All Employee engagement articles – Page 81
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ArticlePinterest enables staff to work abroad for up to three months
Social media platform Pinterest has introduced a benefit that allows eligible full-time staff members to spend up to three months working outside of their country of employment, over a rolling 12-month period.Full-time staff who have been at the business for at least six months can work outside of the country ...
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ArticleArrival appoints new chief human resources officer
Electric vehicle design and production business Arrival has added Mandeep Bajwa to its leadership team as chief human resources officer as of July.Bajwa will be responsible for Arrival's strategy in managing all employees globally, overseeing all employee and workplace operations including global recruitment, people management and operations, diversity, equality and ...
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ArticleManufacturing Technology Centre permanently switches to four-day week
Research and technology organisation Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has permanently implemented a four-day working week for its 820 employees, following a successful two-year trial.The trial began in April 2020 and provided a range of flexible working arrangements to approximately 615 employees. It followed an in-depth review of working options in ...
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Supplier articleTHE EMPLOYEE AND BUSINESS BENEFITS OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IN THE WORKPLACE
We’re more stressed at work than ever before, and the impacts of that stress are probably having an impact on your organisation. The Covid-19 pandemic led to a significant spike in mental health issues, which is something that had already been on the rise since 2010, and ...
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ArticleGreat Cornish Food Store becomes part employee-owned
Retail and hospitality business Great Cornish Food Store has become part employee-owned as it celebrates its sixth anniversary this week.According to the food retailer, which is based in Truro, Cornwall and shares its premises with a major supermarket, the move means that its 24 members of staff will part-own the ...
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ArticleFreedom Services Group pilots four-day week
Insurance firm Freedom Services Group has rolled out a four-day working week scheme, as of 1 July 2022.The pilot will allow its 190 employees the opportunity to move to a four-day week, with full-time staff working 34 hours overall each week, at 8.5 hours daily from Monday to Thursday. Part-time ...
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ArticleAldi, Amazon and Royal Mail named best employers for parents
Aldi, Amazon and Royal Mail have topped the list for the best employers for parents, according to research from job board Breakroom.More than 230,000 respondents were canvassed in order to find the best employers for parents. Following this, employees at businesses with more than 100 parents on staff were asked ...
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ArticleCymphony appoints head of people and culture
Crewe-based communications provider Cymphony has announced the appointment of Emma Burkitt (pictured) as head of people and culture.Burkitt has held senior HR positions within the public and private sector over the past 20 years for a number of hospitality brands, including Malmaison, DeVere Village and Principal Hotels.She aims to establish ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: GB Bank creates unique benefits proposition as a new organisation
tynanbarton · GB Bank/Employee Benefits podcastPhoto credit: Tom BanksListen: Specialist bank GB Bank faced the challenge of growing and creating its benefits proposition against the backdrop of the pandemic, following its launch in 2017. However, focusing on its employee value proposition during such a tumultuous time meant that it could ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by GB Bank
Photo credit: Tom BanksThe benefits on offer at specialist start-up bank GB Bank are:Pension and group riskA master trust offering an 8% employer pension contribution and 3% employee.Death-in-service benefit at four-times salary.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance for all employees, employer-paid.Monthly one-to-one coaching sessions.Headspace subsciption. Work-life balance or family-friendly policiesFlexible-working policy ...
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ArticleMarks and Spencer reaffirms commitment to Armed Forces Covenant
Marks and Spencer has signed an Armed Forces Covenant to reaffirm its commitment to be a forces friendly employer, in celebration of Armed Forces Day (25 June).Seven years after its original commitment to the covenant in 2015, representatives from the Ministry of Defence and the Royal British Legion joined for ...
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Supplier articleHow small businesses can overcome common employee benefits challenges
Employee benefits are an investment in people that can pay real dividends for businesses of any size.Here, we’ll look at some of the common barriers businesses cite when looking to introduce employee benefits.Ultimately, these barriers can be overcome to help make benefits more accessible for more companies and their teams.The ...
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Supplier articleThe impact of money worries - WEALTH at work reveals its latest survey results and what employers can do to help
According to the latest research by the Office for National Statistics, 77% of people over the age of 16 reported feeling “very or somewhat worried about the rising cost of living.”WEALTH at work, a leading financial wellbeing and retirement specialist, has also conducted research that has looked at the impact ...
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ArticleGovernment will not introduce menopause as a protected characteristic
Baroness Stedman-Scott, the Minister for Work and Pensions and Minister for Women, has confirmed that the government is not currently planning to introduce menopause as a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010, or to implement dual discrimination.Caroline Noakes MP, chair of the Women and Equalities Committee sent a letter ...
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Article69% of employers offer equal parental leave
Employee Benefits poll: Almost seven in 10 (69%) employers provide staff with equal parental leave, allowing them to take the same amount of paid or unpaid leave when a new child arrives, including in adoption and surrogacy cases.One-fifth (21%) of respondents to an online survey conducted by Employee Benefits earlier ...
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Supplier articleWorkplace mental health: why the right foundations matter
Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development & Marketing at Generali UK Employee Benefits interviews Dr Julie Denning, Chartered Health Psychologist and Managing Director of Working To Wellbeing, Chair, Vocational Rehabilitation Association UK In March this year, the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) published its Mental wellbeing at work guidelines ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: University of Lincoln wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2022
EXCLUSIVE: The University of Lincoln was presented with the highly coveted Grand Prix award for the second year in a row at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, which took place on Friday 24 June.The Grand Prix is the ‘winner of winners’ accolade, and is selected from the winning entries across ...
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ArticleKry promotes Anna Fullerton-Batten to global chief HR officer
Digital healthcare provider Kry has promoted current senior vice president of global talent Anna Fullerton-Batten (pictured) to the role of global chief HR officer.In her new role, Fullerton-Batten aims to drive a cohesive global people and culture strategy that deepens performance and organisational efficiencies to accelerate value and scale.Working closely ...
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Supplier articleHow global benefits tech can help solve 3 big global benefits challenges
Meeting the needs of any workforce can be a challenge where employees now rightfully expect a more personalised benefits experience.On a global scale, this can be even trickier.There are a ton of different challenges that come with introducing benefits globally.Here, we’ve picked out 3 of the most common challenges and ...
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ArticleHestia recruits first head of equity, diversity and inclusion
Crisis charity Hestia has appointed Samantha Uwadiae as its first head of equity, diversity and inclusion.Uwadiae joins from the Digital, Media, Culture and Sports government department where she was talent, diversity and senior leaders performance manager. She will help to continue Hestia’s work to strengthen its workforce by creating a ...