All Flexible benefits articles – Page 2
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Supplier article6 Reasons to include health testing in your employee wellbeing package
In today's fast-paced corporate landscape, prioritising employee wellness is essential for fostering a productive and engaged workforce. Health testing as part of corporate wellbeing packages has gained significant popularity, not only as a means to support employee health but as an incentive to attract and retain staff. DocHQ specialises in ...
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Supplier articleEmpowering Women: Supporting return to work after pregnancy
The journey of motherhood is a beautiful and transformative experience, and as we embrace the progress of gender equality, it is crucial for employers to play an active role in supporting women as they return to work after pregnancy. How can companies offer physical and emotional support during this critical ...
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Supplier articleFrog Systems chooses Bupp as benefits partner
Frog Systems has further expanded its wellbeing support for employees by partnering with the Bupp membership programme to offer regular discounts to users of its streaming service Ashia. Employees whose companies subscribe to Ashia will receive money off everyday wellbeing products and treats, without having to earn ...
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Supplier article6 proven tips to improve employee survey response rates
Employee surveys are the gateway to understanding your team’s feelings, needs, concerns, and big ideas. In this article, we’ll reveal six proven tips to not only boost response rates but also dive deeper into why they matter so much. After all, higher response rates mean richer data ...
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Supplier articleEMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE SERIES: SUPPORTING WORKING PARENTS: SAVINGS ON BACK-TO-SCHOOL ESSENTIALS
Our third blog on supporting parents in the workplace explores how you can help your employees save on back-to-school essentials through our discounts platform and employee cashback card. Purchasing everything children need for school is expensive, but from shoes and clothing to new pencils – we can ...
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ArticleWave implements new employee benefits platform
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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Supplier articleHow OnHand’s new reporting software tracks your corporate volunteering and sustainability data
For organisations hoping to deliver on Social Value, sustainability, or ESG targets, creating incredible impact is only half the battle: tracking that impact and reporting it to stakeholders is just as important. That’s why OnHand prioritises top-notch data tracking alongside our on-demand volunteering and eco-action opportunities.At OnHand, we’ve revamped our ...
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Supplier articleHow to break down workplace wellbeing taboos
No matter where you look on social media these days, people are sharing their lived experience of poor mental health and other life challenges. However, when it comes to the workplace there is still a reluctance to be as open about what we might be going through with our work ...
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Supplier articleWorking from home: 3 essential tips to support remote employee wellbeing
In today's evolving work landscape, where remote and home-based work has become the norm, employers are presented with a fresh set of challenges and opportunities.As the boundaries between work and personal life blur, it's crucial for employers to recognise the impact this shift has on employee wellbeing. This article delves ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Emcor UK
The benefits on offer at Emcor UK:PensionContract-based group personal pension (GPP) plan, the Group Flexible Retirement Plan.Healthcare and wellbeingEmployee assistance programme for all employees, employer paid.Occupational health, employer paid.Health Assessment or screening, available through flexible benefit scheme.Private medical insurance for certain employee levels.Health screening for certain employee levels.York Test home ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 19 - 25 May 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 19 - 25 May 2023 were: Marks and Spencer launches neonatal leave policyAsda to consult on pay drop for store staff close to LondonLidl GB gives staff third pay rise in 12 monthsHobbycraft, Softwire named Best Companies to Work For Q2 2023Osborne ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Ogi
The benefits on offer at Ogi:PensionGroup personal pension (GPP) plan, with an employer contribution of 5% and minimum employee contribution of 4%. Employees can choose to contribute through salary sacrifice or from net pay.Healthcare and wellbeingHybrid private medical insurance (PMI) and health cash plans available through employer-funded flexible benefits scheme, ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Ogi takes a flexible approach to benefits in order to attract top talent
Employee Benefits · Employee Benefits/Ogi podcastListen: For Ogi, the Welsh broadband and internet service provider, a comprehensive benefits suite is a key tool in its talent attraction strategy. In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Lisa Hand, people experience director, explains how having a benefits package that is truly ...
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Supplier articleHow to make the most of your new fitness tracking gadget
From Apple Watch, Garmin, and Coros, here’s the best features of your new smartwatchWith so many people making health-related New Year’s resolutions, a great gift this Christmas is a new fitness tracker. Such smartwatches are definitely popular as recent research from Deloitte's Digital Consumer Trends Report shows that 19.2m health ...
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Supplier articleHow flexible benefits can solve 5 of the biggest benefits challenges
Research by CIPD found that 59% of businesses offer no flexibility in benefits choice, a figure that has remained largely unchanged since 2018.This is despite the fact that employees want a more personalised employee benefits experience than ever.This leaves the door open for employers who do offer the flexibility employees ...
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ArticleWill Rayden: How can employers support staff who are stressed about the cost-of-living crisis?
This has been a difficult year for many people, and it has played out in the increasingly stark newspaper headlines about rising prices of energy and goods, and interest rates.Throughout the year, we have constantly reviewed how we can best support employees. We felt that the timing of any intervention ...
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AnalysisBuyer’s guide to retail and discount voucher schemes
What are retail and discount voucher schemes?Employee discount voucher schemes come in various forms, all of which aim to provide staff with savings on a range of purchases, from everyday shops to big-ticket items and the latest technology. There are three main types of scheme, which might fall under different ...
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AnalysisHow can employers tailor benefits to suit ‘unretired’ employees?
Need to know:As increasing numbers of 'unretired' employees return to work, flexibility is an important factor in order to remove potential barriers from day one.Financial wellbeing may be a concern for many re-entering the workforce, while employers should consider the specific health issues facing older people.Having a tailorable benefits package ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Adobe suggests further education on fertility-related stresses for staff is needed
Employee Benefits 2022: More work on the stresses and strains of fertility is needed for employees, according to Laura Jackson, physical wellbeing manager at Adobe (pictured).Sharon Midwinter, benefits and wellbeing lead at Natwest Group, and Lorne Grove, health, wellbeing and engagement adviser at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, ...
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AnalysisThe changing face of flexible benefits
Need to know:Technology is key to offering a flexible benefits scheme that confers greater autonomy on employees to select, change, and manage their benefits.Cash pots are becoming an important element of the flex offering due to their personalisation power, as employees increasingly expect a tailored approach.With benefits budgets under pressure, ...