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Case StudiesBNP Paribas uses wearable technology to help staff tackle physical and mental stress
International banking group BNP Paribas uses wearable technology as part of its health screening process, to provide its 3,500 employees with personalised data to help them make healthy lifestyle choices and improve their physical and mental wellbeing.The wearable technology initiative, provided by Firstbeat, was launched two years ago as part ...
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AnalysisTop tips on using wearable technology effectively within benefits and reward
Need to know:To be effective, employers need to define what purpose they want to achieve by using wearable technology; this will help identify what data will be most useful to collect.A clear and transparent communications approach is vital to mitigate employee fears around data privacy and boost engagement.Information from wearable ...
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ArticleConnecticut to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023
The Connecticut State Senate has approved legislation to increase the state’s minimum wage from $10.10 (£7.97) an hour to $15 (£11.84) an hour by 2023.The senate approved the bill on 17 May 2019 with a vote of 21-14; the House of Representatives issued its approval of the legislation the week ...
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ArticleGympass signs Time to Change pledge to tackle mental health discrimination
Corporate fitness provider Gympass has signed the Time to Change employer pledge to tackle the potential stigma surrounding workplace mental health and raise awareness of mental wellbeing among its 31 UK-based employees.The Time to Change employer pledge, a social movement operated by mental health charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, ...
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ArticleReed Specialist Recruitment and Sunrise Senior Living shortlisted for Most motivational benefits
Employment agency Reed Specialist Recruitment and luxury care home organisation Sunrise Senior Living are among the employers that have been shortlisted in the Most motivational benefits category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2019.This award celebrates the most effective motivation or incentive strategy implemented by an employer, demonstrating clear impacts on ...
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ArticleAshford to join TSB
Liz Ashford is to join financial services organisation TSB as its new HR director, subject to regulatory approval.Ashford, who has experience across the retail, utilities and financial services sectors, is expected to start at TSB in summer 2019. She specialises in leading change and business transformation as well as people ...
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OpinionNigel Morris: IR35 consultation presents over-complicated legislation and little time
The latest IR35 consultation, which opened on 5 March 2019, highlights some of the complexities of rolling out the proposed changes to off-payroll working rules to the private sector. The government’s intention to exclude small private sector businesses from the new rules has been known for some time, but there ...
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ArticleUS construction organisation pays $178,766 in back pay for overtime violations
Florida-based framing and drywall construction organisation Gomez Drywall Contractors has been ordered to pay $178,766 (£140,872.97) in back pay to 108 employees for violating overtime regulations.An investigation conducted by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD), part of the US Department of Labor, found that Gomez Drywall Contractors has misclassified its ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits shortlisted for HR and Benefits Publication of the Year 2019
Employee Benefits has been shortlisted in the HR and Benefits Publication of the Year category at the Willis Towers Watson Media Awards 2019.The winner of this category is decided by public vote among readers in the HR and benefits industry. We would be delighted to receive your vote before the ...
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ArticleDefra pilots financial education platform for 23,800 civil service employees
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is piloting a new financial education platform across its 23,800 civil service employees.The new platform, called the Hub and provided by Neyber, will undergo a 12-month pilot period across Defra’s group employees; this started on 20 May 2019.The Hub offers employees ...
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ArticlePWC Australia to pay superannuation contributions while staff are on parental leave
Global professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) is to pay full superannuation contributions for up to 12 months for employees in Australia on parental leave.The new policy, applicable for the organisation’s 8,000 staff based in Australia, will see PWC make full superannuation contributions into an employee’s workplace retirement savings for up ...
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ArticleAston Barclay launches military-inspired wellbeing programme
Independent car auction organisation Aston Barclay has launched a new military- and special forces-inspired wellbeing programme for its 350 employees, to support the mental and physical health of staff and assist long-term business goals.The Prime Evolution programme, provided by Break Point and implemented in May 2019, has been designed by ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths are most interested in receiving paid annual leave as employee benefit
Two-fifths (44%) of employee respondents are most interested to receive between 22 and 35 days of paid annual leave as an employee benefit, according to research by insurance organisation Aviva.Its survey of 2,011 UK employees and 502 managers with recruitment responsibilities further found that other workplace benefits staff are most ...
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ArticleGoodman Masson and London City Airport shortlisted for Best financial wellbeing strategy
Finance and technology employment agency Goodman Masson and Newham-based London City Airport are among the organisations shortlisted for the Best financial wellbeing strategy, small employer category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2019.This accolade, sponsored by financial education and guidance provider Wealth at Work, recognises an employer that adopts a proactive ...
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ArticleDuPont launches global paid parental leave policy
Global science organisation DuPont has launched a new paid parental leave policy for its 33,400 worldwide staff, providing at least four weeks of fully-paid leave.The policy allows new birth, adoptive, or same-sex parents to take up to four weeks of leave at full pay in order to care for a ...
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ArticleAmerican politician introduces three-months paid parental leave for office employees
American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (pictured) has introduced a new parental leave policy for expectant mothers and fathers who work at her office, providing three months of fully paid leave.Ocasio-Cortez, who represents New York’s 14th congressional district, announced the new policy via her Twitter feed in May 2019, stating that all ...
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ArticleBT Group adopts employee ownership model for 100,000 staff
Telecommunications organisation BT Group (BT) has launched an employee ownership scheme for its 100,000 worldwide employees, aiming to boost employee engagement and improve customer service.The new 'yourshare' scheme will amount to approximately £50 million a year for BT’s global employees; this includes an initial award value of £500 per staff ...
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ArticlePoll: 52% provide portable technology to encourage home working
Employee Benefits poll: More than half (52%) of respondents provide portable technology in order to encourage employees to work from home.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 58 responses, also found that almost two-fifths (38%) of organisations do not encourage home working at all.In comparison, 5% of employers have ...
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ArticleFloating bar in Caribbean Sea seeks bartender for summer work
Something for the weekend: A bar on stilts in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, situated one mile from the coast of Jamaica, is on the hunt for a new bartender to pull pints and create cocktails over the summer, with all flights and accommodation paid for.The idyllic job at ...
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Poll: Do you agree that the lower minimum wage tier for younger staff should be abolished?
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