All Benefits technology articles – Page 82
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AnalysisHow can data from benefits technology be used to inform a reward strategy?
Need to knowEffective analysis of benefits data can help ensure packages are meeting the needs of employees.This can help businesses benchmark themselves against peers or competitors.Data can be used to tweak reward strategy in line with specific organisational priorities.The old phrase ‘knowledge is power’ was not designed for employee benefits ...
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ArticleClare Sheridan: Do not make workers put away their everyday selves when it comes to online benefits
It is Monday morning. Put aside your everyday self until next weekend; it is time to adopt your work self, catch the early train and face the week. And then, repeat until you retire.There are still jobs and organisational cultures that fit this rather dispiriting mindset, but the world of ...
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Case StudiesArrow Global draws on data to shape its reward and benefits strategy
Debt management business Arrow Global has made use of three data sources to try to perfect the right mix of benefits for its staff: its online flexible benefits package provided by Aon Employee Benefits, a national pay and benefits survey in late 2015, and an organisation-wide engagement survey in mid-2016.The ...
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AnalysisWhat are the most effective forms of communicating voluntary benefits?
Need to know:A communications strategy can help employees see the value of a voluntary benefits scheme, especially in a time when so many group-buying discount sites are available.A communications strategy must take into account different working environments and how different employee groups access information.Digital communications, such as apps and text ...
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Case StudiesAssurant uses employee forums for face-to-face benefits communication
Mobile and electronics protection organisation Assurant uses quarterly update meetings with employee forum representatives to cascade information about its voluntary benefits scheme to its 1,000 employees across three UK sites.A member of the HR team attends each quarterly meeting with representatives from the organisation’s two employee forums in order to ...
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OpinionSally Hart: What are the latest trends in promoting voluntary benefits?
No longer limited to generic vouchers, voluntary benefits now form a significant part of the overall reward package. In promoting a wider range of benefits, one size no longer fits all.Increasingly, employers are customising benefits communications to help employees make relevant choices. HR data is used to tailor content to ...
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Supplier articleVideo: Top tips to achieve benefits transformation
Thomsons Online Benefits have just launched a brand new series of short videos as part of their Benefits Experts Series.In the first video, Jack Curzon, head of scheme design at Thomsons, shares his top tips for how to transform your approach to benefits to meet employee needs and be truly ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Hays holds pensions roadshows for 3,500 UK employees
EXCLUSIVE: Recruitment organisation Hays is holding a series of pensions-themed roadshows for its 3,500 employees across 17 of its UK sites.The pensions roadshows, which are running for two weeks from Monday 16 October 2017, form part of the organisation’s overall financial capability and wellbeing strategy. Financial wellness and money is ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 30% of employers plan to prioritise wellbeing for 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Just under a third (30%) of employer respondents plan to prioritise wellbeing in 2018, according to research by Reward Gateway.Its survey of 565 HR, benefits and reward professionals who attended Employee Benefits Live 2017 on 10 and 11 October, also found that 15% of respondents plan to prioritise pay ...
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ArticleHeineken awarded for pensions communication
Pub, cider and beer organisation Heineken has been awarded the Pension Quality Mark's {PQM) Distinction Award for its approach to pension communication.The accolade, which was announced at the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association’s (PLSA) annual conference in Manchester, praised Heineken for providing information to its employees using friendly and easy-to-understand ...
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AnalysisKey health and wellbeing messages to support staff in the run-up to Christmas
Need to know:Christmas can be a busy time for employees, so it is important for employers to acknowledge the mental, physical and financial pressures staff may be dealing with.A financial education and wellbeing programme delivered in the months leading up to Christmas may help to relieve financial stress and can ...
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Case StudiesOliver Bonas redesigns benefits strategy to reflect core values
Lifestyle retailer Oliver Bonas has reviewed and restyled its benefits strategy in order to reflect its core values: work hard, play hard, and be kind.With the majority of its 820 employees working part-time in stores, the organisation recognises that its benefits have to appeal to many different people, as well ...
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ArticleSanofi uses roadshow to communicate benefits to dispersed workforce
Employee Benefits Live 2017: Pharmaceutical organisation Sanofi used a benefits roadshow to help launch a new flexible benefits offering to its dispersed and diverse UK workforce.The organisation has a total of 1,750 employees in the UK, with nearly 900 of these staff and contractors working in manufacturing roles. Sanofi additionally ...
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Article38% plan to increase their employee benefits offering in 2017
More than a third (38%) of employer respondents plan to increase the number of options in their employee benefits package in 2017, according to research by Mattioli Woods.Its 2017 Employee benefits insight report, which surveyed 300 employers and gathered data from 2,692 UK organisations, also found that 21% of respondents ...
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ArticleLuther Systems to discuss blockchain technology at Employee Benefits Live 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Hossein Kakavand (pictured), co-founder and chief executive officer at Luther Systems, will discuss how blockchain technology and smart contracts can impact on employee benefits, pay and pensions at Employee Benefits Live 2017.The session, titled ‘How will next generation technologies evolve approaches to benefits with the future workplace?’, will form ...
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Supplier articleWhat will employee benefits technology look like in five years’ time?
Steve Jobs famously said that “people are basically good and smart and if you give them the tools, they’ll do wonderful things”. Employers are constantly striving to offer greater choice and user experience when it comes to their employee benefits and technology has proven to be a major tool in ...
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ArticleItsu rolls out employee wellbeing and recognition programme
Asian restaurant organisation Itsu is rolling out a new employee wellbeing and recognition programme to 70 of its restaurants to help improve staff communication and support the physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing of its 1,300 employees.Itsu began the roll out of the new programme, provided by LifeWorks, in September 2017 ...
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ArticleDeloitte and Metropolitan Police to speak at Employee Benefits Live 2017
Deloitte, Hays, and the Metropolitan Police are among the organisations that will address delegates attending Employee Benefits Live 2017 on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 October.During the course of the two-day event, delegates can hear experts discuss a range of hot topics impacting the reward, benefits and compensation industry. The ...
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Case StudiesHermes to design new benefits strategy based on employee feedback
Hermes is looking to its 2,473 employees to direct a reward and HR transformation. The logistics organisation has designed a continuous employee feedback programme that it will use to create a new benefits approach specifically tailored to the wants and needs of its workforce.Jill Maples, HR director at Hermes, says: ...
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AnalysisWhat are the key considerations of offering anytime flexible benefits enrolment?
Need to know:Flexible benefits schemes have been moving towards anytime enrolment windows over the past few years to give employees more flexibility in accessing their benefits.Certain benefits, such as private medical insurance and group risk benefits, must have fixed annual enrolment periods due to arrangements with insurance providers.Anytime enrolment offers ...