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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Special Olympics to discuss belonging at Employee Benefits Reset 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Olga Yakimakho, director, leadership and organisational development at Special Olympics International, will discuss creating a sense of belonging among a workforce at Employee Benefits Reset 2020.The strategy session titled ‘Why employee belonging is more important than ever‘ will take place at 10am on Monday 12 October in the first ...
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ArticleVodafone, BP and HSBC recognised as top global employers for LGBT inclusion
Vodafone (pictured), Zurich, and Natwest have been named among the top global employers for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) equality and inclusion by LGBT equality charity Stonewall.The list, which is compiled from submissions to Stonewall's benchmarking tool, the Global Workplace Equality Index, examines how businesses globally create an inclusive ...
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ArticleAccenture, Allianz and L’Oreal named best global employers for diversity and inclusion
Accenture (pictured), Blackrock, Allianz and L'Oreal have been included in the Top 100 most diverse and inclusive global organisations, ranked by the diversity and inclusion index (D&I index).American global investment management organisation Blackrock based in New York topped the list with an overall score of 81%, global professional services business ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid covers performance management
Without even asking, Big Bad Boss has agreed to lend me to another department. I am to be assigned to the organisation development team, which for me is pretty much like joining the enemy. Madeline, who leads (although in her case perhaps ‘administrates’ better describes it) the performance management programme, ...
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Article34% of employees are more productive working from home
Just over one third (34%) of UK employees believe that they have become more productive since they started working from home due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to research by Qualtrics.Its Work Different survey, which surveyed more than 2,000 UK employees, also found that just under one-third of employees ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Reset online series to explore the latest HR insights and solutions
Employee Benefits Reset online series, which will take place 5 October to 16 October 2020, will play host to a number of speakers discussing the latest trends, insights and solutions in the HR, reward and benefits industry.Up to four events will take place per day, covering the latest topics including ...
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Engagement and feedback: Employee engagement measures in numbers
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ArticlePost Office uses pulse surveys to measure employee engagement
Post office has reinvented the way it measures employee engagement to deal with the sharp shifts of change during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.In March 2020, when all office-based employees were told to work from home due to the health risks of the pandemic, Post Office introduced pulse surveys to understand ...
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ArticleEmployees dress up to attend virtual meetings
Something for the weekend: It seems like the days of working from home in pajamas are a thing of the past. Employees are now taking advantage of online shopping and are buying clothes to 'attend' their business video calls, according to research by e-commerce agency Melody.With after drinks with colleagues ...
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Article44% of employees are more efficient working from home
Two in five employees (44%) believe they are more efficient working form home, according to research by ENEI.The research of 113 employees during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, published July 2020, also found that just over a quarter (27%) said that the work they produce is of a higher quality while ...
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ArticlePricewaterhouseCoopers, NHS and IBM named best employers for equality and inclusion
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), NHS employers and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) have been recognised as three of the best employers for equality and inclusion.The virtual ENEI Awards held 8 July 2020, saw 25 businesses win accolades across 20 categories and a further 22 entries being highly commended for their efforts.PWC was ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid considers pay cuts
You might have noticed that occasionally I step away from benefits to look at compensation instead. I rather like these opportunities. After the complexity of pensions regulation and global healthcare differences, base pay is, well, pretty basic. Or at least it was.Only a couple of months ago, we agreed pay ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 47% of employers say budget is the biggest barrier in improving engagement
Just under half (47%) of employers say their budget is their biggest barrier for not improving employee engagement levels.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, which surveyed 269 HR decision-makers, found that this is little change from the 51% who found this to be a key issue in ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 86% of organisations measure employee engagement
EXCLUSIVE: 86% of organisations surveyed this year stated that they measure employee engagement levels, an increase from 80% in 2019.This is a stark growth in the popularity of gauging engagement since 2012, when only 40% measured whether their benefits package was effective.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, ...
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ArticleUniversity of Reading celebrates employees' sustainable actions
The University of Reading has held a virtual celebration for employees to recognise the sustainable actions resulting from participation in its interactive sustainability and wellbeing engagement programme.Through the initiative, provided by Jump, academic staff have been able to compete against one another, as both individuals and teams, to reach the ...
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ArticleUnilever launches mental wellbeing programme for 62,000 employees
Consumer goods organisation Unilever has launched a 14-day mental wellbeing resilience programme to increase employee engagement and to enhance the wellbeing of its 62,000 global employees.Led by Jean-Laurent Ingles, executive vice president of Hair Care at Unilever, the programme has been launched to support employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The ...
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ArticleKellogg's launches flexible summer hours for 460 employees
Food manufacturer Kellogg's UK has launched a flexible summer hours scheme for its 460 employees.Now in its 17th year, the benefit has been adapted to take into consideration that employees may appreciate additional flexibility during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.From 17 May 2020, the organisation is allowing employees to finish work ...
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Article91% of employees would prefer the option to work remotely
Nine in ten (91%) employees would prefer to have the option to work remotely, according to research by Eskenzi PR.Its Covid-19 Remote working survey asked 1,000 full-time employees in the UK how they would feel about returning to an office environment after the Coronavirus pandemic was over.The report also found ...
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ArticleMazars drives leadership and engagement through social media
In May 2018, Audit, accounting and consulting organisation Mazars, used social media to drive leadership, communication, and engagement within the organisation.Mazars had two aims when creating this program for employees, to create additional visibility for content, and empower employees.With 18,000 employees in 79 countries, Mazars used a third party social ...
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ArticleOnly 30% of the UK workforce experienced working from home in 2019
Only 30% of UK employees ever worked from home during 2019, according to the latest research by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).Due to the current Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, many UK employees are now expected to work from home for the foreseeable future. The research, published on 24 March 2020, ...