All Benefits technology articles – Page 53
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Supplier articleHow HR can help parents manage work and childcare through COVID-19
Lockdowns and restrictions have placed a huge amount of pressure on parents. Restrictions and school closures have made it difficult to arrange childcare and balancing work, childcare and work-life balance is a key issue.While it also presents a challenge for HR in how to support parents, thankfully a lot of ...
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Supplier articleTailor-Made or Generic Benefits?
The world is full of compromises and often; they are the only solution to keep the peace. With a compromise, however, no one is left in their ideal situation.As an employer, the biggest challenge when designing an employee benefits programme is delivering a programme that suits everyone without shattering budget ...
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Supplier articleThe Analysis and Development of Employee Benefits
Technology advancements are everywhere, from voice activated home hubs and smart televisions to programmed automotive braking systems.As technology continues to develop, the provision of employee benefits becomes easier than ever before. If you’re wondering how technology can help you as an employer, we’ve listed three questions you need to consider ...
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ArticlePayPal launches virtual Christmas party for employees across the globe
Something for the weekend: Ever wondered how the rest of the world parties at Christmas? Well PayPal employees have the answer, after attending a 29-hour virtual global shindig –from the comfort of their own homesThis month, Paypal invited its employees to sit back, let their hair down, and relax – ...
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Supplier article5 ways to improve employee engagement through technology
Nathan Wiggett, Client Engagement ConsultantWithin just a few short weeks of 2020, the working world changed drastically. Before Covid, we were socialising in the office, now virtual meetings and online messaging lead as the primary means of communicating with employees in the business. These digital habits are sure to continue ...
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ArticleHargreaves Lansdown signs Race at Work charter to tackle racial inequality
Financial services organisation Hargreaves Lansdown has signed the Race at Work charter, committing to address the issues that employees from ethnic minority groups face in the workplace.The race charter, created in partnership with the UK government and charity Business in the community (BITC), has set out to improve the workplace ...
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Supplier articleIdeas for boosting employee morale through the festive season
As the scientists, politicians and Christmas adverts have all told us, Christmas will be a little different in 2020.We’ve written about how to embrace working from home during the winter before but keeping up the festive spirit while we’re all away from the workplace or even furloughed will be a ...
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Supplier articleGympass publishes Covid-19 Impact Report
Gympass, the world’s biggest corporate wellbeing platform, has released its Impact of Covid-19 in the Fitness & Wellness Universe report. Showing how COVID-19 will continue to impact the fitness industry, it also reveals how corporate wellness is top-of-mind among employers and employees to support people’s health and ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Employee Benefit Platforms
Employee benefit platforms do not have to be complex, either in terms of IT infrastructure or from a cost perspective. At Busy Bees Benefits, we have found that when we talk to customers, too many of the benefit providers they have come across charge high prices and offer complex solutions.Technology ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Changing the Work Landscape of 2021
Over the last year, the economic and business landscape has undergone a transformation, as businesses have changed their way of working to adapt to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.COVID-19 has accelerated remote working, flexible hours and pushed employers to a greater reliance of technology.What has changed? Remote workingMental health ...
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OpinionKerry Shiels: An effective pensions communications strategy needs a winning formula
Trying to talk about pensions to 65,000 employees proves to be a difficult task. Some have different levels of knowledge and understanding, across different age profiles, and all have different work modes; be that at home, in the office, at contact centres, in shops or in the field. It is ...
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Supplier articleProving ROI on global benefits platforms
One of the key questions we’re asked at Benefex is, ‘how can I prove the return on investment of a benefits platform?’ Quantifying the time and money that you can save with global benefits technology isn’t easy, but it is possible! Listen in to my chat with our comms and ...
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Supplier articleWhy consolidating your HR tech stack leads to higher engagement
Companies are looking for more ways to support their employees and ease their financial burden, and a great way to do this is through employee benefits. As employees turn to their companies for this support, it is critical that these benefits are not only provided, but also easily accessible.Babcock International ...
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Supplier articleHow employees are using the Technology Scheme in 2020
In 2020, we’ve been using technology to stay in touch with our loved ones, for education, to remote work and to keep ourselves entertained during times of isolation.Our reliance on tech is arguably at an all time high. With that comes the need for newer, better and more reliable technology.While ...
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Supplier articleHow to bring a modern shopping experience to your employee discounts experience
Recent studies have shown that 84% of UK adults own a smartphone, and spent more than two and a half hours every day using them. The increase of mobile ownership and use signals important news for employers and is a trend that many of the clients I work with are ...
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Supplier articleHow the COVID-19 pandemic has affected employee benefits
It’s been quite the year hasn’t it? Businesses and their employees everywhere have faced all kinds of challenges as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.The needs of both have changed quite dramatically and it has had a profound effect on employee benefits.So, what effect has it had? Which employee benefits ...
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Supplier articleGympass brings instant Calm to all its users
Gympass, the world’s leading corporate wellness company, has added Calm, the number one app for mental fitness, onto its platform. With immediate effect, all Gympass users can let Calm guide them to sleep better, stress less and build resilience for a happier, healthier life.Calm has over 90m users worldwide and ...
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Supplier articleHow internal communications analytics powers a compelling engagement strategy
You can break through the ongoing avalanche of information and cut through the inbox clutter to create standout communications with the right internal communications platform, but how do you really know you’re getting through to people?Short of asking every individual you come across, it can be a difficult task.But with ...
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Supplier articlePreparing your workforce for a COVID-19 Vaccine
There’s a strong possibility that a COVID-19 vaccine will be approved in the coming months, but there is still uncertainty around when it will be available to the general public. Whilst we wait for the release of the highly anticipated vaccine, let’s begin to address whether we ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid experiences a distanced office environment
There are days when I wish I was still working from home all week. I have come in on a Monday morning to see that facilities have had another go at moving the desks around to keep us safely apart. Gone is my nice corner next to the plants. Instead, ...