News – Page 53

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    Love Energy Savings lets staff work from space

    2021-10-29T05:00:30Z

    Energy retailer Love Energy Savings is extending its flexible working approach by allowing its employees to work from space.The Bolton-based company’s initiative is part of its 'Flexible-Flexible' policy, which enables workers to set their own hours and work from home or anywhere else.Phil Foster, Love Energy Savings’ chief executive, said: ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 22 October – 28 October 2021

    2021-10-29T05:00:07Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 22 October – 28 October 2021 were: RSA commits to becoming menopause friendlyBudget 2021: Pay rises announcedCoventry Building Society supports staff wellbeing on returnHow can employers support the work-life balance of staff on their return to the workplace?Zurich UK sees 300,000 paternity ...

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    Half of employees under excessive stress

    2021-10-28T08:00:05Z

    Nearly half of UK employees (47%) say they have experienced “excessive” stress in their workplace over the past year, prompting one in eight (13%) to consider quitting their job and nearly one in 10 (9%) to actually to do so.The 2021 Mental health, stress and quitting smoking study by vape ...

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    Goldsmiths lecturers win worker rights battle

    2021-10-27T08:51:40Z

    Lecturers at Goldsmiths University in London have won a battle to claim ‘worker status’, rather than be treated as independent contractors.The short-course university lecturers will now be entitled to a range of employment rights, includes being paid at least the national minimum wage, according to their legal team at employment ...

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    Preact introduces unlimited holidays for employees

    2021-10-27T08:32:33Z

    Technology firm Preact has introduced an ‘unlimited holidays’ scheme, alongside offering time off for mental health and wellbeing and a wellbeing allowance, to help staff cope with the stresses and strains of working through the pandemic.The benefit, which has been gradually rolled out across the business this month (October), allows ...

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    21% feel isolated working from home

    2021-10-26T09:44:08Z

    A fifth of employees feel being isolated in a home office during the pandemic has had a negative impact on their mental health and wellbeing, according to new research.In a poll of 1,000 people by Gazprom Marketing and Trading (GM&T), 21% said working from home had affected their mental health, ...

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    Golden Charter moves to hybrid working model

    2021-10-26T09:08:25Z

    Funeral plan provider Golden Charter is moving to a hybrid working model for its employees this month (October) as a way to balanceemployee engagement, wellbeing, and flexibility.The shift means the majority of the organisation's 200 staff members will now be home-based most of the time, only working from Golden Charter’s ...

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    RSA commits to becoming menopause friendly

    2021-10-25T11:09:24Z

    RSA Insurance, owner of the More Than brand, has committed to becoming an accredited ‘menopause friendly’ employer.The move means the company, which employs more than 5,000 people, will work visibly to support menopause in the workplace and to create an environment where it can be talked about easily. It has ...

  • Engagement and feedback: Employee engagement measures in numbers
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    57% of HR leaders prioritise employee engagement

    2021-10-22T08:05:08Z

    New research has found that the current top two priorities for HR and business leaders are employee engagement and the overall employee experience, and employee wellbeing, cited by 57% and 56% respectively.Staff engagement organisation WorkBuzz's new report, The state of employee engagement 2021, included insights from more than 300 organisational ...

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    South Ribble and Chorley councils launch hybrid work

    2021-10-22T08:03:28Z

    South Ribble and Chorley (pictured above) councils in Lancashire have announced their aim to have no more than half of their office-based staff working on council premises at any time to improve their work-life balance.The strategy, which is part of the councils’ vision for a post-Covid-19 (Coronavirus) world in which ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 15 October - 21 October 2021

    2021-10-22T07:55:55Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 15 October – 21 October 2021 were: EXCLUSIVE: Clipper Logistics launches financial wellbeing policyEXCLUSIVE: 26% of workplaces unaffected by the menopauseDFS introduces staff menopause policiesShould employers use total reward to attract and retain the talent they need?Glasgow refuse staff to strike due ...

  • Marks and Spencer rewards frontline employees with 15% bonus
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    Marks and Spencer to change staff menopause policy

    2021-10-21T08:56:14Z

    Retailer Marks and Spencer has committed to changing its workplace menopause policy by becoming one of the first 48 founding partners of GenM.Created to encourage businesses to recognise and respond to perimenopausal and menopausal women's needs, GenM was co-founded by Heather Jackson and Sam Simister in order to unite brands ...

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    52% of UK staff do not have a good work-life balance

    2021-10-21T08:04:56Z

    New research has highlighted that one in two (52%) UK employees admit that their work regularly eats into their personal life.Business and salary review website Glassdoor surveyed 2,017 UK full-time members of staff and found that nearly half (48%) took action to improve their blend of job and home during ...

  • Mental Health
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    37% of staff now have worse mental health

    2021-10-20T08:07:12Z

    New data has revealed that more than one-third (37%) of employees from Great Britain are suffering from worse mental health now compared to pre-Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic levels.The YouGov research, commissioned by wellbeing and performance company Push and mental health charity Solent Mind, involved surveying 1,000 working adults living in Great ...

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    Crawford and Company launches UK staff menopause support

    2021-10-20T08:04:55Z

    Claims management and outsourcing solutions provider Crawford and Company has launched a menopause policy and support framework for UK employees to mark World Menopause Day (18 October).The employer, which has signed the Workplace Menopause Pledge, has committed to raising awareness and providing support for employees affected by the condition and ...

  • Partners
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    Partners& to become menopause-friendly employer

    2021-10-20T08:00:54Z

    Insurance broker Partners& has announced its commitment to becoming an accredited menopause-friendly employer to recognise World Menopause Day (18 October).The accreditation from the Menopause Friendly Accreditation Independent Panel, which demonstrates that an employer has a clear understanding of how the condition can have an effect at work, will allow the ...

  • Timpson
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    Timpson to cover hormone replacement therapy costs

    2021-10-19T14:26:50Z

    Timpson is offering to pay for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescriptions for employees experiencing the menopause.Announcing the policy on World Menopause Day yesterday (18 October), chief executive James Timpson said staff will be able to claim back the cost of their HRT prescriptions via expenses.The offer comes as Labour MP ...

  • Kingsley-Napley
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    Kingsley Napley signs Menopause Workplace Pledge

    2021-10-19T08:01:54Z

    London-based law firm Kingsley Napley has announced that it has signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge, which is run by the charity Wellbeing of Women.The firm is currently the only London law firm on the charity’s employer list.By signing the pledge, which is supported by the Duchess of Wessex, Kingsley Napley ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Clipper Logistics launches financial wellbeing policy

    2021-10-19T08:01:03Z

    Clipper Logistics has announced that it has rolled out a financial wellbeing policy built around flexible pay in order to remove the locked pay cycle as of today (19 October).Based in Leeds, UK, the logistics solutions business that employs more than 9,000 team members across more than 50 distribution centres, ...

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    Zoe Lyons to host Employee Benefits Awards 2021

    2021-10-19T08:00:22Z

    Comedian Zoe Lyons will host the Employee Benefits Awards 2021, which will take place on Friday 12 November 2021.Now in its 19th consecutive year, Lyons will welcome delegates back in person to the awards at its exciting new venue at Old Billingsgate in London. It is the go-to annual event ...