All Employee engagement articles – Page 89
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Supplier articleWhat do employees want from their flexible benefits plan?
Based on recent trends, data, shifts in priorities and behaviours, what do employees now want from their flexible benefits plan?Recent trends have perhaps seen not necessarily a dramatic shift in the direction of priorities but more an acceleration of emerging trends.These include things like the demand for more flexible working ...
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ArticleCurrys introduces hybrid-working model
Retailer Currys has launched a hybrid-working model for 1,400 corporate head office UK employees.The initiative, which has been launched in conjunction with global flexible workspace provider WeWork, will provide these sections of Currys workforce with WeWork's All Access passes so they can visit more than 50 UK flexible work locations ...
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Supplier articleUK Women's Health Strategy: What do you need to know as an employer?
Author Name:Nelli Morgulchik BA MRes In March 2021, a monumental act happened for women’s health in the UK - the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) launched a call for evidence to inform the government-led Women’s Health Strategy. While the government continues to formulate the strategy ...
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Supplier articleFertility in the Workplace: What can HR learn from "The Bold Type" TV series?
Author Name: Ruby Relton BSc MSc The Bold Type has taken our screens by storm, rising to fame through its depiction of young women in the workplace, forging their careers in New York City. Whilst being great TV, there are also some learnings from a particular character ...
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Supplier articleHOW TO ALIGN YOUR REWARD STRATEGY WITH BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
Your organisation’s reward strategy can impact everything from employee wellbeing and engagement, through to the productivity of your workforce and staff retention. When executed correctly it can be incredibly powerful, but all too often organisations fail to align their reward strategy with business objectives. Hitting your organisation’s ...
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OpinionAndrea London: Is there is a real risk of ageism in our hybrid future?
New hybrid working models are quickly becoming the norm, with their constant requirement for online productivity, virtual working and remote meetings/presentations. However, are our older generation cognisant of these technological advances and are they able to keep up?We seem to be noting an increased polarisation of the labour market in ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of European employers to prioritise tailored rewards
New research has revealed that more than two-thirds of organisations across Europe will prioritise offering more tailored rewards for workers who have critical skills.According to the 2022 Reimagining work and rewards survey by global advisory, broking and solutions firm Willis Towers Watson (WTW), in which it spoke to 1,650 worldwide ...
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ArticleFreshfields reveals gender, ethnicity and disability pay gaps
Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has published its 2021 UK pay gap report, which includes gender, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation pay gap data.The firm, which has published its gender pay gap since 2017 and its ethnicity pay gap since 2018, has included data on its disability and sexual ...
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Case StudiesCare provider Elder uses reward package to attract talent to the sector
Attracting and retaining talent is a key part of care provider Elder’s strategy, both for its own employees and the 5,000 self-employed carers who find work through its platform. It set out to disrupt the market when it launched in 2015.Pete Dowds, CEO of Elder, says: “Care isn’t well incentivised ...
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ArticleHargreaves Lansdown launches trans and non-binary equality policy
Financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) has introduced its first ever dedicated trans and non-binary equality policy, designed to protect and support its trans and non-binary employees.Launched today (28 March) just ahead of International Transgender Day of Visibility (31 March), Hargreaves Lansdown worked with its LGBTQ+ network Kaleidoscope to create ...
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Article64% of UK staff would take pay cut for other benefits
Almost two-thirds of UK workers (64%) would consider taking a pay cut if a new role offered other benefits, according to a study.Insurer Aviva’s latest How we live report revealed that 22% would think about taking a lower salary if they had a hybrid working option, while 31% would do ...
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Supplier articleEmployee engagement matters to your benefits strategy
When you’ve spent time and money purchasing a health and wellbeing benefits package for your business, it’s key to get the implementation right. By making it simple for employees to access their health benefits and engaging with them clearly, you’re more likely to see a return on investment.And the stats ...
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Supplier articleReward Gateway acquires MoveSpring
Reward Gateway, a global HR technology and employee engagement company, today announced it has acquired MoveSpring, a leading U.S. provider of activity-based software solutions to improve employee wellbeing. This follows the recent acquisition of recognition and reward solution provider Xexec and reinforces Reward Gateway’s commitment to employee wellbeing as an ...
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ArticleVirtana appoints vice president of people
Virtana, a provider of AI-driven solutions for hybrid cloud management and monitoring, has appointed Kimberly Perryman as its new vice president of people.Perryman, who joins with 15 years of experience leading people functions at technology firms, will promote and strengthen the business’ commitment to people development and focus on creating ...
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Article44% of staff say employer advertises better benefits to new hires
Just above two-fifths (44%) of UK employees say their employer has advertised better benefits packages for new hires, including offering ones they do not currently receive.A survey conducted by HR solutions firm LHH examined the views of 2,000 UK workers, and more than 1,000 HR directors and heads of learning ...
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ArticleWest Mercia Police’s gender pay gap falls
West Mercia Police has reported a 9.8% hourly pay mean gender pay gap for 2021, which has decreased from 10.5% in 2020.It means the force’s hourly pay mean pay gap has narrowed every year since 2018, where it was 13%. In 2019, it stood at 12.8%.Meanwhile, its hourly pay median ...
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ArticleMaking post-pandemic working more pawsome
Something for the weekend: The tail-wagging, excited-until-I’ll-explode welcome those of us who have dogs brace ourselves for as we walk in the door each evening is one of the things that makes the daily treadmill of commute/work/sleep bearable.The unconditional love dogs have for their ‘hoomans’ means the fact dog ownership ...
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ArticleBritish Association of Dental Nurses introduces menopause policy
The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) has launched a menopause policy that is applicable to all dental practices from yesterday (23 March) in a bid to retain dental nurses.The policy includes recommended support that dental practice employers can offer menopausal employees, such as having a menopause champion in the ...
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ArticleBalfour Beatty reports reduced gender pay gap
International infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has published its 2021 Gender pay report, which revealed that its mean gender pay gap has fallen from 27% in 2018 to 21% in 2021 and its median gap from 33% to 18%.Furthermore, its mean gender bonus gap for 2021 is 29% and the media ...
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Supplier articleEndometriosis, the Equality Act and you
By Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development & Marketing at Generali UK Employee BenefitsEndometriosis in the workplace seems to be finally shaking off the taboos. And rightly so, considering it affects around 1 in 10 women and girls of reproductive age globally.1 Diagnosis for this often painful and debilitating condition ...