All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 17
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Supplier articleHow to get the best value from your employee benefits package
A well implemented employee benefits package helps to support your employees with many of their needs. It can also help improve employee engagement, reduce employee absences and improve employee satisfaction. There are some costs that come with implementing employee benefits but when it comes to the advantages ...
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Supplier article5 ways to build community at work
Community is among the oldest aspects of humanity’s journey to modern day. The majority of workers spend 40 or more hours weekly at work in an office (or home office, which still counts), usually with the same handful of teammates and coworkers. Establishing a sense of connection with each other ...
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Supplier articleRACIAL EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE
Tuesday, 21st March, is International Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day. Established by the UN in 1966 to focus on the “urgency of combatting racism and racial discrimination.”2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which states that “everyone is entitled to all the rights and ...
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Supplier articleWhat is wellbeing washing? How to avoid it, examples, and statistics
Claro Wellbeing’s recent research, published in People Management, shows that more than one in three (35% of) organisations have been “wellbeing washing”. In this article, published in full here, the Claro Wellbeing team dig into what the term “wellbeing washing” means, give some examples, and explore how ...
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Supplier articleIreland pension auto-enrolment
Next January, all going well, approximately 750,000 workers in Ireland will start being automatically enrolled into a new workplace pension scheme that will be co-funded by their employers and the State.The scheme is aimed at addressing the national pension coverage gap. It’s estimated that just 56% of the working population ...
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Supplier articleHow to create the ultimate recipe for ongoing employee engagement success
Employee engagement is more important than ever – with the war for talent and the challenges of hybrid working, there’s a deep need to ensure that employees feel connected and motivated no matter where they work.Launching an employee engagement platform is a great first step, but ensuring it hits the ...
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Supplier article2023 Global Financial Wellbeing Report: Why financial education breaks organizational barriers and helps individuals thrive.
Financial anxiety is on the mind of everyone these days. From inflation and global market disruptions to anxiety about retirement funds and financial scams, people are on a razor’s edge. Even long-time financial institutions don’t feel safe.This anxiety isn’t an issue for people in one or two countries or just ...
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Supplier articleWealth at Work group acquires Landscape who acquires MakingGiants to expand its digital communication services
Wealth at Work group (“the Group”) acquires Design Consulting Limited (trading as “Landscape”) - the employee engagement and pension communication specialist based in Southwark, London.Following this, Landscape acquired London-based creative agency MakingGiants, formerly known as Ferrier Pearce to expand its digital communication services and will trade as “Landscape”.Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director ...
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Supplier articleDEBT AWARENESS WEEK: SUPPORTING EMPLOYEES IN DEBT
With research suggesting that employees experiencing money worries cost the UK economy £120bn and 17.5 million lost hours of work, it pays for employers to offer financial wellbeing support. Debt Awareness Week, run by StepChange Debt Charity, brings the message that debt can happen to anyone to the Nation’s attention.“With ...
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Supplier articleWescot’s story of improving staff engagement through communications and rewards
Wescot Credit Services is one of the leading debt recovery agencies in the UK, and employs 2,000 employees across three separate business units, most of whom work in the call centre function. They were struggling to connect and communicate with their varied and dispersed employees, so the team decided to ...
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Supplier articleStart strong: orient your financial wellbeing strategy with these 12 steps
If you’re a benefits or wellbeing professional getting started on a financial wellbeing strategy, this article, published in full here by the team at Claro Wellbeing, will help shape your planning and research. Strengthening your people’s benefits package with a financial wellbeing strategy can be overwhelming at ...
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Supplier articleWhy Second Medical Opinion and Virtual GP services can be life-saving, not just added value
By Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development & Marketing at Generali UK Employee Benefits The importance of so-called ‘added value services’ as part of group insurance products has been steadily increasing over the years, to a point where they may now be considered central to the proposition. ...
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Supplier articleWhat the Music You Listen To Says About How You Work
Author: Alex CrumpIf you like to listen to music while you work, find out how it affects your work performance here!Playing music in the office is an ongoing Marmite debate. You either can’t get through the day without it, or you can’t get any work done with it. Some people ...
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Supplier article3 ways employers can support women’s mental health
By Nicola Hemmings, Head of Workplace Psychology - Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing Solutions Working women in the UK are dealing with a lot. We’re trying to balance personal and professional responsibilities AND take care of our mental and physical health. Eventually, this continued pressure ...
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Supplier articleEmployee benefit trends 2023
Employee needs always change but there has never been a bigger shift in the history of people management than the fallout from COVID in 2019 and the economy in 2021. To add to the turmoil, stress levels continue to grow, as do people’s wellbeing and health challenges. Hybrid working is ...
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Supplier articleHow to stand out as an employer of choice in the retail industry
Since the pandemic, the retail industry has taken a hit as the market has recovered and new consumer habits have formed. And whilst many industries have been able to implement more flexible working options for their staff, there is concern among employees who have to work in-person most days, and ...
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Supplier articleWhat does the perfect family healthcare benefit look like?
Like the bubbling brew in a witch’s cauldron, there needs to be a very specific set of ingredients to make the perfect family healthcare benefit package for employees (not including eye of newt). Whether it’s a dash of childcare, a heap of menopause support, a splash of ...
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Supplier articleFinancial wellbeing calendar: why your activities need to be timely and pertinent
One important thing to consider when you’re planning financial wellbeing activities – like webinars and workshops – is how they align with key dates in the financial calendar. For many, personal finance can feel pretty unpredictable. Especially now. But there are, nonetheless, well-worn grooves shaped by predictable, ...
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Supplier articleWhat does a carer look like?
When people think of carers they might think: uniform, care homes, institutions, professionals, occupation, dedication. There is a clear image of what we think a carer might look like, but in reality that image is totally different. The fact is, most people don’t recognise being a carer ...
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Supplier articleHOW DOES THE CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME WORK FOR EMPLOYEES & EMPLOYERS?
You’ve probably heard of the Cycle to Work Scheme, but do you know how it works?First introduced in 1999, this scheme has been adopted by more than 40,000 employers and provided bikes to 1.6 million employees across the UK. Although it’s been around for over 20 years, we still get ...