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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 35% of organisations provide financial education to all employees
Just over a third (35%) of organisations provide financial education for all employees, a two percentage point drop year on year, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits Pensions research 2020, which surveyed 94 pension strategy decision-makers, found that although it has decreased slightly, this figure is still much ...
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Case StudiesCoursesonline promotes inclusive working policies for all employees
Education website Coursesonline has an open and inclusive approach to its working carers benefits strategy.The organisation, which has 69 employees globally, believes that a one-size-fits-all approach would not work for its employees and is very much open to being led by its employees.Sarah McQueen, managing director at Coursesonline explains: "[Organisations] ...
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OpinionCharles Cotton: The challenges employers face in 2021
Firms that are growing currently will want to make hay while the sun shines and could look to offer a pay rise to retain talent, or lure new recruits with a higher-than-average salary in 2021. However, given the competitive job market at present, employers may find this is not necessary ...
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AnalysisWhat key reward and benefits issues are on employers’ radars for 2021?
Need to know: Employers should not overlook the importance of a reward and benefits strategy in the midst of making major workforce changes, such as redundancies. Employers should use the changing face of the workplace to remove any expensive or legacy benefits that are no longer relevant. Organisations should avoid ...
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Case StudiesFrazer-Nash sets out key reward and benefits priorities for 2021
Frazer-Nash has a clear idea of what its three key focuses are for 2021: employee health and wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, and personal development.During the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the engineering and technology organisation set a precedent of where it sees it can support its employees' wellbeing now and into 2021. ...
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OpinionAlison Pay: Has the pandemic changed employers' priorities around workplace wellbeing?
When it comes to employers’ priorities around wellbeing, and specifically mental health, the pace of change has been slow and, in many cases, inadequate.The Business in the Community (BITC survey), Mental health at work 2020, published in October 2020, indicated that 30% of people would still not tell anyone about ...
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OpinionBill Hill: Supporting the wellbeing of employees in the construction industry
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is the only charity that is 100% dedicated to the physical, mental and financial wellbeing of our construction workers and their families in the UK and Ireland.The charity provides a 24 hour a day, seven days a week, Construction Industry Helpline which acts as a ...
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Bill Hill: Why providing wellbeing for employees is essential
***Image***The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is the only charity that is 100% dedicated to the physical, mental and financial wellbeing of our construction workers and their families in the UK and Ireland.The charity provides a 24 hour a day, seven days a week, Construction Industry Helpline which acts as a ...
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ArticleAllen and Overy reports 59.9% mean gender and 22.4% ethnicity pay gaps
Image credit: DutchMen / Shutterstock.comInternational law firm Allen and Overy has reported a 59.9% mean gender pay gap among employees, including partners, as at April 2020. It has also voluntarily chosen to report its ethnicity pay gap data, finding a 22.4% mean difference.Due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, gender pay ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Reset Series now available on demand
The Employee Benefits Reset series is now available to watch on demand.Employee Benefits Reset played host to a number of key players in the employee benefits arena during the two-week series, which ran from 5-16 October 2020.Tim Robertson, UK compensation and benefits lea at Microsoft, opened the series with a ...
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ArticleThe government revises Job Support Scheme to pay higher amount of employees' wages
The government has revised its the Job Support Scheme (JSS) that will replace the Job Retention scheme on 1 November.Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announed orgaisations will able to claim up to 62% of the cost of hours not worked by employees, capped at £1,541.75 per month. This ...
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ArticleArsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil offers to pay club mascot’s salary
Something for the weekend: Due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, and with the fear of redundancy looming over his head, the infamous mascot at Arsenal football club has been thrown a lifeline.Arsenal midfielder, Mescut Ozil has offered to pay the salary of Jerry Quy, who is the man behind Gunnersaurus, ...
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Article30% of employees have not returned to the office during Covid-19 pandemic
Almost a third (30%) of employees have not returned to the office at any point during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to research by answering services provider Moneypenny.In its survey of 1,000 UK office workers found that of the 70% that have returned to the office after the government relaxed ...
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ArticleUBS rewards 25,000 employees with £30 million bonus pot
Investment bank group UBS is rewarding 25,000 junior employees globally with a bonus to thank them for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The payment, which is equivalent to one week’s salary, will be paid to eligible employees in the fourth quarter, and will cost the organisation £30 million.Currently, ...
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ArticleMitie reports 10.4% mean gender pay gap
Mitie has reported a mean gender pay gap of 10.4% for average hourly pay as at April 2019, down from 13.8% the previous year.The organisation, which currently has over 20,000 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require ...
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OpinionTamsin Nicholds: Protecting low-paid employees on Universal Credit with employee ownership bonuses
The start of 2020 saw press coverage relating to organisations which had seen their good intentions thwarted when they had paid cash bonuses to employees only to see that those employees lost a corresponding amount of their benefits provided through Universal Credit.In practice, paying bonuses often has a negative effect, ...
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ArticleTarget rewards 350,000 front-line employees with $200 bonus
US retailer Target has given 350,000 front-line employees a $200 (£155) bonus to thank them for their continuous hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Hourly-paid team members in stores and distribution centres, including seasonal hires, as well as employees who work within Target's guest and team member contact centres, will ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 28% of employees do not understand the benefits available to them
Just over a quarter (28%) of employers believe that their employees do not fully understand the benefits that are available to them, according to research by industry body Grid.In survey of 1,675 HR decision makers and employees also found that 10% of employers believe their workforce is only aware of ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Ocado offers employees regular Covid-19 testing
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Supermarket delivery service Ocado is offering employees Covid-19 testing during the pandemic.In a session titled ‘Aligning employee needs with shifting business goals, Andrew Baille, reward director at Ocado, explained that the organisation has had to think of its employees from a heightened wellbeing perspective to keep ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: BT adopts forward-thinking approach to remote working
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Although the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has reshaped the way many employers work in terms of remote working, BT has had a small percentage of employees working from home as far back as 1992.In a session titled ‘The do’s and don'ts of the digital office’, Dr Nicola ...