All Benefits technology articles – Page 67
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: The Gym Group sees employees save £100,000 through retail discounts platform
EXCLUSIVE: Employees at no-contract gym provider The Gym Group have saved £100,000 since April 2016 by using the organisation’s retail discounts platform.The Gym Group, which has 700 employees, introduced the platform in April 2016 as part of a three-year deal with employee experience organisation Perkbox.Providing access to retail discounts, offers ...
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Case StudiesWelcome Break uses multiple channels to inform employees of core benefits
With a workforce of 5,500 employees spread across 29 locations and 350 different business units, Welcome Break has to use various communication methods to keep staff up-to-date with benefits information.The motorway services operator has an offline workforce of around 85% to 90%, and cannot rely on emails alone. Nicola Marshall, ...
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AnalysisHow can employers put their core benefits in the spotlight?
Need to know:Core benefits can be costly to provide, but are an important aspect of promoting employee wellbeing and financial protection.Employers must demonstrate the relevance that these benefits hold for employees, and show how they can be used to their advantage.Targeted communication campaigns, delivered in ways that employees will appreciate, ...
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OpinionSuzanne Peck: Understanding benefits can build engagement and productivity
Employees who are aware of the benefits on offer to them are more likely to be advocates for their employer, as well as being more engaged and more productive, staying with the business for longer, as well as taking less time off.Whether a pension scheme, paid leave for bereavement or ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Inspired Villages to launch recognition programme for 220 staff
EXCLUSIVE: Luxury retirement village organisation Inspired Villages is set to launch a recognition programme on 22 April 2019 for its 220 UK staff, to help embed and bring to life the business’ five new values.The new recognition programme, provided by Reward Gateway, will offer both top-down and peer-to-peer instant rewards ...
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AnalysisHow to support employees through uncertainty and change
Need to know: Whether political instability, economic downturn or organisational change, employers need to ensure that they soften the negative effects of uncertainty on employees.Positive behaviours, such as financial stability and psychological resilience need to be embedded in advance to be fully effective.Clear, deliberate and open communications will help ensure ...
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Case StudiesYMCA Greater Charlotte uses mobile app to connect with staff in times of uncertainty
The YMCA of Greater Charlotte, North Carolina, employs approximately 5,000 people, across 19 full-sized branches and two year-round overnight camps. The majority are part-time staff running programmes, such as working with children, running sports activities or teaching swimming lessons.Previously, when changes occurred or during periods of uncertainty, the organisation relied ...
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OpinionJane Crosby: Change in the workplace and how to avoid conflict
In times of uncertainty, organisations facing falling profits have to find a means of reducing their overheads to ensure their continuing survival.Employees are usually the most important and expensive resource for a business. When all other efficiency savings have been made, the difficult decision to reduce employee numbers may need ...
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Case StudiesSevern Trent Water places strong focus on health and wellbeing of employees
Severn Trent Water has positioned its benefits strategy to place a strong focus on the health, wellbeing and engagement of its 6,500 UK and Ireland-based employees.The organisation launched a virtual GP service in December 2018, available through its health cash plan and its contractual private medical insurance (PMI), in order ...
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ArticleCRG Homecare sees 1,267 employees take up engagement and communication app
Care and continuing healthcare organisation CRG Homecare has seen 1,267 of its 1,500 members of staff access its mobile engagement and communication platform since the launch in October 2018.The app, provided by StaffConnect, was introduced to help connect employees, as well as facilitate the efficient delivery of information to staff, ...
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AnalysisHow can leave initiatives support employee wellness?
Need to know:Alternative leave policies can help boost employee wellbeing by accommodating the external pressures and commitments that affect employees at work.Senior leaders and management are vital in ensuring the success of these types of policies.Employers should consult staff to see what leave initiatives would most benefit and support them.Organisations, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Mention Me introduces life insurance for 70 staff
EXCLUSIVE: Referral marketing organisation Mention Me has introduced a new life insurance benefit for its 70 employees, to support staff wellbeing and align with its organisational culture.The benefit, provided by Yulife, has been implemented in order to reflect the start-up’s growing organisational culture, aligning to its core values: strive, balanced ...
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ArticleWincanton launches engagement app for 17,500 employees
Logistics organisation Wincanton has launched a new benefits and engagement platform for its 17,500 employees, based across more than 200 operating sites in the UK.The uniquely branded platform, iSmile, is provided by employee services organisation Personal Group, and was originally launched towards the end of 2018. The roll-out is ongoing ...
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ArticleHalf of UK employers offer gamified rewards to staff
Almost half (48%) of UK employers offer some form of gamified rewards to staff, according to research by workplace incentives provider One4All Rewards.Its Workers on top of their game report, which surveyed 1,096 UK employees, also found that 20% of employers provide gamification in the form of a set bonus ...
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ArticleBetsi Cadwaladr University Health Board launches engagement and recognition platform
North Wales-based Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) has launched a new engagement and recognition platform for 17,000 employees, working across 38 hospitals, healthcare centres and offices.The new mobile platform, provided by StaffConnect, is being rolled out to staff using a phased approach. This began in January 2019, being introduced ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: A third have seen engagement boost as a result of pension freedoms
EXCLUSIVE: Engagement with pensions is cited by 34% of organisations as one of the top effects of the introduction of pension freedoms, according to research by Employee Benefits and Barnett Waddingham.The Employee Benefits/Barnett Waddingham pensions research 2018, which surveyed 246 respondents and was published in December 2018, also found that ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Siemens reshapes reward for the future of work
Employee Benefits Connect 2019: Siemens has seen a dramatic shift in the way it works, from the rise of competition from smaller organisations and start-ups, to increased globalisation and remote capabilities. To prepare for these changes, the organisation has overhauled its approach to reward and the employee experience.As part of ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: A chance for the profession to Connect
Earlier this week, hundreds of senior benefits and HR professionals attended the eighth Employee Benefits Connect, held at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.The event focused on helping employers prepare for the future, while the underlying theme of the day was, of course, about encouraging people to connect, whether with other ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Schroders creates global strategy to tackle employee health
Employee Benefits Connect 2019: Multinational asset management organisation Schroders has launched a global wellbeing strategy in order to be more proactive in supporting employee health and wellbeing.Speaking at Employee Benefits Connect 2019 on Wednesday 27 February, as part of the recognition and motivation conference stream, Charlotte Frost (pictured), benefits and ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Wellbeing strategies need effective communication to engage
Employee Benefits Connect 2019: Employers need to invest more into effective communication and engagement strategies when it comes to health and wellbeing initiatives, according to Mark Witte (pictured), head of health and risk consulting at Aon, and Sarah Robson, senior communications consultant at Aon.Addressing delegates as part of the health ...