All Total reward articles – Page 70
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Visa promotes Kelly Mahon Tullier to CPO
Financial services company Visa has promoted Kelly Mahon Tullier to the role of vice chair, global chief people and administrative officer, effective from 1 October.In her newly created position, Tullier will assume leadership of Visa’s people organisation in addition to her current responsibilities as corporate secretary and head of global ...
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Recognising excellence at Employee Benefits Awards 2021
The Employee Benefits Awards 2021 draws closer each week, with the 19th annual event returning to an in-person ceremony once more in just shy of two months.This year’s finalists have now been revealed and all 23 accolades will be awarded on Friday 12 November at a brand new venue for ...
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Selecta UK completes £250 million buy-in
Vending machine business Selecta UK has completed a £250 million full scheme buy-in for its pension plan members.According to the business, the move “significantly” reduces future pension funding risk from its point of view, as it provides all stakeholders with more business certainty and also aligns with actions taken to ...
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The top 10 most-read articles between 17 September - 23 September 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 17 September – 23 September 2021 were: Metro Bank enhances staff benefits offering during the pandemicToyota staff grow their own lunchBelmont Packaging switches to four-day working weekWeetabix engineers strike over payEXCLUSIVE: 51% of SMEs lag behind on diversityAAT publishes first ethnicity pay ...
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Case Studies
Podcast: How Sovereign Housing Association takes a total reward approach to supporting employees
tynanbarton · Sovereign Housing Association/Employee Benefits podcastListen: In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Marie Wood, head of reward, discusses Sovereign Housing Association's approach to benefits.Wood explains how the organisation responded to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and subsequent lockdowns by reviewing its benefits package and making adaptions where necessary, ...
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Case Studies
The benefits on offer at Sovereign Housing Association
The benefits offered by Sovereign Housing Association:Pension and group riskA defined contribution (DC) salary sacrifice pension scheme for all employees, with employer-matched contributions up to a total of 12% (employee/employer).Life assurance for all employees at four times salary.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) scheme, employer paid for all employees with ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft to speak at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Tim Robertson, Europe, Middle East and Africa compensation and benefits lead for Microsoft, will be participating in a panel talk about HR and benefits strategies on Thursday 7 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.The discussion, titled ‘Reimagining the future of work and benefits’, will focus on strategising the future ...
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Activision Blizzard recruits chief people officer
American video game holding company Activision Blizzard has hired Julie Hodges as chief people officer as part of a wider strategy to build a more inclusive workplace.Her appointment, which becomes effective from today (21 September), comes just two months after the company was served with a lawsuit from the California ...
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Opinion
Stephen Perkins: Can an agile reward strategy deliver an employer’s philosophy?
My answer about whether an agile reward strategy can deliver an employer’s philosophy is yes, provided there is honesty and openness among all concerned about what holding fast to the corporate reward philosophy means. The offer may be to recognise predictably what workforce members contribute over the longer term.Alternatively, offer ...
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Analysis
Can a reward strategy be truly agile while still delivering on an employer’s philosophy?
Employers have had to quickly amend their benefits approach to best support employees working through challenging circumstances.Recent times have shown us how important resilience is and the ability to cope with change swiftly, so why shouldn’t that translate to reward strategies as well?Constant change to an underlying philosophy would be ...
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Case Studies
Metro Bank enhances staff benefits offering during the pandemic
UK community bank Metro Bank has 4,500 colleagues and offers retail, business, commercial and private banking services, and currently has more than two million active customer accounts. Its network of 78 stores are open seven days a week and 362 days a year, with UK-based contact centres open 24 hours ...
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Emcor UK hires new head of EDI
Facilities management business Emcor UK has appointed Marcia Ore as its head of equality, diversity and inclusion.Ore, who started in the role on 13 September, has joined the executive leadership team and will report to CEO Keith Chanter as well as Dylan Wickenden, executive director of human resources. She is ...
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Toyota staff grow their own lunch
Something for the weekend: Unhappy with the canteen food at your workplace? Then why not follow the example of Toyota staff and grow your own while enjoying some peas and quiet?Employees at the car manufacturer’s headquarters in Epsom, Surrey are creating an allotment on site, recycling and re-using old tyres, ...
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The top 10 most-read articles between 10 September - 16 September 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 10 September – 16 September 2021 were: Morrisons to slash sick pay for unvaccinated workersHow has the pandemic changed the shape of Christmas incentives and rewards?The Botanist offers £500 to test roast spuds71a gives staff pay rise after national insurance hikeGender pay ...
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Credit Suisse promotes Christine Graeff to global head of HR
Christine Graeff has been promoted to global head of human resources at investment bank Credit Suisse.Graeff, who joined the bank as global head of communications and deputy global head of human resources at the beginning of the year, will succeed Antoinette Poschung, who is retiring at the end of January ...
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Celebrate success at Employee Benefits Awards 2021
The Employee Benefits Awards 2021 is fast-approaching, with the 19th annual event returning in-person in just under two months.This year's finalists have now been revealed and the category winners will be announced at the highly-anticipated awards ceremony on Friday 12 November 2021 at a brand new venue for this year: ...
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Opinion
Julie Morris and Michelle Last: Should fertility support be a statutory right?
The number of people undergoing fertility treatment in the UK increases steadily each year. In 2019, more than 53,000 patients underwent around 69,000 fertility treatments. While we await the latest data, this upward trend means it is increasingly likely that employers will be faced with requests for work absences from ...
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89% of employers offer counselling as a staff benefit
New research has revealed that nine in 10 businesses (89%) offer counselling or an employee assistance programme (EAP) as part of their reward strategy, making it the number one benefit provided by UK organisations.For its latest benefits and allowances survey, online HR resource XpertHR received responses from 180 organisations which ...
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Criteo hires new chief people officer
Global technology business Criteo has appointed Manuela Montagnana as its new chief people officer.In the role, Montagnana will lead the organisation’s people team, will drive the strategy and execution of attracting, engaging, developing and retaining top talent and play a key role in defining the future of work for its ...
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The top 10 most-read articles between 3 September - 9 September 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 3 September – 9 September 2021 were: EXCLUSIVE: John Lewis to discuss wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live 2021Monzo recruits Rachel Mooney as chief people officerAmazon offers £50 bonus for being punctual41% of employees report mental heath declineConfessions: Candid revs up for the ...