All Editorial articles – Page 31
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ArticleDunelm to repay government £14.5 million in furlough costs
Retail employer Dunelm will payback in fullthemoney it receivedas part of the government’s employee furlough scheme as financial support during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. In March 2020, the organisation furloughed 8,000 employeesafter predicting a significant reduction in revenue due to the pandemic. However, the organisation has seen a 29.7% increase ...
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ArticleMercer signs Race at Work charter to improve ethnic equality
Consulting firm Mercer 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, developed in partnership with the UK government and charity Business in the Community (BITC), has set out to improve the workplace quality for ...
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Supplier articleResetting our expectations and top trends for travel in 2021
The travel and tourism industry has been severely affected by the pandemic and unsurprisingly everyone in the industry is keen to try and get it restarted. In the UK alone the tourism industry supports over 3,000,000 jobs and accounts for nearly 10% of GDP.With the pent-up demand caused by lockdowns, ...
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Supplier articleWork-related stress: cost and compliance
We recently surveyed a group of c50 HR professionals, during Generali’s webinar on work-related stress, in partnership with BLM Law.Work-related stress Employment Tribunal and Personal Injury claims are on the increase, bringing big financial and reputational costs to business. It could become worse as furloughing ends and burnout related claims ...
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Supplier articleTop tips for running Reward and Recognition on a budget
The current times we find ourselves in, within this global pandemic, is an interesting one, especially for the economy and businesses alike. There seems to be a lot of uncertainties about what the future may hold, how businesses will ultimately be affected, both in the short term and the long ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: The Role of Employee Benefits and Financial Protection in 2021
As COVID-19 continues to dominate the news and employee benefits agenda, it’s important to stay positive when planning for the future. Is your business rising to the challenge and focusing on supporting its employees?As well as driving more community spirit and teamwork, it’s essential to review your business’s overall benefits ...
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ArticleGraham launches mental wellbeing strategy for 6,500 employees
Construction organisation Graham has introduced a wellbeing strategy to support the mental health of its 6,500 employees.The organisation launched an online wellbeing hub on 13 October, providing employees with advice on how to manage their mental health through webinars and articles. Staff will also be able to access one-to-one counselling ...
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Supplier articleCollective Benefits and Gympass join forces to bring wellness platform to self-employed workers
Collective Benefits – the world’s first benefits platform for self-employed, flexible and independent workers – has joined forces with Gympass to bring an entire suite of wellness benefits to its members.There are six million self-employed workers and freelancers in the UK and the gig economy is continuing to grow as ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: TSB Bank and Charles Stanley adapt technology to support remote working
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: TSB Bank and Charles Stanley have enhanced their technology strategies to ensure that employees are working effectively from home.The session titled 'Technology 101: Getting your tech strategy right for your employees', which was chaired by Blair Pleasant, president and principal analyst at Commfusion, delved into integrating ...
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Supplier articleGympass produces free eBook to help employers identify and manage burnout in the workplace
Gympass, leader in corporate wellness, has published a free eBook to help employers understand and overcome burnout in the workplace.The eBook (https://site.gympass.com/web/lp/gbr-burnout-ebook-lp) draws on insight and comment from a range of expert organisations and individuals including: Gallup, the World Health Organisation, Mindshine, Healing Clouds and Arianna Huffington, the founder and ...
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Article55% of employees would take a pay cut to continue working remotely
Just under half (45%) of employees would be interested in taking a pay cut to continue working remotely long-term, according to research by Owl Labs.Its study of 2,000 UK employees found that 15% of staff would take a pay cut of 5% to continue working remotely, however, just under half ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Lily's Kitchen enhances its reward and wellbeing strategy
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Lily's Kitchen enhanced its reward and wellbeing strategy to support its employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.During her online session titled 'Reward and benefits to enhance health and wellbeing', Georgina Cameron, HR director at Lily's Kitchen, discussed how the organisation created an effective framework for a ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Wilson James Group adapted digital engagement strategy due to Covid-19
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Wilson James Group had started on a journey of digital engagement in order to keep in regular contact with employees.Speaking as part of the Employee Benefits Reset 2020 online conference series, Samantha Rope, former HR director at Wilson James Group, explained ...
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ArticleDropbox introduces permanent remote-working policy
File hosting organisation Dropbox is introducing a permanent remote working policy for its 2,323 employees, due to its success during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The new policy sees the organisation becoming a 'Virtual First' organisation with employees predominately working from home after taking on board the results of its In Search ...
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ArticleAlice Meredith: Key considerations for businesses and employees facing travel restrictions
Short-term changes to quarantine exemptions have not just caused chaos in airports this summer: they have significantly impacted businesses whose employees travelled abroad. With infection rates continuing to rise internationally, how can employers minimise future disruption?PracticalitiesAny employee travelling into England from a non-exempt country is required to self-isolate for a ...
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ArticleOsborne Clarke repays government for cost of employee furlough scheme
Law firm Osborne Clarke has repaidback in fullthemoney it receivedas part of the government's employee furlough scheme.In April 2020, the organisation furloughed 116 employeesafter forecasting a significant reduction in revenue due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. However, due to the business performance exceeding expectationsduring the months to follow, it returned ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Natwest Group offers wellbeing initiatives to support 64,000 employees
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: On day six of the Employee Benefits Reset online series, Fiona McAslan, wellbeing lead, HR chief operating officer at Natwest Group, discussed how the organisation supported the wellbeing of employees before and during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.In the strategy session titled 'Mobilising your organisation to prioritise ...
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Supplier articleThe ultimate COVID-19 return to work checklist for your team
There have been no shortage of radical changes for HR teams to grapple with during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past 6 months, many businesses have been operating in ‘crisis-mode’, reacting to the evolving government advice. However, as COVID-19 shows no signs of slowing, businesses need to ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Virgin Unite meets new employee expectations during the pandemic
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: The impact of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has caused a number of changes in the workplace and inevitably, employee expectations have changed.In a session titled ‘Meeting new employee expectations in a Covid-19 world’, Anna Gowdridge, director of 100% Human at Work, an initiative founded by Virgin ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Mental Health & Stress Management in a COVID World
Over the last few months, many businesses have continued to trade successfully but to maintain staff morale, engagement and productivity, they have had to increasingly focus on employee lifestyle management. The emphasis has been looking at how employees can lead healthier lives to fight illnesses such as stress, anxiety and ...