All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 108
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Supplier articleDoes your employee recognition programme have enough spice?
When it comes to employee recognition programmes, it can be tough to find the right variety and balance of recognition to achieve your goals. In a short video, Debra will chat through a few tips on how to add some spice to your employee recognition programme by thinking outside the ...
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Why a social recognition programme is no longer scary – it’s necessary
by Debra Corey, Group Reward DirectorI remember the first time I heard about using social media within an employee reward and recognition system — making employee recognition public, for every employee to see. I wasn’t excited. I was nervous, not knowing what to expect, and what exactly ‘social recognition’ really ...
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Supplier articleHyper-personalising the employee experience
by Sophie Gane, Copywriter‘Hyper-personalisation’ sounds like one of those phrases that you would hear on Top Gear and pretend to understand, while making a mental note to Google it later. What it actually refers to is “the use of data to provide more personalised and targeted products, services, and content”. ...
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How to use an all-in-one engagement platform to centralise key HR tasks
by Robert Hicks, group HR director If your organisation is on the smaller side (or if you’ve got a small team), likely one of the largest frustrations you’ve got is wasting valuable time answering questions such as:Where can I find that?What does this mean?How much holiday time do I have?When’s ...
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Supplier articleThe benefits of a company induction programme
by Didi Korova, head of learning and people experienceDo you remember your first day at your job?Just like the start of a friendship or a relationship, the first few weeks of an employee joining a new company can be emotional and exciting, and for both the employee and their new ...
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Weighing up the merits of pensions guidance and advice
by Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at workThe pension freedoms changed the face of retirement income options for many members of defined contribution (DC) schemes. Individuals now have to think about whether they want an annuity, drawdown, cash or a combination of options; when to access their pension; if it is ...
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Supplier articleA look inside the world of global employee recognition
by Chloe Deiulis, content marketing manager at Reward GatewayWe're excited about the next generation of employee recognition and employee recognition programmes. You can find a snapshot of our latest research into the changing landscape of employee recognition in our infographic below, or in our latest announcement, which shows a new ...
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Raise in state pension age means saving now could be crucial
Following the recommendation by John Cridland, the government has confirmed it will raise the state pension age from 67 to 68 between 2037 and 2039, seven years ahead of the date range originally planned.Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work, said: “It might seem a long way off but future generations ...
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Supplier articleUsing e-cards in an employee recognition programme
E-cards are an easy way to build a culture of continuous recognition for your employees. By customising them to fit your culture and brand, you can use e-cards to say a simple ‘thank you’, recognise specific achievements such as hitting a quarterly business target and so much more.Download the e-book ...
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Supplier articleTop tips on how to set your employee recognition strategy
By Debra Corey, Group Reward Director at Reward GatewayThe true impact of a employee recognition strategy is hard to ignore – combined with other components in your overall employee engagement strategy, an effective employee recognition programme can help reduce turnover, boost employee morale and increase collaboration among teams.But employee recognition ...
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FCA findings point to continued lack of understanding around new pension rules
Over half (53%) of retirees who accessed their defined contribution pensions chose to withdraw their entire pension pots, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) interim findings of its Retirement Outcomes Review.Of these fully withdrawn pensions, 52% had been transferred into other savings or investments, thereby losing the valuable tax ...
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Supplier articleKey questions asked by clients around employee benefits
Many of the clients and prospects that we speak to already have a pretty good idea about employee benefits. By the time they have contacted us they will have gone through a process of identifying their objectives, begun to plan a strategy and, more often than not, will have a ...
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E-book: Employee Recognition for the Modern Workforce
There has been a lot of talk in recent months about the rise of millennials and how they are impacting the workforce. The rapid growth in technology has led to a generation gap between older workers and millennials; each with distinct attitudes, behaviours and characteristics. The complexity in managing and ...
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Supplier articleResearch shows gender gap in career progression attitudes
by Simon Andrew, insight and engagement directorWe recently conducted research into what people regard as important when looking for a new job. When we looked at the gender gap, the results were quite interesting. Did I say 'quite'? I mean, very.Gender pay gapThe BBC reported on the first FTSE100 company ...
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Wealth at Work sponsors scholarship programme
Kate Wills, a student at the University of Lincoln has recently completed a three year sponsored scholarship programme at WEALTH at work. This programme was put together as a result of both the University’s and WEALTH at work’s shared interest and commitment to the development of educational needs.Over the course ...
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Webinar – How to build an effective employee recognition strategy
Many organisations adopt employee recognition schemes in an effort to attract, motivate and retain talent. Yet there is a gap between what many programmes set out to achieve and what they deliver. The reason? Often it can be traced to a lack of strategy.On Thursday 20 July 2017 at 1–2pm ...
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How income drawdown can be utilised to create a tax-efficient pension income
Since the pension freedoms, income drawdown has proved to be a popular option for individuals who want greater control and freedom over how they access their pension savings.However if employees go down the income drawdown route, they will need to make sure they don’t pay any unnecessary income tax. Usually ...
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Employee engagement tips for organisations affected by a pay cap
by Jamie King, director of global rewards at XexecThe public sector pay cap – a 1 per cent cent pay rise cap that has been in place since 2012, affecting five million workers across the UK – has been at the top of the political agenda again after the Labour ...
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Report finds employees wasting time on unnecessary tasks
New research shows UK employees spend 441,827,088 days a year on ‘time-wasting’ office tasks such as responding to hundreds of emails, attending meetings for meetings sake, and completing unnecessary admin.Two-thirds (60%) of 2,040 UK employees said they spend at least half a day every single week performing tasks they deem ...
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How employees could avoid losing their pension to scams and fraud
WEALTH at work shares its top tips on how employees could avoid losing their pension to scams and fraudsters.Scams don't look like scams – Scams look and sound legitimate by having very professional looking websites and literature, which is why employees can easily be deceived. Whichever option employees take for ...