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ArticleLouise’s lowdown: An issue to lose sleep over?
More than a third (39%) of US employers offer programmes to address sleep disorders, according to data collected for Mercer’s National survey of employer-sponsored health plans, published in November 2015. This compares to 32% in 2014.Much has been said about the relationship between the growing presence of personal technology and ...
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ArticleHuddersfield station promotes Felix the cat
Something for the weekend…A cat named Felix has been promoted to senior pest controller at Huddersfield station after five years of pest control service.Felix first joined the railway station in 2011 when she was just nine weeks old.In recognition of her senior post, Felix now has her own high-visibility jacket ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 28 January and 3 February 2016: EAT reserves judgement in childcare vouchers and maternity leave case.The Group Company rewards staff with trip to Barbados.Boots UK increases base pay for hourly paid staff.Tesco to increase staff pay by up to 3%.54% believe ...
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ArticleLendlease launches mental health awareness training for staff
Property and infrastructure organisation Lendlease has introduced a mental health awareness training programme for all new employees.The programme, which is accredited by Mental Health First Aid England, is aimed at helping participants to look after their mental health, relate to others and support those coping with mental ill health.The first ...
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Article30% do not know who to talk to about mental health support
Almost a third (30%) of respondents do not know who to talk to or where to turn for support with mental health issues, according to research by Westfield Health.Its survey of 1,825 employees also found that 38% of respondents find it difficult to talk to anyone about their mental health.The ...
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ArticleCox Enterprises donates $200,000 to cancer charities as part of staff wellbeing programme
US communications, media and automotive services firm Cox Enterprises has donated a total of $200,000 to two charities as part of its employee health and wellbeing programme.The donation was made to two charities focusing on cancer awareness and support, The Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta Affiliate and the Movember Foundation, ...
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ArticleCarat launches wellness month for employees
Media firm Carat has launched a wellness month for its London-based employees.Some 350 employees have the opportunity to take part in 50 varied activities over the course of the month, which aims to help staff prioritise their health and wellbeing.The activities include trapeze lessons, rave-ercise classes, reflexology, a business-wide table ...
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ArticleTesco to increase staff pay by up to 3%
Tesco is to increase the pay of its UK store-based staff by up to 3% as part of a two-year pay deal.The retailer will pay its established store workers a base pay rate of up to £7.62 an hour from 3 July 2016.The increase from the current hourly rate of ...
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Article39% say financial struggles affect their performance at work
More than a third (39%) of respondents say their financial struggles prevent them from performing at their best at work, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its 2015 global benefits attitudes study, which surveyed 29,629 employees in 19 countries, including 1,895 in the UK, also found that almost three-quarters (71%) ...
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ArticleBoots UK increases base pay for hourly paid staff
Pharmacy retailer Boots UK is increasing the starting rate of pay for customer assistant staff outside of London by 7%, and that of customer assistants in London by 3%.Customer assistants based in London currently receive a base rate of £8.77, which will increase to £9.07 in April 2016, and those ...
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Viewpoint: Peter Reilly: Use a variety of reward mechanisms to motivate staff
Good HR practice states that performance related pay (PRP) is the only effective means to reward staff based on some kind of judgement of their contribution to the organisation they work for.There is an assumption that PRP will motivate employees to perform better, but this simple logic makes big assumptions, ...
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The Hub: People moves: Gujar has moved to TNS
Market research firm TNS has appointed Para Gujar as global reward manager. Gujar has previously worked at City and Guilds as reward business partner (October 2014 until January 2016) and group reward specialist between July 2013 and September 2014. Gujar also held the role of senior consultant at EY between ...
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ArticleThe Hub: People moves: Duncan moves to The Mansfield Group
After over 20 years’ of generalist HR experience, Ashleigh Duncan has moved to The Mansfield Group, which is part of Bidvest Logistics. Her responsibilities include managing employee absence and performance, updating contract and updating HR policies. Before being hired by the Mansfield Group, Duncan worked at UPS ...
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Article9: The Hub: People moves: Genpact hires Waysome
Leroy Waysome has moved to digitally powered business process management and services firm Genpact as payroll and benefits manager.Waysome's previous roles include HR operations manager at Investec Bank UK, payroll and benefits manager at Toronto Dominion Securities, benefits consultant at Nomura International, and assistant pension and benefits manager at the ...
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Article6: EAT reserves judgement in childcare voucher discrimination case (lead story)
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has reserved judgment on whether suspending an employee’s membership of a childcare voucher scheme during their maternity leave is discriminatory.In the case of Peninsula Business Services vs Donaldson, Peninsular’s childcare voucher scheme requires employees to suspend their membership during various types of leave, including maternity ...
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43, Gymflex industry insight - Fit breaks
It has been nearly 10 years since the smoking ban was first introduced in England and Wales, although it is more like 25 years since employers began herding smokers into a designated area for their regular cigarette breaks. But that is exactly what they were: breaks from work. I even ...
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25, The changing face of health cash plans
The need for employees to find a way to cover healthcare costs is certainly not a new problem. Before the introduction of the National Health Service (NHS), workers had to find a way to provide for themselves and their families in times of sickness and ill health. It was out ...
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Benefits for a multi-generational workforce: in numbers
A round up of the most recent and forward-thinking statistics and case studies focusing on benefits for multi-generational workforces. 30% of employer respondents offer age-related wellness programmes (Source: Mercer’s Age-friendly employer research, October 2015) http://bit.ly/1lyF7ud29% of the UK workforce is part of Generation Y (1981-1995), 35% are Generation X (1961-1980), ...
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Article61% of financial services employers increase pay by more than 5%
Around two-thirds (61%) of employer respondents increased employees' fixed pay by more than 5% in 2015, according to research by Mercer.Its 11th annual Global financial services executive compensation snapshot survey, which is based on the pay practices of 71 global financial services firms, also found that 58% of respondents reduced ...
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Article31% say reduction in tax relief causes higher earners to leave workplace pension schemes
Around a third (31%) of employer respondents say the reduction in pensions tax relief and complexities of the workplace pensions regime have caused employees on higher incomes to leave their pension schemes, according to research by the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).The research, which surveyed 477 employers responsible for more ...