All articles by Clare Bettelley – Page 7
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AnalysisHow to keep flexible benefits fresh and relevant for staff
If you read nothing else, read this…A good flex scheme is a core of foundation benefits which may include a pension, healthcare and childcare perks.Benefits such as bring-your-own-device-to-work schemes can help to engage staff in a flex scheme. Employers should analyse flexible benefits take-up data to identify participation profiles and ...
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ArticleHelp us find out how employers are reacting to incoming pension reforms
What do you think of the government’s pension reforms? How is your organisation preparing to adapt your strategy for when the reforms come into effect next year? Tell us in the Employee Benefits/Close Brothers Pensions research 2014, which is designed to help you benchmark your organisation’s response to and progress ...
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Last chance to share your views on the new pension reforms
Tell us in the Employee Benefits/Close Brothers Pensions research 2014, which is designed to help you benchmark your organisation’s response to and progress with the incoming pensions reforms.This is your chance to have your say and gain an insight into how your approach compares with that of your market peers ...
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ArticleSocial media key tool for building engaging EVP
Social media platforms are a key tool with which to create and communicate an employee value proposition, according to Fredrik Tukk, head of communication, marketing and branding at Danish-headquartered employer, Maersk Drilling.Speaking at the opening keynote session at Employee Benefits Live 2014, Tukk explained how social media was at the ...
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ArticleCar schemes can cut costs and aid retention
Company car schemes can help employers to save money and attract and retain staff, providing they are underpinned by a robust communication strategy, according to the fleet specialists at the Employee Benefits Fleet debate hosted in August and sponsored by Lex Autolease, Tusker and Zenith. Andrew Kirby, commercial director, employee ...
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Article14% of staff have seen benefits package improve in last year
Just 14% of staff have seen improvements made to their employee benefits package in the last year, according to research MetLife Employee Benefits. Its Bridging the protection awareness gap, Taking a fresh look at a long running issue research found that the majority of staff (66%) have not had any ...
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OpinionJoe Gladstone: Why HR professionals need behavioural economics
Understanding what motivates employees is fundamental to what an HR professional does. Yet, for decades, they have used the same superficial frameworks to model ways that staff evaluate information and make decisions, ignoring decades of evolving scientific research.The recent surge of interest in behavioural economics , which draws insights from ...
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AnalysisWhich key attributes will HR and benefits professionals of the future possess?
If you read nothing else, read this…The role of HR and benefits professionals has evolved from administrator to business growth driver.Employee engagement is at the heart of the HR and benefits professional of the future.Benefits professionals that develop a neurological approach to employee engagement will have a more competitive edge. ...
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ArticleClare Bettelley: Is tokenism an effective driver of engagement?
Prime Minister David Cameron this week announced an overhaul of his cabinet that saw the ousting of 11 ‘white male ’suits’ and promotion of eight women as part of his ongoing efforts to modernise the Tory party.I’m all for representation, but this reshuffle smacks of tokenism at best, and we ...
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AnalysisHow to identify staff at risk of diabetes
If you read nothing else, read this…Diabetes is rapidly increasing in the UK.Most sufferers have type 2 diabetes, which results from poor diet and lack of exercise.The symptoms of diabetes are hard to detect.Diabetes is the biggest threat to the workforce, according to respondents to the Employee Benefits/Lorica 100 Club ...
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Case StudiesAllianz helps staff measure diabetes risk
Earlier this year, Allianz introduced blood checks to help its employees ascertain their risk of developing diabetes.The checks are part of the insurer’s integrated health and wellbeing strategy, which includes a rolling education programme to raise awareness about key health issues.Quarterly themes the organisation is focusing on this year include: ...
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AnalysisHow employers can manage benefits providers' market repositioning
If you read nothing else, read this…Some benefits providers are rethinking their service proposition because of changing government legislation.An increasingly crowded benefits provider marketplace is leaving many employers struggling to identify providers’ area of specialism. Robust policies and procedures should underpin all due-diligence processes.According to attendees at the Employee Benefits/Lorica ...
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AnalysisHow to create a health and wellbeing strategy for expatriate staff
If you read nothing else, read this…Employers should manage the risks associated with international assignments from the outset. Employees with underlying health issues should take priority.Health coaching and behaviour-change programmes can help employees improve their health.Creating a comprehensive health and wellbeing strategy for expatriate staff need not be difficult, with ...
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OpinionTobin Murphy-Coles: The employer conundrum that won’t go away
Organisational chaos and disruption is something everyone in the HR and benefits industry has felt as a result of the economic downturn, and its effects rumble on as business leaders continue to scrutinise their costs.But one positive effect of this disruption is that it makes organisations stop and think about ...
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OpinionDavid Williams: Workplace support for cancer sufferers is key
Group risk providers are now offering much-needed support for the growing number of people surviving cancer in the UK and wanting to return to the workplace. This is because cancer survival rates are increasing all the time. According to charity Cancer Research UK, 50% of adult cancer patients diagnosed between ...
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University of Lincoln invests in relationships with benefits providers
The University of Lincoln invests in building sustainable relationships with its benefits providers.Ian Hodson, reward and benefits manager at the University of Lincoln, has initiated a conversation with the organisation’s childcare voucher provider, Computershare, about its future business strategy.This is part of his efforts to understand the possible impact of ...
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ArticleAligning benefits to business strategies biggest engagement driver
More than one-third (42%) of employers consider the difficulties of aligning employees’ needs and desires with their organisation’s business objectives to be the biggest threat to future employee engagement, according to Employee Benefits/Lorica 100 Club research 2014, published in June. The next biggest threat is pay constraints, cited by 15% ...
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Article57% expect to increase spend on benefits technology
A total of 39% expect costs to remain about the same, according to the survey.Just 2% of the 51 employers that answered the question expect their costs to decrease, while 2% do not know their expected spend over the next year. One-third (32%) of 54 employers are currently considering their ...
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Key challenges in delivering the EVP of the future
If you read nothing else, read this…The employee value proposition (EVP) of the future must reflect employees’ evolving needs.Learning and development will be a key feature of future EVPs.Line manager performance is one of the biggest challenges facing HR and benefits professionals.Less than a quarter of respondents (22%) to the ...