All Benefits technology articles – Page 47
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AnalysisHow benefits technology can support the changing saving needs of employees
Need to know:Digital technology is transforming the workplace savings field by giving employees better control of their finances, and access to the support they need to manage them more prudently.When providing employees with financial education, little and often as opposed to information overload is the most effective way of helping ...
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Case StudiesCapita supports employees' savings goals with financial wellbeing platform
In November last year, following a successful pilot scheme, Capita rolled out Level, a financial wellbeing and savings platform, to its 37,000 UK employees, most of whom are still working remotely.The platform, which can be accessed via desktop or mobile, offers a range of financial features, including budgeting tools powered ...
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ArticleZoom to adopt hybrid working approach
Video teleconferencing software programme Zoom has announced that it is planning to introduce a hybrid approach as employees return to the workplace.The platform will enable a strategic mix of remote and in-office work for its staff. This includes features like the Zoom Rooms Smart Gallery, which has been designed to ...
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ArticleLubbock Fine introduces staff smart working model
London-based accountancy and business advisory organisation Lubbock Fine has announced that its employees can decide when and where they work as part of its new smart working model.Founded in 1929, the mid-tier company, which has 13 partners and employs more than 140 staff, has designed the approach to improve both ...
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ArticleJobseekers' most sought after perks ranked
New research by outsourced receptionist firm Moneypenny has revealed the most sought after perks among jobseekers, including which they consider to be mandatory and non-mandatory, and what importance they attach to them.The survey of 1,000 job hunters found that leading the league table for those benefits deemed mandatory came sick ...
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Supplier articleConversations on hybrid working aren’t working says CEO
In the great return to office many possibilities and pitfalls remain. According to CEO and Founder of Bubble, Ari Last, “too much discussion surrounding hybrid working is fixated on where the employee is going to be physically, instead of how we as leaders intend to keep people’s ...
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ArticleAUS becomes employee owned
AUS, the family-run Huddersfield-based manufacturer and distributor of operational and safety-critical products for the rail sector, has announced it has become employee owned.The business, which employs around 60 members of staff and is run by founder Simon Gibson, has moved to an employee ownership trust (EOT) after Gibson sold 70% ...
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AnalysisWhat employee engagement lessons can the UK learn from across the globe?
To engage the employees they lead, managers themselves need to feel engaged, otherwise it will prove difficult to sustain high levels of team engagement.Gaining advantage through employee engagement involves challenging previously held assumptions and accepting that employees want to show up to work for reasons beyond salary alone.Find ways to ...
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ArticleStaff may work 2.8 days a week from home in future
UK businesses believe employees will work from home an average 2.8 days each week, according to a new survey.National digital transformation business Crown Records Management carried out the research, which asked employers across the country for their plans regarding working from home.It revealed that 35% expected staff to work three ...
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Supplier articleRisk of Depression increases by 300% for those in toxic workplaces
Keyword: toxic workplaceUnfortunately, toxic workplaces exist. Defining a toxic workplace can be difficult. But simply put, they are a workplace where the environment or people significantly impact your personal life. Although it is impossible to avoid all negative behaviours, if they begin to affect your people's ability to work and ...
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Article57% of staff say their employer welcomes flexible work
New research has found that only 57% of employees believe their organisational culture embraces flexible work, compared to 75% of executives.The 2021 Gartner hybrid work employee survey of 4,000 people revealed a perception gap between individuals and their managers on a range of working conditions.The study found that while nearly ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: S4A introduces recognition platform
Childcare provider S4A has implemented a workplace recognition platform to reward and motivate its teams.The company, which employs around 25 members of staff, provides wrap-around and holiday clubs for active and creative childcare in Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.Since employees are spread out across the clubs, actions of individual members of ...
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Supplier articleHow employer-subsidised childcare can drive growth post-covid
It’s often overlooked, but childcare support has the potential to provide invaluable productivity growth and stability for businesses.Childcare support is essential to any business, yet it's taken the pandemic to make us wake up to this. The Covid-19 pandemic shed an unforgiving light on childcare, magnifying existing barriers to access ...
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ArticleWomble Bond Dickinson launches hybrid work model
Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has revealed plans to adopt a hybrid working model at all its UK offices from September.All 1,100 UK employees at the company will have the flexibility to combine home and office working by blending their personal preferences with the needs of the business and ...
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Supplier article7 in 8 nonparent staff think employers should support working parents
Seven in eight UK financial sector workers who are nonparents agree that employers should provide support to working parents, according to a survey conducted by Bubble For Work.When the pandemic first hit, news headlines were filled with stories of working parents struggling to cope with homeschooling, and an alarming exodus ...
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AnalysisHow has the hybrid working trend impacted benefit and reward strategies?
Need to know:The future of work is likely to be made up of a mix of office and home working.This is having an impact on what benefits employers offer.How employers communicate with staff will also need to change in a hybrid model.The potential for most employees to work from home ...
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Supplier articleHow remote working tools can help build trust and safety across your team
One of the biggest challenges of working remotely is the lack of social and collaborative connection that comes with face-time and proximity. In the absence of the regular in-office routines and conversations that help to cultivate psychological safety, employees – especially new hires that have been onboarded remotely – risk ...
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ArticleCrawford & Company introduces smart working
Claims management and outsourcing solutions provider Crawford & Company has implemented a smart working programme across its UK operations.Crawford Smarter Working is an initiative which introduces a new way of agile working at the firm, as employees in the UK will now be able to choose the location from which ...
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AnalysisIs cash still king when it comes to motivating modern workforces?
Need to know:Assuming that an employee is fairly paid and has adequate income to fund their lifestyle, a pay rise or bonus is unlikely to make a significant impact on their performance.A good long-term strategy for boosting employee productivity as opposed to cash incentives is clear communication and strong management.Employees ...
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ArticleEmployees to miss their pyjamas in office return
Something for the weekend: Dubbed 'Freedom Day', Monday (19 July) marks the end of all Covid-19 (Coronavirus)-related restrictions in England. But for many people, it's also the day they say goodbye to Zoom calls in their pyjamas or an extra hour in bed as they head back to their usual ...