Opinion – Page 3
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Is there a disconnect around health and wellbeing?
Employee wellbeing is a top priority for many employers, but how many can say that their health and wellbeing provision is truly living up to its full potential?Two separate pieces of research published this week suggest that while employers are investing in supporting their workforces’ health and wellbeing, this often ...
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OpinionPatrick Glencross: Reforms to employee holiday rights
Calculating annual leave and holiday pay for employees can be challenging, particularly for those who work irregular hours. The government has this year introduced significant changes to simplify the rules on holiday rights as part of its reforms to a range of employment rights that have developed from years of ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Solving the summer holiday childcare conundrum
The school summer holidays: a time that can incite both excitement and dread among working parents. Like so many others, this week I embarked on the juggle that this time of year so frequently involves.As well as experiencing guilt at working (along with a serious fear of missing out) while ...
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OpinionPaul McGrath: Understanding employment law reforms
The King’s Speech on 17 July saw the new UK government reaffirm its commitment to introduce new employment legislation in Parliament within its first 100 days in office. The government plans to do this with a new Employment Rights Bill, that is intended to deliver on the wide range of ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Are employers rethinking DE&I provision?
Has diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) become too ‘woke’? Earlier this week, this was the claim of some commentators after technology giant Microsoft was reported to have laid off some of its DE&I team.In a leaked email seen by Business Insider, an internal DE&I team leader reportedly wrote that the ...
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OpinionKate Langton: How can employers create a culture of fun?
Kate Langton is chief people officer at Phoebus Software
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OpinionGeorgina Cameron: How can employers create a culture of fun?
As a B Corp, looking after the Lily’s Kitchen team is hugely important to us. Having fair and robust HR policies to support our employees is only part of the equation. We strive to enable and empower everyone on our team so that they feel able to work to the ...
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OpinionMaranda Ridgway: How can employers create a culture of fun?
The rapid pace of change and pressures to continually increase productivity have led to rising levels of mental health problems that have negatively impacted personal and working lives. One response that organisations have adopted to combat work-related mental health issues, such as stress and fatigue, is to ...
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OpinionMerrill April: What employers need to know about changes to Tupe Regulations 2006
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (Tupe), the UK law which implemented the Acquired Rights Directive into UK law, require that an employer acquiring the employees and possibly workers of another must honour their terms and conditions, including holiday, pay and other benefits, with very limited exceptions.While ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Watching the Labour government bed in
We are now just over a week on from the Labour party storming to victory in the UK’s general election. The last time the UK moved to a Labour government after a period of Conservative rule, I was still at school and remember teachers trying to explain the significance of ...
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OpinionKevin Gude: Why should employers consider a corporate healthcare trust?
Employer-funded healthcare trusts are an established, tax-efficient way to deliver the benefit of medical treatment to employees without having to buy employer-paid health insurance.Traditional insurance involves paying an insurance firm a premium, including 12% in tax, that reflects the insurer’s prediction that claims will be made by employees, as well ...
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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid takes charge of the benefits intranet page
It is a quiet time right now in reward; in between annual enrolment and various renewals, we can work on things that have fallen to the bottom of the pile. For months I have been wanting to get my hands on the benefits intranet site, so now is my chance.I ...
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OpinionDebbie Coyne: Managing Euro 2024 and staff leave
With Euro 2024 football fever sweeping the country, employers are once again facing the age-old conundrum of balancing productivity and business operations with giving their staff the chance to watch their nation at a major summer tournament.Legally, employers are not obliged to provide time off for employees to watch Euro ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Knowing when to throw in the towel
How unwell do you have to feel before you call in sick to work? Presenteeism has always presented something of a conundrum for employers, as it can be tricky to assess which individuals really should not be working when relying solely on their word.While all organisations want to build an ...
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OpinionDeborah Warren: Supporting employees' mental health in the workplace
Employers have not only recognised the importance of employee wellbeing and mental health, but have begun to put it at the top of their people priorities list.All employers have a general, common-law duty to take reasonable care for the safety of their employees, including providing a safe place of work, ...
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OpinionHannah Pearsall: What are the benefits of having a strong wellbeing strategy in place?
It goes without saying that supporting employee wellbeing should be high on the agenda for all organisations. At Hays, improving employee wellbeing is a top priority, as we acknowledge that people can only reach their full potential if they are in a good place with their mental and physical health. ...
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OpinionNicola Shephard: What are the benefits of having a strong wellbeing strategy in place?
At Emcor UK, we believe that a robust wellbeing strategy is essential to our whole person approach, ensuring that we remain true to our purpose of creating 'A Better World at Work' and upholding our core values. We have strategically shifted wellbeing from health and safety to the people and ...
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OpinionLisa Redding: What are the benefits of having a strong wellbeing strategy in place?
Having a happy and motivated workforce forms the bedrock of any successful business, especially in hospitality where reputation and reviews are critical to driving long-term growth and in turn, creating exciting careers.Hospitality is a fast-paced and demanding industry which, at times, has had to battle with an image problem as ...
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OpinionIan Hodson: What role do employers have to play in helping employees work flexibly?
In reality, we have got to our new ways of working at an accelerated rate where the foundations of an operational infrastructure is being built for the 'house' that we are already living in. For me, the point to focus on is the aspect of flexibility as when we talk ...
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OpinionAndrew Rhodes: How to establish policies on belief and expression to avoid claims
With general election campaigning getting underway in the UK and US, as well as the continued culture wars all feeding into increased political polarisation, there is a considerable risk of disagreements spilling into the workplace.In response to this risk, employers should establish or review their internal policies on political beliefs ...