All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1022
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ArticleMedian basic pay expected to rise by 1%
Median basic pay is expected to increase by 1% over the 12 months to March 2018, compared to pay rise expectations of 1.5% between October-December 2016, according to research from the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) and The Adecco Group.The Labour market outlook: spring 2017 report, which surveyed ...
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ArticleMRL Group launches global paid sabbatical scheme
Technology recruitment organisation MRL Group has launched a new sabbatical leave scheme, enabling its 47 global employees to take a month of fully-paid leave after every five years of service.In addition to a month's leave at full pay, the new sabbatical scheme also provides staff with a £1,000 one-off payment.The ...
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ArticlePaper Round gains living wage accreditation
Waste management organisation Paper Round has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation has committed to paying all of its UK-based staff the voluntary living wage, including direct employees and third-party contract staff.Paper Round will pay its 145 employees at least £8.45 an hour ...
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Does mental health stand alongside physical and financial health as part of your total wellbeing strategy?
Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week in the U.K, and the U.S recognise the whole month of May as Mental Health Month. For many companies, mental health has slowly, but successfully come out from the shadows to stand alongside physical and financial health as part of total wellbeing.With the ...
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Does mental health stand alongside physical and financial health as part of your total wellbeing strategy?
Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week in the U.K, and the U.S recognise the whole month of May as Mental Health Month. For many companies, mental health has slowly, but successfully come out from the shadows to stand alongside physical and financial health as part of total wellbeing.With the ...
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Industry insight: Financial wellbeing - is it an employer's responsibility?
There is plenty of buzz around financial wellbeing, with everything from education and advice to loans and discounted goods being promoted as key to employee happiness. But, before bombarding employees with the latest money must-haves, it is important for employers to consider their role and responsibilities in employees’ financial wellbeing.Legislatively, ...
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Getting a budget for an employee recognition programme
Jamie King, Xexec"I run a small business and want to better recognise the efforts and achievements of my brilliant team. Though we would love to implement a formal employee recognition programme we don’t currently have any spare budget for this. Is there anything you could recommend in the meantime?"This is ...
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Supplier articleEmployee 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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The dangers of personalised recommendations in employee benefits
by Matt Macri-WallerIn my role, I often get asked questions like “surely with all of the data you have you can just predict what employees can or will do”. When I was last asked about this, the person asking me used the word “should” instead of “can” or “will”, and ...
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Does mental health stand alongside physical and financial health in your total wellbeing strategy?
Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK, and the US recognises the whole month of May as Mental Health Month. For many companies, mental health has slowly, but successfully come out from the shadows to stand alongside physical and financial health as part of total wellbeing.With the ...
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ArticleSunrise Senior Living and University of Lincoln shortlisted for most motivational benefits
Holmes Care Group, Sunrise Senior Living, and University of Lincoln (pictured) are among the organisations that have been shortlisted in the most motivational benefits category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2017.This award celebrates the most effective motivation or incentive strategy to be implemented by an employer.The full category shortlist is:Holmes ...
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Article43% plan to work remotely to improve morale
More than two-fifths (43%) of respondents intend to work remotely in the coming year in order to improve morale, according to research by global workspace organisation Regus.Its survey of 1,784 UK employees also found that 51% of respondents believe that flexible working would help to boost their concentration.The research also ...
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Article43% think their employer puts business results ahead of employee wellbeing
More than two in five (43%) employee respondents think their employer puts business performance and organisation results ahead of employee health and wellbeing, according to research by Aviva.Its Working lives report, which surveyed 1,500 UK private sector employers and 6,000 UK private sector employees, also found that 77% of employer ...
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ArticleDo not miss Employee Benefits Wired: Supporting financial wellbeing
Employee Benefits Wired: Supporting financial wellbeing, presented in association with Neyber, will be broadcast live at 11am on Thursday 25 May 2017.The expert panel discussion can be viewed for free on the Employee Benefits video channel.The online debate will provide insights on the key factors that influence employees’ financial wellbeing, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 39% believe their employer cares about their financial wellbeing
EXCLUSIVE: More than one third (39%) of employee respondents feel their employer cares about their financial wellbeing, according to research by Neyber.Its The DNA of financial wellbeing 2017 report, which surveyed 10,004 employees and 516 HR directors, also found that 75% of employer respondents believe their employees feel as though ...
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ArticleTata Steel offers to pay £550m to British Steel pension scheme
Manufacturing organisation Tata Steel has offered to pay £550 million to the British Steel pension scheme (BSPS) to meet conditions of a regulated apportionment arrangement (RAA), which has been agreed in principle.The defined benefit (DB) pension scheme closed to future accrual on 31 March 2017 following a consultation process. In ...
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 0.1% in real terms
Total pay, including bonuses, increased by 0.1% in real terms in Great Britain between January-March 2016 and January-March 2017, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: May 2017 report, also found that regular pay, excluding bonuses, fell by 0.2% in real terms between January-March ...
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Case StudiesTen Group offers a range of benefits on a modest budget
Controlling benefits costs is a key challenge for the Ten (Transforming Education in Norfolk) Group, a federation of educational institutions in Norfolk, employing 1,400 permanent members of staff and a further 400 casual staff. Hilary Bright, director of HR services at the Ten Group, says: "We wanted to offer a ...
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AnalysisHow to control the cost of employee benefits provision
Need to knowThe cost of benefits is increasing due to changes such as those impacting pensions auto-enrolment contributions, salary sacrifice arrangements and insurance premium tax.A risk-based approach taking in everything from financing mechanisms to claims controls can help secure the optimum benefits package for an organisation.Communicating benefits pushes up employee ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 18% have overhauled their benefits portal in the last six months
EXCLUSIVE: Just under a fifth (18%) of employer respondents have overhauled their benefits portal in the last six months in order to take advantage of new developments in technology, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, ...