All articles by Louise Farrand – Page 4
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Case StudiesHow Redington is creating a great employee experience
Investment consultancy Redington has embraced the challenge of creating a great employee experience.Kavish Patel, people director at Redington, says: “I think the reason benefits have had to step up and become more creative is we have gone from work where you go to the office, come back and have your ...
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Case StudiesMVF involves employees with benefits to boost engagement
Customer generation firm MVF was ranked sixth in the top 10 of the Sunday Times' Best Places to Work For list in 2017. Translating business strategy into employee benefits is critical to maintaining this ranking.Andrea Pattico, chief people officer, says: “You can have the best strategy, but if people aren’t ...
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AnalysisHow can employers ensure engagement is integral to a benefits strategy?
Need to know:It can be all too easy to put employee benefits in place and then think about how to engage people with them. Instead, corporate vision and an engagement strategy should provide a framework for the employee benefits on offer.Weaving employee engagement through an organisation’s reward and benefits strategy ...
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Case StudiesBNP Paribas allows employees to customise group risk provision
Financial services organisation BNP Paribas offers its employees a comprehensive array of group risk products.All the bank’s UK staff get life insurance and the vast majority (80%) receive group income protection, with the exact terms of the cover varying, depending on their preferences and which of the 12 BNP Paribas ...
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AnalysisHow to engage young employees with group risk benefits
Need to knowDifferent types of group risk protection becomes important at different life stages.Therefore, a one-size-fits all approach to engaging employees with group risk benefits is unlikely to be successful.Employers should speak with young employees to find out which group risk benefits they would find valuable.Young people often feel they ...
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OpinionSue Baker: Employers have many options to create an open working environment that supports mental health
Working with employers from a variety of sectors over the last six years has given us a good indication of what works to ensure a mentally healthy workplace, and these key elements are incorporated into the Time to Change Employer Pledge. This gives organisations the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment ...
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ArticleBlake Morgan helps staff manage and spot the signs of workplace stress
Law firms can be stressful places to work. As Liz Bryne, head of learning and development at law firm Blake Morgan, says: “I’d done quite a lot of work with graduates coming out of law school and starting their careers. I watched quite a few of them grapple with that ...
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AnalysisHow to develop a strategy to address workplace stress
Need to know:A stress epidemic is plaguing UK workers. With roles changing fast and technology demanding longer working days than ever before, employees are increasingly at risk of burnout.To tackle the issue, employers should adopt a three-pronged approach, making wellness an everyday focus.By taking simple actions to reduce the stigma ...
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AnalysisHow will the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) affect pay and benefits?
Need to know:Technology has changed how organisations share and store personal data. It is no wonder that the General Data Protection Regulation seeks to bring data privacy into the 21st century.Employers should not underestimate the complexity of the regulation and should start preparing now.Employment contracts and agreements with benefits providers ...
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Case StudiesHow the University of Lincoln is preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Ian Hodson, head of reward at the University of Lincoln, is acutely aware of the amount of work that will be needed in order to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). “We are at the stage of coming up with an action plan and a workplan of trying ...
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Case StudiesPWC leads by example as an early adopter of gender pay gap reporting
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) decided to lead by example on gender pay gap reporting. The organisation first reported its pay gap in 2014, and was looking at the issue prior to that.So why did PWC first decided to reveal its pay gap to the world? Ed Stacey, partner and head of employment ...
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OpinionSamantha Mann: Employers can learn from others that have reported gender pay gap details
The 2017-18 fiscal year introduced a new obligation for employers in the private and voluntary sector requiring those with a headcount of 250 or more ‘relevant employees’ as at the snapshot date of 5 April 2017, and each subsequent year, to calculate statistics to demonstrate the gender pay gap that ...
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AnalysisCommunicating the gender pay gap
Need to know:Since the BBC revealed the salaries of its highest-paid employees, pay has dominated the national debate. Pressure is growing for organisations with more than 250 employees to reveal their gender pay gap data before the government’s deadline of April 2018.Some organisations may encounter hurdles when assembling their data, ...
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AnalysisHow can employers do more to support eldercare in the workplace?
Need to know:Employers are increasingly finding ways to support workers who are juggling jobs, children, and looking after elderly parents.A new era of flexible working is making life easier for carers. For employers that want to do more, concierge-style support programmes are an avenue to explore.The government has mooted a ...
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OpinionSally Hulston: Support for working carers will ensure employers retain the best talent
An ageing population and the fact that we are all working for longer means that more people are likely to become working carers than ever before. This includes a growing sandwich generation tasked with juggling the care of both children and elderly relatives.Increasingly, employers are offering varying degrees of specialised ...
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Case StudiesShell embraces eldercare with flexible working and consultancy service
At Shell, a flexible workplace is already a reality. Eleanor Silverio, the oil giant’s UK benefits policy lead, says: “I don’t sense any kind of stigma for those choosing eldercare initiatives. People in our [organisation] are used to balancing challenging home and work demands, supported by the flexible workplace environment ...
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AnalysisHow does workforce mobility impact financial wellbeing?
Need to know:The workforce is becoming more nomadic. But any employee who changes address regularly can see their credit rating drop.Broader financial wellbeing issues can arise for employees that move jobs regularly, such as the risk of reduced pension contributions or not being able to access longer-term employee benefits.Employers can ...
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Case StudiesUK Power Networks counters employees’ financial struggles with benefits
UK Power Networks has just over 6,000 employees, including electricians and engineers who work across London and the east of England. The organisation’s employees cover affluent areas of London where even the country’s top earners struggle to get a foothold on the property ladder.It is an issue that Steve Remnant, ...
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OpinionJo Thresher: Tackle common money issues to support employees’ short- and long-term finances
The fact that there is not a job for life anymore means an inability to plan the very long term, which means employers now need to help employees think differently. A lack of financial awareness coupled with a more changeable work life means a significant impact on an employee’s short-, ...
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Case StudiesUber court ruling puts 'self-employed' status in the spotlight
Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed contractors, a UK employment court found in October 2016. The ruling in the case Aslam and Farra v Uber means the app could have to pay its drivers holiday pay, the minimum wage, and pensions, among other benefits.The employment tribunal decision found that the ...