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Case StudiesKarma uses regular communications to align benefits strategy with employee needs
Karma is a free app that connects people to restaurants and grocery stores with surplus food for sale. The organisation operates out of London, Stockholm, and Paris, with 75 employees based across the three locations.Like many high-growth businesses, Karma’s team is integral to its development and success. Employees not only ...
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OpinionMark Witte and Sarah Robson: 2020’s biggest benefits trend might not be benefits
With Madonna on tour again and bum-bags making a fashion comeback, it feels like 2020 is history repeating itself. Nevertheless, although Aon's UK benefits and trends survey 2020, published in January, showed a lot of consistency, it also indicated some clear trends and changes, including an increasing interest in value-on-investment ...
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AnalysisShaping benefits strategy for a future workforce
Need to know:Both the nature of work and the demographics of the workforce are changing, so a benefits strategy must be fit for future purpose in order to attract and retain talent.Generational differences are causing diverse wants and needs to emerge, which must be taken into account. However, some strategies, ...
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Case StudiesCurve shapes its benefits provision around business growth
Fintech organisation Curve has grown significantly since its launch in 2015; having started with a headcount of just six, it is about to hire its 250th employee. Kate James, head of people operations at Curve, was employee number seven. “Growth was always a factor for the business, so we knew ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Future-proofing benefits strategies
As our Benefits Strategy Week, in association with Aon, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of benefits.Constant evolution and change are an accepted fact of life. This is particularly apparent in the business world, where factors ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid deals with benefits unrest
I dread going in there, and I worry if I am going to come out unscathed. I am talking, of course, of our IT department.More specifically, there is a group of specialist developers we inherited when we bought out a fintech start-up. Word on the third floor, Big Bad Boss ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 30 January - 5 February 2020
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 January and 5 February 2020 were: Imperial College Healthcare ends outsourcing for 1,000 service staffEXCLUSIVE: Gympass signs charter to prioritise employee mental healthProvision of workplace perks has increased by 160% over four yearsTwo NHS trusts pilot health and wellbeing platform ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2020 final deadline fast approaching
HR and reward professionals who want their team or organisation to be in with a chance of winning a coveted trophy at the Employee Benefits Awards 2020 now have one last opportunity to submit entries. Due to an influx of enquiries, the deadline for award submissions has been given a ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by BW
The benefits offered by BW:Pension and protectionDefined contribution (DC) group personal pension (GPP) scheme for all employees, with a 4% contribution from both the employer and the employee.Group income protection offered to all staff on an employer-paid basis.Critical illness insurance for all employees, which pays up to 75% of salary ...
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Case StudiesBW uses benefits to attract top talent in competitive industry
There is a war for talent in construction; a lack of skilled individuals entering the industry, means organisations are fighting for the top people. For building fit-out and refurbishment organisation BW, winning this war means offering a valued and attractive employee proposition.Penny Cresswell, head of HR at BW, says: “As ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths do not think their benefits package meets the needs of all generations
More than two-fifths (44%) of employers do not believe that their benefits packages meet the needs of all generations present within the workforce, according to research by Aon. The UK Benefits and trends survey 2020, which canvassed 200 participants across a range of sectors, found that 38% thought they met ...
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ArticleImperial College Healthcare ends outsourcing and improves pay for 1,000 service staff
1,000 outsourced employees working at five hospitals belonging to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust are to receive a pay increase and access to improved terms and conditions, after winning the right to be directly employed. This concerns 'hotel services' staff, namely those in portering, cleaning, and catering roles, working at ...
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ArticleSantander UK, Pepsico and Ovo Energy certified as top employers for 2020
Banking organisation Santander UK, food and beverage manufacturer Pepsico, and utilities business Ovo Energy are among the 92 employers certified as 2020’s top employers in the UK and Ireland by the Top Employers Institute. The certification allows organisations to benchmark and showcase success against others in their industry and beyond ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Nesta to discuss navigating jobs of the future at Employee Benefits Connect 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Ksenia Zheltoukhova, director of research operations, research, analysis and policy at innovation foundation Nesta, will discuss how employers can navigate their way to the jobs of the future at Employee Benefits Connect 2020.The session, titled 'Empowering workers to navigate their way to the jobs of the future: How can ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Moving into a post-Brexit world
Love it or loathe it, 31 January 2020 is an historic date for the UK, as the country finally officially departs from the European Union (EU). With an 11-month transition agreement in place to last until 31 December 2020, and a number of negotiations still to take place, Brexit day ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 23-29 January 2020
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 23 and 29 January 2020 were: Parental bereavement leave legislation to be introduced in the UK in April 2020HMRC publishes secondary draft legislation for April 2020 off-payroll reformsHarrods, Pure Planet and Adecco Group awarded for employee engagementParts of Asda’s job descriptions ...
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ArticleABM UK appoints Chris Townsend as senior director of HR
Facility solutions organisation ABM UK has appointed Chris Townsend as senior director of HR for the UK, Europe, and the Middle East.For the past 10 months, Townsend has been working in a contractor role supporting the organisation's UK HR team. Prior to this, he has gained HR experience across a ...
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ArticleProvision of workplace perks has increased by 160% over four years
The number of workplace perks being offered by employers has increased by more than 160% in the last four years, according to research by job listing site Indeed.Indeed analysed the job postings hosted on its platform spanning from mid-2015 to mid-2019, and also found that food-related perks were the most ...
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Supplier articleYour long service awards should start at one year, here’s why
It’s time to ditch the traditional approach to long service awards. In this blog we’ll explain why traditional approaches are out of date, and why you should recognise staff for as little as one year of service.Old-fashioned service awards don’t work for today’s workersThere’s a huge amount of time spent ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 16-22 January 2020
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 16 and 22 January 2020 were: Aldi increases minimum pay for 33,000 employees to exceed real living wageSeven in 10 employees would move jobs for a better mental health policyThree-fifths of employers do not have an actively managed wellbeing programmeHyatt Hotels ...