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    Quantilope gives staff unlimited paid leave

    2022-01-13T09:04:27Z

    Software company Quantilope has allowed all its employees worldwide to take unlimited paid leave.The business, which was founded in Germany in 2014 and currently employs more than 200 members of staff across its home country, the UK, the US and Lithuania, said all full and part-time staff could take as ...

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    38% of UK staff want more financial wellbeing aid

    2022-01-13T09:02:02Z

    More than one in three employees want more support from their employer to improve their financial wellbeing, research has revealed.Reward and benefits provider Edenred’s survey of 2,000 UK employees found that 38% would like additional help through work with budgeting and managing bills. Inflation hit 5% in the UK before ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2022 final deadline extended

    2022-01-13T09:00:18Z

    The deadline for the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, in association with Aon, has been extended for a final time until midnight on Monday 24 January to give HR, reward and benefits professionals one very last chance to enter and win recognition for their achievements.As the previous entry deadline of Friday ...

  • One in ten employers don't believe in supporting employee wellbeing
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    Just 49% of staff had good support during pandemic

    2022-01-12T09:02:01Z

    Less than half of employees felt they received good support from their employers throughout the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to a survey.Just 49% of those polled by Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) for its report Boosting employee engagement through benefits choice said their employer had performed well in terms of helping ...

  • Ikea introduces pay freezes for 208,000 employees
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    Ikea cuts sick pay for unvaccinated staff

    2022-01-11T09:05:42Z

    Swedish retail giant Ikea has cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff in the UK who need to self-isolate as a result of being exposed to Covid-19 (Coronavirus).The decision by the business, which employs about 10,000 people across 22 stores in this country, could see unvaccinated workers who have been required ...

  • Benefex acquires Capita Employee Benefits
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    Benefex acquires engagement platform Wrkit

    2022-01-11T09:04:46Z

    Employee benefits software business Benefex has acquired employee engagement platform Wrkit and its entire product set, which includes employee discounts, wellbeing, recognition and communication tools.The platform’s teams in Ireland, the UK and Australia, which consists of 35 members of staff, will join Benefex as part the acquisition.Wrkit, which has experienced ...

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    Half of British staff want a four-day week in 2022

    2022-01-11T09:02:25Z

    Nearly a third of British employees are actively looking for a four-day working week in 2022 or have already agreed to one with their employer, according to research.A survey of 1,000 people by Censuswide, on behalf of productivity platform ClickUp, found that 12% had already secured three days off each ...

  • EXCLUSIVE: 76% of employers want to improve engagement in the future
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    Diversity investment boosts engagement

    2022-01-10T09:00:37Z

    Half of organisations that have not begun to invest in equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EDIB) suffered a decline in employee engagement over a 12-month period, research has shown.Employee engagement service WorkBuzz’s The state of employee engagement report, based on insight from more than 300 organisational leaders, HR professionals, and ...

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    75% of white collar staff are considering quitting

    2022-01-07T09:04:47Z

    Three in four white-collar workers in the UK are considering quitting their jobs or changing careers due to issues such as burnout, a lack of work-life balance and toxic workplace environments, research has revealed.A nationwide survey of people working in homes and offices, conducted by Censuswide, found that 57% of ...

  • Vegan Liftz seeks meat-lovers to test out a plant-based diet
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    Veganuary may be one resolution employers should not give up on

    2022-01-07T09:00:27Z

    Something for the weekend: So, one week down, how are those New Year’s resolutions coming along? Sticking to the early morning run? Dry January going well? How about Veganuary? Or are you already salivating at the prospect of a cheeky Friday night beer tonight accompanied by a Chicken Korma?If research ...

  • Menopause
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    28% of employers say Covid has made menopause support harder

    2022-01-06T09:04:58Z

    Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has made it harder for many employers to know which of their staff require menopause support, research has revealed.A survey of 504 HR decision makers by digital health platform Peppy found that 28% had struggled to identify those needing help during this stage of their life.Meanwhile 21% said ...

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    Impact.com launches global parental leave policy

    2022-01-06T09:02:22Z

    Partnership management platform Impact.com has introduced a new global parental leave policy that outlines the enhanced support available to employees.The initiative enables eligible staff at the organisation to take up to 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave, with payments set to be integrated with any government-provided wage replacement benefits ...

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    Samantha Johnson: Will the national minimum wage increase support staff financial wellbeing?

    2022-01-06T06:00:36Z

    Employee wellbeing has played a significant role in attraction and retention strategies for a number of years, focusing predominately on mental health and a work-life balance. Financial wellbeing is a welcome addition to this agenda.Multiple researchers have demonstrated that financial stress is one of the most significant causes for absence ...

  • 76% of organisations measure sickness absence levels
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    Public services facing crippling Covid absence rates

    2022-01-04T12:25:51Z

    Public services including healthcare, transport and education are coming under strain amid crippling Covid-19 (Coronavirus) absence rates.Key figures in each sector warned of the impact of soaring cases of the virus as the highly transmissible Omicron strain sweeps the UK.Health leaders indicated that the pressure of absences on services in ...

  • 31% of employers don't offer support for staff on long-term sick leave
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    Ministers draw up workplace absence plans amid Omicron surge

    2022-01-04T11:30:31Z

    UK government ministers have been told to develop “robust contingency plans” for workplace absences amid fears that rising cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) could result in up to a quarter of staff being off work at the same time.The Cabinet Office said public sector leaders had been ...

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    Workplace stress leads 49% of legal workers to job hunt

    2021-12-17T09:04:41Z

    Half of legal professionals have looked for new jobs as a result of workplace stress, according to research.Legal technology firm Exizent conducted a survey of 52 people working in the law industry, with 49% saying they had actively searched for different employment because of challenges and stresses at work.More than ...

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    43% of executives say flexibility critical for engagement

    2021-12-17T09:03:45Z

    British business leaders consider flexible working to be more important for employee engagement and wellbeing than salary, research has revealed.Of 54 UK-based board level executives polled for Bupa Global, 43% said flexible working was the most important factor for engaging staff and looking after their wellbeing, compared with 35% who ...

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    Why it's back to 'Bob Cratchit working' for many of us

    2021-12-17T09:00:53Z

    Something for the weekend: With the return this week of Covid-19 ‘work from home if you can’ guidance, for many of us it’s now back to spending our working days in trackies, slippers and trying not to raid the pre-Christmas ‘goodies’ stash.However, with energy bills spiralling and temperatures set to ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 10 December – 16 December 2021

    2021-12-17T09:00:41Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 10 December – 16 December 2021 were: How can employers assess value for money in a DC pension?Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets a recognition awardIt's a dog's life for one special puppy palWilson James introduces staff wellbeing platformPoor mental health ...