All Global reward articles – Page 15
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Centre of Excellence study: Aon Global Benefits
This Centre Of Excellence (COE) study attracted over 120 participants from multinational companies, from across 20 countries, and provides deep insight into how organisations are utilising COEs and the factors which impact on their effectiveness. The study also looked at companies who have not implemented a COE model and compared/contrasted ...
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ArticleHerbert Smith Freehills launches gender affirmation surgery benefit for UK staff
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a medical benefit for UK-based transgender employees, enabling them to access gender affirmation surgery and psychological support as part of their benefits package.The new medical benefit, which launched on 1 January 2018 for 1,651 UK staff, will cover all or part of ...
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AnalysisInfographic: How many global employees expect to work into their 70s?
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AnalysisWhat can the UK learn from European benefits reforms?
Need to know:Some European countries, such as the Czech Republic and Spain, have increased paternity leave to reinforce a focus on gender equal family-friendly policies.Poland and Turkey are among the latest European countries to implement pensions auto-enrolment initiatives to help combat the financial implications of an ageing population.Larger organisations may ...
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OpinionSally Hart: How should global employers tailor their benefits to compliment state provisions?
Even in stronger economies, the days when employees could rely on state provisions are over. Across the world, state pensions are under pressure with retirement ages increasing, or proposed to increase, in many countries. The situation for healthcare is no better; funding is tight and services are under pressure. Most ...
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Infographic: What HR challenges are EMEA employers facing?
An infographic showing the current HR challenges facing employers based in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions.Increasing productivity and employee performance – 52%Attracting and retaining talent – 51%Improving employee engagement and morale – 49%Reducing or managing cost – 44%(Source: EMEA health survey, published by Aon, May 2016)
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Briefing: The Closure of Childcare Vouchers via Salary Sacrifice
Employers who currently offer their employees a salary sacrifice childcare voucher scheme will, from April 2018, no longer be able to accept any new entrants to these schemes.Download the childcare vouchers briefing here
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OpinionNick Hobson: How can employers ensure a smooth transition into a post-Brexit world?
On 23 June 2016 the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU) and the political and economic landscape changed irrevocably.Approximately 2.8 million European economic area (EEA) nationals live and work in the UK, according to a Home Office white paper published in January 2017, and the UK government has ...
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Supplier articleReward Gateway wins gold award for reward and recognition
By James Edwards, Client Success Director I want to congratulate our team for their recent win as a Top Service Provider by “HRD Magazine.”We’re so pleased to have been named among others in the inaugural awards. Since it’s new to us, and likely new to you, I wanted to give ...
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Supplier articleWishing you good cheer and a great end to 2017!
By Chloe Deiulis, Content Marketing Manager ‘Twas the night before holiday break, and Boston was ready to closeWhen a knock on the door kept Vee on her toesA present? She asked, Whatever could it be?Holiday cheer from Douglas Butler-Klaus, a box filled with glee!Once the Holiday Elf signed in to ...
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Supplier articleSix little ways to show appreciation for your employees during the holidays
By Robert Hicks, Group HR Director The holidays are a special time, people’s moods begin to lift with the festive cheer and you can snowball that feeling of goodwill to show appreciation to everyone in your business. I love it and you’ll definitely see me in my Christmas jumper if ...
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Supplier articleWhy employee recognition isn’t just for Christmas
By Jamie King, Director of Global RewardFor most employers the Christmas season is an opportunity to do a little something extra for your team. Initiatives such as staff Christmas events are a great way of building rapport between team members as well as, essentially, having a bit of fun. Furthermore, ...
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Supplier articleIt’s time to stand up for Childcare Vouchers
By Cat Wright, Product Manager For our U.K. audience, we wanted to bring your attention to something really important happening in the world of childcare vouchers, a form of salary sacrifice that helps alleviate the burden of childcare costs for hundreds of thousands of parents.In case you weren’t aware, the ...
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Each Person employee survey infographic
A survey of employees at a large employer that has adopted the Each Person recognition and rewards programme was carried out in Q4 2017. The highly revealing results garnered are representative of almost 700 employees with varying job roles.Key highlights include:- Employees from London and the South are 15X more ...
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Supplier articleWhat’s the biggest priority for HR In 2018?
By Charlie Taylor, Growth Marketing ManagerWe attended Employee Benefits Live 2017 this year with 2,200 others from the reward and benefits industry. I had the opportunity to talk to a lot of the HR professionals in attendance who were looking for ways to be more rebellious with their benefits, and ...
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Supplier articleThe Engagement Excellence Awards
By Charlie Taylor, Growth Marketing ManagerThe Engagement Excellence Awards are one of my - if not absolute - favourite times of year. The awards celebrate companies that are leading the way in employee engagement and those working to make the world a better place to work.Beyond the canapes and glasses ...
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How to size up your Reward and Recognition Budget for 2018 - webinar
Xexec are hosting the next in the series of Reward & Recognition webinars today:Thursday 30 November at 1pm-2pmThis webinar will seek to address the challenge of 2018 reward and recognition budget planning as well as provide some useful tips for innovation.Webinar summaryGiven the diverse nature of today's workforce, planning and ...
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Article35% of employers implement financial support as a global wellbeing initiative
More than a third (35%) of global employer respondents have implemented financial support, outside of pensions, as a global wellbeing initiative, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.Its Global employee benefits watch 2017/2018, which surveyed 400 global HR and reward professionals and 2,000 employees in organisations of 4,000 employees or ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Fitflop holds global step challenge for 200 staff worldwide
EXCLUSIVE: Global shoe retail organisation Fitflop is holding a global step challenge for its 200 employees in seven countries to improve employee health and wellbeing.The challenge, which started on 9 October 2017, was set up by the organisation’s employee feel good champions as part of Fitflop’s overall wellbeing strategy. The ...
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How a rebel approach to your reward strategy will lead to greater success
Having a great reward strategy in place is key to attracting, engaging and retaining your people. But to ensure top engagement, you need to channel your inner rebel. Hear from Reward Gateway's Group Reward Director, Debra Corey, and Citation HRD, Linda Jodrell, on some of their favourite ways to be ...