All Benefits for carers articles – Page 46
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ArticleProfessor Kevin Daniels: What can employers do to address social wellbeing?
Good social relationships at work are fundamental to wellbeing in the workplace, while poor social relationships are detrimental to health.Positive social relationships confer psychological benefits in a number of ways, such as promoting a sense of identity and belonging, as well as providing support that can help employees and organisations ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 97% of employers report rapid change in staff workplace expectations
EXCLUSIVE: The vast majority of employers (97%) agree that the workplace expectations of staff are changing rapidly, according to a study conducted by professional services provider Aon.The organisation's Benefits and trends survey, which polled more than 200 employers of various sizes, found that flexible working features heavily in employees' changing ...
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ArticlePoll: More than a third rely on unpaid leave for parents caring for sick children
Employee Benefits poll: More than a third (37%) of respondents' organisations rely on unpaid leave for employees who need to care for their sick children.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 94 responses, also found that 33% of organisations offer flexible working arrangements to help working parents care for ...
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ArticleGovernment announces workplace reforms to protect rights of modern workforce
The government has unveiled plans for a range of workplace reforms designed to improve the rights of workers on zero-hour contracts, agency employees and those working in the gig economy.Business secretary Greg Clark said: "Today's largest upgrade in workers' rights in over a generation is a key part of building ...
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ArticleMore than a quarter of flexible workers say they are now doing more hours
More than a quarter (27%) of flexible workers say they put in more hours than when they were tied to a traditional schedule, according to research on behalf of the Association of Accounting Technicians (ATT).The survey of 1,500 flexible workers, conducted by OnePoll in November 2018, also revealed that a ...
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Case StudiesIndeed offers unlimited annual leave to support employee work-life balance
Global recruitment search engine Indeed aims to provide users with an exceptional experience finding new and exciting careers. With this insight into the world of employment, Indeed also grasps the importance of using both local and global benefits to engage and support its 7,400 employees worldwide.Bryan Chaney, director, global employer ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Indeed
The benefits offered by Indeed:Pension, protection and payGlobal 401k retirement saving scheme for all full-time employees. If staff save up to 6% of their pre-tax salary into the scheme, Indeed will match half. The scheme is managed internally.Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid up to a set amount based ...
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ArticleMore than a third of parents take unpaid leave to care for sick children
More than a third (36%) of parents are having to take unpaid leave from work to look after sick or injured children, according to research commissioned by benefits provider MetLife UK.The survey of 1,209 working adults, carried out by Consumer Intelligence in July 2018, also found that 44% of parents ...
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OpinionSusy Gould Obiora: What can employers do to ensure bereavement leave policies are effective?
Sadly, one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth. However, a survey by Sands, conducted between April and May 2018, found that nearly 50% of people reported that no one talked to them about the death of their baby once they returned to work. Shockingly, 80% were offered no ...
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OpinionSimon deMaid: What can employers do to ensure bereavement leave policies are effective?
The death of a child can have devastating effects on mental and physical wellbeing, yet there is currently no legal requirement in the UK for employers to provide paid leave for grieving parents. It must, therefore, come as no surprise that campaigners have petitioned so forcefully to change the law ...
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ArticleMore than a quarter plan to increase investment in health and wellbeing benefits
More than a quarter (29%) of employer respondents state that they are likely to increase investment in their health and wellbeing benefits in the next two years, for example around occupational sick pay, employee assistance programmes (EAPs) and flu jabs, according to research by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and ...
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ArticleFord upgrades parental leave policy for US salaried staff
Automobile organisation Ford has upgraded the parental leave policy offered to its 29,000 salaried employees in the US.Effective from 1 November 2018, the upgrade adds a range of new benefits for birth mothers and fathers, as well as adoptive parents and same sex couples. These improved provisions include increased time ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Equifax
The benefits offered by Equifax:Pension and group riskDefined contribution, salary sacrifice pension scheme for all employees. From April 2019, those contributing 3% into their pension direct from salary will receive a 5% contribution from Equifax; if employees contribute 4%, Equifax will contribute 6% and if they contribute 5%, it will ...
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ArticleFDM Group and UBS recognised as 2018’s top employers for gender diversity and flexible working
Professional services firm FDM Group, multinational investment bank UBS (pictured) and construction and engineering business Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure are among the organisations that have been recognised at the 2018 Top Employer Awards, run by employment agency Workingmums.co.uk.The annual awards, now in its ninth year, celebrates leading organisations committed ...
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Article90% not offered support when returning from maternity leave
The majority (90%) of respondents who have returned to work after maternity leave state that they were not offered support, either through a return-to-work programme or one-to-one coaching, according to research by working parents’ website MMB.Its Maternity returners survey, which polled 1,008 maternity returners in the UK working at management ...
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ArticleEnterprise Rent-A-Car announces new benefits for working parents
UK employees of Enterprise Rent-A-Car are to receive a new family support benefits package through a partnership with childcare search organisation Parental Choice.The range of benefits, available to Enterprise Rent-A-Car's 5,000 UK-based employees from the end of November 2018, includes an interactive nursery search. Designed and implemented by Parental Choice, ...
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OpinionCatherine Rickard: How can flexible working impact employees’ financial wellbeing?
The business benefits of flexible working initiatives and improved work-life balance have increasingly been recognised by organisations as a means of improving performance and employee productivity.However, there are also direct benefits when it comes to financial wellbeing. For example, according to the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development's (CIPD) Employee ...
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ArticleBritish American Tobacco to introduce 16 weeks' fully paid maternity leave
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced a range of benefits for new parents among its workforce worldwide, including a compulsory minimum of 16 weeks' fully paid maternity leave.The organisation, which employs more than 55,000 people across 180 countries, will introduce the benefit to new mothers and adoptive parents from 1 ...
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ArticleCisco US employees to be funded for egg and embryo harvesting
Technology organisation Cisco has announced the launch of a new range of health benefits for its US employees, including reimbursement for workers who want to harvest or store eggs, sperm and embryos.The family support reimbursement programme, beginning from 1 January 2019, will also include support for services to facilitate pregnancy, ...
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Case StudiesCorinthia Hotels uses tailored events to make Christmas unforgettable for employees
Corinthia Hotels has 2,500 full-time and 500 part-time employees around the world, in locales including Lisbon, Paris and St Petersburg. Each hotel within the group is given free reign to make Christmas special for its people, but some treats are becoming worldwide traditions.Rachel Begbie, learning, development and wellbeing director at ...