All Employer news articles – Page 36
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ArticleExclusive: Workplace wellbeing is a priority at New Look
Source: Shutterstock Employee Benefits Live 2024: In order to build a whole person health, it is important to tailor support to meet a wide and diverse workforce, according to New Look. Natalie Bertelsen-Macey, head of pay and reward at the clothing retailer, gave a presentation on the ...
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ArticleExclusive: Trust and inclusive leadership are key to building cultures of success
Employee Benefits Live 2024: In an opening keynote address entitled ‘How to create a culture where people can win and succeed’, Karen Blackett OBE, former president of advertising and communications agency WPP, discussed how leaders and managers can create the best possible organisational culture that ...
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ArticleExclusive: Evaluating and developing employee wellbeing initiatives is critical
Employee Benefits Live 2024: As wellbeing is central to an employer’s foundations, it is critical to keep evaluating and developing initiatives, as highlighted during the first day of Employee Benefits Live 2024 on 8 October. This was just one of the points discussed by Hayley Manning, HR ...
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Supplier articleUnderstanding Carroll’s CSR Pyramid and Other CSR Frameworks
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a core element in the way businesses operate today, and it’s only getting more important for businesses to attract talent, investment, and consumer trust. Today, there are lots of CSR models, but Carroll’s CSR Pyramid forms the basis of our ...
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ArticleTribunal finds employer of former administrator failed to make reasonable adjustments
Source: Shutterstock A former administrator at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £27,208.74 by an employment tribunal after the trust failed to make reasonable adjustments following a brain haemorrhage. Rose Davies suffered a subarachnoid brain haemorrhage in February 2001, which left her with ...
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ArticleOrganix Brands receives menopause-friendly accreditation
Food manufacturer Organix Brands has been awarded menopause-friendly accreditation due to its recognition that employee wellbeing is important through every life stage. Established by Henpicked: Menopause In The Workplace, the accreditation recognises high standards and proven practices that embrace menopause in the workplace. In order to achieve ...
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AnalysisHow to maximise benefits communication with employee involvement
Source: Shutterstock MetLife’s 22nd annual US employee benefit trends study, published in March 2024, found that employees who understand and use their benefits were 88% more likely to feel cared for by their employer, compared to 34% of those who do not. This highlights the importance of ...
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Case StudiesNominet improves benefits communication by utilising staff feedback
After discovering that many of its around 250 employees were unaware of the full extent of the benefits available to them, or did not fully understand how to use these, technology firm Nominet decided to focus on elevating awareness and improving the communication around hidden or underused ...
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ArticleExclusive: 35% of UK employees have choice and flexibility for perks and benefits
Source: Shutterstock Exclusive: Just over one in three (35%) UK workers said they have access to choice and flexibility when it comes to employee perks and benefits, according to new research by Perkbox Vivup. For its report Bridging the gap: creating parity between deskless and office-based workers, ...
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Supplier articlePluxee UK Answers… What is Mental Wellbeing
With World Mental Health Day just around the corner, we’re taking this chance to shed light on mental and emotional wellbeing. Making this distinction is crucial, as it helps employers and HR professionals fully grasp their role in supporting their teams. The actions you take today to ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2025 open for entries
The Employee Benefits Awards 2025 are now open for entries, aimed at recognising and honouring excellence in the HR, reward and benefits community. Set to take place on Friday 27 June 2025 at The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) in London, the event for reward, benefits and HR ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail launches collective defined contribution pension plan
Source: Shutterstock Royal Mail has launched a collective defined contribution (CDC) pension plan to provide its more than 100,000 employees with a cash lump sum and an income in retirement. Along with the Communications Workers Union (CWU) and Unite CMA, the employer designed and implemented a pension ...
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ArticlePharmacists employed by Boots accept 4% pay increase
Pharmacists employed by Boots have accepted a 4% pay increase effective from 1 November following discussions between the retailer and the Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) union. Under the agreement, all eligible pharmacists, who are not in their notice period or have not had a pay increase on ...
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Article59% of DC pension savers will enter retirement with savings below expectations
Nearly three in five defined contribution (DC) pension savers will enter retirement with savings below expectations or below an adequate level, according to analysis by Phoenix Insights. Phoenix Group’s longevity think tank’s report Tomorrow’s problem? Analysing the future impact of DC pension undersaving is based on responses ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read articles between 27 September - 3 October 2024
The top 10 most read articles between 27 September - 3 October 2024 on employeebenefits.co.uk were: Tribunal claim over ‘dubious’ birthday leave fails Co-op launches diversity campaign and social mobility, inclusion and belonging strategy NEU teachers in England accept 5.5% pay rise Egress, Adobe Systems and ...
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ArticleJCDecaux and British Film institute implement home-heating perk for staff
Source: Shutterstock Employers JCDecaux and the British Film institute (BFI) have introduced a new home-heating benefit scheme for their employees. Provided by Heat Scheme, the benefit programme helps employees reduce their energy bills and carbon footprint. JCDecaux, the advertising firm, and the BFI can provide interest-free loans ...
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ArticleVivid reduces ethnicity pay gap
Source: Vivid Vivid has reduced its ethnicity pay gap to 0.5% and maintained its equal gender pay gap of 1%. The affordable housing provider has eliminated the pay disparity between white and non-white employees by encouraging recruiters to shortlist as many applicants from under-represented groups as possible ...
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ArticleExclusive: Visibility in the workplace can help staff to be their authentic selves
Employee Benefits Live 2024: Improving awareness and visibility in the workplace can allow employees to be their authentic selves, said Mark Foster in his keynote address on 9 October at Employee Benefits Live 2024. Opening the second day of the conference with his presentation titled Embracing authenticity: the power of ...
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ArticleExclusive: Interlinking financial, mental and physical wellbeing can ensure support is well-rounded
Employee Benefits Live 2024: It is beneficial to ensure financial, mental and physical wellbeing are all interlinked in order for employers to offer a range of appropriate employee support, according to Wolseley and The Big Word Group. During a session titled The holy trinity of financial, mental and physical wellbeing ...
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OpinionKeely Rushmore: What can employers learn from the Next employment tribunal judgment?
Keely Rushmore Source: From Keystone Law Keely Rushmore, employment partner at Keystone Law The employment tribunal judgment in the case of high street retailer Next serves as a reminder that roles that may seem very different can be compared against each other under the equality legislation, to ...