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ArticleServiceNow appoints new inclusion chief
Digital workflow platform ServiceNow has named former Xerox and Accenture director Karen Pavlin as chief equity and inclusion officer.The firm, which is based in Calilfornia and has 16,000 employees around the world, said Pavlin would lead its bid to strengthen its culture of inclusion, create a “deeper sense of belonging” ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Together Housing Group
The benefits offered by Together Housing Group:PensionLocal government pension schemes (LGPS) with varying employer contribution levels.Defined benefit (DB) scheme.Defined contribution (DC) salary sacrifice scheme with 3% or 5% employee contribution matched by 6% or10% employer contribution.Additional voluntary contributions (AVC’s) for LGPS offered on salary exchange basis.Healthcare and wellbeingLife assurance at ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Together Housing Group ensures its benefits deliver value to employees
Listen: Housing association Together Housing Group recognises the importance of delivering value for money through its benefits provision. Emma Tomkinson, assistant director of people services, explains how vital the employee voice is in ensuring benefits are well utilised and appreciated.The employer has introduced a number of initiatives to ensure it ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of UK staff asked for wellbeing help in 2021
Two-thirds of UK workers actively sought help with their mental and physical health and wellbeing in 2021, according to research.Analysis by benefits outsourcer Hive360 of data from its mobile employee pay and benefits app Engage showed that two in three users had requested support in these areas.The 2021 usage data ...
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Article32% want to return to the office for their mental health
Nearly one-third of working Brits want to return to their offices this month (January) because they feel it would improve their mental health, according to new research.Smart building management platform Infogrid interviewed 2,000 UK employees via a OnePoll online survey for its 2022 Hybrid workplace report, which revealed that 32% ...
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ArticleAxa UK and Ireland hires new chief people and CR officer
Axa UK and Ireland has announced the appointment of Suzanne Scott as its new chief people and corporate responsibility (CR) officer as of 1 May 2022.Scott will succeed Lucinda Charles-Jones, who has decided to step away at the end of April.Within her new role, Scott will be accountable for the ...
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ArticlePraxis Care launches new pay and benefits package
Social care provider Praxis Care has introduced a new pay and benefits package for its 1,800 employees, as well as extending Covid-19 (Coronavirus) recognition payments to all.According to the business, these initiatives are in recognition of the “challenging” labour market and a bid to attract and retain employees, with them ...
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ArticleA chance to become monarch of all you survey?
Something for the weekend: With ‘the great resignation’ still in full swing, many employees are mulling over potential new opportunities right now. Flexible working? Tick. More job satisfaction? Tick. More money? Tick. Throne, ‘crown’, sword and beer thrown all over me? Sorry, what?The Ship Inn on the remote island of ...
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ArticleThree days left to enter Employee Benefits Awards 2022
HR, reward and benefits professionals who want their organisation or team to be in with a chance of winning an award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, in association with Aon, only have three days left to enter.This is the last chance for both individuals and teams to enter and ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 14 January – 20 January 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 14 January and 20 January 2022 were: 2022 pay rise budgets soarRocco Forte Hotels launches engagement programmeFour-day week pilot introduced in the UKMercedes-Benz staff to strike over pay48% of employers do not have IVF policiesTop tips for introducing or updating health-related leave ...
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ArticleBentley Motors and Harrods certified as 2022 top employers
Car manufacturer Bentley Motors, bank Santander UK and retail business Harrods are among the 84 UK-based organisations who have been certified by the Top Employers Institute as 2022’s top employers.In order to achieve top employer certification, participating organisations are assessed by the institute via its HR best practices survey. It ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 80% see engagement as key for benefit strategies
Employee engagement is seen as the most important objective for organisations’ benefits strategies, with 80% rating it as either one or two out of five in importance, according to new research.Global professional services firm Aon’s Benefits and trends survey 2022, which is in its 12th year, took into account the ...
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ArticleProportunity hires new VP of people and culture
London-based neolender Proportunity has announced the appointment of Janet Klin as vice president of people and culture.Klin, who is a German-qualified lawyer specialising in employment law, has contributed to the recruitment and growth of the companies that she has worked for, including scaleable logistics technologies business Forto. She joined the ...
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ArticleCIPHR promotes Claire Williams to chief people officer
Software provider CIPHR has promoted Claire Williams to the new role of chief people officer.The firm, which is based in Buckinghamshire, appointed Williams to the role, and a seat on the board, after almost four years of service.She joined CIPHR in March 2018 as head of people, rising to become ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 7 January – 13 January 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 7 January and 13 January 2022 were: UK Swissport staff receive above-inflation pay riseA changing pension landscape: what can employers expect in 2022?Benefex acquires engagement platform WrkitSainsbury's increases shop staff pay to £10 an hourB&M awards bonus to 24,000 staff75% of white ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2022 final deadline extended
The deadline for the Employee Benefits Awards 2022, in association with Aon, has been extended for a final time until midnight on Monday 24 January to give HR, reward and benefits professionals one very last chance to enter and win recognition for their achievements.As the previous entry deadline of Friday ...
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ArticleBenefex acquires engagement platform Wrkit
Employee benefits software business Benefex has acquired employee engagement platform Wrkit and its entire product set, which includes employee discounts, wellbeing, recognition and communication tools.The platform’s teams in Ireland, the UK and Australia, which consists of 35 members of staff, will join Benefex as part the acquisition.Wrkit, which has experienced ...
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ArticleRailpen names new chief HR officer
Pension scheme operator Railpen has promoted Paula Brack to chief human resources officer.Brack, who joined Railpen in 2018 as head of HR, moves up to replace Mark Martin, who retires this month after more than two years leading the body’s people function.Chief executive John Chilman said he anticipated Brack offering ...
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Article75% of white collar staff are considering quitting
Three in four white-collar workers in the UK are considering quitting their jobs or changing careers due to issues such as burnout, a lack of work-life balance and toxic workplace environments, research has revealed.A nationwide survey of people working in homes and offices, conducted by Censuswide, found that 57% of ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 30 December 2021 – 6 January 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 December 2021 – 6 January 2022 were: How will the 'Great Resignation' change employees' attitudes to employee benefits?Eastbourne bin lorry staff strike escalatesKerry Hudson: Is a change ahead in flexible working laws?Plymouth City Council HGV drivers get new pay dealMinisters draw ...