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ArticleRevolut staff can work abroad for two months a year
Digital banking app Revolut has said it will allow any of its 2,000 staff to work from abroad for up to two months a year.According to the company, the perk was predominantly introduced to accommodate the wishes of its substantially international workforce, who had a greater need to be able ...
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Article45% of FTSE 100 firms use ESG to calculate pay
Research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and London Business School has revealed environmental, social and governance (ESG) measures have reached widespread adoption in the setting of executive pay.Data from The paying well by paying for good report found the measures were now being used in approaching half (45%) of all FTSE 100 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Danone addresses diversity, inclusion and belonging
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: Keynote speaker Putri Realita, global head of inclusive diversity, HR, at Danone, discussed ‘Making inclusion and belonging matter’ during her opening address at the virtual event today (15 March).Realita insisted that diversity and inclusion (D&I) should be thought of as three key elements – diversity, inclusion ...
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ArticleVodafone launches global menopause commitment
Telecoms business Vodafone has launched a range of global initiatives to support staff going through the menopause.The company's new ‘Menopause Commitment’ pledges that all employees will be assisted during their experience, with access to training, including a specially designed toolkit to raise awareness of the subject.The initiative builds on existing ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Danone to discuss how to make inclusion and belonging matter
Danone will share details of its three-pronged approach to diversity and inclusion at this month's Employee Benefits Insights 2021 event.Opening keynote speaker Putri Realita, the food company's global head of diversity and inclusion, will explore how organisations can embed this into their business agenda.The talk, to be held on 15 ...
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ArticleHSBC to move to permanent flexible working
HSBC is to radically cut back on its office space and switch to having a more permanent agile workforce, according to the company's chief executive.The move – a direct response to the rise in home working brough about by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic – will see the bank reduce its ...
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ArticleDebt default fuels growth in international pensions
Sovereign country debt defaults plus a desire by employers to improve the benefits packages of expats and foreign workers on local contracts has seen a huge rise in international pensions, according to a new report.Willis Towers Watson’s International pension plan survey reported a 6% rise in the number of International ...
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ArticleSony appoints Sonia Grant-Yendell
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has announced it has appointed Sonia Grant-Yendell as its new VP, human resources (UK & International).Based in the London office, Grant-Yendell will lead the UK and international HR team and will report directly to senior vice president (global human resources) Elicia Felix-Hughey.As well as partnering with Sony/ATV's ...
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ArticleExpat healthcare increasingly challenging
Businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to develop healthcare packages for international workers, according to a survey by AXA Global Healthcare.The World of Work research compares trends from 2017 and 2020, highlighting changes in the process of establishing and supporting international assignments.The survey found that of the 543 HR decision-makers ...
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ArticleC-Suite suffers most from mental health issues
Global research looking into mental health and resilience has found it is the C-suite that is suffering the most – although all employees say they want their company to do more to support them.Data compiled by Oracle and Workplace Intelligence revealed 53% of executives are struggling with mental health issues, ...
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ArticleUnilever promises all suppliers will pay a living wage by 2030
British multinational consumer goods organisation Unilever has pledged all of its suppliers will pay their employees a living wage by the end of the decade.The commitment, unveiled as part of a wider renewal of its social responsibility standards, will see the business insist that all workers of companies in its ...
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ArticleHMRC confirms changes to IR35 will only apply to services provided after 6 April 2020
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today (7 February 2020) announced changes to the operation of the off-payroll working rules (IR35) coming into force after 6 April 2020; this comes as a result of the government's ongoing review into the implementation of the reforms, which is due to conclude this ...
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ArticleBirkbeck cleaning staff win rights to direct employment
Cleaning staff at London-based educational institute Birkbeck College have won the right to have their jobs transferred back in-house, affecting 78 workers currently working at the college. Following acceptance of the deal in late 2019, yesterday (16 January 2020) was the first day of direct employment for affected cleaning staff ...
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ArticleEmployer investment in corporate gifting schemes has increased by 44%
The proportion of employers investing in employee gift schemes has increased by 44%, according to research by CR Worldwide.Its Rise of corporate wellness 2.0 report, which studied data from 120 large enterprises and 287,000 employees compiled in November 2019 and spanning three years, also found that UK companies spent an ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: LinkedIn uses organisational culture as driver for engagement
Employee Benefits Live 2019: Professional social media organisation LinkedIn has adopted a people-first approach to its employee experience, business operations and organisational culture, using this as its key driver for talent attraction, retention and motivation.Closing the conference agenda on Wednesday 2 October at Employee Benefits Live 2019, Katherine Gilbert, senior ...
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ArticleThree in 10 expatriate employees say wages have a positive impact on wellbeing
Approximately three in 10 (28%) expatriate employees have found that wage levels have a positive impact on their wellbeing, according to research by global healthcare provider Aetna International.The international workforce wellbeing survey 2019, which canvassed the views of 2,000 expat employees across 10 countries, further found that 21% believe that ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Elsevier hosts wellbeing day for 700 Oxford-based staff
EXCLUSIVE: Information analytics organisation Elsevier has hosted a wellbeing day for 700 Oxford-based employees as part of its global health and wellbeing initiative, MindLife.The inaugural wellbeing day, held in July 2019, aimed to promote the overall health and wellbeing of employees working at Elsevier’s Oxford operating site.The wellbeing day enabled ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid's professional development
I cannot think of another time when this has happened: Big Bad Boss has offered to pay for some continued professional development training for me. Great, but I worry that it means he thinks I am getting out of date. It is a bit like being offered a seat on ...
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ArticleNorwegian island wants to cut traditional business hours and become ‘time-free’
Something for the weekend: Although many organisations are starting to embrace flexible and agile working arrangements, a small Norwegian island is going a step further by requesting to be a time-free zone, cutting traditional working hours in order to take advantage of the summer months.Residents and employees living on Sommaroey, ...
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ArticleHalf believe benefits are not meeting the needs of multigenerational workforce
Half (50%) of employers do not think their benefits offering is meeting the needs of all generations within their workforce, with 89% believing that they will need to change their package to suit future generations entering the workforce, according to research by Aon.The Benefits and trends survey 2019, which polled ...