All Benefits technology articles – Page 36
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Supplier articlePay Gap Reporting: Insight Series from Henley Reward Consulting – Part 1
Author Name: Louise Haines, Managing Director at Henley Reward Consulting The reporting deadline for the gender pay gap is fast approaching: 30th March 2022 for most public authority employers and the 4th April 2022 for private, voluntary and all other public authority employers. In addition, UK employers ...
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Supplier articleHertility Answers: What is egg freezing, and does it benefit your employees?
Author Name: Ruby Relton BSc MSc As the reproductive health revolution is making its way to the workplace, “Hertility Answers” addresses queries from human resources, rewards and benefits managers on all things women’s health. Employee benefits once encompassed things such as a free gym membership, company car ...
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Supplier articleTHE IMPORTANCE OF PAY IN A FINANCIAL WELLBEING STRATEGY
On first reading, you might think the question of the importance of pay as a part of a financial wellbeing strategy is a silly one. After all, what can be more important to financial wellbeing at work than someone’s salary? Undoubtedly, monthly income and financial wellbeing are ...
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Supplier articleWhich employee benefits do employees value the most?
A study by Mastercard found that globally, 58% of consumers said they are now more mindful of their impact on the environment since COVID-19. The pandemic has also made more of us more conscious of our health and wellbeing.As an employer, focusing on what your employees value most & how ...
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Supplier articleTop 5 steps to help employees engage with their pensions
The need to support employees to engage with their pensions and retirement savings has never been more important. Many workplaces now provide financial wellbeing programmes to help their employees engage with their pensions and understand the choices to be made at retirement.To help with this, WEALTH at work have included ...
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Supplier articleThree tools for supporting employee resilience
As a leader in your organisation, you can make a real difference to your employees by implementing the right wellbeing solution. But because there is no one-size-fits-all approach, you need to find out what your employees most value. This may not be the same as pre-pandemic, as the recent experience ...
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ArticleBoots to pay staff HRT prescriptions costs
Health and beauty retailer Boots has announced it will cover the cost of prescriptions for its employees who take Hormone Replacement Treatment (HRT) from next month (April).According to the business, which employs 51,000 team members across the UK, with 80% being women, the move is part of its aim to ...
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Supplier articleHOW THE PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED REWARD PLANNING
There are few areas of the working world that Covid-19 hasn’t affected. From hastening the trend towards hybrid and remote working, through to encouraging more people than ever to consider their career options, the pandemic continues to pose a number of challenges for businesses—and nowhere is this ...
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AnalysisAre employers doing enough to address mens' mental health needs?
There is still a stigma associated with addressing mental health in the workplace, and moreso for male employees.Employers should encourage help-seeking through easy accessible means that can remain anonymous, for example, employee assistance programmes (EAPs) can be accessed remotely and confidentially by telephone and online.Providing access to the right tools ...
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Supplier articleTHE IMPORTANCE OF COMPANY CULTURE WHEN ATTRACTING TALENT
It’s never been easy attracting high-quality talent, and it’s getting even harder. People expect more from their employers today, and organisations that want to hire the best people need to go further than competitive pay. They need to create a company culture that supports employee wellbeing, including ...
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OpinionKatie Ash: Protecting employee mental health is more than just a workplace perk
As such a large part of an employee’s life is spent at work, it’s important that employers play an active role in ensuring that their workers develop and maintain a good quality of life and a healthy relationship with their place of work.This is particularly important post pandemic, when it ...
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Supplier articleSME GUIDE TO LOYALTY AND ENGAGEMENT
The number of SMEs in the UK has risen sharply over the past twenty years. In 2000, there were 3.5 million SMEs in the UK, by 2021 this number had jumped to 5.6 million, an increase of 61%. This research explores the challenges business leaders face, the ...
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Supplier articleWhy We Care About Rihanna Donating to Climate Justice Groups
Earlier this year, Rhianna, singer and CEO of Fenty Beauty, joined teams with Jack Dorsey, former Twitter CEO, to donate $15 million to a cluster of 18 different climate justice groups. All this was made possible by Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation, set up to support climate resilience and justice in ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain launches menopause guide
Logistics business DHL Supply Chain has released a new menopause at work guide for its 40,000 employees to support those with the condition.Launched to coincide with this year’s International Women’s Day (8 March), the guide provides information, education and practical advice for line managers, as well as for anyone going ...
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Supplier articleEmployee benefits that can support staff with the cost of living
The cost of living crisis has left many HR teams and businesses looking for ways to help employees with their finances. Many organisations have been in the news lately for helping employees with their energy bills.The cost of living has soared in recent times and looks set to continue to ...
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Supplier articleONBOARDING NEW EMPLOYEES: HOW, AND WHY, TO ENGAGE THEM FROM DAY ONE
Your organisation’s onboarding process for new hires will be the difference between a successful employee and one that either isn’t effective, or moves on sooner. This has always been difficult to get right, but the introduction of increased remote and hybrid working has made an effective onboarding ...
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AnalysisWhat support can employers give to young adult carers in the workplace?
Need to know:Good communication and open dialogue with young carers is the most effective way of identifying the challenges they face.Offer benefits and support for their career progression and learning opportunities.Employers need to be aware of their legal responsibilities to staff caring for those with disabilities or who need time ...
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Case StudiesM&C Saatchi gets support message across to carers
In January this year global marketing firm M&C Saatchi introduced a programme of support for the carers among its workforce, including young adults.The organisation employs around 700 people in the UK and has partnered with childcare provider Bright Horizons to deliver the initiative nationwide.Annabel Mackie, managing partner at M&C Saatchi, ...
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Supplier articleHertility Answers: How to support LGBTQ+ employees looking to start a family?
Author :Zoya Ali BSc MSc Deciding to start a family can be exciting but also daunting, particularly for some employees who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, as their journey to parenthood might need some more support. Being a 21st-century employer means establishing an inclusive, progressive ...
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Supplier articleHow to support single parent employees in the workplace?
Author: Zoya Ali BSc MSc Deciding to become a parent is a huge decision, filled with uncertainties, even more so if someone is doing it on their own. Fertility technology such as intrauterine insemination (IUI) & in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) has opened doors for those pursuing a solo ...