Opinion
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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid joins a webinar on will writing
One of the things I most like about our voluntary benefits platform is the education that comes with it. Every month one of our providers runs a webinar on their specialism. As well as providing information, these webinars remind employees of all the benefits we offer, increasing ...
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OpinionAmber Clayton: The pandemic’s impact on employee voluntary benefits
Covid-19 is disrupting economies and affecting household incomes and mental health alike. With these conditions in mind employers are taking necessary measures to maintain existing talent and ensure both employer and employee can endure. Changing household circumstances have resulted in financial, legal, and dependent care issues, as well as taking ...
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OpinionJulia Waltham: Childcare vouchers are crucial for working families
Childcare is a crucial issue for many families in the UK. For a large majority, their decision to work is dependent on the availability of good quality, local, and crucially, affordable childcare. But for many families, the numbers just do not add up. Family and Childcare Trust's Childcare Survey 2018, ...
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OpinionAoife Hamilton: Childcare vouchers and family-friendly ways to promote a healthy work-life balance
It is important to understand the challenges parents face in achieving their desired work-life balance.Striking the Balance: the impact becoming a parent has on working life, employment and career, a survey of 4,200 parents from across Northern Ireland published by Employers for Childcare in October 2016, revealed that 91% found ...
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OpinionSally Hart: What are the latest trends in promoting voluntary benefits?
No longer limited to generic vouchers, voluntary benefits now form a significant part of the overall reward package. In promoting a wider range of benefits, one size no longer fits all.Increasingly, employers are customising benefits communications to help employees make relevant choices. HR data is used to tailor content to ...
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OpinionSarah Henchoz and Paul McCarthy: Local jurisdiction must be considered in a global benefits strategy
It is legally possible for an employer to provide a global benefits package, and many employers decide to do so because it is administratively more efficient than offering localvariations and, crucially for a global workforce, ensures parity of treatment across the organisation.A global package is attractive for employers with a ...
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OpinionCharles Cotton: Voluntary benefits can help organisations engage and retain talent
Offering a voluntary benefits scheme can be an important tool in the way that employers retain and engage their talent.This approach can be important for public and voluntary sector employers competing against parts of the private sector. While public sector employers can often offer a generous pension scheme and leave ...
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OpinionIan Hodson: Employees need a tip-top consumer experience at work
The Consumer Rights Act was designed to protect our rights when we shop on the high street or online, but the principles need to extend to the workplace as employees increasingly expect to be treated as consumers.This means that employers need to ensure that their voluntary benefits package, and indeed ...
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Opinion
Tim Roberts: The connection between HR and sustainability
The connection between HR and sustainability might appear intangible. Does ‘employer of choice’ equal sustainable HR? The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development stresses that embedding sustainability requires us to link vision and values to the environmental contribution required from every employee. Yes, HR’s critical contribution is embedding transformational change. ...