Online travel organisation Expedia will join Glassdoor to present the opening keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2016.
Con Marney, manager, talent acquisition at Expedia, will speak alongside Diarmuid Russell, head of international at Glassdoor, on day one of the London-based event. Marney will discuss the steps that Expedia has taken to build its reputation as a great place to work. The organisation has been recognised for its workplace culture, including being named Best place to work in the UK in Glassdoor's Employees’ Choice Awards 2016.
The two-day event will also include keynote addresses from Vicky Williams, director of people at the Lawn Tennis Association, Steve Varley, UK chairman and managing partner at EY, and Nicky Moffat CBE, former HR director at the British Army.Delegates will have the opportunity to hear case studies and insight from industry experts across the spectrum of employee benefits. The conference programme comprises six topical streams on each day of the event. On Tuesday 11 October, these include: workplace pensions; workplace equality and diversity; communication; employee engagement; strategic HR; benefits 101. On Wednesday 12 October, attendees can hear examples of best practice and the latest trends across global reward, financial wellbeing, health and wellbeing, benefits technology, performance and talent, and benefits on a budget.
The workplace equality and diversity stream will open with an engaging panel discussion on how to boost the take-up of shared parental leave, highlighting cultural nuances that may hamper fathers from taking advantage of the scheme.Attendees who work for a global or multinational organisation will be particularly interested in the global reward stream taking place on day two, featuring experts such as Debbie Ewen, head of EMEA benefits at Blackrock. During the sessions delegates will learn about the key strategies for implementing a cost-effective and successful global reward package.
As competition for talent increases, an attractive employee benefits package can help organisations to recruit and retain staff. Irene Elson, senior reward manager pay and benefits, group HR at Lloyds Banking Group, will take part in a conference session on Wednesday 12 October that looks at the changing employment market and its impact on car schemes, and Ian Barrett, senior reward manager at Santander, will discuss increasing employee engagement with car salary sacrifice schemes on Tuesday 11 October.
