All Editorial articles – Page 29
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ArticleHogan Lovells returns newly qualified lawyers to full pay
International law firm Hogan Lovells will return its newly qualified associates to full pay following the cuts that were put in place due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. InApril, the organisationintroduced pay cuts for newly qualified lawyers in London and Birmingham, with their pay being reduced to £85,000 and £46,000 ...
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Supplier articleTaking progressive wellbeing initiatives even further
Gethin Nadin, Director, Employee Wellbeing, BenefexThe employee benefits industry has spent the last few months focusing heavily on employee wellbeing in the time of Covid, and how to get initiatives off the ground. But what about those organisations who were already taking significant wellbeing steps before 2020? For this ...
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ArticleAegon signs Race at Work charter to address racial inequality
Financial services organisation Aegon has signed the Race at Work charter, committing to address the issues that employees from ethnic minority groups face in the workplace.The race charter, created in partnership with the UK government and charity Business in the Community (BITC), has set out to improve the workplace quality ...
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ArticleRina Pandya: What can employers do to lift team spirits and combat potential isolation in winter?
At the beginning of this year, we could never have imagined how different our way of working would become. Many employees have had to adapt to remote working, with the workplace reinventing itself in home offices and around dining tables. This transition has been challenging, however, as the year draws ...
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ArticleGeorgina Cameron: What can employers do to lift team spirits and combat potential isolation in winter?
We have learned a lot in 2020, whether that is working out how to wear a face mask without steaming up your glasses or discovering how to be comfortable with seeing yourself on video calls. However, as we move into the darker months, the main lesson I will be taking ...
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ArticleRobert Green: What can employers do to lift team spirits and combat potential isolation in winter?
There is no doubt the world has changed dramatically this year, having a significant impact on the way we live and work. With winter looming and employees still predominantly working from home, we need to be conscious that employees may feel isolated.That is why at Colt, our main aim is ...
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ArticleWelsh social care staff to receive full sick pay
Social care staff working in Wales will receive enhanced sick pay entitlements to support them financially during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, effective 1 November.The new scheme, which has been put in place until 31 March 2021, will ensure that all social care staffworking in care homes, domiciliary care and personal ...
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Supplier articleHow can employers support staff with long-term conditions during the pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a host of health and wellbeing issues coming to light over the past 10 months. This includes stress, anxiety and poor mental health as a result of increased isolation due to lockdown or increased pressure on finances.This, combined with the effect of “long COVID”, ...
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Supplier article8 virtual team building ideas to improve connections with remote workers
At Reward Gateway, a lot of planning has gone into designing our workspaces to be an extension of our workforce. With every buildout, we have always prioritised creating a collaborative, comfortable and buzzing environment.But now, many of our workspaces are our home offices, and like you, we are working on ...
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Support and counselling: Wellbeing in numbers
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ArticleDentons returns 1,100 employees to full pay
Multinational law firm Dentons will return its employees to full pay following the cuts that were put in place due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, effective November 2020.In April, the law firm asked its 1,100 UK employees to take a reduction in hours and pay. The new scheme saw staff ...
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Supplier articleHow the right technology will reduce stress for HR leaders and employees
There’s no doubt about it – everyone’s feeling the weight of the pandemic on their shoulders this year. And this weight carries over into everything we do, including work.In particular, HR leaders agree that 2020 has been the most stressful year of their careers.In a survey of 751 HR leaders ...
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Supplier articleEmployer DNA: the power of people analytics
No two people in the world are alike. DNA is the very material that defines our uniqueness – the very substance that carries the information we need to survive and to thrive. This isn’t because we are all made of different molecules, but because of the way ...
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AnalysisHow has the role of the line manager changed in supporting employee wellbeing?
Need to know:Line managers have had to change their mindset during the pandemic and become more proactive in managing wellbeing while employees are working from home.There has been a significant shift towards personalised, proactive wellbeing plans, daily and weekly health check-ins and Mental Health First Aid training, as well as ...
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Case StudiesBulb puts line managers at the centre of its wellbeing strategy
Since the start of the Covid-19 crisis in March 2020, Bulb, which is London based and has around 700 employees, has tried to put wellbeing at the forefront of its business strategy.Tom Fraine, chief people officer at the renewable energy firm, says: “We recognise that this is a time of ...
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OpinionAlison Pay: Has the pandemic changed employers' priorities around workplace wellbeing?
When it comes to employers’ priorities around wellbeing, and specifically mental health, the pace of change has been slow and, in many cases, inadequate.The Business in the Community (BITC survey), Mental health at work 2020, published in October 2020, indicated that 30% of people would still not tell anyone about ...
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Supplier articleHow COVID-19 Will Change the Future of Work and Benefits
One of the keys to creating the right working environment is keeping up to date with the latest working trends and how the world of work is changing.Adaptability is more important than ever before, as is the need to understand what employees now want from their role and their working ...
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ArticleReddit introduces remote-working policy
US social news aggregation organisation Reddit has enhanced its remote-working policy to give employees more flexibility over where they work.Due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the majority of employees at Reddit have already adopted a remote-working pattern. Due to its success, the organisation has extended this giving employees the option ...
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Supplier articleFinancial wellbeing in times of turmoil
Gethin Nadin, Director, Employee Wellbeing, BenefexFor many years now, employees have been asking their employer for guidance around their own financial wellbeing. As we continue to fight the unforeseen consequences of Coronavirus, the future of our economy is looking unstable at best. Our Digital Watercooler session covers this potentially tough ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: BT enhances communications strategy
Telecommunications organisation BT has enhanced its communications strategy to ensure its employees feel more connected during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The employer, which has 80,000 employees working in 54 countries, has expanded on the services it uses through connectivity platform Workplace. BT believes that the communication tool will help create an ...