All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1029
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ArticleAA to move final salary pension scheme members to Care arrangement
Motoring association AA will proceed with proposed changes to its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme, moving all members of its final salary pension plan to a career average revalued earnings (Care) arrangement.At present, the AA operates both a final salary section and a Care section within its DB pension scheme.The ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 61% offer flexible-working initiatives
EXCLUSIVE: Almost two-thirds (61%) of employer respondents offer flexible-working initiatives, compared to 54% in 2016, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, also found that extra holidays for long service or life events (53%), retail and ...
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ArticlePinterest to introduce adoption and surrogacy benefits
Social media organisation Pinterest is to launch new family-focused benefits to help support employees with the financial costs associated with adoption and surrogacy.The adoption assistance benefit will allow employees going through the adoption process to receive a reimbursement of up to $5,000 (£3,935) in net benefits.Employees who are working with ...
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ArticleCity of Vancouver becomes a living wage employer
The City of Vancouver, Park Board, and Vancouver Police Department in Canada have been certified as living wage employers, paying all employees and external contractors a minimum of $20.62 (£12.23) an hour.The living wage rate, which includes direct wages and the value of non-mandatory benefits, will apply to staff and ...
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Supplier article
The future of work = employee experience
by Kathryn Kendall, Chief People Officer, BenefexStand aside, employee engagement. When it comes to the future of HR, there’s a new kid on the block.For as far back as most HR professionals can remember, employee engagement has been the darling of the profession. It has been spelled out to us ...
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ArticleAdidas, Gartner and Royal Mail to share insights at Employee Benefits Live 2017
Adidas, Gartner, Royal College of Nursing, Royal Mail, and Santander are among the organisations to share insights at Employee Benefits Live 2017.Employee Benefits Live, Europe’s largest employee reward and benefits event, will return to Olympia National on 10-11 October 2017, in association with Conduent HR Services.The extensive conference programme features ...
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ArticleAmbition achieves 98% take-up of wellbeing week activities
Professional services recruitment organisation Ambition saw 98% of its 34 employees participate in at least one activity during its annual wellbeing week.The wellbeing week, which took place in May 2017, provided a range of employer-funded health and wellbeing themed activities for all employees to take part in, with a different ...
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ArticleResearch shows total pay falls by 0.4%
Total pay, including bonuses, fell by 0.4% in real terms for employees in Great Britain between February-April 2016 and February-April 2017, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: June 2017 report, also found that regular pay, excluding bonuses, fell by 0.6% in real terms ...
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ArticleDo not miss Financial Wellness Week 2017
Employee Benefits will host Financial Wellness Week, in association with Neyber, on Monday 19 June to Friday 23 June 2017, which will feature exclusive insights into how best to support the financial health of employees.New in-depth analysis, best practice case studies, and expert opinion on the latest trends in workplace ...
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Case StudiesPanasonic provides electric company cars and free charging points to employees
Almost 20% of electronics manufacturer Panasonic’s 170-strong UK company car fleet is made up of hybrid or electric vehicles (EVs), supplied through provider Alphabet on a contract hire or salary sacrifice basis.Yet, while very much an evangelist for electric vehicles, Jason Plummer, senior manager at Panasonic, concedes electric is not ...
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Analysis
Infographic: The car benefits currently offered by employers
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AnalysisWhat will company car schemes of the future look like?
Need to knowThe government is investing in both electric vehicle (EV) and autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies and infrastructure.However, electric vehicles will not take off until concerns about the distance these are able to travel between charges is fully overcome and employees also accept a change of driving mindset.There are a ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 91% offer life assurance benefits
EXCLUSIVE: Approximately nine in 10 (91%) employer respondents provide life assurance or death in service, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, also found that the majority of respondents that offer life assurance or death in ...
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OpinionPolly Mackenzie: Addressing money worries at work
Imagine trying to concentrate at work when you know the bailiffs might be round at your house while you are out, and that when you check your phone at the end of the shift there will be 20 missed calls from debt collectors. I know I could not focus on ...
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ArticleAge UK Nottingham and Nottinghamshire gains living wage accreditation
Age UK Nottingham and Nottinghamshire has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The charity has committed to paying its 127 employees at least the voluntary living wage rate of £8.45 an hour. This will apply to both direct staff and third-party contractors.The living wage is ...
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Supplier article
Pleasing both millennials and baby boomers through recognition
If you believe what you read, you’d be under the impression that millennials are a tough bunch to please. According to research from MTV, for example, 88% want their co-workers to be their friends. Yet LinkedIn has also suggested that 68% would sacrifice a friendship with a colleague if it ...
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ArticleNew York Uber drivers classified as employees in unemployment insurance case
A New York administrative law judge has ruled that drivers who work for taxi organisation Uber are employees rather than independent contractors in a case centred around the drivers' eligibility for unemployment benefits.The case involves three former drivers, represented by Brooklyn Legal Services and the New York Taxi Workers Association ...
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Article20% feel their benefits package supports their health and fitness goals
One-fifth (20%) of UK employee respondents feel that the benefits their employer offers help them to get fit and healthy, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.Its Global Employee Benefits Watch 2017/18 report, which surveyed 2,000 employees in organisations with 4,000 or more employees in the UK, Europe, Middle East, ...
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Supplier article
Driving engagement through employee experiences
by Adam Mason, Consulting Director, BenefexWe here at Benefex can see a change coming. Allow me to elaborate…Any business, in any sector, will talk about how their customers are their central focus. In the lead-up to securing a new client, we will all point to the research we undertake, and ...
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ArticleGovernment appoints Guy Opperman pensions and financial inclusion minister
The government has appointed Guy Opperman parliamentary under-secretary for pensions and financial inclusion at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).The position, otherwise referred to as minister for pensions and financial inclusion, replaces that of parliamentary under-secretary of state for pensions. This role was previously held by Richard Harrington, who ...