All Editorial articles – Page 39
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ArticleConstruction Industry Training Board freezes pay rises and bonuses until 2021
Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has put a freeze on pay increases and has also postponed its performance related bonus payments for all of its employees.The decision which has been put in place until 2021, will affect all of its 850 employees. These recent measures follow on from the executive ...
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Supplier articleWill your reward spend bring you results, from lock down to long-term?
As businesses gear up for more change this year as furloughing ends, redundancies loom and remote working becomes a more permanent feature for many, business recovery now rests on having healthy, safe and motivated employees. Various reports indicate that better communication of existing benefits and well-being programs is now the ...
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ArticleWilliam Hill to repay government £24 million in furlough costs
British bookmakers William Hill will repay the government £24 million for any furlough payments it has received during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.In April 2020, the organisation placed 7,000 employees on the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) after lockdown restrictions forced it to close all of its branches.As well as ...
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Supplier articleSupporting Unmind users through Covid-19
When the corona-virus pandemic seized the world, the team at Unmind knew we could act fast and help our users to proactively protect their mental health in the face of many unknowns. We were humbled by their feedback, and are now excited to share the impact of ...
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Supplier articleInfographic: 8 ways to cultivate connection, productivity and culture
Over the last couple of months we’ve had many conversations with HR leaders who are working incredibly hard to support their people and companies through this time.Whilst many of us are maintaining our ‘swan-like presence’ for our Zoom meetings, beneath the water we’re paddling like crazy as the speed and ...
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ArticleUber and Metro Bank extend remote working policies to 2021
Ridesharing business Uber and retail banking organisation Metro Bank are extending their home working policies to 2021.Uber plans to open its local offices in the US over the coming months, however, US-based employees can still take up the option of continuing to work from home until at least 31 June ...
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Supplier articleRemoving the cost barrier from essential employee well-being
Generali Employee Benefits UK and Bupa have announced a commercial partnership initiative to drive forward well-being programs designed for UK employers who are part of a multinational groupThe initiative aims to give employers access to the back-to-work support they need with a specific focus on risk assessment, testing and support ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live 2020 moves to October 2021
Employee Benefits Live 2020, which was due to take place on 6-7 October 2020, has been postponed until 2021 due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The event, in its 22nd year, will now take place Tuesday 12 October and Wednesday 13 October 2021 at ExCeL London.The difficult decision was based on ...
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Supplier articleHR Heroes: How to reinforce your company purpose during times of change
By Meghan Barret, Content Marketing Editor at Reward GatewayWith hundreds of employees spread out across the U.S., working in satellite offices, call centers or driving on the road, ABC Home Medical Supply, a national leading urological supply provider, had many employees who were already used to working remotely and serving ...
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Supplier articleeBook: 7 inspirational stories of connection, recognition and support during COVID-19
Every day, companies around the world are learning to adapt and evolve as COVID-19 forces millions of employees to adjust how, where and when they work. Find out how organisations are using Reward Gateway platforms to connect, recognize and support people during a challenging time, and create innovative ways to: ...
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Supplier articleWhat can organisations learn from Twitter and Facebook during a pandemic?
2020: we're living through a change in history that will be noted for evolving how our so called hard-coded realities have shifted almost overnight. The current pandemic we find ourselves in has brought about so many unprecedented changes in all aspects of both our personal and professional lives. Nothing could ...
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Supplier articleA guide to a cost-effective employee benefits set-up
After a difficult 2020 and with businesses everywhere looking to cut costs, employee benefits might be considered by some an expense rather than an investment.In actual fact, not only should employee benefits be seen as an investment, but they can also be incredibly cost-effective.While some employee benefits can actually be ...
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ArticleBritish Airways introduces 20% pay cuts for 4,300 pilots
UK airline British Airways has introduced a temporary 20% pay cut for 4,300 pilots.The airline plans to slowly increase pay over a two year period by 12% and return to full pay long-term.The package also included measures such as voluntary part-time working, voluntary severance and voluntary external secondments, to reduce ...
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Supplier articleLeading HR teams welcomed Gympass business pivot in light of lock down
As the Covid-19 lock down forced the temporary closure of businesses across the country, the outlook for companies supplying services to corporate partners looked precarious. Among them was Gympass - the world’s largest corporate wellness platform.Prior to lock down, the Gympass model comprised giving access to employee members to over ...
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Supplier articleWhy now is the right time to push your CSR benefits
Amid worries of redundancy and an oncoming recession, it can be easy to assume employees aren’t thinking about corporate social responsibility (CSR). However, along with the rise of TikTok and bread-making, lock down has steadily brought sustainability back to the forefront of public consciousness.With Covid-19 highlighting the best (and, in ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Should staff expect to be paid during quarantine?
On Saturday 25 July 2020, the UK government announced that, from 26 July, anyone entering the UK from mainland Spain, the Balearics or the Canary Islands would be required to quarantine for 14 days, following a rise in cases in Covid-19 in these regions.At the time numerous Britons were already ...
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ArticleGreggs will not pay staff if they need to self-isolate after returning from holiday
British bakery chain Greggs will not be paying any of its 25,000 employees if they have to self-isolate when returning from holiday.Greggs introduced a Covid-19 (Coronavirus) specific policy in April 2020, detailing that if an employee is forced by law to self-isolate for 14 days after travelling overseas, they will ...
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Supplier articleWhat do your employees really want?
What do employees really want from their jobs and workplaces? And to through a spanner in the works, does what they really want become amplified working from home during a global pandemic, or do their needs somewhat change? Over the last few decades, the demands and desires of employees have ...
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ArticleThe Fair Work Commission introduces paid pandemic leave for care home workers
The Australian Fair Work Commission has introduced paid pandemic leave for care staff working at residential elderly care homes to support them during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, effective immediately.Nurses, healthcare workers and care workers will be able to access up to two weeks of paid leave if necessary, as part ...
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ArticleKainos repays government for cost of job retention scheme
Belfast software organisation Kainos is repaying the government for any furlough payments it has received during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.In April 2020, the organisation made use of the Government Job Retention Scheme (GJRS) by placing 131 of its 1,700 employees on furlough, who have all now returned to full-time work. ...