All articles by Tynan Barton – Page 15
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by London City Airport
The benefits offered by London City Airport:PensionDefined contribution pension scheme with salary sacrifice option. Employer contributions range from 4% to 10%, depending on length of service.Healthcare and wellbeingEmployer-paid private medical insurance (PMI) for all employees after five years' service. After 10 years, they receive family PMI cover. Any employee can ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: London City Airport promotes use of benefits to tackle cost of living increases
tynanbarton · London City Airport/Employee Benefits podcastListen: Michael Spiers, chief people officer at London City Airport discusses how the employer is taking steps to ensure employees are fully utilising their benefits schemes.The employer recognises the impact that the cost of living rises can have on employees' lives so is making ...
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OpinionDavid Phillips: Money talks, but employees care about more than just salary
Attracting and retaining talent in a post-pandemic world is proving challenging for employers, with a rising cost of living, increases in national insurance and a surge in fuel prices leading many workers to seek new roles in pursuit of higher pay.In City & Guilds’ Great Jobs research, published in February ...
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ArticleBarton's blog: Spring sun doesn't herald brighter times
It’s so nice to have had a little bit of sunshine this week; while it seems as though Spring has well and truly arrived, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement on Wednesday didn’t exactly usher in brighter times ahead.In his much-anticipated speech, Sunak reiterated the pressures felt ...
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OpinionRebecca Berry and Sarah Taylor: Living with Covid raises questions for employers
The change in emphasis of the Government’s Living with Covid guidance raises many questions for employers; what does the lifting of the legal requirement to self-isolate for those who test positive for Covid-19 mean for employers? How should employers implement the guidance that those who test positive for Covid-19 should ...
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OpinionDale Critchley: Saving for a brighter retirement; how to engage employees with their pension now
Getting employees to think about their retirement savings can be tricky, and employers may struggle to make pensions exciting but there are ways to get employee's attention. After all, people do care about their finances and their future.A great way to capture the interest of employees is to let them ...
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OpinionDale Critchley: Value for members should mean greater value for employers too
With headlines focused on a rise in the cost of living, the need to obtain value for money has never been greater. When it comes to a workplace pension it is no different. Employers need to make sure their pension scheme is valued, acts as a tool to attract and ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid helps out on a global wellbeing project
It is not often I put my hand up for extra work; I have plenty. But when I heard there is a new global project to look at wellbeing, I knew I wanted to get involved.I reach out to Kirsty, who has been elected in the US to run this ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: VMware establishes support benefits to prevent employee burnout
tynanbarton · VMware/Employee Benefits podcastListen: During the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, cloud computing firm VMware recognised the importance of supporting employees' wellbeing through its various benefits schemes.In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Anthea Cassano, senior benefits consultant Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea), discusses the schemes the organisation ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by VMware
The benefits offered by VMware:Pension and group risk benefitsGroup personal pension plan available with salary sacrifice: 5% employee and 7% employer contribution or 7% employee and 10% employer contribution.Group life insurance as a core benefit at four-times base salary.Group income protection as a core benefit at 75% of base salary.Critical ...
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OpinionDale Critchley: How to keep members engaged with ESG investing
Thanks to automatic enrolment the staff pension scheme is now ubiquitous and employee awareness of the need to save is high. Employees know they’ll receive at least a minimum contribution paid into their workplace scheme. Many employees might understand that the minimum is unlikely to be enough, and value the ...
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ArticleBarton’s blog: Pay increases hit the headlines
This week we have seen many stories of employers making changes to their pay strategies, whether that is through pay rises or signing up to the real living wage pledge.Travel firm Ocean Holidays Group is one of the latest organisations to become an accredited living wage employer, ensuring that its ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 11 February – 17 February 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 11 February and 17 February 2022 were: Lynda Gratton: We need to understand how hybrid work motivates employees2022 pay rise budgets soarAldi gives staff pay rise from February 2022UK employers to give staff 2.9% pay rise in 2022 How is ESG changing ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail bolsters menopause support for staff
Royal Mail has announced the launch of a menopause support campaign for staff.The mail delivery giant, which employs about 137,000 people, said the Let’s Talk Menopause initiative was designed to make a difference to affected workers by raising awareness and increasing conversation.The campaign has four main aims: to lead and ...
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ArticleLaw Society Group reports higher gender pay gap than 2019
The Law Society Group has reported a median gender pay gap for 2021 of 11.3%.While this is down marginally from the prior year, and remains lower than the Office for National Statistics’ UK median pay gap, it is up from 8.3% in 2019.The group's figures combine data from professional body ...
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ArticleTynan Barton: The future of work will be centred around the employee experience
During this dedicated Future of Work Week, in association with Aon, we have brought you exclusive insights and opinions, uncovering the latest trends and thinking around the future of work and how reward and benefits will support it.Emerging, hopefully for the last time, from many of the restrictions imposed on ...
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ArticleBarton's blog: Is a return to the workplace best for employees' mental wellbeing?
It’s certainly a nail-biting time in UK politics this week, but not for any reasons prime minister Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party would wish. At the time of writing this, the much-anticipated reports into the Downing Street parties had not been released. The nation waits with baited breath for ...
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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 ...