All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 67
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Supplier articleIt's National fitness day!
How are those New Year’s Resolutions going? You know the ones – the gym twice a week, the healthier diet, stairs instead of the escalator, even walking to work?Wish we hadn’t reminded you? Thought as much!National Fitness Day is on the 25th of September and is the perfect day to ...
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Supplier article5 ways to make company car tax simple
If there’s one stumbling block that prevents employees taking up a car benefit, it’s benefit-in-kind-tax. This guide gives you five tips to make company car tax simple to increase the uptake of your car benefit programme. Provide working examples USE A PROVIDER WITH AN IN-BUILT TAX ...
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Supplier articleThe junction of gamification and employee wellbeing
In the age of apps and livestreaming, gamification has never been bigger. We’re now starting to see providers making huge strides in the gamification of wellbeing – but considering a vast majority of wellbeing programmes still fail, how much difference can gamification make?Wearables in the workplaceOne of the most common ...
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Supplier articleCan eCards change company culture?
by Megan Gough, Head of Client Success at Reward GatewayChanging a company culture doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time, effort, employee feedback, leadership buy-in and more.eCards are a form of peer-to-peer recognition, where anyone in the business can send an eCard to others in the business. These eCards can be ...
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Supplier articleSix ways to take your employee benefits strategy to the next level
By Becs Thomas, Corporate Client Success Team Leader at Reward GatewayWhether you run a business with 50 or 50,000 employees, staying ahead of the game means constantly reevaluating – and sometimes redesigning – the systems and processes that may have worked well in the past.Shifting economic, social, political and technological ...
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Supplier articleHow to save time with workplace wellness software
The right technology can save you time when managing workplace wellnessManaging a workplace wellness programme can be time-consuming, particularly if it is not the main function of your role. There is the development of a workplace wellbeing strategy, planning your calendar of events, sourcing, booking and paying service providers, promoting ...
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Supplier articleMaking a case for investment in Wellbeing
An investment in workplace wellbeing is an investment in the business.When a HR Manager approaches the board to propose an employee health and wellbeing initiative, they may be met with certain challenges or questions. One such question might be: "Why should we invest in the wellness of our employees?" A ...
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Supplier articleKeeping the "Human" in Human Resource Technology
The trouble with being humanThe trouble with being human is that we are unreliable! We suffer from a host of ailments that can decrease our productivity, and impact our mental health and our physical health. Minor illnesses remain the most common cause of short-term absence, followed by stress.Stress, acute medical ...
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Supplier articleImproving Culture and Workplace Mental Health with Higher EAP Usage
In an increasingly demanding work culture, organisations that want optimum performance and productivity must take active steps to protect the mental health and wellbeing of their employees.Creating a supportive workplace culture has never been more of a challenge for organisations, with mental health difficulties one of the main causes of ...
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Supplier articleGeneration Z & transparency in the workplace
Despite the fact they will make up 40% of our workforce by 2020, Generation Z often remain forgotten by HR teams around the world. While so-called ‘Millennials’ make up a majority of the current workforce, many businesses in recent years have fallen into the trap of focussing wholly on Millennials ...
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Supplier articleAre avocados really a ‘super’ food?
From the ‘basic’ avocado salad and smashed avocados on toast to the more elusive avocado pasta or avocado margarita; you have to agree that there is no escaping the avo. But the obsession has now gone beyond your local hipster cafe, as avocados have not only become commonplace on birthday ...
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Supplier articleWellness Wednesday
How to beat those hump day feelings in the office!We all need a pick me up in the middle of the week. After two long days in front of the computer, thinking about that upcoming deadline, or maybe just what you should have for dinner, it’s not surprising Wednesdays feel ...
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Supplier articleHow Can We Help You? Let Us Know!
What do you think of when you hear the word 'Consultant'? Do you get visions of that person who saved your life a few years back? Do you think about the horrible Jack Naylor on Holby City? Or does the thought of 200 PowerPoint slides begin to fill you with ...
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Supplier article5 steps to Building a Culture of Reward and Recognition
Company culture is a hot topic. With the growth of the millennial workforce the emphasis has shifted from pay and job title to reward and recognition. Companies are having to look at their own Employee Value Propositions (EVPs) in order to attract the best talent and keep those they already ...
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Supplier articleTechnology you need for a great benefit communications strategy
Having a fantastic communications plan is all well and good but without the right technology to support it, you could be looking at a damp squib or lots of additional work. In this article we explore the technology that will make your benefits communications sing such as: ...
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Supplier articleYour guide to choosing a reward and recognition solution
By Kyle Green, SVP Sales at Reward Gateway Employee reward and recognition (or, as we like to say, recognition and reward) has received a lot of attention in the last decade. Companies around the world are spending a collective £37 billion on recognition and reward programmes. But despite this increase ...
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Supplier articleVSP backs PHE’s Stoptober anti-smoking campaign, says smoking can damage your eyesight
Eyecare specialist, VSP Vision Care, is backing Public Health England’s (PHE’s) Stoptober anti-smoking campaign due to the impact that smoking can have on the eyesight.VSP Vision Care, the world’s largest not-for-profit vision care services company with almost 90 million members worldwide, notes that smokers are at much greater risk of ...
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Supplier articleBenefex announces major UK expansion to support global growth
Employee Experience platform provider expands Southampton headquarters with state-of-the-art innovation lab, creating over 50 new jobs.Benefex, the people behind the award-winning employee experience platform, OneHub, today announces the major expansion of its headquarters in Southampton. The announcement comes following the company’s investment from Bain Capital Private Equity last year, and ...
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Supplier articleWhat is employee disengagement actually costing you?
by Megan Watts, Employee Engagement Consultant at Reward Gateway Just last week, I was having a chat with the HR Director of a financial consultancy organisation – let’s call her Julie– and Julie was telling me that her business had set out an ambitious mission in turning its traditional culture ...
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Supplier articleWhy putting managers first is key to building an ideal recognition culture
By Alexandra Powell, Director of Client Services at Reward GatewayIt’s no surprise that employees crave recognition in the workplace and modern workers expect consistent recognition.In fact, in our recent study we found that 75% of employees in the UK agreed that motivation and morale would improve at their company if ...