All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1004
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Case StudiesNationwide introduces higher minimum pension contribution level to improve retirement outcomes
Nationwide Building Society updated its defined contribution (DC) group personal pension (GPP) plan to default 12,000 scheme members on to a higher contribution rate, to ensure staff access the maximum employer contribution and to help improve retirement outcomes.Following a benchmarking exercise in 2014, Nationwide found that the majority of its ...
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Supplier article
Happiness versus engagement – how one unhappy employee made me question our ‘why’
by Glenn Elliott, CEO and Founder A lot of people get happiness and engagement confused. The internet is full of websites, products and eBooks claiming quick fixes to employee happiness and resulting magical impacts on productivity, much of it missing the point completely. Even at home, Reward Gateway had “Let’s ...
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User experience (UX) and employee benefits schemes
by Sophie GaneNo matter how wonderful a product can be, its usability can make or break how much you value it. I had been meaning to read Les Misérables, but honestly the thought of lugging around a book which can double-up as an igloo brick had completely negated any interest ...
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ArticleLush to pay all permanent UK staff the voluntary living wage
Cosmetic retail organisation Lush is to pay all of its permanent employees in the UK, including retail and manufacturing staff, the voluntary living wage from April 2017.The commitment to the living wage will result in a pay increase for 3,555 employees, who will see their hourly rate of pay rise ...
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Article50% believe low resilience levels impact workplace performance
Half (50%) of respondents believe low levels of resilience have a negative impact on workplace performance, according to research by Axa PPP Healthcare.Its survey of 2,000 UK adults also found that 56% of respondents believe that motivation is likely to be adversely affected by a low level of resilience.The research ...
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ArticleAsda offers pay increase under new contract
Retail organisation Asda has offered 135,000 UK-based store employees a pay increase as part of a new contract.The Your Choice contract, which is voluntary, will enable staff to earn a minimum of £8.50 an hour from October 2017.Current staff can decide whether or not to move to the new contract, ...
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ArticleUber agrees $20m settlement for misleading driver earnings claim
Uber has agreed to pay $20 million (£16,252,235) to settle a claim that it misled prospective drivers by exaggerating how much they could earn in certain cities.The claim, which was brought forward by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), alleges that Uber exaggerated the hourly and yearly income drivers could ...
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Article58% of marketing professionals rank flexi-time in their top three benefits
More than half (58%) of marketing professional respondents cite flexi-time as one of the top three benefits they would like to have access to, according to research by Reboot Online Marketing.Its survey of 1,200 marketing professionals also found that 25% of respondents would accept one job over another because it ...
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ArticleHave your say on the future of employee benefits strategy
What does your organisation view as the biggest issue that could affect the future of employee benefits? Do you see funding methods for employee benefits changing? What impact will the upcoming limitations on the range of benefits that attract tax and national insurance advantages when offered through salary arrangements have ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 88% of benefits professionals receive life assurance or death-in-service benefits
EXCLUSIVE: Almost nine in 10 (88%) HR and benefits professional respondents receive life assurance or death-in-service benefits, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Salary survey 2017, which surveyed 249 HR, reward and benefits professionals in December 2016, also found that 75% of respondents' organisations offer private medical insurance (PMI).These benefits ...
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 0.7% in real terms
Total pay, including bonuses, increased by 0.7% in real terms in Great Britain between November 2015-January 2016 and November 2016-January 2017, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: March 2017 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonuses, increased by 0.8% in real terms between the ...
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Article9: ppl moves: Marco Polo Hotels appoints Tam
Marco Polo Hotels has appointed Rosemary Tam as its group director of human resources.Previously, Tam worked as head of human resources and administration at Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company; director of human resources at W Hong Kong; and as director of human resources at Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts.
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ArticleHow to effectively communicate share schemes
Need to know:Employers need to find out what communication methods are preferred by their workforce.Digital communications continue to be popular, and augmented reality is now also being used to promote and engage employees with share schemes.More employers are supporting employees with financial education around share schemes.The communication methods used in ...
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OpinionMalcolm Hurlston: Employee endorsement of share plans is invaluable
Life is a busy place and our attention is at a premium as we are assailed by nudges prompts and messages, virtual and real. It is the same for employees only more so: share plans account for a fraction of what interests them.Yet from an organisation's point of view, other ...
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ArticleJLL engages staff with sharesave scheme through digital communications
Professional services firm JLL is moving away from paper-based means of communicating its share schemes to online methods to better reflect the ways its employees carry out the majority of their work and personal transactions.With 4,000 employees across four divisions, JLL currently has 1,000 members saving into a three-year sharesave ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid works long hours
There is a mysterious new guy in our office. He’s come from head office in the US and although he appears to be from the senior management team, for some strange reason he has pitched up with us in HR, rather than sit on the third floor with the rest ...
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Article29% believe more support for working parents would help to close the gender pay gap
More than a quarter (29%) of employee respondents believe that, alongside the upcoming gender pay gap reporting requirements, more support for working parents would help to close the gender pay gap, according to research by CV Library.Its survey of 1,000 UK employees also found that 57% of respondents feel that ...
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ArticleUS women’s ice hockey team refuses to compete over pay dispute
The US Women’s National Hockey Team has refused to participate in the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship games in a bid to further negotiations around fair wages and support for the team’s players.The women’s hockey team was due to arrive at a Michigan-based training camp on 21 March ...
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ArticlePensions dashboard working group to help set minimum data standards
The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has created its Pensions Dashboard Working Group, which will help to set the minimum data standards for the pensions dashboard.The Pensions Dashboard Working Group will work with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to set minimum data standards for the pensions dashboard, ensuring that these standards ...
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ArticleMegan Jarvie: What more should employers be doing to support working fathers?
The Family and Childcare Trust currently runs the Young Dads Collective (YDC), which works with young dads aged 25 and under to effect change and raise awareness of the specific challenges young men face during their transition from young person to young parent. Young dads are almost invisible in government ...