All Total reward articles – Page 68
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Ikea recommends reframing benefit strategies to keep them up to date
Employee Benefits Live 2022: Employers should reflect and reframe their benefits strategies by taking a long-term view as opposed to putting in place a short-term solution, according to head of total rewards at Ikea, Jeff Bakes.Bakes’ presentation, 'Cost-effective benefits and knowing your people', which took place on Wednesday 5 October, ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live 2022 welcomes delegates to ExCeL London
Employee Benefits Live 2022 is welcoming delegates to its annual industry event, taking place at ExCeL London on 5 and 6 October 2022.The two-day conference and exhibition, which is the largest dedicated reward and benefits event in Europe, brings together more than 1,500 industry professionals looking to stay at the ...
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OpinionMartin Williams: Conservative plans would render strike action ineffective
Earlier this year, former Transport Secretary Grant Shapps expressed shock at how workers were treated by P and O Ferries, when the firm sacked hundreds of staff members without notice. The government had promised to introduce an employment bill to protect workers. Change was needed to prevent other mass sackings, ...
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ArticleSaga awards lowest-paid staff £1,000 cost of living payment
Saga, a provider of products and services for people aged 50 and over, has given its lowest-paid employees a £500 cost of living payment in their latest pay packet.The business, which employs more than 2,500 people, informed its workforce of this decision in an internal memo. It also outlined plans ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Nespresso UK to discuss evolving approaches to wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Charlotte Hallett (pictured), head of HR at Nespresso UK and Republic of Ireland, will present the closing keynote on wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live 2022 this week.Titled ‘The purposeful people plan - how Nespresso is implementing a whole-person approach to employee wellbeing’, the keynote will take place in Theatre ...
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ArticleLyneal Group establishes employee ownership trust
Lyneal Group, which operates employee benefits firms mystaffshop.com and myhealthxtras.co.uk, has formed the Lyneal Group Employee Ownership Trust in a £10.5 million deal.The trust will have ownership of the entire issued share capital of Lyneal Group, with all 28 employees having a beneficial interest. It was advised by KMBA, Claritas ...
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ArticleSystemise Fulfilment appoints head of global HR
UK-based fulfilment firm Systemise Fulfilment has hired Nikki Thomas (pictured left) as head of global human resources to spearhead the HR team across all of its warehouses worldwide.The role covers all fundamental HR management, policies and procedures, allowing employees to have one point of contact, and senior leaders to focus ...
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ArticleUnderstanding Recruitment rewards staff with Mallorca holiday
Understanding Recruitment, a St Albans-based technology, software and digital recruiter, has revealed that it will take its employees on an all-inclusive holiday to Palma, Mallorca, following strong yearly performance and to celebrate its 15th birthday.The firm, which has more than 100 members of staff across Britain and Massachusetts, has organised ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 23 - 29 September 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 23 and 29 September 2022 were: Government scraps 45% tax rate on incomes above £150,000Natwest Group replaces paternity leave with inclusive partner policyGovernment drops income tax basic rate to 19% one year earlyHSBC UK and Bristol Myers Squibb named among top menopause ...
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ArticleEuropa Road names first human resources business partner
Road freight firm Europa Road has promoted Nathalie De Preetere (pictured) to the newly created position of human resources business partner.She will lead specifically on the strategic development for HR across the group to support its growing team in Belgium, which now stands at 36 members of staff. The role ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: HardSoft introduces financial wellbeing support
Hardware and software leasing business HardSoft has launched a financial wellbeing platform for its workforce to help them navigate the cost-of-living crisis.The platform, which is provided by Bippit, offers access to professionally qualified financial coaches, as well as a suite of financial wellbeing tools. The service is free for the ...
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OpinionYvonne Gallagher: Bumpy ride for Deliveroo in workers’ union challenge
The Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) Union has announced plans to pursue claims previously made against Deliveroo on behalf of riders and drivers. These assert that the riders are workers for the purpose of a variety of employment statutory rights, in particular the right to union recognition, but also ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Ipsos, Claranet and The AA to discuss financial wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live 2022
How to support staff during the cost-of-living crisis and how to build an effective financial wellbeing strategy are just some of the topics that will be discussed by industry experts from Ipsos, Claranet and The AA on Thursday 6 October at Employee Benefits Live 2022.In a session titled 'Building ...
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ArticleSkanska UK updates family friendly benefits and leave
Construction firm Skanska UK has enhanced its maternity, paternity, adoption and dependants benefits with immediate effect for its more than than 3,300 employees across the real estate, defence, education, highways, rail and water sectors.Skanska UK increased maternity and adoption leave to 26 weeks fully paid, and paternity leave to eight ...
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ArticleNatwest Group replaces paternity leave with inclusive partner policy
Natwest Group has introduced an enhanced parental leave policy, referred to as 'partner leave', for employees in the UK, Guernsey, Jersey, Gibraltar, Republic of Ireland, India and Poland, which will come into effect in January 2023.The partner leave allowance has replaced the bank's existing paternity leave policies and provide the ...
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Article86% of employers have seen a higher demand for international working
Employee Benefits poll: Almost nine in 10 (86%) of employers have seen a recent growth in demand for international working, and now have more people working for them based in different countries.In comparison, only one in 10 (9%) respondents to an online survey conducted by Employee Benefits said that they ...
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ArticleSigma7 hires first vice president of human resources
Risk information and services firm Sigma7 has named Jodi Cheek (pictured) as vice president of human resources, a newly created executive leadership position.Cheek has been recruited in order to design and implement the business' people operation, including establishing HR and professional development processes and building a strong employment brand.Cheek joins ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 16 - 22 September 2022
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 16 and 22 September 2022 were: Port of Liverpool staff strike over rejected pay dealGalliford Try awards staff up to £750 cost-of-living paymentLufthansa pilots agree to strike truce and £428 monthly raisePartners& research: 25% of employers cannot afford living cost support paymentsHard ...
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ArticleSocial media nomad job showcases delights of remote work down under
Something for the weekend: Recruitment business Deel has started the hunt for its first social media nomad, who will travel across Australia and New Zealand creating content while living the 'van life'.In a vehicle dubbed the Deel Mobeel, the lucky recruit will be required to showcase the ins and outs ...
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ArticleTricentis appoints new chief people officer
Enterprise continuous testing firm Tricentis has appointed Jen Lucas (pictured) as chief people officer.Lucas will be responsible for leading the global people team, and will join the organisation’s executive leadership team, which recently saw chief legal officer and general counsel Amanda Borichevsky and chief marketing officer Darren Beck begin their ...