All articles by Tynan Barton – Page 26
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OpinionLouise Lawrence: What will be important for employers' talent strategies post Covid-19?
If employers do not focus on their flexible working offering, they will lose out on the best talent. Nearly three-quarters of the 1,000 employees and 500 employers we surveyed in partnership with YouGov in January 2020 told us that flexible working was important to attracting and retaining the best talent.It ...
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Case StudiesSiemens uses effective communication to keep employees informed of their benefits
Technology organisation Siemens promotes its benefits offering to potential and current employees as much as possible to ensure that they are aware of what is available to them, and how they can make any amendments to their package.The package is promoted on both internal and external job adverts, and more ...
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AnalysisHow can employers form a reward strategy that reflects the current talent market?
Need to know:The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the talent market will be felt for a long while yet; employers that are recruiting have had to adapt to virtual, remote methods.The reward package has long been used as a talent attraction and retention tool, but the major changes to ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Direct Insurance Group
The benefits offered by Direct Insurance Group:PensionGroup personal pension scheme for all employees with employer-matched contributions up to 10%.Healthcare and wellbeingEmployer-funded private medical insurance for all employees and their family members.Employer-funded group income protection at four-times salary.Discounted gym membership.Nutritional talks.One free personal training session per week.Fruit delivered three times a ...
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Case StudiesDirect Insurance Group supports employee wellbeing through engagement initiatives
Direct Insurance Group started life as a small, family-built business in 1996 with a handful of staff. It quickly grew considerably to an organisation of 147 employees and achieved its ambition of gaining Lloyds accreditation.The fast growth and expansion of employee numbers placed a bigger focus on the people side ...
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OpinionNeil Bowden: Employers can manage pension costs when emerging from lockdown
The first step to mitigating pension costs might be a simple one: surprisingly, according to government figures published in May 2020, 40% of employers have not claimed for the national insurance and pension contributions elements available under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).If an employer is concerned about their pension ...
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ArticleMelanie Astbury: How have employers supported their staff during the pandemic?
The pandemic transformed our entire operation almost instantly. Within a few short days, our in-house team was working entirely from home and our warehouse team was adapting operational output.Our key concerns during this time were to safeguard the livelihoods of our teams; ensure our business remained operational and maintain the ...
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ArticleJen Faichney: How have employers supported their staff during the pandemic?
Covid-19 has thrown all sorts of challenges at HR departments. From the practicalities of helping people adapt to home working, where this is feasible, to distilling government and agency health advice; all at a time when individuals and their families have been facing considerable worries and stresses about the future.For ...
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ArticleNatasha Hill: How have employers supported their staff during the pandemic?
The term staff welfare has never meant so much. The last three months have challenged business leaders to think creatively about how to support their teams across a number of different dimensions. At Bottle, we have categorised our support in terms of emotional, mental, practical and, because culture is important ...
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Case StudiesColt Technology Services introduces wide-ranging support initiatives for employees
At the start of the global Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, telecommunications firm Colt Technology Services launched a range of initiatives to support its 5,000 employees. The organisation quickly realised that it had within its means ways of assisting its employees through a hugely challenging time.Rob Green, vice president of reward, says: ...
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OpinionLucie Greene: The future of work post-Covid 19
When it comes to workplaces, one of the most obvious changes we will see post-Covid 19 is the shift to remote working. Most businesses have been suddenly thrown into remote working and have had to very quickly set their teams up virtually. This is something we will see continue post-pandemic. ...
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OpinionLisa Harris: We must adapt our digital literacies and embrace workplace technologies
Workplace technologies have been evolving over many years and their particular usefulness at the moment is evident in every news bulletin. Both the communication tools that we rely on and the network infrastructure that supports them have, so far, proved remarkably resilient in a global crisis.It is becoming clear that ...
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Case StudiesHighways England ensures employees have ease of access to benefits platforms
In 2019, Highways England introduced an online benefits platform and recognition scheme to offer employees a straightforward, integrated portal which presents all their benefits in one place.The platform and the recognition scheme, both provided by Xexec, are integrated through one landing page, which was a key point for Highways England ...
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AnalysisWhat new technology trends will employers see in the benefits world?
Need to know:Employers need benefits technology to be agile enough to quickly respond to market or global changes, such as the focus on remote health and wellbeing support brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.Technology needs to serve the needs of the employer, such as financial management tools to provide a ...
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OpinionJulianna Barker: What are an employer’s legal responsibilities around mental health?
A healthy workforce increases a business’ performance, productivity and profitability and can help an employer retain staff. However, employers also have legal obligations to look after employees’ mental health. The following is a summary of an employer’s main responsibilities.There is a common law duty of care on all employers ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by the Landmark London
The benefits offered by the Landmark London:PensionsA group stakeholder pension for senior managers and a mastertrust arrangement for all other employees. Employer contributions range from 3% to 12% depending on seniority, with 5% contribution from the employee.Healthcare and wellbeingEmployer-funded private medical insurance senior managers.Health cash plan offering eyecare and dental ...
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Case StudiesThe Landmark London adapts benefits to support staff through pandemic
The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has presented some challenges for the Landmark London Hotel in how to support the health and wellbeing of its employees.Prior to the crisis, the hotel ran many of its initiatives in a face-to-face setting; now, with many employees either on furlough leave, working in small teams ...
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Case StudiesParcelforce Worldwide supports employee mental health through multiple channels
Part of Royal Mail Group, Parcelforce Worldwide’s employees are designated essential workers and for them, the period of lockdown due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, has been business as usual. The organisation practices social distancing on its sites and has one person per cab on collections and deliveries. During this ...
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OpinionKelly Feehan: Employees' physical health can impact their mental wellbeing
Employee mental health has been a significant focus throughout lockdown but employer responsibility does not stop there. Employers also need to consider the physical health of staff, as for some, the conditions we face when working from home can have a serious impact on our overall wellbeing.Firstly, working from home ...