All articles by kscott – Page 44

  • Forster Communications
    Case Studies

    Forster Communications aligns wellbeing strategy with business goals

    2018-11-20T06:00:49Z

    Forster Communications, which has 20 permanent employees and around five consultants or freelancers, has linked its business strategy to three key development goals: sustainable consumption, fair work and health.Within this, the organisation has set specific health-related targets, such as keeping sick days below the industry average, providing access to education ...

  • year-round
    Analysis

    From tactic to strategy: Creating a year-round approach to wellness

    2018-11-20T06:00:40Z

    Need to know:A long-term, year-round wellness strategy can help employees make sustainable and positive behavioural changes.Both quantitative and qualitative data should be used to inform a wellness strategy in order to target the particular needs of the workforce.Embedding a wellness strategy into organisational culture and gaining senior support are vital ...

  • Ewen MacPherson
    Opinion

    Ewen MacPherson: Health and wellbeing during organisational change

    2018-11-19T16:00:07Z

    For many organisations, wellbeing has just become a focus point, as the social movement around the topic gathers momentum. For Havas Media, however, health and wellbeing have been long-term strategic objectives for some time, under the guiding lens of the overall employee experience.It is widely accepted that most employees spend ...

  • Kevin-Chapman
    Article

    Half would take a pay cut rather than work solely in the office

    2018-11-19T11:31:02Z

    Around half (52%) of respondents would prefer to take a pay cut than be restricted to working only in an office environment, according to research by digital security organisation Avast.Its 2018 Mobile workforce report, which surveyed 1,850 employees who work for small businesses in the UK and US and who ...

  • Christmas presents
    Article

    A quarter want a money-based reward from their employer this Christmas

    2018-11-19T10:50:27Z

    A quarter (25%) of respondents would like to receive a money-based reward, such as cash, a bonus payment within their salary or a gift card or voucher, from their employer this Christmas, according to research by benefits provider Perkbox.Its survey of 1,000 UK employees also found that 23% of respondents ...

  • UK Power Networks
    Article

    EY and UK Power Networks recognised among 2018’s most inclusive employers in the UK

    2018-11-19T10:20:59Z

    Professional services firm EY, telecommunications and media business Sky, utilities provider UK Power Networks (pictured) and banking organisation HSBC are among the organisations recognised on The inclusive top 50 UK employers 2018-2019 list, compiled by national diversity network Inclusive Companies.The list is a definitive ranking of UK employers that promote ...

  • Joe McIndoe
    Opinion

    Joe McIndoe: Using corporate social responsibility to promote employee wellness

    2018-11-16T16:00:41Z

    A report by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), published in March 2018, found that in 2016 to 2017, a total of 526,000 employees in Great Britain were suffering from work-related stress, anxiety or depression, which amounted to 12.5 million lost working days.While it is important that employers ensure their ...

  • Laura-Matthews
    Article

    A third believe financial wellbeing benefits are very important

    2018-11-16T12:14:49Z

    A third (33%) of respondents believe that financial wellbeing benefits, such as a pension, holiday and bonus pay, are very important when considering where to work, according to research by UK consultancy Barnett Waddingham.Its Why BWell: where’s your head at? report, which surveyed 3,000 full and part-time employees between the ...

  • AMCOGiffen
    Article

    AMCOGiffen rolls out nutrition programme

    2018-11-16T11:19:21Z

    Multi-discipline engineering organisation AMCOGiffen is rolling out a nutrition-focused wellbeing programme in its Barnsley head office after completing a successful five-month pilot with site-based employees at its Cumbernauld location.The programme, provided by SuperWellness, was piloted between March and July 2018 for Cumbernauld-based staff, and was introduced to help support employees ...

  • Joe-Gaunt
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: Hero acquires UKWellbeing Coach

    2018-11-16T11:06:21Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Digital wellness provider Hero has acquired UK-based employee health, fitness and wellbeing organisation UKWellbeing Coach.UKWellbeing Coach, founded in 2012, provides a range of health and wellbeing services to UK businesses, such as health checks, health and wellbeing seminars and training programmes, bootcamps and screenings.The acquisition has been designed to ...

