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Case StudiesPodcast: Fitflop ensures its benefits support employee retention and engagement
Employee Benefits · Employee Benefits/FitFlop PodcastListen: For global footwear brand FitFlop, one of its key challenges is to provide a unified approach to employee benefits to ensure engagement levels are high in all of the countries it operates in.That approach includes a wide range of perks that appeal to all ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by FitFlop
Benefits on offer at FitFlop in the UK:PensionGroup personal pension (GPP) plan offered via salary sacrifice arrangement for all employees, with 4.5% contributions from both employee and employer.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) scheme or private dental insurance: all employees can choose one benefit to be funded by the employer. ...
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ArticleRAPP UK names new senior vice president of people
Customer engagement agency RAPP UK has appointed Terence Vieyra as its new senior vice president of people.Based in London, Vieyra will head up a people team of 10 and be responsible for championing RAPP’s purpose of standing up for individuality. He will be an integral part of the UK senior ...
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ArticleAstraZeneca and Novo Nordisk named best places to work for women in 2023
Biopharmaceutical firms AstraZeneca and Novo Nordisk have been named among the best places to work for women in 2023 globally.Best Places to Work, the workplace excellence certification programme, evaluated global organisations based on their policies, practices and benefits that support and empower women in the workforce. The certification underscores the ...
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ArticleFinancial wellbeing support is not a top priority for employers
Supporting employees with cost-of-living issues is rated as eighth on employers’ corporate agendas, while financial wellbeing comes in twelfth, according to research by Close Brothers’ Workplace Financial Wellbeing Services. The firm’s Spotlight on UK financial wellbeing report, which surveyed 1,009 workers from organisations with 200 or more ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 9 - 15 February 2024
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 9 - 15 February 2024 were: B&Q to increase minimum hourly payAmazon workers begin three-day strike over payGreene King implements inclusive fertility and IVF treatment policyHermès to award €4,000 bonus to all employeesLinklaters reports 5.5% mean ethnicity pay gap for 202320% of ...
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ArticleExclusive: Welsh government rolls out new employee benefits framework
The Welsh government has appointed employee benefits provider Vivup to deliver the managed service provision for its employee benefit schemes.Launched this week and set to run until 2028, with break clauses at the end of years two and three, the managed service provision framework includes a fully managed service and ...
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ArticleUK Civil Aviation Authority recruits new director of people and culture
Aviation and aerospace regulator UK Civil Aviation Authority has appointed Lucy Robbins director of people and culture.When she takes up the role on 29 April, Robbins will be a member of the senior executive team and lead the organisation's delivery of its people and culture strategy.Having previously spent 10 years ...
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ArticleBirmingham Chamber of Commerce completes £9 million pension buy-in
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, which supports local businesses, has completed a £9 million pension buy-in.The transaction, which was brokered by financial services consultancy Quantum Advisory, which was also the scheme actuary and lead transaction and investment adviser, will provide improved benefit security to around 100 pensioners and 40 deferred members.The ...
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Article20% of employees receive parenting support from their employer
Just one in five (20%) working parents receive some kind of parenting support as part of their benefits package, according to research by REC Parenting. Its Empowering parents and caregivers at work: a blueprint for employers report, which surveyed 2,000 working parents with children aged 18 and ...
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ArticleN Brown Group hires new chief people officer
Fashion and homeware digital retailer N Brown Group has appointed Natalie Rogers as its new chief people officer as of this month.Rogers will join the N Brown executive board and report directly to chief executive officer Steve Johnson. She will lead the people function and team, with a focus on ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 2 - 8 February 2024
The top 10 most-read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk between 2 - 8 February 2024 were: Bupa rolls out period wellbeing plan to UK staffTribunal finds AstraZeneca scientist with mental health disability was wrongfully dismissed20% of employees want better reward, incentives or recognition30% of staff have or would call in sick to ...
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ArticleOne day left to enter Employee Benefits Awards 2024
HR, reward and benefits professionals who want to be in with a chance of winning at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024 have just one day left to enter.This is the final opportunity to enter and win recognition as the final deadline is tomorrow: Friday 9 February.Now in its 22nd year, ...
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ArticleImagination appoints new people and culture partner
Global experience design firm Imagination has appointed Laura Marotta UK people and culture partner as of this month.In line with Imagination’s people and culture strategy, Marotta will assume the overarching responsibility for people, including heading up the talent acquisition function in the UK. Reporting to chief people officer Philomena Gray ...
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Case StudiesAdecco Group prioritises agility for its total reward strategy
Over the last 18 months, Adecco Group’s total reward strategy has needed to be relatively agile to address the needs of its employees during the cost-of-living crisis.The group has three global business units, Adecco, Akkodis and LHH, which cover talent and recruitment, and digital and engineering solutions. It employs 39,000 ...
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Case StudiesOvo ensures its total reward strategy offers flexibility for staff
Energy technology business Ovo uses its total reward strategy to ensure its workforce feels inspired and a deep sense of belonging when they join.With around 5,000 employees based across the UK in London, Bristol and Glasgow hubs, the firm launched a new people offer to give more choice and flexibility, ...
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AnalysisHow to structure a total reward strategy
An employer's total reward strategy should be a combination of all the reward, benefits and development components that it offers to staff.Collecting employee feedback is key to structuring a total reward strategy and offering benefits that appeal to an entire workforce.There are multiple ways to communicate a strategy, such as ...
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ArticleLyft rolls out new pay standard for drivers
Taxi service Lyft has introduced a new pay standard for its driver employees to ensure they are guaranteed at least 70% of the payments they receive from customers.The commitment will mean drivers earn this minimum percentage each week after external fees. If they are under this amount at the end ...
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ArticleDexters introduces bikes-for-work scheme
Credit: Petra Figueroa / Shutterstock.comLondon-based estate agents Dexters has launched a bikes-for-work scheme for its 2,000 employees.Through the scheme, which is provided by micromobility platform Forest, Dexters' employees will be able to take out a monthly e-bike subscription for £29. This works out as approximately £1 per day if they ...
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ArticleNorthumberland County Council rolls out guaranteed pay scheme for home care staff
Northumberland County Council has rolled out a scheme that guarantees competitive pay and?introduces a right to security of income for home care workers across the county.Home care providers can sign up to the eight commitments in the Northumberland Guarantee, with support from the council and the local NHS service for ...