All articles by Tynan Barton – Page 23
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OpinionAndrew Barnes: A four-day working week concept is a benefit for employer and employee
From a simple idea we implemented at my company, Perpetual Guardian, in New Zealand in 2018, the 4 Day Week has evolved to be a global phenomenon. The concept has now been discussed in more than 87 countries, with active campaigns in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States, ...
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OpinionNick Pahl: Employers should review their approach to health and wellbeing support
Are employers providing the right benefits going forward? It is crucial help is offered to employers so they can shift quickly to offer the correct benefits to maintain employee health and wellbeing.We know the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is having a major impact on how and where we work. Are benefits ...
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ArticleJoe Richardson: Should employers offer more support for working parents?
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, working parents have been hit with a tidal wave of household pressures. However, for single parents, Coronavirus came without a lifejacket. While working couples have been able to ‘shift parent’ while their children haven’t been in school, single parents - from the ...
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ArticleToni Graves: Should employers offer more support for working parents?
Everyone has been affected by the pandemic and different people face different challenges, depending on the nature of their job and their personal circumstances. The majority of our people are working from home and, with schools closed, parents are juggling childcare and home schooling on top of their day jobs.Flexibility ...
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ArticleSarah Churchman: Should employers offer more support for working parents?
Balancing office and home life is not new to working parents but the events of the last year - where the home turned into the office - saw this finely tuned balance thrown off-kilter for many. If we acknowledge that the everyday reality of our working parents has changed greatly ...
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ArticleSara Thompson: Should employers offer more support for working parents?
The past year has put more pressure on working parents than ever before, with the national lockdowns forcing many to juggle working and caring for their loved ones. At Phoenix we welcome the diversity of thought and resilience that working parents and working carers bring to our workforce, and would ...
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OpinionRob Yuille: A look at the pensions dashboards progress
Tuesday the 19th of January saw the Pension Schemes Bill overcome the last legislative hurdle before being signed into law by the Queen. While it covers many areas, some of the most hotly contested were the clauses regarding pensions dashboards.The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and others have already been ...
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OpinionNigel Peaple: Pensions dashboards will give people more control over their savings
After a long wait the Pension Schemes Bill will soon officially enter into law, having passed through the Parliament stage on 19 January.Among strengthening the powers of the Pensions Regulator, enabling a stronger funding regime for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes and allowing the creation of collective defined contribution (CDC) ...
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Sarah Churchman:
Balancing office and home life is not new to working parents but the events of the last year - where the home turned into the office - saw this finely tuned balance thrown off-kilter for many. If we acknowledge that the everyday reality of our working parents has changed greatly, ...
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OpinionAlexandra Evreinoff: A truly inclusive benefits strategy can be an effective support mechanism
Employers already know that offering a competitive compensation package is one of the most effective ways to attract and retain talent. What’s often overlooked, however, is the opportunity to better support their workforce by ensuring their employee benefits strategy is truly inclusive.While compiling a new strategy, employers should keep relevance ...
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OpinionSusan Gee: Yorkshire Water has support in place for employees with long Covid
Supporting employees with long-Covid symptoms is an emerging challenge for employers as the symptoms are varied, with some being more easily recognised than others. For example, breathlessness, fatigue and cognitive impairment appear to be common.At Yorkshire Water our approach to supporting employee health has always been person centred, and while ...
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OpinionShalina Crossley: Employers need to be aware of how to support staff with long Covid
Since the start of the pandemic, a significant minority of people have reported long-term adverse effects related to Covid-19, often referred to as long Covid. While we do not have medical clarity about its effects and duration yet, reported symptoms include fatigue, pain, headaches, breathing difficulties, muscle weakness, lasting fever, ...
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OpinionKsenia Zheltoukhova: 2021 could bring an opportunity to reset benefits strategies
This is the year to carefully consider the psychology of employee benefits: having experienced fundamental shocks to their lives, people will be re-evaluating what matters to them, and how work fits in. This is an opportunity for employers to listen to their staff to understand what is of value to ...
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OpinionTim Middleton: Employees need to make informed decisions about their retirement
Retirement plans for 2021 have changed for many due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. While some have decided to put their retirement on hold due to their savings taking a hit because of Covid-19, others are deciding to retire early after being discouraged about finding employment again when faced with ...
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Case StudiesGerald Eve builds holistic benefits strategy that supports all areas of employee wellbeing
For Gerald Eve, a key factor in its benefits proposition is that it reflects its culture of putting its people at the centre of the firm. Helen Foley, HR director, says: “Our strategy is to have benefits that really try and support [employees] in reaching their potential in all areas ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Gerald Eve
The benefits offered by Gerald Eve:PensionsGroup self-invested personal pension (Sipp), open to all employees. The employer will match contributions from 4.5% to 6%.Healthcare and group riskPrivate medical insurance: employer-paid for all employees, with the option to add dependants at emloyee's own cost.Life assurance.Group income protection: employer-paid for all employees.Dental insurance: ...
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Article52% of UK employees enjoy a better work-life balance after home working
More than half of UK (52%) employees said they feel closer to their families and enjoy a better work-life balance after working from home due to the Covid-19 (Coronvirus) pandemic, according to research from Future Strategy Club (FSC).The study also found that those employees want to continue home working in ...
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ArticleUK’s highest paying jobs in 2020 revealed
Data modeler roles were the highest paid jobs in the UK in 2020, according to analysis from job site Indeed.Job advertisements for these data experts revealed average salaries of £146,000, just shy of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s salary of £150,000.The research, based on Indeed’s analysis of thousands of job adverts ...
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ArticleTesco, Pizza Hut and Superdrug flouted minimum wage rules
Tesco, Superdrug and Pizza Hut are among the 139 organisations identified by the government as having breached minimum wage rules.According to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), these employers underpaid more than 95,000 workers by a total of £6.7 million.The organisations were investigated between 2016 and 2018, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Snowflake launches behavioural health app to support employees' mental health
Snowflake has introduced a behavioural health coaching app to support its employees with their mental health.The app, Ginger, provides Snowflake’s international staff members and their families with a programme that can offer support with a range of issues, including stress, anxiety, relationship matters or coaching on specific topics such as ...