All articles by Tynan Barton – Page 4
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ArticleFinanceBuzz seeks Star Wars newcomer for paid role
Credit: Pavel Sneznyj/shutterstockSomething for the weekend: A Star Wars newbie in the United States could be paid $1,000 (approximately £795) to watch all nine movies in the Skywalker saga.In celebration of Star Wars day, or May the 4th, personal finance site FinanceBuzz is looking for an official Wookiee Rookie to ...
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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid joins a webinar on will writing
One of the things I most like about our voluntary benefits platform is the education that comes with it. Every month one of our providers runs a webinar on their specialism. As well as providing information, these webinars remind employees of all the benefits we offer, increasing ...
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ArticleNordic countries rank top for working parents
Three Nordic countries, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, have been ranked as the best countries for a parental work-life balance according to research by Remote.Its survey assessed conditions in 20 countries and analysed factors that impact working parents including parental leave, annual leave entitlement, childcare costs and access to healthcare.The study ...
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ArticleLothian Buses accredited as living wage employer
Municipal bus firm Lothian Buses has received living wage employer accreditation.The commitment means that all Lothian Buses employees will receive a minimum hourly wage of £12 per hour. This rate is higher than the government minimum for over 21s, which currently stands at £11.44 per hour.The organisation, owned by the ...
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OpinionRicardo D'Ash: Are employers right to recall employees back to the office?
We have come along way since the Covid-19 pandemic. There is a clear argument that Covid actually accelerated remote working by several years but only for certain jobs; key workers come immediately to mind where in the main it is not possible to work remotely.I believe it is all about ...
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OpinionClaire McCartney: Are employers right to recall employees back to the office?
Flexibility around time, scheduling and place of work can be transformative in opening up opportunities for people to get into and stay in work, especially those who have health conditions, caring responsibilities, or other life choices they want to make. With an aging population, and rising levels of economically ...
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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid runs manager training on incentives
I don't want to sound like a shirker, but it really is not my job to manage the incentive programme. Yes, bonuses fall under total reward, but there is a separate incentives team headed up by Iris who purportedly do all that. And they do. Well as far as managing ...
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OpinionLisa Hand: Will the government’s childcare measures open up potential talent pools for employers?
Any progress with support for working parents is welcomed, but we need to go further, in particular to support women who want to maintain their career, or return to work, alongside raising their family. Competition for talent has never been so fierce and with the increasing presence of AI and ...
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OpinionRosie Woods: Will the government’s childcare measures open up potential talent pools for employers?
Credit: Scott Mains-Ingrained.co.ukThe [extended hours childcare] initiative is great on one level, but if the ultimate goal is to get more parents back to work, it solves only a third of the problem.The scheme gives 'free hours' but in most instances, it acts as a subsidy within the nursery system ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Superdrug
Credit: Jeff Spicer/PA WirePensionA group personal pension (GPP) plan for all employees, with varying contribution levels across roles and business areas.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) scheme, employer paid for head office and field teams.Health cash plan through flexible benefits scheme.App which includes access to digital GP services, mental health ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Superdrug offers a comprehensive benefits package to meet staff wellbeing needs
Employee Benefits · Superdrug podcastListen: With 13,000 employees working in offices and more than 780 stores in the UK and Ireland, retailer Superdrug recognises that one of the most important aspects of its reward strategy is to offer its staff benefits that will be of value to each of them ...
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OpinionClaire McCartney: What are the benefits of supporting staff with specific conditions such as endometriosis?
Despite menstruation being a normal part of life, and the prevalence of menstrual health challenges, these issues are often shrouded in stigma and silence in the workplace. This taboo is linked to broader societal attitudes around menstruation and menstrual health issues, but also because dedicated menstruation and menstrual health policies ...
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OpinionAmanda Lowe: What are the benefits of supporting staff with specific conditions such as endometriosis?
With a predominantly female workforce, around 75%, we launched a women’s health policy in June 2023 to demonstrate our commitment to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees.This policy focuses on two of the most common issues affecting women’s health: endometriosis and osteoporosis, and it supports those who ...
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Case StudiesBenefits on offer at Egress
The benefits on offer at Egress:PensionsDefined contribution pension scheme, with 5% employee contributions and 4% employer contributions.Group riskLife assurance at four-times salary.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) scheme, employer paid for all employees following probation. Employees have the option to add cover for a partner or dependents through salary deductions.Employee ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Egress structures staff benefits to provide multiple avenues of support
Employee Benefits · Employee Benefits/Egress PodcastListen: Cybersecurity firm Egress has created a benefits package that offers support for its employees in many different areas of their working lives. In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Laura Probert, chief people officer, details how the package is structured into key areas ...
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ArticleAsda introduces later-life care advice and mortgage advice benefits
Supermarket Asda has introduced a later-life care advice and mortgage advice benefit for its 150,000 employees.The later-life care advice benefit, offered by Legal and General’s Care Concierge service, provides employees with confidential one-to-one telephone services where they can receive support and advice about later-life care for their loved ones.The benefit ...
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ArticleSpring Budget 2024: TPR and FCA given powers to enforce Value for Money framework
Spring Budget 2024: The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will have a full range of regulatory powers to ensure employers are adhering to the Value for Money (VFM) framework.Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, announced the plans in order to address pension schemes that are “persistently ...
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ArticleSpring Budget 2024: DC pensions required to disclose investment in UK equities
Spring Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced plans to bring forward requirements for defined contribution (DC) schemes and local government pension schemes (LGPS) to publicly disclose the breakdown of their asset allocation in UK equities.The 2024 Spring Budget report stated that across the pensions industry as ...
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OpinionMark Ormston: Is the scrapping of the lifetime allowance a disappearing act or just an illusion?
The lifetime allowance (LTA) is one of those subjects referenced in lots of pension literature, and yet, it only affects a minority of people. With this in mind, imagine the ‘ooohs’ and ‘ahhhhs’ when one of the rabbits out of the 2023 Spring Budget hat was the announcement to make ...
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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid designs a reward leaflet
I feel a bit ashamed to admit this, but our benefits documentation is not great. The stuff online is fine; all the information about our flexible benefits platform is up to date and acceptable. However, what we send out to candidates needs some attention. Someone who recently joined tells me ...