All articles by Jessica Bird – Page 21
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AnalysisHow can employers use total reward to align staff with business goals?
Need to know: Providing employees with shares, or aligning financial reward with business performance, can give staff a vested interested in organisational goals.Aligning recognition with the employer's values and objectives can influence employee engagement and behaviours, but should be carefully considered so as to avoid damaging objectives.Using effective communications and ...
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OpinionLouise Allen: Aligning employees with business goals is a win-win situation
We have a lot of successes to shout about at BHP, from increasing turnover to more than £20 million to being recognised as one of the Sunday Times' Top 100 Best Companies to Work For.All of these successes are testament to one thing: putting our people first.BHP’s leading core value, ...
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Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust streamlines voluntary benefits platform
XXX WAITING FOR IMAGE XXXWhen Fiona Lee, salary sacrifice and staff benefits manager at Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, joined the organisation in July 2013, the Benefits Everyone platform was not user-friendly. Despite dealing with a limited budget, the Trust needed to simplify and modernise the way it packaged ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Two-fifths have seen no impact following salary sacrifice changes
EXCLUSIVE: More than two-fifths (43%) have not see any impact from changes to salary sacrifice arrangements, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019, which was published in May 2019 and canvassed the views of 290 HR professionals, found that the proportion of respondents that have not felt the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Two-fifths outsource some element of their benefits package
EXCLUSIVE: Two in five respondents (41%) outsource some aspect of their benefits package, while three in five (59%) do not, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019, which surveyed 290 HR decision-makers and was published in May 2019, also found that while the proportion of organisations outsourcing elements ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: More than half go direct to a provider when sourcing benefits technology
EXCLUSIVE: Methods of sourcing benefits technology have remained relatively unchanged over the past few years, as the most popular recourse is either to go directly to a provider (52%) or via a broker (36%), according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019 surveyed 290 HR professionals and was published ...
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AnalysisChampioning wellness: Mental health in numbers
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ArticleVineyard worker tops the list of most desirable jobs in the UK
Something for the weekend: Despite having a salary well below the national average, the role of vineyard worker has proven most popular among prospective UK employees, according to job listing website Adzuna.The research, which measured the most viewed job titles across the approximately 1.1 million listings that were live on ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 6-13 June 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 6 and 13 June 2019 were:Sainsbury’s appeal to dismiss equal pay claims proves unsuccessfulBNP Paribas wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2019Tesco to increase pay by 10.45% for hourly store and customer service staffSalesforce, Gap and PayPal UK among 2019’s ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Half of employers use reward portals
EXCLUSIVE: The use of reward portals has risen since 2018, from 35% to 49%, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019 canvassed the views of 290 HR decision-makers and was published in May 2019. It found that, although the use of reward portals has grown, the order of ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal rules in favour of NHS staff in holiday pay dispute
On Monday 10 June 2019, the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of NHS employees working for the East of England Ambulance Service, finding that staff who regularly undertake overtime or work beyond their normal shifts should have these hours taken into account when calculating holiday pay.The case, N Flowers ...
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Case StudiesThames Water embeds mental health first aid in a culture of care
With 6,500 employees and up to 12,000 contractors, spread across 7,000 sites, public water supply and waste water treatment organisation Thames Water faces a considerable challenge when it comes to communication. Add to this the barriers that still exist when it comes to discussing mental health in the workplace, and ...
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AnalysisHow to ensure mental health first aiders are effective
Need to know: Mental health first aiders need to be representative of the workforce and evenly distributed across an organisation, ensuring that they are accessible to all employees.From visible signposting worn by trainees, through to branded awareness campaigns, mental health first aid initiatives must be well communicated to be fully ...
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OpinionCarrie Pairman: Mental health first aid is a must for businesses to fully support their staff
It is estimated that a quarter of us will experience a mental health problem each year. In fact, evidence published by Office of National Statistics in July 2016 suggests that 12.7% of all sickness days in the UK can be attributed to mental health conditions.Thankfully, the stigma surrounding mental health ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: A quarter provide shares or share options to staff
EXCLUSIVE: Since 2018, there has been little change when it comes to the proportion of respondents that offer shares or share options to staff, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019, which canvassed the views of 290 HR professionals and was published in May 2019, found that 25% ...
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OpinionHelen Smith: Workplace mental health - how to be caring, not just compliant
The average person today is said to spend roughly a third of their life at work, so it is no surprise that the environment we work in can have a huge impact on our wellbeing. In fact, the World Health Organisation stated in May 2019 that negative work environments can ...
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Case StudiesGoCompare uses enhanced policies and open communications to address care gaps
In April 2018, financial services comparison website GoCompare introduced enhanced parental leave policies for its 240 Wales-based employees, enabling those taking maternity, shared parental or adoption leave to receive up to nine months at full pay, and those taking paternity leave to take four weeks at full pay.A year on, ...
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AnalysisBeyond pay: Gender differences in the workplace
Need to know:While organisations are focusing on addressing the gender pay gap, they may be missing some of the underlying discrepancies that exist alongside it.Wage differences and the higher likelihood of career breaks among women can influence financial wellbeing and retirement incomes.Progression and career development are impacted not only by ...
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AnalysisWearables in the workplace: Benefits technology in numbers
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OpinionNicola Critchley: Nurturing talent is vital to closing gender gaps
It may come as no surprise that the issue of gender diversity and equality in the legal industry is on a par with the experiences that women face in most traditionally male-orientated sectors.However, data published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in February 2018, based on information from 180,000 people working ...