All Total reward articles – Page 72
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Article64% of furloughed employees had more than financial support
New research has revealed that nearly two-thirds (64%) of employees received some form of support other than financial while on furlough.Canada Life surveyed 500 furloughed UK adults and found that among those who received consistent support on furlough, 58% said this was through regular communication, 34% cited virtual check-ins and ...
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ArticleBrainPOP hires Kavita Vora as chief people officer
Kavita Vora has joined online educational specialist BrainPOP as its new chief people officer as of this month (September).Vora brings more than a decade of HR experience to her new position. Before joining BrainPOP she was the chief people officer at Splice, a digital music creation platform. Prior to that, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: McDonald’s to give keynote at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Neal Blackshire, director of global total rewards at fast food chain McDonald’s, will be giving the closing keynote about rewards strategy on Wednesday 6 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.‘Adapting rewards and benefits on a global scale’, will take place at the end of the first day of the ...
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ArticleFour-day week most sought-after benefit
Almost two-thirds of Britons would like to work a four-day week, according to research into the popularity of various employee benefits.Only 39% of UK workers were happy with their current benefits package at work, while 43% think they could be improved. One in 10 of 2,200 adult workers polled by ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: HR strategy at Employee Benefits Live 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Dommy Szymanska, global head of pay and reward at fashion brand Stella McCartney, will be participating in a panel talk about benefits and HR strategy on Thursday 7 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.Szymanska will be joining the session titled ‘Reimagining the future of work and benefits’ on the ...
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ArticleVisa 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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ArticleRecognising 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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ArticleSelecta 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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ArticleThe 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 StudiesPodcast: 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 StudiesThe 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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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 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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ArticleActivision 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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OpinionStephen 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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AnalysisCan 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 StudiesMetro 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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ArticleEmcor 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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ArticleToyota 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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ArticleThe 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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ArticleCredit 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 ...