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ArticleGerald Eve offers menopause and fertility support
Property advisory business Gerald Eve has become the first firm in the sector to offer its staff the ‘Peppy’ support service.Peppy – an app-based healthcare and wellbeing provision delivered on smartphones – helps guide employees through challenging times, such as the menopause, fertility issues and parenthood.Services provided via the app ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Less than half of UK firms have a wellbeing strategy
Despite being nearly a year into lockdown, less than half of businesses (44%) have a wellbeing strategy in place, according to Aon research exclusively shared with www.employeebenefits.co.uk.The study polled 332 employee benefits and rewards specialists for the company's UK benefits and trends survey 2021 and found that only a minority ...
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ArticleAcas calls for paid vaccine time off
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) is calling on employers to give their staff paid time off when they have Covid-19 (Coronavirus) vaccinations.In new advice, Acas wants organisations to provide the right level of support – which it said includes paid time off for staff to attend vaccination appointments ...
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ArticleStaff feel disconnected from group protection
Research by Legal and General has found significant levels of employee disconnect with group protection, with only 16% of those polled believing employee assistance programme (EAPs) are very relevant to their health needs.Data – compiled after polling more than 1,000 UK workers with access to income protection, critical illness cover ...
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ArticleWorkers did £24 billion in unpaid overtime during 2020
Number crunching by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has revealed the extent to which Britons have put in unpaid overtime since the start of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The data – released to coincide with Work Your Proper Hours Day today (26 February) – found that more than three million people ...
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ArticleWall's finds happiness more valued than pay
Something for the weekend: “My boss told me to have a good day. So I went home.” It’s an old joke but one employers might be heeding after Wall's research revealed that 78% of people believe happiness and wellbeing should be prioritised over money.The global survey of 12,500 people by ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Flexible working is good for business
Earlier this week, we reported that HSBC is planning to drastically cut back on its office space – by 40% globally – in a move towards more permanent flexible working arrangements.Brought about “by a very different style of working post-Covid than we had before”, other banks have announced similar measures ...
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ArticleA third of over-50s have seen pay cuts
New research by SunLife suggests it has been the over-50s who have suffered significant pay cuts since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic began.A poll conducted by the organisation among 1,051 respondents aged 50-plus revealed 30% had seen their hours or salaries cut; 25% had been furloughed, and one-in-10 had lost their ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Brunel University to discuss making benefits engaging without breaking the bank
EXCLUSIVE: Hazel Robinson, associate director of HR, head of reward and wellbeing at Brunel University, London, is to address how employers can make the most of their benefits and rewards packages without it costing the earth in a Covid-19 (Coronavirus) ravaged world.Speaking at Employee Benefits Insights 2021, an online series ...
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ArticleEHRC confirms extra six months for pay gap reporting
Just weeks after the government signalled that employers would not be penalised for failing to submit their gender pay gap data, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has now confirmed that enforcement for non-reporting will be suspended for six months.The suspension - due to the impact of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) ...
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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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ArticleStaff doubt longevity of Covid-19 benefits
Research by HR software provider Personio has found the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has had a big impact on the types of benefits employers are offering staff, with a strong focus being on providing flexible hours and mental health provision.But the study also revealed satisfaction with what was being provided was ...
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ArticleSaffron Building Society gains Good Business accreditation
Saffron Building Society has become only the second mutual to become accredited as a Good Business Charter (GBC) member.The GBC is a not-for-profit organisation supported by the Trades Union Congress and the Confederation of British Industry which identifies 10 specific workplace criteria to ensure organisations are committed to improving employee ...
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ArticleStaff expectations rise due to Coronavirus
Research by MetLife has found Covid-19 (Coronavirus) is responsible for rising expectations among employees, who believe managers owe them a greater level of ‘social responsibility’.The employee benefits provider's Re:me report found this included an expectation that employers take a far more holistic approach to accommodating the personal circumstances of their ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employees happier but risk burnout
New data from employee engagement platform provider Glint has revealed employees’ overall happiness has increased, but there are signs that they are experiencing rising levels of poor mental health and burnout.The findings from the organisation's first Employee wellbeing report revealed happiness was 5.4% higher in December 2020 compared to December ...
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ArticleTop-rated employee perks for 2021 revealed
Analysis of more than 750,000 roles by search engine Adzuna has revealed the UK’s most popular employee perks to tempt them into switching jobs in 2021.In first two weeks of this month (February), the top trending benefits included working from home (WFH) allowances, and childcare and wellbeing support.According to Andrew ...
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ArticleHybrid working prompts flexibility demands
Hybrid working is here to stay, according to Robert Half’s Demand for skilled talent report – and it is causing staff to demand more flexibility-related benefits.According to the research, which was co-produced by labour analytics firm Burning Glass Technologies, 63% of professionals admitted their job was perfectly doable at home. ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: The value of employer support and trust
Mental wellbeing has been an issue that has been climbing higher up the agenda at many organisations for a long time, and its ascent has only accelerated during this pandemic. Therefore, findings from Incomes Data Research earlier this week that revealed almost all (98%) employers had taken specific steps to ...
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ArticleDelta Security Management to pay living wage
Security guard firm Delta Security Management has become the latest organisation to be recognised as a living wage employer.Accredited by the Living Wage Foundation, the company based in Crawley, West Sussex, will now pay its 10 full-time and four part-time staff at least £9.30 per hour. This is the outside-London ...
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ArticleMajority of employers support the mental health of working parents
New research has found that of the options employers provide to combat pressures on remote working parents, mental wellbeing support overwhelmingly comes top.Incomes Data Research (IDR) polled workers at 40 organisations during January and discovered that almost all (98%) employers had taken specific steps to help employees with their mental ...