All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1021
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ArticlePoll: 18% communicate relevant benefits to mark Mental Health Awareness Week
Employee Benefits poll: Around a fifth (18%) of respondents are demonstrating their support for Mental Health Awareness Week (8-14 May 2017) by communicating relevant employee benefits to staff.A poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 33 responses, also found that more than a third (36%) of employer respondents are not running ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid works on productivity
If there is one thing guaranteed to send me screaming out of the room, it is role play. I’ve had a kind of phobia about it ever since I was on a leadership course and was made to go around on all fours expressing my inner tiger. Nobody has actually ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week 10 May
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 4 and 10 May 2017 were: New Zealand Police hires guinea pig to promote safety messagesBlenheim Palace launches wellbeing programmeBaringa Partners and McDonald's named 2017's Best Workplaces UKInterContinental Hotels Group introduces online retirement planning toolRolls-Royce agrees three-year pay deal for Rotherham-based ...
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ArticleTravel organisation rewards staff by turning office into giant ball pit
Something for the weekend: Staff recognition programmes can vary greatly between organisations, often taking into account factors such as an organisation's culture, values and goals. Manchester-based travel organisation Invasion made sure to mirror its fun-filled culture when planning a recent reward for employees, opting to turn its head office into ...
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ArticleAttend the Employee Benefits Awards and Summer Party to celebrate success
The Employee Benefits Awards and Summer Party 2017 is fast approaching, with the annual industry event now less than a month away.This year’s event will take place on Friday 9 June, bringing together HR, benefits and reward professionals to recognise and celebrate innovative benefits schemes and strategies.The event will provide ...
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Video: 11 ideas to keep internal communications global
by Catrin Lewis, Internal Communications Manager Mastering internal communications is tough. Coming up with ideas, measuring success and keeping your employees (and your boss) happy can be hard to navigate. But along the way, I've picked up a thing or two that I hope can be helpful in your own ...
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How to create an employee recognition culture that boosts engagement
Jamie King, XexecThe fact that you are asking this question shows that you understand the importance of employee recognition in fostering a happy and motivated workforce. The trick, then, is to instil a culture that encourages recognition across the board and ensures that your whole team are genuinely bought into ...
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Electric vehicles and benefits schemes
Electric vehicles are nothing new, but it’s taken several decades for them to reach the tipping point to become a viable alternative to traditional fuelled vehicles. Political, economic and practical limitations have until recently consigned electric propulsion to the more specialist and obscure vehicles.But are we finally about to see ...
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ArticleThe Pensions Regulator names auto-enrolment non-compliant employers
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published the names of employers that have not complied with pensions auto-enrolment regulations after being issued an escalating penalty notice.This includes organisations that TPR has secured a court order against for failure to pay escalating penalty notices for auto-enrolment non-compliance, as well as those that ...
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ArticleInternational private medical insurance claims for depression rise by 50%
International private medical insurance (PMI) claims for depression increased by 50% between 2014 and 2016, according to research by Aetna International.The research, which is based on analysis of Aetna International's latest claims data for 2014-2016, also found that international PMI claims relating to mental health issues increased by 33% in ...
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ArticleGowling WLG launches online benefits portal for UK staff
International law firm Gowling WLG has launched an online benefits portal that integrates a bespoke employee discounts scheme and concierge service for its UK employees.The portal, provided by Xexec, will provide UK staff with access to over 3,000 bespoke discounts, including vouchers for lifestyle, health and wellbeing products, cashback offers, ...
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EXCLUSIVE:
EXCLUSIVE: of employer respondents , according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, also found thatRead the full Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017.
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Employee engagement: where to start – event
There are a group of businesses that have changed how they treat their people and, as a result, they have super engaged workforces. They don’t run easy places to work, they run great places to work. They are in all sectors from technology to retail, to manufacturing to hospitality. They ...
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Four ways to engage employees with a learning management system
Zachery Wilkinson, learning and development manager As I’ve mentioned before, our training and learning management systems (LMS) should be the YouTube that our staff leans on. So if your workforce is lacking a solid LMS, how can you best prepare your team members? It’s not easy, but here are a ...
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Using employee recognition to encourage positive behaviours in the workplace
Jamie King, XexecFor most employers, reinforcing their core values is part and parcel of any staff recognition scheme. But more and more organisations are thinking more innovatively, not just about the interaction between recognition and core values, but also about how recognition can reinforce other positive behaviours in the workplace, ...
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Case StudiesDirect Wines uses annual engagement survey to gauge value of financial education
Drinks organisation Direct Wines implemented a digital financial education programme for its 630 UK employees as part of its overall HR strategy. The online offering, provided by Nudge, is designed to support the attraction and retention of employees, align with learning and development opportunities, and reduce financial stress as part ...
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AnalysisHow can employers measure a return on investment for financial education?
Need to know:Employers should first assess the current level of financial awareness among their employees.A return on investment (ROI) for a financial education programme can be partially measured via hard data such as benefits take-up figures or increased log-ins to a pension portal.Integrating education with financial products and services available ...
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OpinionDavid Haigh: Low-cost financial education interventions can deliver a high return on investment
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reported in its January 2017 Financial wellbeing: the employee view research with Close Brothers Asset Management, that money worries have affected the ability of one in four employees to do their job. It found that people at all wage levels can be ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 82% offer benefits to retain employees
EXCLUSIVE: More than three-quarters (82%) of employer respondents offer benefits because they are an effective retention tool, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, also found that 81% of respondents provide employee benefits because they are an effective ...