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    Podcast: Together Housing Group ensures its benefits deliver value to employees

    2022-01-27T06:00:12Z

    Listen: Housing association Together Housing Group recognises the importance of delivering value for money through its benefits provision. Emma Tomkinson, assistant director of people services, explains how vital the employee voice is in ensuring benefits are well utilised and appreciated.The employer has introduced a number of initiatives to ensure it ...

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    Two-thirds of UK staff asked for wellbeing help in 2021

    2022-01-25T09:01:58Z

    Two-thirds of UK workers actively sought help with their mental and physical health and wellbeing in 2021, according to research.Analysis by benefits outsourcer Hive360 of data from its mobile employee pay and benefits app Engage showed that two in three users had requested support in these areas.The 2021 usage data ...

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    32% want to return to the office for their mental health

    2022-01-24T12:12:12Z

    Nearly one-third of working Brits want to return to their offices this month (January) because they feel it would improve their mental health, according to new research.Smart building management platform Infogrid interviewed 2,000 UK employees via a OnePoll online survey for its 2022 Hybrid workplace report, which revealed that 32% ...

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    Axa UK and Ireland hires new chief people and CR officer

    2022-01-24T09:00:02Z

    Axa UK and Ireland has announced the appointment of Suzanne Scott as its new chief people and corporate responsibility (CR) officer as of 1 May 2022.Scott will succeed Lucinda Charles-Jones, who has decided to step away at the end of April.Within her new role, Scott will be accountable for the ...

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    Praxis Care launches new pay and benefits package

    2022-01-21T09:04:26Z

    Social care provider Praxis Care has introduced a new pay and benefits package for its 1,800 employees, as well as extending Covid-19 (Coronavirus) recognition payments to all.According to the business, these initiatives are in recognition of the “challenging” labour market and a bid to attract and retain employees, with them ...

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    A chance to become monarch of all you survey?

    2022-01-21T09:00:34Z

    Something for the weekend: With ‘the great resignation’ still in full swing, many employees are mulling over potential new opportunities right now. Flexible working? Tick. More job satisfaction? Tick. More money? Tick. Throne, ‘crown’, sword and beer thrown all over me? Sorry, what?The Ship Inn on the remote island of ...

  • Employee Benefits Awards 2022
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    Three days left to enter Employee Benefits Awards 2022

    2022-01-21T09:00:09Z

    HR, reward and benefits professionals who want their organisation or team to be in with a chance of winning an award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, in association with Aon, only have three days left to enter.This is the last chance for both individuals and teams to enter and ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 14 January – 20 January 2022

    2022-01-21T08:50:50Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 14 January and 20 January 2022 were: 2022 pay rise budgets soarRocco Forte Hotels launches engagement programmeFour-day week pilot introduced in the UKMercedes-Benz staff to strike over pay48% of employers do not have IVF policiesTop tips for introducing or updating health-related leave ...

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    Bentley Motors and Harrods certified as 2022 top employers

    2022-01-20T09:02:01Z

    Car manufacturer Bentley Motors, bank Santander UK and retail business Harrods are among the 84 UK-based organisations who have been certified by the Top Employers Institute as 2022’s top employers.In order to achieve top employer certification, participating organisations are assessed by the institute via its HR best practices survey. It ...

  • benefits strategies
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    EXCLUSIVE: 80% see engagement as key for benefit strategies

    2022-01-18T09:02:05Z

    Employee engagement is seen as the most important objective for organisations’ benefits strategies, with 80% rating it as either one or two out of five in importance, according to new research.Global professional services firm Aon’s Benefits and trends survey 2022, which is in its 12th year, took into account the ...

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    Proportunity hires new VP of people and culture

    2022-01-17T09:50:01Z

    London-based neolender Proportunity has announced the appointment of Janet Klin as vice president of people and culture.Klin, who is a German-qualified lawyer specialising in employment law, has contributed to the recruitment and growth of the companies that she has worked for, including scaleable logistics technologies business Forto. She joined the ...

  • Claire Williams
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    CIPHR promotes Claire Williams to chief people officer

    2022-01-14T09:00:49Z

    Software provider CIPHR has promoted Claire Williams to the new role of chief people officer.The firm, which is based in Buckinghamshire, appointed Williams to the role, and a seat on the board, after almost four years of service.She joined CIPHR in March 2018 as head of people, rising to become ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 7 January – 13 January 2022

    2022-01-14T09:00:45Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 7 January and 13 January 2022 were: UK Swissport staff receive above-inflation pay riseA changing pension landscape: what can employers expect in 2022?Benefex acquires engagement platform WrkitSainsbury's increases shop staff pay to £10 an hourB&M awards bonus to 24,000 staff75% of white ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2022 final deadline extended

    2022-01-13T09:00:18Z

    The deadline for the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, in association with Aon, has been extended for a final time until midnight on Monday 24 January to give HR, reward and benefits professionals one very last chance to enter and win recognition for their achievements.As the previous entry deadline of Friday ...

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    Benefex acquires engagement platform Wrkit

    2022-01-11T09:04:46Z

    Employee benefits software business Benefex has acquired employee engagement platform Wrkit and its entire product set, which includes employee discounts, wellbeing, recognition and communication tools.The platform’s teams in Ireland, the UK and Australia, which consists of 35 members of staff, will join Benefex as part the acquisition.Wrkit, which has experienced ...

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    Railpen names new chief HR officer

    2022-01-10T09:00:37Z

    Pension scheme operator Railpen has promoted Paula Brack to chief human resources officer.Brack, who joined Railpen in 2018 as head of HR, moves up to replace Mark Martin, who retires this month after more than two years leading the body’s people function.Chief executive John Chilman said he anticipated Brack offering ...

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    75% of white collar staff are considering quitting

    2022-01-07T09:04:47Z

    Three in four white-collar workers in the UK are considering quitting their jobs or changing careers due to issues such as burnout, a lack of work-life balance and toxic workplace environments, research has revealed.A nationwide survey of people working in homes and offices, conducted by Censuswide, found that 57% of ...

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    The top 10 most-read articles between 30 December 2021 – 6 January 2022

    2022-01-07T09:00:37Z

    The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 December 2021 – 6 January 2022 were: How will the 'Great Resignation' change employees' attitudes to employee benefits?Eastbourne bin lorry staff strike escalatesKerry Hudson: Is a change ahead in flexible working laws?Plymouth City Council HGV drivers get new pay dealMinisters draw ...

  • Menopause
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    28% of employers say Covid has made menopause support harder

    2022-01-06T09:04:58Z

    Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has made it harder for many employers to know which of their staff require menopause support, research has revealed.A survey of 504 HR decision makers by digital health platform Peppy found that 28% had struggled to identify those needing help during this stage of their life.Meanwhile 21% said ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2022 deadline fast approaching

    2022-01-06T09:00:06Z

    Time is running out to enter the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, in association with Aon, with the extended entry deadline of Friday 14 January 2022 drawing near.Now in its 20th year, the Employee Benefits Awards is considered the event of the year for the reward, benefits and HR community, as ...