All articles by kscott – Page 111

  • work-from-home-
    Article

    34% do not offer flexible working

    2017-06-27T10:28:37Z

    More than a third (34%) of employer respondents do not offer flexible-working options, according to research by Aviva.Its Working lives report, which surveyed 500 UK private sector employers and 2,000 UK private sector employees, also found that 21% of employee respondents are too afraid to discuss flexible working with their ...

  • data-protection
    Article

    Government to implement General Data Protection Regulation through Data Protection Bill

    2017-06-26T16:17:05Z

    The government will implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) through the Data Protection Bill, which was announced in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday 21 June 2017.The GDPR, which been designed to protect EU citizens from privacy and data breaches, will include mandatory breach notifications delivered in a 72-hour period ...

  • ConvaTech
    Case Studies

    ConvaTec utilises employee champions to engage remote staff with health and wellbeing

    2017-06-26T13:15:52Z

    International medical products and technology organisation ConvaTec ran a steps challenge to launch a new health and wellbeing champions programme in 2015.The champions programme, delivered in conjunction with Vitality, aimed to engage ConvaTec's 958 UK-based employees, and in particular its 150 road-based sales representatives, with the health and wellbeing benefits ...

  • Dr Noeleen Doherty
    Opinion

    Noeleen Doherty: Employers need to fulfil their duty of care to remote employees

    2017-06-26T13:14:37Z

    Working remotely has become an increasingly common practice, facilitated by advances in technology alongside the recognition by employers that such flexibility can be both cost effective and efficient.Employers are obliged to ensure they fulfil their statutory duty of care for the physical and psychological safety of all employees, including remote ...

  • Remote health
    Analysis

    How to engage remote employees with an organisation’s health and wellbeing strategy

    2017-06-26T13:13:31Z

    Need to know:An employee-led health and wellbeing committee can help feed back the wants and needs of remote workers to senior leaders, as well as offer ideas on how their wellbeing requirements can be supported.Digital products and programmes, such as activity trackers, can be utilised to ensure remote employees have ...

  • Nigel-Heap
    Article

    13% would consider a new job if it offered benefits aligned with their needs

    2017-06-26T11:12:54Z

    Less than one-fifth (13%) of employee respondents would be tempted to consider a new job if it offered benefits that were more aligned with their needs, according to research from Hays.Its What workers want report 2017, which surveyed 13,650 UK employers and employees, also found that 36% of employee respondents ...

  • Tesco-430
    Article

    Tesco to increase hourly pay to £8.42 for store staff

    2017-06-26T10:16:25Z

    Retail organisation Tesco will increase pay for hourly-paid store employees by 10.5% as part of a new pay deal, with the hourly rate set to reach £8.42 an hour by November 2018.The pay rise will be implemented in three stages over the next two years. Pay will increase from £7.62 ...

  • Coats
    Article

    Coats agrees £74m settlement in pension scheme anti-avoidance case

    2017-06-26T09:57:27Z

    Industrial thread manufacturing organisation Coats Group has agreed a £74 million settlement for one of its defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, which will bring an anti-avoidance case brought by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to an end.The settlement relates to the Staveley Industries Retirement Benefits Scheme (SIRBS), which is one of ...

  • Serge-Corel
    Article

    Allianz Worldwide Partners holds Learning at Work Week for UK staff

    2017-06-23T11:14:24Z

    Insurance organisation Allianz Worldwide Partners has hosted its third Learning at Work Week, providing its 550 UK-based employees with access to activities designed to enhance their personal and professional development.Over the course of the week, employees were able to take part in creative activities such as Latin dance lessons, a ...

  • Matthew-Arends
    Article

    27% increase member contributions to reduce defined benefit pension provision costs

    2017-06-23T11:07:23Z

    More than a quarter (27%) of pension trustee, scheme sponsor, and pension manager respondents have introduced higher member contributions to reduce the cost of defined benefit (DB) pension provision, according to research by Aon.Its Global pension risk survey 2017, which surveyed 185 UK pension trustees, pension managers and scheme sponsors ...

