News – Page 67
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ArticleEdwin James Group trains staff as mental health first aiders
Engineering company Edwin James Group has chosen 10 employees to become mental health first aiders to support the wellbeing of its 1,000-strong workforce.The selected members of staff, who come from across the business, have taken part in an intensive two-day course with St Johns Ambulance. The course focused on recognising ...
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ArticleDaisy Hooper: Should employers cut pay for staff who continue to work from home?
Over the past year, the pandemic has drastically changed the working practices for most organisations. One of these changes has been the dramatic increase in home working. However, as restrictions are lifted and we slowly return to the workplace, employers need to be making a choice on how they will ...
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ArticleClare Fletcher: Should employers cut pay for staff who continue to work from home?
Where employers are considering implementing pay cuts for staff continuing to work from home, it is important to understand the reasoning behind this.There are a number of potentially legitimate reasons why an employer may look to implement a pay cut. This could be because of a need to make cost ...
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ArticleRita Fontinha: Should employers cut pay for staff who continue to work from home?
In March 2020, the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic led to lockdown restrictions and businesses quickly adopted a remote-working policy for all jobs that did not require a face-to-face interaction.While remote work has been an ongoing practice over the past two decades, it was often a voluntary decision where some employees chose ...
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ArticleBBC Studios rolls out support for working parents
BBC Studios, the programming division of the BBC behind the likes of Strictly Come Dancing and A Question of Sport, has announced it is enhancing provisions for its working parents.The organisation has partnered with parental support provider, Parent Cloud, to give around 2,500 employees access to online and face-to-face resources. ...
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ArticleWorkplace conflict costs employers £30 billion
Workplace conflict costs employers nearly £30 billion per year, according to figures published by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas).The research, published in the organisation's Estimating the cost of workplace conflict report, focused on figures from 2018-19. It found that such was the impact of workplace conflict - defined ...
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Article50% of staff would sacrifice salary for personalised benefits
Research by MetLife UK has revealed that half of employees would sacrifice some of their salary for personalised benefits.The study was compiled as part of the fourth and final chapter of MetLife’s Re:Me report, redefine, which found that almost seven in 10 (69%) people admitted they would work harder for ...
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ArticleLADbible offers paid leave for pregnancy loss and fertility treatments
Image credit: Sharaf Maksumov / Shutterstock.comPublisher LADbible Group has introduced fully paid leave for employees who suffer pregnancy loss or are undergoing fertility treatment, as well as offering a workplace nursery benefit so staff can recover tax savings on childcare costs.The policies will be introduced under the banner LADfamily and ...
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Article26% of UK businesses plan to close or downsize their offices
A quarter of UK businesses will either close, downsize or consolidate their offices in the coming months of 2021, according to findings from workforce experience platform Applaud.The research, which was conducted by YouGov in April 2021, found 53% of 500 small, medium and large organisations plan to offer more flexible ...
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ArticlePoll: Two-thirds of employers against pay cuts for home workers
Employee Benefits poll: Employers have given a clear thumbs down to implementing pay cuts for staff who continue to work from home beyond the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) lockdown.According to Employee Benefits latest survey, two-thirds (67%) of organisations are against reducing the wages of employees who continue to work from home post ...
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ArticleDixons Carphone announces 9% pay rise and investment in staff wellbeing
Retail giant, Dixons Carphone, which owns Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse, has today announced that staff will soon have their pay boosted by 9% as part of a group-wide investment in colleague reward, wellbeing and training.The investment is Dixons Carphone’s response to a need to retain and upskill its ...
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Article80% of staff have health and wellbeing worries
Polling by Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk sector, has revealed a massive four in five employees report having health and wellbeing concerns.The research was compiled to coincide with the start of the UK's Mental health awareness week (10 - 16 May), and revealed 79% ...
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ArticleDarren Skinner appointed Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust interim HRD
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) has appointed Darren Skinner as its interim director of human resources.Skinner, who joins today (10 May), will be with the trust for at least the next nine-12 months. His remit will be to lead its Workforce and Organisational Development Team.He will also ...
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Article86% of largest employers commit to empty offices
A total of 43 out of the UK's 50 largest employers have told the BBC that they will not insist staff come back to offices permanently once the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has abated.In a poll carried out by the broadcaster, the overwhelming majority of organisations said they would embrace a ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 29 April – 5 May 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 April – 5 May 2021 were: RHP refreshes its benefits strategy with a renewed focus on personalisation27% of employers unable to create wellbeing ROI caseEmployers launch gender pay gap campaignEnd of furlough will lead to spike in tribunalsForest Bathing to boost ...
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ArticleImproving morale with Ed Sheeran
Something for the weekend: Forget trying to boost morale and energise your team with virtual group yoga sessions, time out with the digital office dog, online pod walkathons, and by posting snacks and drinks to them in place of the Friday night office get together (although make no mistake, the ...
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ArticleMental health claims 'doubled' during 2020
New data from Zurich has found claims for mental health doubled during 2020 when compared to 2019 – with only cancer generating more need for support.In advance of Mental Health Awareness Week which starts on Monday (10 May), the insurer revealed that more than £1.7 million was paid out to ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Mental health must be a priority
With Mental Health Awareness Week beginning on Monday (10 May), it is disheartening to discover mental health is not a “cultural priority” for 43% of employers, according to new research.The report by Koa Health found that this admission came despite 56% of organisations having witnessed a rise in demand for ...
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ArticleKPMG unveils flexible hybrid working model
Accounting firm KPMG is to offer its UK employees the option to work from the office on a ‘four-day fortnight’ rotation, as a part of a new hybrid working model coming into force post-Covid-19 (Coronavirus).The deal, starting in June, gives staff the opportunity to spend up to four days of ...
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Article41% of employees trust financial wellbeing tools
Financial wellbeing tools must improve in the aftermath of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to new research.Willis Towers Watson's Future of financial wellbeing study revealed that only 41% of employees would trust financial wellbeing provisions provided by their employer. This figure was only 26% among Baby Boomers and 36% among ...