All Total reward articles – Page 71
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Benefits can empower employees
This week, I think it’s time to focus on the positives and celebrate employers that have introduced benefits to empower employees and improve their overall wellbeing.Retailer Halfords, for example, launched a platform for staff that helps with financial budgeting, savings and education. Because it is built around a flexible pay ...
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ArticleThe Botantist offers £500 to test roast spuds
Something for the weekend: Have you ever considered putting the humble potato front and centre of your career plan? No? Well, think again, for restaurant chain The Botanist is on the hunt for a potato taster and will pay £500 for the privilege.The gastropub company, which has around 20 restaurants ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Low-cost perks on agenda at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Emma Brookes, reward and recognition specialist at the University of Salford, and Dr Sabrina Robinson, wellbeing lead of people and transformation at Essex County Council (ECC), will be participating in a panel talk about cost-effective benefits on Wednesday 6 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.Brookes and Robinson will be ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Employee Benefits Awards 2021 shortlist revealed
EXCLUSIVE: The shortlist for the Employee Benefits Awards 2021 has now been unveiled, with the full shortlist available to be viewed here.Employee Benefits thanks all of the organisations that entered this year’s awards, and offers congratulations to the shortlisted finalists. A special thank you also goes out to our esteemed ...
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ArticleServiceMax appoints new chief HR officer
Global field service management organisation ServiceMax has recruited Sophie Ames as its new chief human resources officer for the whole business, including its UK office.Ames, who joins the California, US-based business as it prepares to list on Nasdaq, brings 20 years of international HR experience to the company.Before joining ServiceMax, ...
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ArticlePromedica24 introduces employee benefits platform
European provider of live-in care services Promedica24 has launched an employee benefits platform in order to support its 400 UK care workers.Provided by benefits platform business Perkbox, it will offer employees access to a large number of benefits, including free health and fitness classes, restaurant, supermarket and retail store discounts, ...
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ArticleFujitsu General UK completes £7.7 million buy-in
Fujitsu General UK has entered into a full buy-in transaction worth £7.7 million with Aviva for its pension and life assurance plan.The buy-in has secured defined benefit liabilities for all deferred plan members and their dependants, and is a “significant” step forward to ensure the long-term security of members’ benefits. ...
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ArticleMonzo recruits Rachel Mooney as chief people officer
Rachel Mooney has become the new chief people officer at digital bank Monzo, which employs 1,500 staff, as of 1 September (Wednesday).Mooney joins Monzo from Snow Software where, as chief people officer, she helped build and develop the technology business' organisational and culture strategy. Prior to this, Mooney spent eight ...
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ArticleExcel Esports recruits people and culture manager
UK esports organisation Excel Esports has hired Abi Odell as its new people and culture manager.In her role, Odell will be responsible for employees’ performance and development, as well as “creating the best operational processes” to fit Excel’s Power of Better programme. She will be focused on building a culture ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 27 August - 2 September 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 27 August – 2 September 2021 were: The pitfalls of unlimited holidaysScottish council workers balloted for strike actionThe benefits on offer at Herbert Smith FreehillsPodcast: Herbert Smith Freehills ensures its reward strategy is pandemic proofPoll: 80% of organisations reject four-day weekKavitha's keynote: ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid revs up for the car wars
Company cars. Sigh. My shoulders sag whenever the subject comes up. Cars mean war around here, and I am still battle-scarred from the last policy review, but Big Bad Boss insists it is time for another one.I can guess what has prompted this just now. We’ve just hired a new ...
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ArticleBritish staff in unions get extra paid holiday
British employees who are a part of unionised workplaces get an extra week of paid holiday, according to new research.A study published by the European Trade Union Council (EUTC) revealed that British workers, who are legally entitled to 20 working days paid leave a year, that work for employers who ...
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ArticleHill and Knowlton Strategies hires global CPO
Public relations firm Hill and Knowlton Strategies has recruited Laurie Rosenfield as its global chief people officer.In her new role, which begins on 13 September, Rosenfield will lead the organisation's global human capital strategy across a network spanning 77 offices in 43 countries. She will report to global chairman and ...
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ArticleMore death benefits paid in first half of 2021 than all of 2020
Research has revealed that dependants of employees with insured employer-sponsored death benefits have received more financial payouts due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus) in the first half of 2021 than the whole of 2020.Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk sector, also found that nearly 10 million UK ...
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ArticleTotallyMoney hires new people director
Credit and financial goals app TotallyMoney has appointed Liz Afolabi as its new people director.Afolabi joins the management team this month (August) from HR organisation Unleashed, where she worked for two and a half years building “productive, engaged and high-performing teams” for a number of UK and international businesses.She has ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits on offer at Herbert Smith Freehills
The benefits offered by Herbert Smith Freehills:PensionA defined contribution (DC) pension scheme for all employees, with employer-matched contributions up to a total of 16% (employee/employer).Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) scheme, employer paid for all employees and their families.Income protection, employer paid for all employees.Health screening, employee paid.Health cash plan, ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Herbert Smith Freehills ensures its reward strategy is pandemic proof
tynanbarton · Herbert Smith Freehills/Employee Benefits podcastListen: Ellie Vaughan, head of reward and benefits at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), talks about the changes the law firm has made to its reward strategy in the past year.When the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic hit, the employer quickly assessed which of its benefits were ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: LADbible Group to discuss diversity at Employee Benefits Live 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Sinead Allchurch, HR director at social media and entertainment publisher LADbible Group, will be participating in a panel talk about diversity and inclusion on Thursday 7 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.Allchurch will be a panellist for the Inspire Session entitled 'Strengthening business by empowering working parents and carers' ...
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Article87% of expat staff value healthcare benefits
New research has revealed that 87% of expatriate workers prioritise family healthcare-related employment benefits when considering a job abroad.A survey by international private medical insurance business Aetna International of 1,000 expatriates living in Singapore, UAE, Germany, and Mexico, found that 44% expect their employer healthcare cover to include their partner ...
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ArticleThe pitfalls of unlimited holidays
Something for the weekend: Do you dream of unlimited holiday allowance? Well, dream no longer, because there are organisations that are offering this rare perk to their lucky employees, such as County Down company Clearbox Communications for one.The business has been operating this benefit for just over six months and ...