All articles by Debbie Lovewell-Tuck – Page 18
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OpinionClare Gregory and Kate Hodgkiss: Global reward strategies - supporting diversity and inclusion legitimately
From an employment law perspective, there are two primary issues to consider when creating a global reward strategy. The first is ensuring that the strategy does not breach discrimination laws in any country where it is implemented. The second is ensuring that the rewards provided comply with legally mandated minimums, ...
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Health and wellbeing: Employee benefits that matter
The eight-minute video above, presented by James Fisher, head of sales at Embryocare, covers:What benefits can employers put in place to help employees look after their families?What type of benefit is most valuable to an employee?What type of benefit is most valuable to an employer?Do employers have a responsibility to ...
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Empowering financial wellness
The 10-minute video above, presented by Alex Tullett, head of benefit strategy at Capita, covers the following areas:Financial stress is a known phenomenon in the workplace, so why will empowering individuals to take control of their situation make a difference?How do you put someone’s financial stress into context for them ...
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Equalising mental and physical health
The 15 minute video above, presented by Vanessa Sallows, benefits and governance director at Legal and General, and mental health advocate Clarke Carlisle, covers:Campaigns such as Your ‘Not A Red Card’ campaign and others have aimed to raise the profile of mental health and the benefits of talking to someone ...
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6, 7, 8, 9 - Strategy
The estimated cost to respondents of providing healthcare benefits (including the cost of insurance, adviser, consultant, administration and/or communication)Less than 1% of payroll 21%1-3% of payroll 33%4-6% of payroll 13%7-9% of payroll 1%More than 10% of payroll 3%Do not know 30%Sample: All respondents (104)The factors that influence respondents’ decisions to ...
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14-15: Sickness absence
Proportion of respondents that measure the level of sickness absence in their organisationThey do 70%They do not 30%Sample: All respondents (93)The number of days sickness absence employees in respondents’ organisations take on average per year1-2 16%3-5 41%6-10 18%11-15 2%More than 15 3%Do not know 21%Sample: All those who measure sickness ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Global lessons on work-life balance
At the end of July, 900 Japanese organisations, including The Japan Times and Tokyo Metropolitan Government, took part in the country’s first Telework Day. The day was the first in a series planned by the Japanese government in the run up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, aimed at encouraging ...
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2 Sponsor's comment: Employers focusing on mental health and wellbeing of staff
Sub heading for print only: Improving the health and welfare of staff is significantly more important than reducing absenceThere has been increased focus on mental health and wellbeing in 2017; the ‘Heads Together’ campaign supported by Princes William and Harry has raised awareness about the taboo around speaking of mental ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets headhunted
I want to make it quite clear I am not actively looking for another job. I am just sitting here minding my own business when a headhunter called Jeremy gets in touch. He asks if I know anyone who might be interested in a head of benefits role paying nearly ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: What does the BBC's gender pay gap really reveal?
Does BBC presenter Chris Evans really deserve to be paid in excess of £2.2m a year? Or how about Alan Shearer earning between £400,000 and £449,999? I’m sure many of you will have asked or answered these questions at least once this week.Love him or loathe him, Evans found himself ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Building the foundation for a truly modern work environment
Changing workforce demographics and employers’ interest in adapting benefits strategies and working patterns accordingly to meet employees’ expectations and needs in the modern workplace is a topic we often address at Employee Benefits. Yet, despite many organisations’ aims to be seen as an employer of choice in order to recruit ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: The new world of financial wellness
As our inaugural Financial Wellness Week, in association with Neyber, draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the trends and issues currently driving this area of the benefits market.The importance of financial wellness on the corporate agenda was cemented last week with the appointment of Guy Opperman as ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 66% measure employee engagement through annual surveys
EXCLUSIVE: Two-thirds (66%) of employer respondents use the annual employee survey to measure engagement levels among staff, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, also found that 23% of respondents measure employee engagement through pulse-style research.The ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 76% cite budget as biggest barrier to launching new benefits
EXCLUSIVE: Around three-quarters (76%) of employer respondents cite budget as the biggest barrier to introducing benefits they would like to offer, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, also found that the percentage of respondents citing ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Welcome to Financial Wellness Week
Welcome to Employee Benefits’ Financial Wellness Week in association with Neyber.The importance of financial wellness on the corporate agenda was cemented last week with the appointment of Guy Opperman as parliamentary under-secretary for pensions and financial inclusion at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This position replaces that of ...
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OpinionMonica Kalia: Overcoming the workplace disconnect on financial wellness
Nearly one in four employees think their employer does not care about their financial wellness. Yet three-quarters of employers believe that they do. Over half (56%) of employers think that they help their employees with their ability to manage money, but 39% of employees say that their workplace offers poor ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Can we ever really plan for disaster?
Since Wednesday morning, many of us will have been following the news of the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in west London. Since the news broke and the scale of the disaster became apparent, social media and public forums have been inundated with offers of help for those involved, from ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Celebrating the value of benefits
What’s the quirkiest benefit you offer to your employees? Maybe you allow them to bring their pets to work, provide free drinks on a Friday or offer some unusual staff outings or trips?Earlier this week, Glassdoor published details of 20 organisations on the UK’s Top Quirky Employee Perks and Benefits ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 47% outsource some aspect of their benefits package
EXCLUSIVE: Just under half (47%) of employer respondents outsource some aspect of their benefits package, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, also found that of those respondents that do outsource some element of their benefits ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets to grips with salary sacrifice changes
Big Bad Boss has two approaches to a new issue. His first, and most frequent, response is to flap around firing off directions to everyone in the team without thinking it through. This happens if there is any kind of request from the top floor. His second approach is to ...