All Editorial articles – Page 34
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ArticlePricewaterhouseCoopers extends remote-working policy
Professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has extended its working-from-home policy for the majority of its workforce, following guidelines set by the UK government.PWC reopened its 24 offices to staff in July 2020 following the UK's initial national lockdown, offering staff the opportunity to take up a flexible remote-working policy whereby ...
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Case StudiesLily's Kitchen serves up a suite of benefits to support employee wellbeing
From happiness packages to an employee assistance programme, Lily’s Kitchen has made innovative changes to its benefits package in 2020 in order to support the wellbeing of its employees.Georgina Cameron, HR director, explains: “I think there has been far more emphasis in the last six months on employee wellbeing, safety ...
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Supplier articleTRS – things to consider when rolling out globally
Over the last 10-12 years, Total Reward Statements (TRS) have become the norm in the UK as a means of communicating the true value of an employee’s reward and benefits package. Along with the anticipated financial difficulties ahead, we’re expecting to see a reduction in salary increases and bonuses, so ...
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Supplier articleMaking the most of redundancy pay
The Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme comes to an end on 31 October 2020 in which a third of the UK workforce were furloughed. Given the global impact of the coronavirus crisis along with many recent redundancy announcements, it is an inevitable and an unfortunate fact that more redundancies are ...
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Supplier articleEmployees need to understand how to make the most of their redundancy pay
The Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme comes to an end on 31 October 2020 in which a third of the UK workforce were furloughed. Given the global impact of the coronavirus crisis along with many recent redundancy announcements, it is an inevitable and an unfortunate fact that more redundancies are ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: University of Lincoln to discuss reinventing benefit strategies during Covid-19 at EB Reset 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Ian Hodson, head of reward at the University of Lincoln, will discuss the impact that the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has had on benefits strategies at Employee Benefits Reset 2020.The strategy session titled ‘Aligning benefits with employees’ preferences in the new normal‘ will take place at 3.30pm on Wednesday 7 ...
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ArticleWalmart increases pay for 165,000 employees
US supermarket Walmart is increasing the pay of 165,000 employees to reward them for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, effective October 2020.Team leaders will be paid $18 (£13) - $21 (£16) an hour, going up to $30 (£23) in supercentres, while hourly employees in delicatessen and bakery ...
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ArticleOutsourced workers at Yeovil District Hospital to receive Covid-19 sick pay
Outsourced employees working at NHS Trust Yeovil district hospital will receive full sick pay for if they have to self-isolate due to contracting or being in contact with someone who has Covid-19 (Coronavirus).Hospital cleaners, porters, security and catering who are contracted to work for the hospital have not been receiving ...
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Supplier articleWhen going on holiday means being stuck at home
As more and more countries are being added to the Government’s quarantine list, is it worth taking the risk of being quarantined, and going on holiday anyway?Simply put, for many people the answer is yes, but is that because they don’t understand the reality?Holidays are vital to our emotional and ...
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ArticleGolden retriever appointed chief comfort officer to support wellbeing of front-line staff
Something for the weekend: A three-year-old golden retriever has been appointed as a chief comfort officer to support the wellbeing of front-line workers at HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake.The dog conveniently named 'Joy' took on the role to bring joy and love to all front-line employees going through emotional hardship ...
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Supplier articleThe Digital Watercooler: A CPO and CEO’s view on 2020
Take a look at the pandemic from the perspective of the business leaders who have been spearheading workplace change. Benefex’s CPO, Kathryn Kendall, and Founder & CEO, Matt Macri-Waller, talk us through their own experiences of managing a business through the rollercoaster that has been Covid-19. From the early days ...
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OpinionFrancoise Woolley: Helping staff build resilience during challenging times
The pandemic has had a dramatic impact on our mental health. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Coronavirus and depression in adults, Great Britain: June 2020, published in August 2020, revealed that 19.2% of adults in Great Britain are likely to be experiencing some form of depression; the ...
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Case StudiesAster Group offers resilience training as part of its overarching wellbeing strategy
Housing organisation Aster Group has a multi-faceted approach to its employee wellbeing which includes offering resilience training to its 1,400 employees. As well as working closely with Dorset Mind, a local-based mental health charity, the organisation took the unique approach of employing a mental wellbeing trainer on a permanent basis, ...
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Supplier articleThe importance of culture continuity during COVID-19
How have organisations managed their employees and culture during COVID-19? That was the question Achievers sought to answer in June 2020.We turned to our research and science department, the Workforce Institute, who surveyed more than 1,000 employees on how well their personal values aligned with those of their organisation. Perhaps ...
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ArticleOyo introduces flexible-working policy
Hospitality business Oyo has introduced a flexible-working policy to support the wellbeing of its employees. Its new policy, called Work From Anywhere, will give UK employees the choice to work from home, its offices in London, or choose an alternative arrangement. All employees who choose to remotely will receive £100 ...
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Supplier articleAdmiral chooses Gympass to support entire wellbeing spectrum for its 7,500 employees
Admiral Group plc – best-known for its private motor insurance and home cover services, including well-known brands such as Admiral, elephant.co.uk, confused.com, Diamond and Bell – has partnered with Gympass to fulfil a comprehensive employee wellbeing strategy for its 7,500-strong UK workforce. A driving force behind this decision was Admiral ...
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ArticleSquire Patton Boggs returns associates to full pay
Law firm Squire Patton Boggs will return its employees to full pay following the pay cuts that were put in place due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, effective from October 2020.The organisation, which has offices globally including the US, UK and Europe, will restore the salaries of support staff and ...
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Supplier articleIntroducing the COVID-19 Return to Work app
Over the coming months, businesses will need frameworks that allow them to recover from the economic damage of the pandemic whilst ensuring the physical and mental safety of their workforces.However, as fears of the second wave are being realised; the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring that 13th September 2020 saw ...
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ArticleMitie awards 25,000 employees extra day of annual leave
Outsourcing organisation Mitie has awarded its 25,000 employees an extra day of holiday to reward them for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.This extra day of annual leave for front-line employees is in addition to the access to health and wellbeing support it is offering its employees during ...