All articles by kscott – Page 96
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employers must tackle gender pay gap reporting now
Employee Benefits Live 2017: Employers must start tackling their gender pay gap analysis now to avoid being swamped by voluminous data sets in the run up to the government’s April 2018 deadline.Speaking at Employee Benefits Live 2017 in a session titled 'Gender pay gap reporting: getting it right', Stephen Ravenscroft ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Facebook uses engagement surveys to highlight benefits opportunities
Employee Benefits Live 2017: Social media organisation Facebook uses employee engagement surveys to inform strategic workforce planning decisions, and support the design of a benefits proposition that increases employee satisfaction and engagement.Addressing delegates in the opening keynote presentation of Employee Benefits Live 2017, Ross Sparkman (pictured), head of strategic workforce ...
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ArticleEY reports a 19.7% mean gender pay gap
Professional services organisation EY has reported a mean gender pay gap of 19.7% for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 ...
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ArticleBMW Group UK and Royal College of Nursing launch divorce support service for staff
Car manufacturer BMW Group UK and membership organisation the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has launched a new divorce support service for its employees.The Lawyer-Supported Mediation service, which is being introduced at both organisations in recognition of World Mental Health Day (Tuesday 10 October), enables employees and their separating partner ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Neyber to discuss financial wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Nick Burns (pictured), chairman of the advisory board at Neyber, will discuss the cause and effect impacts of financial wellbeing issues on employees’ physical and mental health at Employee Benefits Live 2017.The session, titled ‘How are employees benefitting from financial wellbeing strategies?’, will form part of the financial wellbeing ...
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ArticleFollow the action at Employee Benefits Live 2017
Employee Benefits Live, Europe’s largest employee reward and benefit event, returns for its 19th year on 10 and 11 October 2017 at Olympia National, London.Delegates will be able to attend sessions spanning five different conference streams on each day of the event. This will include presentations on workplace pensions, health ...
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ArticleSchneider Electric launches paid global family leave policy across 100 locations
Energy management and automation organisation Schneider Electric has launched a new paid global family leave policy that will be rolled out across its 100 worldwide operating locations by January 2019.The new policy, which forms part of the organisation’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, will enable both birth and adoptive parents ...
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ArticleAviva introduces carers policy and enhances bereavement leave for UK staff
Insurance organisation Aviva has introduced a carers policy and enhanced its bereavement leave benefit for its 16,000 UK-based employees.The carers policy, which became effective on 2 October 2017, enables full-time employees who have caring responsibilities to take up to 35 hours of paid leave per holiday year for planned events, ...
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Article34% of employee absences in financial services are related to mental ill health
Around a third (34%) of employee absences in the financial services sector since 2013 have been due to mental ill health, according to research by AdviserPlus.Its analysis of over 250,000 of its employee records also found that 24% of employee absence days in the retail sector since 2013 relate to ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Vanarama to discuss people development at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Helen King (pictured), non-executive director at car leasing organisation Vanarama will discuss how employers can develop individuals within their business to help minimise staff turnover at Employee Benefits Live 2017.The session, titled ‘Bridging organisational and individual goals to develop and retain future talent’, will form part of the HR ...
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Article43% believe taking shared parental leave would not make financial sense
More than two-fifths (43%) of respondents who are working mothers say they would not take shared parental leave because it would not make financial sense, according to research by Workingmums.co.uk.Its annual survey, which polled 2,300 working mothers, also found that 59% of respondents feel that enhancing shared parental leave pay ...
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ArticleCarillion to withdraw discretionary increases in pension payments
Facilities management and construction organisation Carillion is to withdraw annual discretionary increases in pension payments in order to reduce its pension deficit by £80 million.The discretionary increases in pension payments, which were capped at a maximum of 2.5%, were applied annually for members of the Carillion Staff Pension Scheme, for ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Virgin Management hosts spin class to improve employee wellbeing
EXCLUSIVE: Corporate affairs organisation Virgin Management has hosted a spin class for employees and senior management to support employee wellbeing and help integrate senior leaders with the wider workforce.The Pack spin class, held on Tuesday 26 September, was held to align firstly with the organisation’s wellbeing strategy, which has been ...
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ArticleFox Williams to discuss pensions auto-re-enrolment at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Helen Farr (pictured), partner at law firm Fox Williams, will discuss what employers need to consider around pensions auto-re-enrolment and the potential legal pitfalls at Employee Benefits Live 2017.The session, titled ‘Getting auto-re-enrolment right’, will form part of the workplace pensions conference stream on Tuesday 10 October.During the session, ...
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ArticleWalsh joins the BBC
Steve Walsh has joined media organisation the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as senior HR and reward business partner.In this interim position, Walsh will have responsibility for projects centred on career paths and job levelling.Walsh, who has worked across a variety of business sectors, has international reward experience, with expertise in ...
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ArticleHillside Brewery launches beer Pilates class as part of corporate retreat
Something for the weekend: Gloucester-based Hillside Brewery has launched a new one-day corporate retreat for fitness-loving employees and foodie fans alike with its unique Beer Pilates Retreat.The quirky team-building day features an hour-long outdoor Pilates class, led by local instructor Samantha Lewis, with each of the flexibility-inducing poses allowing employees ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week: 28 September-4 October 2017
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 28 September and 4 October 2017 were: CMS extends paid maternity and parental leave for UK staffRoyal Mail employees vote for strike action in dispute over pensions38% plan to increase their employee benefits offering in 2017Welsh government to introduce distinct income ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Countrywide to discuss cost-effective benefits at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Neil Goodwin (pictured), head of reward, HR at property services organisation Countrywide, will discuss how employers can implement a cost effective and flexible benefits approach at Employee Benefits Live 2017.The session, titled ‘Structuring a cost effective and fluid benefits strategy’, will form part of the benefits on a budget ...
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ArticleBBC reports a 10.7% mean gender pay gap
Media organisation the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has reported a mean gender pay gap of 10.7% as at 31 March 2017 for its public service staff.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the public sector ...
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Article94% of group personal pension members invest in default fund
The majority (94%) of group personal pension (GPPs) members invest in their scheme’s default fund, according to research by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) and Columbia Threadneedle.Its annual The future book: unravelling workplace pensions report, based on data from from sources including the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the ...