All Employee engagement articles – Page 31

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    Supplier article

    Why suicide awareness should be a workplace priority

    2023-09-08T07:40:00Z

    More than 6,000 people in the UK take their life every year. Three-quarters of those suicides are men. Suicide is the biggest killer of young adults under the age of 35 and of men aged between 50 and 54. And while there is a link between unemployment ...

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    Article

    Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Police become menopause-friendly employers

    2023-09-07T10:32:37Z

    Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire (BCH) Police forces have been accredited as menopause-friendly employers in recognition of their high standards and proven practices that embrace the condition in the workplace.The accreditation was established by Henpicked: Menopause in The Workplace and to achieve it, employers must provide evidence of menopause support in ...

  • Greene King flexible working
    Article

    Greene King introduces flexible working and family leave policies

    2023-09-07T10:01:28Z

    Pub and brewer Greene King has launched a new flexible working policy and an enhanced suite of family leave policies to support its more than 39,000 employees.The business’ flexible working policy has been implemented ahead of the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill that will come into force next year. Employees ...

  • Wavemaker head of people
    Article

    Wavemaker hires first head of people and culture

    2023-09-07T08:00:53Z

    Global media agency Wavemaker has appointed Dani Saadu to the newly created position of head of people and culture.Reporting to chief operating officer Katie Lee, Saadu will be responsible for building a best-in-class talent proposition for Wavemaker UK, working alongside Wavemaker Global and Group M UK. He will be working ...

  • Wave employee benefits
    Article

    Wave implements new employee benefits platform

    2023-09-06T11:04:18Z

    National water retailer Wave is implementing a benefits platform to enable it to offer a more flexible and personalised package for employees.Through the platform, which is provided by Zest and will be rolled out in October, Wave’s employees will be able to access all benefits in a single place.While Wave’s ...

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    Article

    Insight Enterprises and Mason Advisory named Best UK Workplaces in Tech 2023

    2023-09-06T10:23:13Z

    Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.comDigital solutions firm Insight Enterprises, business management consultancy Mason Advisory and information technology firm Allianz Technology have been named as some of the UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech for 2023.Established by Great Place To Work UK, the list is created using anonymous feedback from employees in the ...

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    Article

    73% of employers think their benefits meet employee needs

    2023-09-05T08:00:55Z

    Employee Benefits poll: Almost three-quarters (72.7%) of organisations think that the benefits they offer meet employees’ needs, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers.Meanwhile, 13.6% do not think that the benefits they offer meet employees’ needs while the same number were unsure either way.Last month, Employee Benefits reported that ...

  • EXCLUSIVE: 14% of organisations don't measure employee engagement levels
    Article

    Amulet signs up to Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter

    2023-09-04T10:58:54Z

    Amulet, a firm that delivers multi-faceted security solutions to the construction, healthcare and other sectors, has signed up as a supporter of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.The voluntary membership and assessment scheme was founded in 2019 as an initiative from the Mayor of Greater Manchester to address and improve ...

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    Article

    Mackie’s of Scotland recruits first people and development manager

    2023-09-04T08:00:01Z

    Ice cream brand Mackie’s of Scotland has appointed Jordan Noble as its first people and development manager as part of its focus in on its commitment to employee engagement and workforce development.Noble joins the organisation after spending five years with food manufacturing firm Joseph Robertson.In her new role, she will ...

  • Unum UK flexible working
    Article

    Unum UK enhances flexible working rights ahead of new laws

    2023-09-01T11:17:11Z

    Employee benefits provider Unum UK has introduced the opportunity for its more than 850 staff to request flexible working rights from day one of employment.This is instead of them having to wait six months to do so as set out under current employment legislation.Unum will now also allow employees to ...

  • Coastline Housing Employee Benefits Live
    Article

    Exclusive: Coastline Housing to discuss living pensions at Employee Benefits Live 2023

    2023-08-31T09:42:15Z

    Nathan Mallows, director of finance, people and change at Coastline Housing, will present a session about the living pension on the final day of Employee Benefits Live 2023.Titled Living pensions: are your pension arrangements fair and equitable? the session will take place on Wednesday 4 October at 1.45pm.Part of the ...

  • Housing 21 Ian Hodson
    Article

    Housing 21 appoints Ian Hodson director of people and culture

    2023-08-31T08:00:16Z

    Housing 21 has appointed Ian Hodson director of people and culture from this month (August).In this role, he will be responsible for all aspects of people management for the housing association’s more than 4,000 employees working across the UK and at its head office in Birmingham, as well as its ...

  • Bank of Ireland carers
    Case Studies

    Bank of Ireland offers evolving flexible arrangements for working carers

    2023-08-31T05:00:53Z

    Bank of Ireland Group CEO Myles O’Grady with colleague Chris Keeley and his daughter AvaFinancial and banking services organisation Bank of Ireland Group supports its working carers by offering a collaborative approach to flexible working based on individual needs.The bank, which has more than 9,000 employees across the UK, Ireland, ...

  • Standard Chartered parental leave
    Article

    Standard Chartered enhances global parental leave benefits

    2023-08-30T10:39:00Z

    Credit: MOZCO Mateusz Szymanski / Shutterstock.comInternational banking group Standard Chartered has enhanced its global parental leave benefits to allow working parents to undertake more equitable caregiving responsibilities.From 1 September, the bank’s employees worldwide will be able to take a minimum of 20 weeks of paid parental leave, irrespective of gender, ...

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    Opinion

    Helen Burgess: Back to school and the impact on employees

    2023-08-30T08:00:26Z

    It’s nearly that time of year again where parents and their children start planning for the return to or start of school. The school day and the typical 9am to 5pm working schedule are not aligned and parent employees may request to change their start and finish times permanently, or ...

  • Saffron Building Society people
    Article

    Saffron Building Society hires new head of people

    2023-08-29T08:00:01Z

    Saffron Building Society has appointed Mark Williams as its new head of people as of this month.Williams will join from Metro Bank, where he spent five years in various people partnering roles across its retail, business and commercial banking functions, and rose to the role of head of people partners ...

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    Article

    Beverley Hamblet-Bowes: How do you encourage employees to use green commuting options?

    2023-08-29T05:00:07Z

    Sustainability is important for us at Nominet; we are committed to reducing the negative impact our business activities may have on the environment and lowering our carbon emissions through our carbon reduction plan to support our net-zero 2050 goal.As part of this, we provide a variety of options for green ...

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    Article

    Ian Hodson: How do you encourage employees to use green commuting options?

    2023-08-29T05:00:00Z

    More than ever, being able to demonstrate your values as an organisation is imperative not only to active employees but also to recruitment candidates looking for a match not only in respect of the role, but also the organisational culture. Encouraging employees to take greener travel options can be an ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 18 - 24 August 2023

    2023-08-25T08:00:32Z

    The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 18 - 24 August were: Specsavers receives menopause-friendly accreditationAstraZeneca and BAE Systems CEOs have highest FTSE 100 payBaxterStorey enhances employee benefits packageScottish junior doctors accept 12.4% pay riseLem-uhn launches work-from-anywhere schemeUPS staff accept pay rises under collective bargaining agreement46% of savers do ...

  • Greatwell Homes employment tribunal
    Article

    Tribunal orders Greatwell Homes to pay £50,000 in maternity leave dispute

    2023-08-25T08:00:11Z

    Northamptonshire housing association Greatwell Homes has been ordered to pay a former employee £50,000 at employment tribunal after a maternity leave dispute.The association, which manages thousands of homes in Wellingborough, Kettering and Raunds, was taken to court after the member of staff claimed she had ‘suffered a detriment’ while on ...