stressed at work, according to research by Benenden.Its survey of 2,000 employees also found that 87% of respondents blame their workplace for making them ill.The research also found:More than half (58%) of respondents find that worrying about work keeps them awake ...
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ArticleBenchmark your organisation's pensions strategy
How is your organisation engaging employees with pension saving? What impact have legislative changes had on your organisation's pensions strategy?This week is your final chance to take part in the exclusive Employee Benefits/Close Brothers Pensions research 2016, which is designed to help you benchmark your organisation’s pensions strategy.This is your ...
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ArticleAverage salaries increase by 8.9% in the consultancy sector
Advertised salaries in the consultancy sector increased by 8.9% year on year in August 2016, according to research by Adzuna.Its latest Jobs market report, which is based on online job vacancy data in the UK, found that average advertised salaries in the consultancy sector reached £47,760 in August 2016, compared ...
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29: Red Letter Days For Business Industry Insight
Employees are the lifeblood of an organisation. An organisation could be selling the most effective product or service in the world but without good staff it is lost. An employee reward scheme is an effective and engaging way to show appreciation for the hard work of an organisation's most vital ...
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23: Denplan industry insight - Raising awareness of mouth cancer
November is the Oral Health Foundation’s Mouth Cancer Action Month, which shines the spotlight on the subject of mouth cancer and the importance of maintaining oral health and overall wellbeing. Mouth Cancer Action Month hopes to get more mouth cancers diagnosed at an early stage by educating people on the ...
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5: briefing: Employee Benefits Live 2016 creates benefits buzz
Benefits, reward and human resources professionals gathered at Olympia National, London, on Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 October for Employee Benefits Live 2016.Diarmuid Russell, vice president of international at Glassdoor, delivered this year's opening keynote address, highlighting how employers can build their brand by embracing the opportunities that social sharing ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Pinsent Masons to discuss gender pay gap reporting at Employee Benefits Live
Law firm Pinsent Masons will discuss the upcoming gender pay gap reporting regulations at Employee Benefits Live 2016.Helen Corden, legal director at Pinsent Masons, will join the workplace equality and diversity conference stream on day one of the London-based event, presenting the session entitled Mind the gender pay gap, alongside ...
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ArticleLouise Aston: How can employee benefits help staff switch off from work?
We live in a globalised culture where technology connects us to work 24/7. Although this has positives such as enabling flexible working, it also risks causing employee stress. In extreme circumstances, this can lead to over working and fatigue, resulting in burnout. So how can employers support staff in switching ...
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ArticleC-J Green: How can employee benefits help staff switch off from work?
There are plenty of health and wellbeing benefits that can help people switch off, such as childcare provisions, bikes-for-work schemes, on and off-site gyms, flexitime… but the way individuals choose to unwind will vary quite considerably. Some people choose to quieten their busy brains by running on a treadmill, while ...
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ArticleCarly Gibbs: How can employee benefits help staff switch off from work?
Employers need to offer a variety of activities and physical environments to help staff switch off from work. This summer we hosted a range of events as part of our annual summer events programme, which included our own version of the Olympic Games, an outdoor cinema, and a huge tea ...
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Article17% have taken a long-term absence from work
Almost a fifth (17%) of employee respondents have been off work for four weeks or more because of an illness, accident or injury in the last 12 months, according to research by Legal and General.Its Workplace wellbeing report, which surveyed 2,000 full-time employees and 200 managing directors and HR managers, ...
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ArticleGlassdoor and Expedia to open Employee Benefits Live 2016
Diarmuid Russell (pictured), head of international at Glassdoor, will deliver the opening keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2016, alongside Con Marney, manager, talent acquisition at Expedia.In the opening keynote session, Revealed: the secrets behind becoming the best place to work, Russell will discuss the trends that unite organisations named ...
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3 - Leader column
E-commerce is credited with blazing the trail for personalisation. Retailers, most notably Amazon, led the way with personal recommendations for customers based on their browsing and shopping history.Other industries have since followed suit, with the huge volume of personal data that is now available to businesses enabling them to offer ...
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Article9% of women are comfortable discussing period pain with their boss
Just 9% of respondents would feel comfortable speaking to their boss about their period pain, according to research by YouGov and the BBC.The study, which surveyed 1,078 UK women, also found that 52% of respondents find that period pain affects their ability to work.The research also found:27% of respondents have ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Capital One to discuss pensions communications at Employee Benefits Live
Capital One will share a case study on the creation of an engaging pensions communication strategy at Employee Benefits Live 2016.Elaine Makin, HR benefits advisor at Capital One, will speak alongside Graeme Wyllie, head of pensions, UK and Ireland at Royal Bank of Scotland, in a session entitled 'How to ...
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ArticleSackers launches personalised financial education programme for staff
Pensions law firm Sackers has launched a new financial education programme for its 100 employees, including partners and support staff.Sackers introduced the programme, provided by Nudge, with the aim of ensuring that its staff have access to targeted financial education support that meets their needs, and to provide them with ...
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ArticleIs augmented reality climbing the next team-building challenge?
Something for the weekend: Although team-building challenges come in all shapes and sizes, employee engagement events could be about to reach new heights with the introduction of augmented reality climbing.By projecting graphics onto a bouldering surface, Augmented Climb Wall has turned the climbing wall into a gaming platform, enabling staff ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 15 and 21 September 2016 were: EXCLUSIVE: Hachette UK introduces financial education workshops for under 30sOngoing legal cases could impact employers' pay and benefits strategiesGovernment officials reward journalists with pizza and vodkaOld Mutual launches financial education programme for staffGovernment launches inquiry ...
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ArticleLouise’s lowdown: Mental health champions can help erode a ‘stiff upper lip attitude’ in the workplace
According to research published by Bupa in August 2016, 68% of business leaders identify a ‘stiff upper lip attitude’ at executive level as a barrier to conversations around wellbeing in the workplace. Stiff upper lip is a phrase that is heard less often these day, and a concept that is ...