  • Australian-Dollars-
    Article

    Australian public office staff to receive 2% pay rise

    2017-06-23T10:04:28Z

    Australian employees in public office positions are to receive a 2% pay increase following the latest decision by Australia's Remuneration Tribunal.The pay increase will apply to staff in senior offices in the public service and statutory agencies, certain government-owned businesses and part-time offices, secretaries of departments, the federal judiciary, and ...

  • financial-wellness-in-numbers
    Article

    Financial wellness in numbers

    2017-06-23T05:00:54Z

    A round-up of some of the key facts and figures relating to financial wellness in the workplace:!function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script"),d=o[0],r=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement("script");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async","//e.infogr.am/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");

  • Taipei-police-puppies
    Article

    New Taipei City Police Department recruits puppies

    2017-06-22T14:31:08Z

    Credit: Taiwan National Police AgencySomething for the weekend: Ensuring that employees are well rested is an important way to boost productivity levels at work; with some employers even opting to install sleep pods or sleeping rooms into the office environment to help staff catch up on some shut-eye. However, the ...

  • Top-10-15-21-june-2017
    Article

    Top 10 most read stories this week 15-21 June

    2017-06-22T14:18:29Z

    The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 15 and 21 June 2017 were: Virgin Trains to invest £700,000 a year in mental and physical wellbeing supportFamily offers £50,000 salary for live-in nanny at haunted houseGlasgow City Council is refused appeal in equal pay caseGovernment appoints Guy Opperman pensions ...

  • Atlanta
    Article

    Atlanta City Council to increase minimum wage to $13 an hour

    2017-06-22T11:16:36Z

    Atlanta City Council is to increase its minimum wage for full-time city employees from $10.10 (£7.97) an hour to $13 (£10.26) an hour.The increase in minimum wage, which will come into effect on 1 July 2017, will impact 360 full-time employees.The minimum wage increase forms part of the city’s $648.6 ...

  • Yves-Duhaldeborde
    Article

    40% believe UK managers make fair decisions about how performance is linked to pay

    2017-06-22T11:14:55Z

    Two-fifths (40%) of UK employee respondents think their manager makes fair decisions about how performance is linked to pay, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its Global findings report for the 2016 global talent management and rewards study and global workforce study, which surveyed over 31,000 full-time global employees, including ...

  • JPMorgan
    Article

    JP Morgan employee files sex discrimination charge over parental leave policy

    2017-06-22T09:54:06Z

    A US-based new father who is an employee at banking organisation JP Morgan has filed a class-action discrimination charge against the organisation, claiming that fathers are discriminated against because they are unable to take paid parental leave on the same terms as mothers.The charge, which was filed by the American ...

  • The-Queen
    Article

    How the Queen’s Speech 2017 will impact employee benefits

    2017-06-21T12:47:13Z

    On 21 June 2017, the Queen attended the Houses of Parliament to deliver the Queen’s Speech, and officially open the next session of Parliament following the general election on 8 June 2017.The policies will be debated in the House of Lords and House of Commons over the next five days ...

  • Jason_Peter_tw
    Article

    Teladoc to acquire Best Doctors

    2017-06-21T10:04:56Z

    Telehealth platform organisation Teladoc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire medical consultation organisation Best Doctors.US-based health technology organisation Teladoc, which delivers virtual care access via its technology platform, will utilise Best Doctors’ network of medical experts and patient-decision support to offer a suite of online care options. Teladoc ...

  • Peter-Kunin
    Article

    US law firm Downs Rachlin Martin introduces paid parental leave

    2017-06-21T09:21:18Z

    US-based law firm Downs Rachlin Martin (DRM) has introduced a new paid parental leave policy, enabling parents to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for their newborn.Eligible birth mothers are able to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave when combining the new parental leave ...