All articles by Marianne Calnan
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Case StudiesBlue Apple improves employees’ sleep quality by 26%
Catering firm Blue Apple achieved a 26% improvement in its employees’ quality of sleep between September and December 2015, throughout which it ran a wellness programme provided by Super Wellness.The organisation also tracked stress resilience, which improved by 10% over the period, as well as food cravings, which reduced by ...
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Case StudiesChiswick Park helps staff get active
Chiswick Park hosts wellbeing programmes throughout the year to encourage activity among 8,000 employees that work across various organisations in the park, which include Paramount Pictures, PepsiCo, Starbucks, Tullow Oil and Walt Disney Company.Between June and September 2015, the business park hosted wellbeing events as part of its Enjoy Work ...
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Case StudiesAsda moves to segment motivation
Retail-chain Asda currently has a one-size-fits-all motivation strategy for its 175,000 employees, but it is hoping to offer more diverse options in the future.It uses its annual employee engagement survey, Your Voice, to find out more about what its employees want and need in terms of benefits and motivation. In ...
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Case StudiesUKTV works together to motivate employees
Television broadcaster UKTV operates according to its philosophy of working together to create a better organisation and in line with its set of values: create, learn, influence, challenge and collaborate.Keeping its 279 employees highly engaged has been vital to the organisation’s success, and its incentive and recognition schemes have helped ...
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Case StudiesBoston College reduces absence with health cash plan offering
Boston College offers a health cash plan to all of its 450 employees, irrespective of their level of seniority or the number of contracted hours they work. Its health cash plan, provided by Westfield Health, has helped to reduce staff sickness absence rates by 28%; employee absence rates for the ...
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Case StudiesPeel Ports uses salary sacrifice arrangements to support staff
Peel Ports Group offers its 1,000 employees several benefits via salary sacrifice to support them in both their work and personal lives. These include its contributions to its stakeholder pension scheme and childcare vouchers.Its most popular benefits offered on a tax-efficient basis are pension contributions, which 90% of its workforce ...
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Article92% falling behind on retirement savings targets
The majority (92%) of respondents are falling behind on their retirement savings targets, according to research by Aegon UK.Its UK readiness report, which surveyed 4,000 UK adults, also found that 22% of respondents are unaware of how many pension pots they have.The research also found:More than a third (37%) of ...
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Case StudiesNorth Yorkshire County Council offers green cars
North Yorkshire County Council has offered its 18,000 members of staff a car salary sacrifice scheme since 2010, but over the years, it has been necessary for the council to adapt its offering to better suit its workforce.Since it was first introduced, the scheme has expanded to offer staff more ...
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Case StudiesDanone engages staff with company cars
Danone uses communication to ensure its longstanding company car scheme remains relevant and valued by staff.In September 2015, Danone launched a salary sacrifice car scheme as a separate benefit, which is offered alongside its existing company car plan. Both schemes are provided by Leaseplan.The new scheme is available to all ...
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AnalysisHow to maximise CSR policies through benefits
Need to know:Corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies allow employers to highlight important values to staff.Employers can promote their CSR policies through certain benefits provision.CSR strategies are most effective when they are connected to the organisation as a business and an employer.Employers take corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies seriously, and employees ...
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Article11% believe staff save enough for retirement
Just over one in 10 (11%) respondents believe their employees are saving enough for retirement, according to research by Wealth at Work.Its study, which surveyed 94 employers, also found that 40% of respondents do not offer their workforce financial education around the options available to them under the pension freedoms, ...
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Case StudiesAnglian Water taps into own resources for staff benefits
Anglian Water prides itself on its inclusive culture when it comes to employee engagement and retention, which is why the water supply organisation offers a range of benefits to as many staff as possible. One of its key challenges is offering a benefits package that is both cost-effective and competitive ...
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Case StudiesBirmingham Children’s Hospital immunises staff for the winter
Birmingham Children’s Hospital offers its 3,600 employees annual winter flu immunisations. Of those, 2,610 are frontline staff, who are in constant contact with patients. Last year, 90% of them made use of the jab.The hospital also has a team managing the campaign, as well as 120 voluntary flu champions who ...
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33, 34 How to maximise CSR policies through benefits
If you read nothing else, read this...CSR policies allow employers to showcase their internal values.Thorough communication of CSR policies will enhance employees’ understanding of, and engagement with them.CSR strategies need to be connected to the organisation as a business and an employer.Corporate and social responsibility (CSR) policies can work ...
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ArticleFinancial constraints prevent 37 per cent from taking shared parental leave
More than a third (37%) of respondents believe financial constraints will prevent them from taking shared parental leave where employers do not offer men the same level of enhanced paternity leave, according to research by the Executive Coaching Consultancy.Its Women and the City report, which is based on a survey ...
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ArticleLiving wage increases to £8.25
The living wage rate has increased by 40p an hour from £7.85 to £8.25 as of today (2 November 2015).The London living wage has risen by 25p an hour from £9.15 to £9.40.The increase in the UK living wage rate, which is calculated according to the cost of living, will ...
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26 per cent take time off because of stress
More than a quarter (26%) of respondents take time off work due to stress, according to research by job listings website CV Library.Its survey of 1,100 employees also found that 61% of respondents feel strain in their place of work.The research also found: 25% of respondents do not know how ...
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Article29 per cent of female workers earn less than living wage
Almost a third (29%) of female workers earn less than the living wage, compared to 18% of males, according to research by KPMG.The research report, which was conducted by Markit using its UK Household Finance Index survey of 1,500 respondents and drawing on the Office for National Statistics’ Annual survey ...
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Telefonica and Royal Dutch Shell awarded for employee share ownership
Amadeus IT Holdings, Royal Dutch Shell and Telefonica were among the winners at the 2015 Employee Share Ownership (Esop) Centre awards for best employee share ownership plans.The awards recognise outstanding employee approaches to employee share ownership, including communication, staff engagement, and implementation of share ownership schemes, as well as workplace ...
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Judge allows Facebook director pay case
A US judge has ruled that a lawsuit regarding the compensation packages received by non-management directors at Facebook can proceed.Directors at Facebook are accused of incorrectly ratifying the increase in non-management directors’ pay.Shareholder Ernesto Espinoza brought the suit in June 2014, arguing that the social media network’s chief executive officer ...