All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 117
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Neuropsychology and the workplace
By Simon Andrew – engagement directorThose who have chatted to me around the Benefex office might... might, possibly, maybe have heard me talk (casually, in passing) about my degree in psychology. Maybe. What has this got to do with employee benefits and the workplace? Well, quite a lot, if I’m ...
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Why group income protection is now an employer and employee benefit
Traditionally, group income protection (also known as long-term sick pay insurance) to cover an employee’s salary when they’ve been off work with a long-term condition, was seen as being solely an employee benefit. Now, the product provides just as much value to the employer as it does the employee.Most policies ...
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Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder in the workplace
By Sophie Gane “If you intervene early, you can reduce the length of a mental health-related absence by 18%” Joy Reymond, UnumHere’s what you can do as an employer to identify and alleviate the issues caused by SAD.What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?It’s a form of depression experienced during a particular ...
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How health cash plans can support employees suffering from the ‘winter blues’
Philip Wood, executive director of sales and marketing, Health ShieldIn the New Year, employees return to work in their millions after a well-deserved Christmas break. Some come back refreshed with renewed vigour and resolutions to keep. But for others, the winter months can be a time of increased stress, depression ...
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Financial wellbeing initiatives: why you can’t afford to ignore them
By Gethin Nadin – Director of EcosystemsOver the last couple of years, Financial Wellbeing has made its way to the top of the HR agenda. What has traditionally been viewed as a sensitive and personal subject is now coming out onto a more public platform, and the responsibility of a ...
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Mind the CEO gap: what it is and how you can fix it
By Matt Macri-WallerEmployee engagement is no longer an issue for HR departments alone. It’s landing on the desks of CEOs, coming up in board meetings and now, more regularly than ever, it’s featuring in the mainstream media.This is with huge thanks to HR professionals all over the UK for championing ...
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Why every Group Income Protection scheme should be reviewed this April
The government is making changes to state disability benefits this April, which will have a significant impact on large numbers of group income protection policies, also known as long-term sick pay.On 6 April 2017, the work related activity component (WRAC) of the employment and support allowance (ESA) is being removed. ...
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Survey reveals employees left vulnerable to making poor pension decisions
WEALTH at work recently conducted a survey to investigate what has changed in the workplace since the introduction of the pension changes. Its aim was to understand the attitudes and opinions of a range of UK companies in recognising the need to support their employees as they approach retirement.Employees set ...
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Blue Monday – a great opportunity to kick start your rewards scheme
January 16th is Blue Monday. It has been calculated to be the gloomiest day of the calendar year. This is because the day comes around at the midway point of the coldest, greyest month. It also occurs when the last pay day is a distant memory – so there’s a ...
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Gamification in HR
By Sophie GaneGamification – /??e?m?f??ke??(?)n/ – may be a term you’ve heard banded about in recent years. No, it’s not a made-up word like “normalise” or “on fleek”, it’s a real thing. Gamification means taking typical elements of game-playing (e.g. point scoring, competition, rules of play etc.) and applying them ...
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Learn how to increase benefits uptake and engage your employees
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 internal communications strategy. There are always new ways to attract, engage and retain your workforce, and ...
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New Year’s resolutions and steps to implementing an employee benefits scheme
By Sally Duckworth, CEO, You at WorkAccording to research, two thirds of us break our New Year’s resolutions by the end of January.* Our intentions to get fitter or eat healthily or spend more time with family are meant well but we tend to be less good at planning and ...
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Tips to get the most from salary sacrifice in 2017
By Neil Bowen, Business Development Director, You At WorkAs we head into January, I won’t be the only one thinking about the ‘better self’ I’m going to be in 2017. More organised, more productive, healthier, fitter, and so on. And while many of do indeed make progress, day-to-day life often ...
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The three tenets of motivation
One-third of workers in the UK report being unhappy at work and if we don’t start looking at new ways to motivate our employees we may well see motivation levels drop even further. Creating a positive culture is not something that you can achieve overnight, it takes authentic and long-term ...
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Top tips for employees retiring in 2017
Those who are approaching retirement and have a defined contribution (DC) pension, now have a lot of decisions to make thanks to the pension changes that came into force in April 2015.WEALTH at work has created its ‘Top tips for those planning to retire in 2017’.Understand the options – The ...
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The global view of central bank policies
Capital Market Notes, December 2016David Lafferty, Chief Market Strategist, and Dave Goodsell from Natixis Global Asset Management’s Durable Portfolio Construction Research Centre, assess how institutional investors view central bank policies from across the globe.Read the full article here:
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Engaging employees in the digital age
Technological advances have, of course, changed the way all of us work and have the potential to make offices more productive and efficient places to be. But with new innovation have come a whole new set of problems, not least how to engage a workforce which is now fully connected ...
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Engaging a workforce – employees should be your greatest investment
Gone are the days when workers went into a job at 16 and stayed until they picked up their retirement carriage clock. The issue of employee engagement is one that employers ignore at their peril. Today’s workers often view themselves as free agents and the rise of platforms such LinkedIn, ...
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The future of active management is now
Fees under pressure. Regulatory moves against closet indexers. Rapid advances in financial technology. Shifting sentiment among investors. Such mounting challenges have led to widespread speculation about active management's shrinking future. But a closer look inside intelligent portfolio construction today tells a story of expanding roles, added value, and innovative risk-adjusted, ...
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What the huge rebound in sterling means for the UK's inflation outlook
The world’s strongest currency in November was not the US dollar, despite the greenback rallying 3.5% against the euro, 8.7% against the Japanese yen and over 8.6% versus the Mexican peso and the Turkish lira up to yesterday’s close.The strongest currency last month was sterling, which had strengthened 2.2% versus ...