All articles by kscott – Page 47
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ArticleSouthwark Council launches premature baby leave
Southwark Council has launched premature baby leave for its 4,500 employees, to help support working parents and give prospective parents peace of mind.The premature baby leave, which came into effect from 1 September 2018, enables parents of babies born at or before 37 weeks to receive an extra week of ...
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ArticleA quarter value flexibility at work more than a pay rise
A quarter (25%) of respondents state that no increase in salary would make them forgo flexibility at work, according to research by workforce management software organisation Quinyx.Its Work that keeps the UK working: how flexible working can help power 24-hour Britain in a post-Brexit age report, which surveyed 2,018 full ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of UK employees want employers to help them plan for retirement
Around two-thirds (64%) of UK employees, and 51% of staff approaching retirement, want their employer to help them plan for retirement, according to research by financial services organisation State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).Its Global retirement reality report 2018, which surveyed 9,451 individuals across eight countries, including 1,603 people in the ...
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ArticleCocker spaniel joins Northumbria Police as explosive detection dog
Something for the weekend: Northumbria Police has looked outside of the traditional recruitment agencies and job sites for its most recent recruits, instead hiring three puppies from dog re-homing and adoption charity Dogs Trust to start new careers as K9s.The four-legged employees, who are based at Northumbria Police’s dog section ...
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OpinionChris Pendrey: How to increase employees' health and safety awareness
According to the Health and Safety Executive's Health and safety statistics, published in November 2017, UK organisations lost over 31 million working days to workplace injuries alone in 2016-2017. The benefits, therefore, of defining an adherable health and safety plan are clear; greater productivity, reduced absenteeism and potentially lower costs ...
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AnalysisInfographic: How active are employees during the working day?
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AnalysisHow can employers use physical activity in the workplace to tackle diabetes risk?
Need to know:Inactivity can increase an employee’s chance of contracting diabetes, therefore physical activity initiatives in the workplace can help mitigate potential diabetes risk.Incorporating physical activity into employees’ daily working environment can have an impact, for example swapping a traditional desk for a sit-stand desk or by taking the stairs ...
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OpinionKevin Yip: How can health and safety measures align with an organisation’s overall health and wellbeing strategy?
Workplace wellbeing is no longer a nice-to-have; it is an essential ingredient for creating thriving workplaces and productive organisations. More and more, we are seeing employers of all sizes investing in the health and wellbeing of their employees and looking at how to build happier and healthier workplaces.We seem to ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Cisco adopts wide family-centric organisational culture to support staff wellbeing
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Multinational technology organisation Cisco has embraced and promoted a family-centric organisational culture, and corresponding customisable benefits, in order to support the wellbeing of its 73,400 global employees and enable them to better manage the integration between their personal and professional lives.In a session titled ‘Flexing to ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths of employers provide financial education because it is a valued employee benefit
Two-fifths (40%) of employer respondents provide financial education to their workforce because it is viewed as a valued employee benefit, according to research by financial planning and investment organisation Close Brothers Asset Management.Its Close Brothers business barometer report, which surveyed 900 UK employers, also found that 37% have implemented financial ...
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ArticleHeineken South Africa, Microsoft and Nestle recognised as 2019’s top employers in South Africa
Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages, Heineken South Africa, Microsoft, Nestle and Unilever South Africa are among the organisations recognised on the Top Employers 2019 for South Africa list, compiled by independent HR certification organisation the Top Employers Institute.The list celebrates and recognises businesses that provide the best working environments for their employees, ...
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OpinionProfessor Kirk Chang: Are incentives outdated?
There are thousands of types of incentives, but they usually fall into three main category bases: holiday, finance and workshop or training.These have been used around the world in various types of organisations, and they all have their positives and negatives. No reward system is perfect, but, in general, they ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employers need to improve employee experience around digital transformation
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Employers need to improve the employee experience around the constantly evolving digital transformation, to help mitigate career disruption for employees and avoid potential skills shortages.In a session titled ‘Transformational change and the impact of digital on employee experience’, Martin Kirke, group HR director at the Post ...
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ArticlePoll: 43% offer flexible working to support male employees with caring responsibilities
Employee Benefits poll: More than two-fifths (43%) of respondents offer male employees flexible working opportunities in order to support them with caring responsibilities.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 21 responses, also found that 24% of respondents promote a family-friendly organisational culture to help support male staff with their ...
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ArticleJob applicants can hit the jackpot as a professional competition enterer
Something for the weekend: Individuals can strike lucky in the job market by applying to work as a professional competition enterer, being paid up to £20 an hour to enter competitions on behalf of time-poor members of the public.Bark.com, a website providing access to local service professionals in the UK, ...
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Poll: Do your organisation’s HR policies incorporate the needs of transgender employees?
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 27 September-3 October 2018
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 27 September and 3 October 2018 were: PHMG adds paid wedding leave and 'proud parent' leave to staff benefitsEXCLUSIVE: Google uses data to inform mental health approach for 52,000 global staffWork-life balance management causes stress for 75% of working parentsMaster trust ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Paralympic athlete Marc Woods says pay cannot be sole reason why employees do their jobs
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Paralympic gold medallist, BBC commentator and author Marc Woods (pictured) explained that pay cannot be the sole motivator for employees to do their jobs, in his closing keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2018 on Wednesday 3 October.“The gold medal might be a little bit like ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Addison Lee’s Mat Davies describes the future of HR as “heavy metal HR”
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Mat Davies (pictured), HR director at premier taxi organisation Addison Lee, has described the future of human resources as “heavy metal HR”, stating that the HR industry needs to mirror the music genre in challenging norms and authority, as well as in creating change, if it ...
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OpinionCarys Roberts: Should employers encourage a four-day week to increase productivity?
Reducing working time would have many benefits for society. Since 2014, more people in the UK have wanted to reduce their working hours than increase them. A reduction in the working week could redistribute hours from those who want to work less, to those who would like to work more. ...