All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 30
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Supplier articleMen’s mental health: The case for adding peer-to-peer community support to your toolbox
By Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development and Marketing at Generali UK Employee Benefits.“Are you alright?” Pretty much everyone in the UK says this; probably on a daily basis. If we’re honest though, none of us are really asking whether the other person is OK; whether they are healthy and ...
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Supplier articleThe key issues salary sacrifice schemes are helping to solve
Businesses and their employees are dealing with many challenges right now, including rising fuel and energy costs, rising inflation and the climate emergency to name just a few.Employers are expected more than ever to support employees as much as possible through these challenging times.We’ve seen businesses implement many new initiatives ...
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Supplier articleHow A Strong ESG Proposition Can Improve Employee Wellbeing
Poor mental health can negatively impact the workplace, costing UK businesses up to £45 billion every single year (Deloitte). HR teams have the opportunity to use companies' ESG agendas to improve employee wellbeing and act on social and environmental issues simultaneously.The Link Between ESG Initiatives And Employee WellbeingSimply put, doing ...
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Supplier articleCreating Perks with Purpose: 5 Simple Ways to Engage Teams
Profit with purpose can help our planet and local communities as well as increase the wellbeing and retention of employees. And none of this has to come at the expense of the bottom line.Retaining Talent Employees' need for purpose is clear and the consultant's view is simple - help your ...
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Supplier articleParents and Mental Health: How Employers Can Help
Author: Dr Sophie Dix, VP of Content at Koa Health - Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing SolutionsIn 2019, ONS (the Office for National Statistics) revealed that 75% of mothers and 92% of fathers are active members of the UK workforce. And as there are more workers who are parents or ...
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Supplier articleHow to remain an employer of choice during the cost of living crisis
Author: Chloe Thompson, Head of Content Strategy at Reward GatewayEvery HR leader wants their top talent to stay. But as the competitive talent market continues to challenge, and as many employees struggle with sharp cost of living increases, how do companies remain an employer of choice? Where do they find ...
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Supplier articleWhat employees need to know if they are considering consolidating their pensions
The Association of British Insurers found an estimated 1.6 million pension pots are sitting unclaimed because they’ve been simply lost or forgotten about. One of the main reasons for this is because a person will have an average of 11 jobs in their lifetime, and could easily end up with ...
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Supplier articleHOW TO GET DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TRAINING RIGHT
When done correctly, diversity and inclusion training (sometimes referred to as diversity, equity and inclusion training) offers organisations a wide range of benefits. However, it takes a lot of thought and work to get it right.If your organisation is looking to implement DEI training in the near future, what advantages ...
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Supplier article10 creative ways to show recognition that are outside the box
Author : Alexandra Powell, Director of Client Culture and Engagement at Reward GatewayAlmost everyone loves the standard employee recognition, the verbal praise, the gift cards, the written 'thank you.' But sometimes to have a true impact on employees, the status quo is not always enough. That’s why it's important to ...
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Supplier articleHow can employee benefits support the employee experience?
Employers and HR in particular face huge challenges involving recruitment and retention and supporting employees with all the macro-environmental forces at play right now.How employers fare in these tricky times may ultimately rest on many factors, one of them being the employee experience.Where there are a huge number of job ...
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Supplier articleHow to support ESG priorities with employee benefits
Research has shown that better ESG scores translate to around a 10% lower cost of capital, according to McKinsey.Around 70% of the more than 2,000 studies conducted on the topic show a positive relationship between ESG scores and financial returns.So, what is ESG? Why is it so important? And what ...
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Supplier articleHOW TO CREATE THE BEST NEW EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE WHEN ONBOARDING
What’s the most important factor that impacts whether or not a new hire is a success? Their talent? The training process? How they’re managed?Believe it or not, the success or failure of a new starter can come down to that first couple of months.The onboarding process will define an employee’s ...
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Supplier article4 employee benefits trends to watch over the next 12 months
Author: Charlotte Neal, Senior Employee Engagement Specialist at Reward GatewayThis year’s Reward Gateway Summit showcased the latest perspectives on employee benefits from today’s leading HR minds and engagement experts.If you missed it, don’t worry! I’ve put my former journalist hat on to bring you some of the best emerging trends ...
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Supplier articleHow to offer end-of-year support and recognition during a difficult economic climate
Author : Joe Benton, Employee Engagement Consultant at Reward GatewayAccording to the latest Opinions And Lifestyle Survey by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), sixteen million people have cut back on food and essentials during the cost-of-living crisis. With the Bank of England recently predicting that the country is heading ...
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Supplier article5 PRACTICAL WAYS TO ENHANCE THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE
Against the backdrop of the Great Resignation, holding onto your top talent has never been more important. Employee experience is essential to this, but it’s also key for organisations who want to drive the best business outcomes.But how can you enhance employee experience, and what factors impact it?In this blog, ...
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Supplier articleHOW TO CREATE AN EFFECTIVE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE STRATEGY?
What’s it like for someone who’s an employee of your organisation? You might have an idea already based on staff retention or employee feedback, or you might’ve even identified a problem with engagement that needs to be addressed.Whether you’re looking to improve talent acquisition and retention, productivity, employee engagement or ...
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Supplier article92% of Trustees fear their members approaching retirement will be targeted by scammers
WEALTH at work’s survey* with the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has revealed that 92% of Trustees fear their members approaching retirement will be targeted by scammers.Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work, a leading financial wellbeing and retirement specialist, comments; “Pension scams are a persistent problem which have a devastating impact ...
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Supplier articleWHAT SHOULD A FINANCIAL WELLBEING OFFERING LOOK LIKE?
The current cost of living crisis will be affecting all of your employees right now. Soaring inflation is impacting the cost of everything, from petrol at the pumps to the weekly shop, and the effects on wellbeing could be devastating.As an employer you’re uniquely placed to support your workforce with ...
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Supplier article5 ideas to introduce recognition into your onboarding processes
Author: Dawn Saxby-Willis, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Reward GatewayOnboarding is a stressful time. Not only for the company representative who is hard at work ensuring all the housekeeping is done, but for the new hire. They may have a lot racing through their minds, such as worrying about whether ...
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Supplier articleEMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT VS EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE – AND THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING BOTH RIGHT
Here at Sodexo Engage we talk a lot about employee engagement. After all, we’re named after it!Employee engagement impacts so many aspects of your organisation and failing to get it right can have significant consequences for everything from employee retention to business profitability. However, employee experience is also essential, and ...