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ArticlePublic services facing crippling Covid absence rates
Public services including healthcare, transport and education are coming under strain amid crippling Covid-19 (Coronavirus) absence rates.Key figures in each sector warned of the impact of soaring cases of the virus as the highly transmissible Omicron strain sweeps the UK.Health leaders indicated that the pressure of absences on services in ...
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ArticlePoll: 51% of employers to give staff extra days off this Christmas
Employee Benefits poll: More than half of organisations will give their members of staff extra holiday days as a reward in the run up to Christmas this year.Just 48% of respondents to an online survey said they were not allowing their workers to have any additional annual leave days in ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 10 December – 16 December 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 10 December – 16 December 2021 were: How can employers assess value for money in a DC pension?Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets a recognition awardIt's a dog's life for one special puppy palWilson James introduces staff wellbeing platformPoor mental health ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2022 entry deadline extended
The entry deadline for the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, in association with Aon, has been extended to Friday 14 January 2022.Now in its 20th year, the Employee Benefits Awards is considered the event of the year for the reward, benefits and HR community. It is designed to recognise excellence and ...
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ArticleMozilla appoints chief people officer
Software giant Mozilla has appointed former Netflix HR leader Kristen Trubey as chief people officer.Mozilla said Trubey will be responsible for all areas of human resources and organisational development at the organisation, which is headquartered in San Francisco and has about 750 employees worldwide, including some based in the UK.She ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Trayport adapts benefits to keep culture alive through pandemic
Listen: In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, David Glennon, rewards manager at Trayport, discusses some of the employee wellbeing projects that the software organisation put in place to support staff during the pandemic.These initiatives led to Trayport winning the award for Best benefits to support employees during the ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Trayport
The benefits on offer at Trayport:Pensions and financial wellbeingGroup personal pension plan with Aviva with a 7% employer contribution.Regular financial wellbeing talks and webinars.Access to a financial advisor.Option to save into an individual savings account (Isa) directly from payroll.Group riskGroup income protection for all employees, employer paid.Life assurance at four ...
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ArticleVirgin Money appoints new chief people officer
Virgin Money has appointed former Citi HR leader Syreeta Brown as group chief people and communications officer.The Newcastle-based organisation, which has more than 8,000 employees, said Brown would help it achieve digital growth.Brown spent 11 years in a number of HR roles at rival bank Citi, most recently as managing ...
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Article44% of staff expect to work past state pension age
Two in five (44%) UK workers now predict they will work beyond their state pension age, according to fresh data.Financial services business Canada Life’s research, which was carried out by Opinium with 2,000 UK adults, revealed that 44% expect to keep earning past the date they could claim their retirement ...
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ArticleJust 55% of staff feel they receive right support from work
Just 55% of employees feel they have received the support they needed from their employers during the pandemic despite more than two-thirds (69%) of organisations increasing their benefit spend considerably over the past two years, research has revealed.Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) polled 332 UK HR and reward professionals as well ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets a recognition award
I love introducing a new benefit programme or benefits system, but it is very tedious updating something I’ve done at least once already. We are now on our second recognition platform, and Big Bad Boss tells me that the Higher Beings in C-suite want us to look again.In fact, they’ve ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 3 December – 9 December 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 3 December – 9 December 2021 were: Aviva launches electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemePoundstretcher gives staff 10% pay riseHC-One launches new pay and reward schemeTesco warehouse and driver staff to strike in pay rowAnchor to pay staff real living wage rates5% of ...
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ArticleLaing O’Rourke hires new head of people for Europe
Laing O’Rourke has appointed Rae Avatar Barnett as head of people for its Europe hub, which includes operations in the UK and the Middle East.Avatar Barnett joins the construction business from energy firm Centrica, where she has worked since 2009 in the HR delivery, commercial transformation and talent management departments.As ...
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Article40% of staff at small firms would leave job for better benefits
Four in 10 employees at small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK would consider leaving their employer to gain better employee benefits, according to a survey.Employee benefits provider Unum UK’s poll of 2,000 adults found that 40% of employees believed employee benefits were a key influencing decision on whether ...
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OpinionIan Hodson: 2022 will be the year to reset reward strategies
Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has certainly impacted the last couple of years, and for many agendas has served as an accelerator in respect of its impact on the ways we work, our wellbeing priorities and how we interact with our colleagues and balance work and home.I believe 2022 will give reward professionals ...
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AnalysisHow have reward strategies changed in 2021 and what might the new year bring?
Ultimately in 2021, reward professionals had to keep on the pulse of what employees wanted and needed more than ever.Employers can offer discount schemes and salary sacrifice schemes to those looking to keep costs low and boost their financial wellbeing, as well as providing support for those wanting to bolster ...
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OpinionCharles Cotton: Flexible working should be a focus point in 2022
Reward professionals have been busy responding to an increasingly tight labour market in the latter half of 2021. While skill and labour shortages have been felt across the board, they have been most acute in hospitality, haulage, health and social care, with bonuses and pay increases being used to counter ...
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ArticleAviva launches electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Insurance giant Aviva has introduced an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme for its 16,000 UK employees.Under the initiative, workers can give up part of their pre-tax income in return for the opportunity to drive a fully electric vehicle such as a Nissan Leaf or Mini Electric for a two or ...
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ArticleTesco warehouse and driver staff to strike in pay row
Tesco warehouse workers and lorry drivers have announced plans to stage a series of strikes in the weeks leading up to Christmas in a dispute over pay.More than 1,000 of staff at depots in Antrim and Belfast in Northern Ireland; Livingston, Scotland; and Didcot and Doncaster in England, will take ...