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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: HLM Architects embraces technology to connect with employees
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: HLM Architects has embraced the changes brought on by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic by embracing a digital world.In a session titled ‘Technology meets HR: connecting office-based employees, remote workers and line managers’, Marcus Earnshaw, technology director at HLM Architects, explained that this is the perfect opportunity ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Baxter’s uses a hybrid of cash and non-cash rewards to motivate staff
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Baxter’s motivates its employees with a benefits strategy that combines cash and non-cash rewards.In a session titled 'How non-cash reward is delivering value now more than ever' in the Employee Benefits Reset online series, Clyde Marwick, group HR director at Baxter’s, explained that alongside cash rewards, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Cisco introduces regular check-ins during Covid-19 pandemic
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Cisco has introduced a weekly check-in meeting for all of its 70,000 global employees.On the third day of the Employee Benefits Reset online series on 7 October, Shelia Champion-Smeeth, global head of wellbeing and people at Cisco, discussed what ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Ford utilises real-time analytics to increase pensions engagement
Employee Benefits Reset 2020: Ford UK has been working on a data analytic project for all of its pension plans globally in order to engage and educate its employees. On the second day of the Employee Benefits Reset online series on 6 October, Oliver Payne, international pensions and data analytics ...
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OpinionJon Salmon: Why employers should be taking more responsibility for employees' mental health
You will struggle to find anyone whose mental health has not been impacted by the Covid-1 pandemic. My anxiety went through the roof as I could see work disappearing as clients were potentially delaying or cancelling projects at the start of the year.High-profile campaigns like Time To Change and Heads ...
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AnalysisShould employers be taking more responsibility for employees' mental health?
Need to know:Looking after employees' mental health will help to increase engagement and productivity.Organisations need to signpost what mental health support is on offer, and any new ways in which it is available, to ensure all employees are aware of what is on offer.Employers should keep up constant communications and ...
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Case StudiesKeeptruckin enhances mental wellbeing programme during Covid-19 pandemic
Global vehicle software solutions organisation Keeptruckin has enhanced its mental health wellbeing programme for all of its 1,500 employees worldwide. The organisation wanted to help support all of its employees' mental health needs to ensure that all employees, no matter what their state of mind, receive the support they need.Ron ...
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Case StudiesAdmiral Group adapts mental wellbeing strategy to support employees through the pandemic
Insurance organisation Admiral Group has adapted its mental health strategy to ensure its employees get the support they need during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Rebecca Walters, health and wellbeing manager at Admiral Group, says: "As an organisation, we felt it important to adapt our mental health strategy because of Covid. We ...
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AnalysisHow have mental health support services changed to reflect the new normal?
Need to know:Organisations need to adopt a virtual mental health support strategy for the foreseeable future.Mental health support services need to acknowledge that the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has created new triggers for poor mental health.Organisations should look at ways to build their employees' resilience to decrease a long-term negative impact ...
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OpinionLouise Lawrence: Mental health support services and the new normal
The Covid-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, with employers being particularly concerned about the impact of working from home on their employees’ health. In our Shifting attitudes to flexible working - six months on research published in August 2020, which surveyed 500 ...
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AnalysisHow will support for working carers change after the pandemic?
Need to know:Even as we move out of lockdown, organisations are becoming increasingly aware that carers still need additional support and flexibility.Adapt and communicate a benefits strategy to acknowledge this growing section of the workforce.Signpost carer specific support, such as policies and guidance, that could be of use to ...
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Case StudiesUltimate Software and Kronos ensures carers are at the heart of benefits strategy
Kronos Incorporated and Ultimate Software, soon to be known as Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), has thought long and hard about its wellbeing strategy during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, ensuring that all of its 12,000 employees with caring responsibilities are not overlooked.Like most organisations, Kronos Incorporated and Ultimate Software has adopted ...
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OpinionEsther Langdon: Will support for working carers change after the pandemic?
?As the government and the workforce struggle with decisions about venturing a return to work, it is not contested that one of the legacies of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) will be more widespread working from home. Reactions from employers range from a grudging acceptance to a wish to embrace the moment, building ...
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AnalysisTop tips for building resilience among employees
Need to know: Resilience training is not the only benefit that can help employees build the necessary skills.Looking at what is on offer in an existing benefits programme and researching free sources of support can help employees deal with stress and pressure effectively.Equipping mangers with the tools to spot the ...
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Case StudiesAster Group offers resilience training as part of its overarching wellbeing strategy
Housing organisation Aster Group has a multi-faceted approach to its employee wellbeing which includes offering resilience training to its 1,400 employees. As well as working closely with Dorset Mind, a local-based mental health charity, the organisation took the unique approach of employing a mental wellbeing trainer on a permanent basis, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Microsoft UK to discuss the new normal at Employee Benefits Reset 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Tim Robertson, UK compensation and benefits lead at multinational technology organisation Microsoft UK, will discuss how the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has shaped the future of the benefits and reward market at Employee Benefits Reset 2020.The session titled ‘HR and the new normal’ will be the opening keynote session on ...
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Article67% of employees want more financial wellbeing support from their employers
Just over two-thirds (67%) of employees feel unsupported by their organisation when it comes to financial wellbeing, according to research by Nudge Global.Its survey, which surveyed more than 2,000 employees and HR professionals, also found as little as just under one in 20 (7%) were confident in speaking with their ...
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ArticleSunderland City Council to pay employees the real living wage
Sunderland City Council is to pay all UK employees at least the voluntary living wage, improving base salaries for any of its 3,000 members of staff who fall within this pay bracket.Effective immediately, the organisation will pay lower-level employees at least £9.30 an hour, in line with the living wage ...
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ArticleTake part in Employee Benefits pensions research for a chance of winning £100 voucher
How is Covid-19 impacting employees’ behaviour around pensions? How are organisations providing financial education with a largely mobile workforce and how are organisations communicating these benefits?Employee Benefits' readers can now benchmark their approach to pensions and retirement by participating in this year’s exclusive Employee Benefits pensions research. The survey aims ...
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ArticleMicrosoft, Virgin Unite, Special Olympics and Ikea to deliver keynotes at Employee Benefits Reset
Technology giant Microsoft, the charitable arm of the Virgin Group, Virgin Unite, sporting organisation the Special Olympics and Swedish retailer Ikea will be the four keynote speakers for Employee Benefits Reset online series.The online series of keynotes, how-to and strategy sessions, which will run from 5 October 2020 for two ...