  • Steven Doyle
    Opinion

    Steven Doyle: How to use behavioural psychology to tailor a benefits approach

    2018-11-14T16:00:17Z

    Behavioural psychology was first popularised in 2008, with the publication of the bestselling book Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth and happiness, written by University of Chicago economist Richard Thaler and Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunsteinand. Since then, there has been a growth in the application of ‘nudge theory’, ...

  • Kate Payne
    Opinion

    Kate Payne: GMP equalisation is needed, but it will not be straightforward

    2018-11-13T16:57:33Z

    The mist has begun to clear from the recent October 2018 High Court judgment in the Lloyds Bank case, relating to equalisation of guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs). As lawyers digest the clear and lucid 174-page judgement, they are considering the practical future implications for members, trustees and employers in UK ...

  • Equifax-1
    Case Studies

    Equifax develops wellbeing approach to enhance employment proposition

    2018-11-13T06:00:59Z

    Global credit reference agency Equifax launched an online financial education programme in June 2018 to kick start an overall wellbeing strategy for its 800 UK employees.This strategy was designed, in part, to help address the current business challenges Equifax is facing; namely, the attraction and retention of talent in an ...

  • Equifax
    Case Studies

    The benefits offered by Equifax

    2018-11-12T16:20:39Z

    The benefits offered by Equifax:Pension and group riskDefined contribution, salary sacrifice pension scheme for all employees. From April 2019, those contributing 3% into their pension direct from salary will receive a 5% contribution from Equifax; if employees contribute 4%, Equifax will contribute 6% and if they contribute 5%, it will ...

  • Daniel Elliott
    Opinion

    Daniel Elliott: Saying 'thank you' has far-reaching business impacts

    2018-11-09T15:00:47Z

    A large number of employees will at some point in their career experience times of frustration and the feeling that they are not appreciated. Many organisations have a demanding culture, requiring long office hours and even weekend work, all for the good of the organisation.For a staff member going above ...

  • Steve-Collinson
    Article

    Zurich launches new employee benefits and portal for 5,000 UK staff

    2018-11-09T11:49:10Z

    Insurance organisation Zurich has updated its employee benefits offering for 5,000 UK employees, as well as launched an employee benefits portal to better support the organisation’s agile working culture and multigenerational workforce.The new portal, called Indigo, was introduced on 7 November 2018 for the organisation’s UK-based staff. Provided by Thomsons ...

  • UBS
    Article

    FDM Group and UBS recognised as 2018’s top employers for gender diversity and flexible working

    2018-11-09T11:17:38Z

    Professional services firm FDM Group, multinational investment bank UBS (pictured) and construction and engineering business Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure are among the organisations that have been recognised at the 2018 Top Employer Awards, run by employment agency Workingmums.co.uk.The annual awards, now in its ninth year, celebrates leading organisations committed ...

  • Rachel Clift
    Opinion

    Rachel Clift: Supporting the emotional wellbeing of employees throughout their careers

    2018-11-07T16:00:21Z

    It is important to recognise that the term ‘wellbeing’ can mean something different to each one of us, because we are all different; this can make wellbeing seem complex and difficult to define. There does, however, appear to be a relationship between higher levels of wellbeing and happiness. Happiness can ...

  • Ferdinand Lovett
    Opinion

    Ferdinand Lovett: Good governance for pension schemes gets the green light

    2018-11-06T15:36:40Z

    The government has published regulations bringing the governance requirements of the second European Pensions Directive (IORP II) into UK law.The regulations, which align with the recent direction of travel in UK pensions policy, will update the current law on pension scheme governance, requiring trustees of pension schemes to establish 'an ...

  • Amazon
    Article

    Amazon increases pay to $15 an hour for 250,000 US employees

    2018-11-06T11:24:10Z

    Online retailer Amazon has increased its minimum rate of pay to $15 (£11.52) an hour for 250,000 US employees and 100,000 seasonal staff who will be hired in the run up to Christmas.The pay increase, effective from 1 November 2018, will benefit US-based full-time, part-time and seasonal employees at Amazon, ...