All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 103
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Spotlight on cancer awareness
While Movember takes the shine during November, did you also know that it is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month as well?Unfortunately, both lung and pancreatic cancer both have low survival rates, and lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK which is ...
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Supplier articleWhy it might be time to give your benefits brand a refresh
By James Edwards, director of client success at Reward GatewayYou’ve got the employee discounts, you’ve got the employee recognition tools, maybe you have a whole suite of initiatives that you’ve cooked up.But for some reason, your employees don’t engage with them anymore.But for some reason, your employees don’t engage with ...
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Focusing on improving male health this Movember
The Movember Foundation has been running its charitable month Movember since 2003 and every year the event continues to grow in popularity. Whilst women raise awareness and vital funding for Cancer Research and Race for Life to make their mark — Movember is a chance for the male population to ...
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Supplier articleThe critical building block your employee initiatives are missing
By Megan Gough, head of client communications at Reward GatewayAs we often say at Reward Gateway, employee engagement is a marathon, not a sprint. There are several building blocks to put in place, which can include initiatives like a discounts or reward and recognition platform, or a refresh of your ...
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Supplier articleWhy and how to set up a mentoring programme
Mentoring is an effective way to help employees develop their skills and increase their desire to keep growing within the company. It’s becoming an increasingly popular tool within the business world; 71% of all Fortune 500 companies now offer a mentoring programme to their employees and 75% of private executives ...
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Keeping stress levels to a minimum
Monitoring your employees’ stress levels is probably not likely to be at the top of your business’ list of priorities – but being supportive and helping your employees deal with stress can reduce absenteeism and improve employee retention.Today is National Stress Awareness Day. The World Health Organisation says that between ...
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Supplier articleThe next generation of employee recognition is here
By Rowenna Berry, senior product manager at Reward GatewayLet's start with the obvious one: Today’s workforce has changed.The millennial generation are the largest segment of the workforce today, with one in three American workers being aged 18-34 years, according to Pew Research.But the average tenure of a millennial worker is ...
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Supplier articleWhy online doctors and GP helplines are a win/win for you and your employees
One million people a week cannot get an appointment with a GP and the current waiting times are the longest on record. With the number of people working excessive hours rising by 15% in recent years, it’s understandable that many employees feel they simply don’t have the time to go ...
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AnalysisInfographic: What respondents look for in benefits technology
Two infographics exploring some of the main factors respondents look for in benefits technology, and how they source benefits technology.!function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script"),d=o[0],r=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement("script");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async","https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");!function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script"),d=o[0],r=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement("script");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async","https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");
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Supplier articleWhy employee back pain matters and five ways you can help improve it
Back pain is a pain in the, well, back. Unfortunately it’s a common problem, particularly the lower back variety which affects around 80% of adults at some point during their lives. In fact, lower back pain is so widespread, a recent study found it to be the biggest cause of ...
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Supplier articleCountdown to the Rebel Playbook: What’s the top ‘play’ this month?
By Chloe Deiulis, content marketing manager at Reward GatewayIn case you missed it, a couple weeks ago we announced a new section on Reward Gateway's website that introduces Build It: The Rebel Playbook to World-Class Employee Engagement. Every few weeks, we'll be showcasing our favourite blogs from our sister site ...
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Supplier articleFour data points to consider while evaluating new employee benefits
By Debra Corey, Group Reward Director at Reward GatewayThere are many steps to take before you start looking at new benefit options, but one of the steps I often see people forget is to look at the data.What do I mean by that? It’s important to pull together data to ...
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Supplier articleVideo: Four quick wins to increase benefits engagement
Thomsons Online Benefits have just launched a brand new series of short videos as part of their Benefits Experts Series.In the second video, Vicky Edwards, head of communications at Thomsons, shares the best ways to approach communications to fully engage your employees with their benefits.Watch this short clip to discover ...
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AnalysisInfographic: How do employers measure engagement with online or flexible benefits portals?
An infographic exploring how employers measure employee engagement with their online or flexible benefits portal.!function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script"),d=o[0],r=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement("script");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async","https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");
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Supplier articleThe ‘who, what and why’ you can never forget in employee communication planning
By Megan Gough, head of client communications at Reward GatewayIt’s exciting to launch a new programme. One that you know will delight and engage your employees — you’ve done your homework, you’ve got the leadership team on board and now you’re sitting in a room with the team wondering what ...
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Spotlight on Sage – three steps towards award-winning benefits engagement
By Jack Curzon, head of scheme design, Thomsons Online BenefitsCreating an award-winning benefits engagement strategy from the ground up can seem like a daunting prospect at first. But, by breaking the challenge down into bite-sized chunks and following a successful blueprint, it is achievable.The Rewards team at Sage were set ...
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Supplier articlePodcast: The gender pensions gap
Taking insights from our recent UK Employee Benefits Watch research, we’ve launched the industry’s first and only podcast series. Our experts discuss how to manage a market-leading benefits programme. Are you aware that the pension savings gap between men and women in the UK currently ...
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Supplier articlePodcast: The new era of wellness: digital revolution
Taking insights from our recent UK Employee Benefits Watch research, we’ve launched the industry’s first and only podcast series. Our experts discuss how to manage a market-leading benefits programme. The new era of wellness: digital revolutionIn this podcast, take a deep dive into employee wellness ...
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Supplier articleSix tips to keep the small-company feel as your business grows
When a company grows and starts to get over 20 or so employees, it can start to lose that ‘small company feel’. People might stop talking to each other, and you can lose the close-knit culture and co-operative energy your success was originally built on.By encouraging more internal interaction between ...
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Supplier articleWhy employee work-life balance matters and how you can improve it
Having a positive work-life balance can help employees carve out enough time for both work and the many other facets of their lives. But when running a business, although not intentional, it’s understandably easy to focus on the work domain of employees’ lives, forgetting they have a whole other life ...