All Benefits technology articles – Page 70
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ArticleZurich launches new employee benefits and portal for 5,000 UK staff
Insurance organisation Zurich has updated its employee benefits offering for 5,000 UK employees, as well as launched an employee benefits portal to better support the organisation’s agile working culture and multigenerational workforce.The new portal, called Indigo, was introduced on 7 November 2018 for the organisation’s UK-based staff. Provided by Thomsons ...
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Supplier articleSummer Rebel Reads: All about the millennials
By Chloe Deiulis, Head of Content StrategyLike it or not, there’s a certain tale to tell when it comes to millennials. We’ve talked about it before, even a lot on this blog. And the topic isn’t going away anytime soon.Over on the Rebel Playbook website, there are a lot of ...
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Case StudiesRedrow Homes re-brands EAP as part of a holistic approach to wellbeing
Housebuilding organisation Redrow Homes, which has 2,374 staff members in the UK, has had an employee assistance programme (EAP) as part of its benefits package for the past 10 years. On 1 October 2018, it took the next step in ensuring the wellbeing of all of those under the organisation’s ...
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Supplier articleCommunicating with millennials: The YOLO generation
By Bekkie Wetz, Global Product Success ManagerWhat springs to mind when you read the word “millennial?”I may be the Global Product Success Manager for Reward Gateway, but in a past life at RG, I spent most of my time working with different clients and communicating to their different demographics. It’s ...
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Case StudiesSuresite uses posters and case studies to showcase mental health support
Retail card services organisation Suresite offers mental health support to its 49 employees through its Chamber cash plan, provided by healthcare insurer Westfield Health. The plan, which is for British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) accredited and affiliated member organisations, includes access to a 24-hour advice line, face-to-face counselling and cognitive ...
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AnalysisHow can communications engage staff around emotional wellbeing supports?
Need to know:Internal campaigns that promote mental health awareness and use personal stories are a useful way to engage staff with their emotional wellbeing.Organisational culture and senior leaders acting as role models can further encourage important conversations in the workplace.Interactive apps, automated emails and data-driven communications are becoming more prominent ...
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Supplier articleWinter Rebel Reads: Company growing pains
By Liam Jones, Creative ContentHere’s a fun fact: When I started at Reward Gateway, there were around 230 employees. Nearly three and a half years later, we’ve grown 73% to around 400 or so, stretching across 10 global offices!You could say we’re no stranger to what a fast-growing company looks ...
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ArticleBotanist Trinity restaurant in Leeds seeks Yorkshire pudding taster
Something for the weekend: A restaurant in Leeds is looking to recruit a Yorkshire pudding taster to perfect its Sunday roast offering.Sebastian, the head chef of the Botanist Trinity in Granary Wharf has placed an advert on community platform Airtasker, offering £250 to a Yorkshire pudding lover who agrees to ...
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ArticleOne third admit that retirement is not part of current financial planning
Nearly half (46%) of working people in the UK say their biggest fear for the future is not having enough money in retirement, but almost a third (30%) admit retirement is not part of their current financial planning, according to research by Punter Southall Aspire.The survey of over 2,000 workers ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Bakkavor Group offers discounts to 17,000 UK employees
EXCLUSIVE: Food provider Bakkavor Group, which employs 19,000 staff across 39 sites in the UK, US and China, has launched a discounts package for its 17,000 UK-based employees via engagement specialist Xexec's voluntary benefits portal.The new offering, which launched on 1 October 2018, gives employees access to over 3,000 discounts, ...
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AnalysisHow to make return-to-work programmes effective for employees with MSDs
Need to know:Employers should be focused on prevention and early intervention to minimise long-term sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders.Having a clear plan, with the goal of returning at its core, alongside a foundation of strong communication, is integral.Organisations should consider whether their internal processes, such as those around sick ...
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ArticleGovernment increases funding for industrial strategy to boost UK’s productivity
Autumn Budget 2018: The government has announced increased investment for initiatives within its Industrial Strategy in order to improve productivity across the UK.Chancellor Philip Hammond (pictured) confirmed in his Autumn Budget 2018 speech, delivered at the House of Commons on Monday 29 October, that research and development will receive an ...
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ArticleGovernment to introduce 2% digital services tax in 2020
Autumn Budget 2018: From April 2020, the government will introduce a new 2% digital services tax on large organisations, Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced in his 2018 budget.The tax will apply to revenues generated from search engines, social media platforms and online marketplaces where activities are linked to the participation ...
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ArticleOff-payroll working reforms to be extended to private sector
Read more updates on the Autumn Budget 2018 in Tuesday’s Daily News emailAutumn Budget 2018: The government is to extend reforms to the taxation of off-payroll working to the private sector, Chancellor Philip Hammond (pictured) has announced in his 2018 budget.The changes to the rules, known as IR35, have already ...
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ArticleLeeds Building Society achieves Leaders in Diversity accreditation
Leeds Building Society has received a Leaders in Diversity accreditation from the National Centre for Diversity.The accreditation process acknowledged progress in establishing colleague forums to promote gender equality and mental health awareness, the training of mental health first aiders, the launch of a colleague social media map, sharing good practice ...
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ArticlePoll: 35% do not incorporate the needs of transgender employees in HR policies
Employee Benefits poll: Over a third (35%) of respondents’ employers don not have HR policies in place that incorporate the needs of transgender employees.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 31 responses, also found that the workplaces of 23% of respondents do have HR policies in place to cater ...
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ArticleAnxiety sufferer seeks babysitter to take kids trick or treating
Something for the weekend: A mother of three in Wirral, Merseyside, who suffers from social anxiety is offering to pay a babysitter up to £50 an hour to take her children trick or treating on Halloween.In an advert placed on Childcare.co.uk, she explained: “I get very scared at Halloween because ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 73% of workers want employers to do more to motivate them
EXCLUSIVE: More than seven in 10 (73%) UK workers want their employers to make more effort to motivate them, according to research commissioned by benefits provider Reward Gateway.The survey of more than 2,000 UK employees, carried out by Censuswide in October 2018, also found that those who are not strongly ...
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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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Supplier articleTop do’s and dont’s to create better communication in the workplace
By Catrin Lewis, Head of Global EngagementWhen I first started my role in Internal Communications I decided to take advantage of our great book benefit and invest some time in a book called “The Credible Company” by Roger D’Aprix. I’d recommend it to anyone in the communications business and we’ve ...