All articles by Tynan Barton – Page 10
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ArticleVictoria Bradford: How can employers identify the best stress support for their workforce?
Stress in the workplace is nothing new. In the early 1970s, it was noted by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) that there had been a significant rise in working days lost in the 1960s due to workplace stress. Fast forward to today, and Gallup’s State of the workplace 2022 report, ...
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ArticleLaura Jackson: How can employers identify the best stress support for their workforce?
Stress is an individualised experience. What one person identifies as a stressor will differ to the next person, and those experiencing the same stressor will have a different response to it. As an employer, it can often be challenging to support stress at an individual level. Therefore, a way of ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Atradius' reward strategy supports employees through cost-of-living crisis
Employee Benefits · Employee Benefits/Atradius podcasListen: In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Anne Middleton, head of HR for the UK and Ireland at Atradius, details how the organisation supports its employees' financial and mental wellbeing during difficult economic times.The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the need for the trade credit ...
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Case StudiesBenefits on offer at Atradius
Pension and group riskTrust-based defined contribution pension with 12% employer, 3% employee minimum contributions.Additional voluntary contributions.Group income protection benefit that pays 75% up to state retirement age.Life assurance at 10-times salary.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI), subsidised for all employees. Employees pay £30 per month for individual cover and up ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid battles with meal vouchers
It is always nice when we enter a business-as-usual phase. Bonuses have been paid and pay reviews proposed, the main benefit renewals have taken place, and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. That is usually just when some unexpected fire alarm sounds, like the mystery of the missing ...
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ArticleBuyer's guide to group personal pension schemes
What is a group personal pension (GPP)?A group personal pension is a defined contribution (DC) arrangement whereby an employer agrees to make monthly contributions into a scheme, but the contract is between the employer and the pension provider.The pension freedoms that were announced in the 2014 Budget, and came into ...
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ArticleClaudia Osei-Nsafoah: How do you use International Women’s Day to increase recognition of female employees?
At its heart, International Women’s Day (8 March 2023) is a moment to recognise and celebrate the contributions of women, and renew calls for greater gender equity, with employees wanting their workplaces to recognise women in a meaningful way.The businesses that enact change are the ones that build International Women’s ...
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ArticleGrace Anderson: How do you use International Women’s Day to increase recognition of female employees?
On International Women’s Day (8 March 2023) we promote interviews with our female leads, produce blogs on the career progression of women in the business, and use our Kura Kudos platform to promote the recognition for our female employees. We also look to educate around what it means and why ...
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ArticleLeslie Pendergrast: How do you use International Women’s Day to increase recognition of female employees?
International Women's Day (8 March 2023) celebrations in the workplace are not just about recognising the achievements and remarkable effort that women employees put into their daily work, they are also about addressing and eliminating gender bias within the work environment. The goal of the day is essentially empowering and ...
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ArticleClare Stephens: How do you use International Women’s Day to increase recognition of female employees?
International Women’s Day presents an opportunity for organisations to reemphasise their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. Many take the day as an opportunity to introduce new initiatives and programmes, and to amplify women’s voices, especially in industries such as technology, where women’s voices have traditionally been quieter.At NTT Data ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid talks to headhunters
I used to get calls from headhunters all the time. They would also send me friendly little emails, telling me they were searching for an experienced benefits manager, and did I know anyone who would be interested. But then all the contact just stopped. For ages. Finally, just when I ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Eden Hotel Collection launches holistic wellbeing strategy to support staff
Employee Benefits · Employee Benefits/Eden Hotel Collection PodcastListen: The Eden Hotel Collection has adapted its benefits proposition to ensure it is doing all it can to support employees during the current cost-of-living crisis. After a financial wellbeing survey in 2022, the organisation launched a holistic wellbeing strategy focused around money, ...
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Case StudiesBenefits on offer at the Eden Hotel Collection
The benefits offered by the Eden Hotel Collection:Pension Group personal pension for all employees, with a 5% employee and 3% employer contribution.Healthcare and wellbeing Health cash plan for all employees, employee-paid. Includes cash back for dentist and optician appointments, for example. Wellbeing platform.Wellbeing champions.Mental health first aiders.Wagestream financial wellbeing ...
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AnalysisBuyer’s guide to car salary sacrifice schemes
Car salary sacrifice arrangements remain a popular employee benefit; in its January 2023 Leasing Outlook, the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) found a 20.5% year-on-year increase in company cars funded through salary sacrifice to quarter three in 2022.What are car salary sacrifice schemes?A car salary sacrifice scheme allows ...
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OpinionAvneet Kaur: Diversity, equity and inclusion policies must align with employee benefits
A global pandemic and economic volatility, along with Black Lives Matter and trans rights movements, have all brought about seismic shifts in attitudes. Added to this, the modern workforce is multi-generational and diverse in culture, experience, and identity.Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies must therefore align with employee benefits in ...
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ArticleBarton’s blog: What are the limits to employers’ cost-of-living support?
This week we have seen more employers implement policies to help staff with cost-of-living increases, but it poses the question: how far will employers go in their efforts to offer support?In recent months we have seen examples of energy bills paid for by employers, as well as pay rises and ...
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ArticleNick Pahl: Can employers' healthcare benefits fill the gap between private and NHS services?
Employers will be concerned that high NHS waiting lists are blocking their employees with ill health issues from either staying, or returning to work after sickness absence. However, it is not only the NHS waiting lists that are to blame; sickness absence is now the key contributor to increased levels ...
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ArticleSusan Gee: Can employers' healthcare benefits fill the gap between private and NHS services?
Offering employee benefits to support access to private healthcare can be cost-effective for employers in the UK, given the demands and waiting times on the NHS.While private healthcare services can be more expensive than NHS services, the benefits of reduced waiting times and improved access to care can have a ...
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ArticleGary Stanton: Can employers' healthcare benefits fill the gap between private and NHS services?
Providing security services, including security guarding, front-of-house and reception employees, means Atlas Security is a people-oriented business. We operate in a highly competitive and mature market, where the introduction of employee benefits above statutory requirements can be a common challenge. With an aspiration to sit at the front of our ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid helps with data audit
Data is misery. You would think with a central HR system like Choreday, we would have all the HR data we need. Well, think again. For some of our locations, the HR system is connected via payroll so naturally the salary and allowance data is correct; if not, people would ...