All articles by Jessica Bird – Page 12
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Infographic: Motivation in practice
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Poll: Do you use awareness days to prompt mental health discussions in the workplace?
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OpinionPhil Hall: Will a higher living wage damage UK SMEs?
The government has confirmed it will raise the national living wage from £8.21 to £8.72 for those aged 25 and over, with effect from April 2020. Increases for those under 25 and apprentices have also been promised.The move is not as political as many commentators have suggested, given that these ...
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AnalysisWhen does diversity and inclusion become exclusive?
Need to know:Alternative and flexible approaches to work often breed resentment among those who feel they are not available to them, as well as excluding users from progression.Networks and groups can create an important space for support and conversation, but risk ignoring intersectionality and cordoning off parts of an organisation.Public ...
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Case StudiesPhilip Morris International goes beyond awareness training to build an inclusive culture
Multinational tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris International is in the process of going through a transformation, aiming to centre business around smoke-free tobacco alternatives. To successfully make this kind of a seismic shift, a talented and engaged workforce is vital.Melissa Whiting, vice president of diversity and inclusion at Philip Morris International, ...
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OpinionEmily Hodgson: What can employers do to improve social mobility?
You are 24 times more likely to be a doctor if you have a parent who is a doctor, and 17 times more likely to become a lawyer with a parent who is a lawyer. In 2020, what your parents did, where you grew up and where you went to ...
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OpinionKim Field: Employers must go above and beyond with inclusive benefits for carers
There is no doubt that maternity leave has progressed. Employed new mothers can take up to 52 weeks of maternity leave, and 39 weeks of statutory maternity pay. However, polices around paternity leave are lagging, with fathers and same-sex partners only able to take two weeks of leave. This archaic ...
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AnalysisWorking on wellness: Mental health in numbers
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OpinionHarriet Calver: Prioritising employee wellbeing in the workplace
Work-related stress and anxiety are at a record high, and this is one of the top causes of long-term absence in the workplace, yet few organisations are taking steps to properly address the issue.The top priority for most employers is maximising profit; to achieve this, employers need their staff performing ...
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OpinionJames Parker: What are the implications of Zurich's longevity swap transaction?
On 17 December, insurance organisation Zurich announced that it had entered into an 'enhanced pass through' longevity swap transaction, covering around £800 million of pensioner liabilities for a FTSE 100-sponsored pension scheme. Hymans Robertson and CMS acted as lead advisers to the pension scheme.The transaction was described as 'unique' by ...
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OpinionEugene Farrell: Tackling stress head on - a business priority for 2020
We are at a critical moment in the nation’s mental health. Statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in October 2019 revealed that in Great Britain, work-related stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 44% of work-related ill health and 54% of working days lost in 2018 and 2019.It ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 2-8 January 2020
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 2 January and 8 January 2020 were: National living wage set to increase by 6.2% in April 202011,000 retirees to lose £70 of state pension per week from April 2020Starbucks launches mental wellbeing app for 291,000 employees globallyAmerican Golf launches points-based ...
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OpinionAnna Rogers: Bauer judgment means more grief for the Pension Protection Fund
Last month, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled in Bauer that the current 50% minimum level of protection is too low if it means that the pension member is living below the 'at risk of poverty' measure in the member state concerned.The court did not agree with the Advocate-General ...
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ArticleAngela Matthews: How can employers address the disability pay gap?
Recent headlines about the disability pay gap have, rightly, caused alarm. A wide pay gap does not sync with employers’ increasing efforts to become disability inclusive. However, measuring the gap is not the panacea it may first appear.Many factors influence a disability pay gap. For example, the most commonly sought-after ...
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ArticleJeff Dodds: How can employers address the disability pay gap?
As we begin the next decade, I want to see more businesses take responsibility and action around how they recruit and employ disabled people.It is simply not good enough that, according to the Office of National Statistics' (ONS) Quarterly labour force survey: October - December 2018, a million disabled people, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 77% say it is too early to gauge impact of Brexit on pensions
EXCLUSIVE: 77% of respondents say it is too early to tell how Brexit will impact pensions, according to research by Employee Benefits. This is a slight decrease on the 85% that said the same last year, but remains significantly higher than the 39% that said the same in 2017.At the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 37% of employers provide financial education to all employees
EXCLUSIVE: The proportion of organisations that provide financial education for all employees has changed little since the research was conducted in 2018, going from 36% to 37% this year, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Wealth at Work Pensions research 2019, which was conducted during October 2019 among 135 ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid considers discount platforms
One of the consulting firms we work with, Hugely Expensive Consulting, has come out with a new platform for non-cash benefits, such as discounts and vouchers. Meanwhile the Higher Beings, our executive team, have also demanded that we review the executive perks that we offer. That makes another unexpected project ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 12-18 December 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 12 December and 18 December 2019 were: St John Properties pays 198 employees $10 million bonusJohnson and Johnson and Adidas UK named Britain’s healthiest workplacesNewcross Healthcare rolls out flexible pay benefit to 8,000 health workersEXCLUSIVE: 5% of employees are affected by ...