All Employee engagement articles – Page 90
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ArticleRomulus offers staff free e-bike travel
Property business Romulus has formed a partnership with green micro-mobility firm HumanForest to provide its employees with e-bikes.The agreement began yesterday (24 January) with an initial trial period of three months that will allow all the London firm's 55 employees, occupiers and co-working members 20 minutes of free riding every ...
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ArticlePoll: 91% of employers aiming to bring in new wellbeing benefits
Employee Benefits poll: More than 90% of organisations intend to introduce new wellbeing benefits this year, as employers begin to look beyond the pandemic yet recognise health and wellbeing will remain a priority for many employees.Of organisations surveyed in an online poll, almost all (91%) agreed that they would be ...
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Supplier articleYour Eco-Update from Each Person
IPCC announced ‘Code red for humanity’. We are getting closer to 2030, a pivotal date to reverse damage caused to the planet. November saw the gathering of countries across the globe in Glasgow, working to agree and act against the pressing eco and climate matters the world is facing. Global ...
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OpinionDaisy Hooper: Cutting pay for hybrid workers is a risky strategy
After more than a year of adapting to Covid-19, we know from experience that remote and flexible working is not only possible, in many cases it’s desirable. Employees like it and the impact on business hasn’t been anywhere near as negative as some predicted at the beginning of the pandemic. ...
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Supplier articleHertility Answers: What is a fertility leave policy?
Author: Jessica Freedman BAAs the reproductive health revolution is making its way to the workplace, “Hertility Answers” addresses queries from human resources, rewards and benefits managers on all things women’s health.Does fertility treatment fit into any existing policies?In the UK, there is no legal right for time off work for ...
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Article32% want to return to the office for their mental health
Nearly one-third of working Brits want to return to their offices this month (January) because they feel it would improve their mental health, according to new research.Smart building management platform Infogrid interviewed 2,000 UK employees via a OnePoll online survey for its 2022 Hybrid workplace report, which revealed that 32% ...
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Supplier articleImprove Work Relationships by Implementing Empathetic Leadership.
Here’s why you should implement empathetic leadership rather than sympathetic leadership. Showing you are willing to understand and listen rather than simply feeling bad for your colleagues is essential. You want your employees to feel at ease when communicating any issues that may arise. Equally, you want to feel confident ...
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Supplier articleHertility Answers: What is infertility and how to support employees?
Author: Zoya Ali BSc MscAs the reproductive health revolution is making its way to the workplace, “Hertility Answers” addresses queries from human resources, rewards and benefits managers on all things women’s health.What is infertility?Infertility is classified by the World Health Organisation as a reproductive health disease and defined by the ...
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ArticleFamily Law Group transfers ownership to staff
Law firm Family Law Group has announced that it will transfer ownership to its staff in order to become an employee ownership trust (EOT).Three-quarters of the group, which currently has more than 130 employees across 10 offices, will now be owned by the EOT. All staff, regardless of seniority, will ...
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Article82% of employers expect staff to work remotely into the future
New research has discovered that organisations are looking to continue flexibility over where and when people work, with 82% expecting employees to work remotely into the future at least part of the time, and spend on average two days every week away from the office.Real-estate and investment business JLL’s Perspectives ...
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ArticleAxa UK and Ireland hires new chief people and CR officer
Axa UK and Ireland has announced the appointment of Suzanne Scott as its new chief people and corporate responsibility (CR) officer as of 1 May 2022.Scott will succeed Lucinda Charles-Jones, who has decided to step away at the end of April.Within her new role, Scott will be accountable for the ...
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Supplier articleWhat employees need to know to reduce the impact of the LTA
As announced in April’s Budget, the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) will be frozen at its current level of £1,073,100 until April 2026. Latest reports have suggested that as a direct result of the freezing of the LTA, more than 1.6 million pension savers[1] are set to reach the limit and will ...
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Article78% of UK staff would move job for remote working
New data has revealed that 78% of UK employees would change their jobs if they were offered the chance to work fully remotely on a permanent basis.A survey of 1,021 UK workers, undertaken by Marketing Signals, found that, when asked why working remotely would make them move jobs, 60% said ...
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ArticleBarton’s blog: How will reward strategies respond to soaring inflation rates?
The cost-of-living crisis hit the headlines this week, as the Office for National Statistics announced the consumer prices index (CPI) of inflation rose faster than expected to a 30-year high of 5.4% in December 2021. Despite news of higher starting salaries and rises in basic pay increases, UK households face ...
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ArticleA chance to become monarch of all you survey?
Something for the weekend: With ‘the great resignation’ still in full swing, many employees are mulling over potential new opportunities right now. Flexible working? Tick. More job satisfaction? Tick. More money? Tick. Throne, ‘crown’, sword and beer thrown all over me? Sorry, what?The Ship Inn on the remote island of ...
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ArticleThree days left to enter Employee Benefits Awards 2022
HR, reward and benefits professionals who want their organisation or team to be in with a chance of winning an award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, in association with Aon, only have three days left to enter.This is the last chance for both individuals and teams to enter and ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 14 January – 20 January 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 14 January and 20 January 2022 were: 2022 pay rise budgets soarRocco Forte Hotels launches engagement programmeFour-day week pilot introduced in the UKMercedes-Benz staff to strike over pay48% of employers do not have IVF policiesTop tips for introducing or updating health-related leave ...
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ArticleNew chief people officer for cybersecurity firm Egress
Cybersecurity firm Egress has appointed a new chief people officer to manage and develop its 250 UK employees and 300 globally.Laura Probert joined the organisation just before Christmas, following working in similar positions for gambling products firm Scientific Games, and Xaxis, an agency within advertising giant WPP.She has more than ...
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ArticleBentley Motors and Harrods certified as 2022 top employers
Car manufacturer Bentley Motors, bank Santander UK and retail business Harrods are among the 84 UK-based organisations who have been certified by the Top Employers Institute as 2022’s top employers.In order to achieve top employer certification, participating organisations are assessed by the institute via its HR best practices survey. It ...
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ArticleHalf of UK staff would leave job for better burnout support
More than half of UK-based employees would leave their jobs in favour of organisations that can offer better support for stress and burnout, according to new research.Advanced-owned business Clear Review’s new report Performance management 2022, which includes findings from 1,150 HR decision makers, managers and employees in the UK and ...