All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1038
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Supplier articleResearch shows gender gap in career progression attitudes
by Simon Andrew, insight and engagement directorWe recently conducted research into what people regard as important when looking for a new job. When we looked at the gender gap, the results were quite interesting. Did I say 'quite'? I mean, very.Gender pay gapThe BBC reported on the first FTSE100 company ...
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E-book: Employee Recognition for the Modern Workforce
There has been a lot of talk in recent months about the rise of millennials and how they are impacting the workforce. The rapid growth in technology has led to a generation gap between older workers and millennials; each with distinct attitudes, behaviours and characteristics. The complexity in managing and ...
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Supplier articleKey questions asked by clients around employee benefits
Many of the clients and prospects that we speak to already have a pretty good idea about employee benefits. By the time they have contacted us they will have gone through a process of identifying their objectives, begun to plan a strategy and, more often than not, will have a ...
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Article36% have access to an employer-organised sick pay insurance scheme
More than a third (36%) of respondents have access to an employer-organised sick pay insurance scheme, according to research by BHSF.Its A high wire with no safety net report, which surveyed 1,000 employees, also found that 33% of respondents believe that financial worries affect their job performance, either on a ...
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ArticleFacebook and Google to deliver keynote addresses at Employee Benefits Live 2017
Facebook and Google are among the organisations that will deliver keynote addresses at Employee Benefits Live 2017.Ross Sparkman (pictured), head of strategic workforce planning at Facebook, will open the two-day event on Tuesday 10 October with his address entitled 'Using strategic workforce planning to optimise the impact of your employee ...
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ArticleNashville Metropolitan Government introduces paid family leave benefit
The Metropolitan (Metro) Government of Nashville and Davidson County has launched a paid family leave benefit for its employees.The new benefit, which was approved unanimously by the Civil Service Commission on 11 July 2017, enables eligible Tennessee-based Metro Government employees to take approximately six weeks of paid leave on the ...
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ArticlePanificio Italiano hires Duncan
Wholesale bakery organisation Panificio Italiano has hired Ashleigh Duncan as human resources manager.In her new role, Duncan will be responsible for payroll, training and development, employee coaching, recruitment, and general HR tasks.Duncan, who has over 20 years of industry experience, has previously worked as HR generalist at Rico Logistics, HR ...
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Infographic: What workplace savings benefits do employers offer?
An infographic outlining the top five workplace savings benefits offered by employer respondents and the basis on which they are offered. (Source: Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, published in May 2017.)Read more in How to help employees strike the right savings balance.!function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script"),d=o[0],r=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement("script");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async","//e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");
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AnalysisHow to help employees strike the right savings balance
Need to know:Employers recognise that a one-size-fits-all approach to financial education is not as effective as individualisation.Employees face different financial pressures at different life stages, but these change through an individual’s working life.There are a variety of workplace savings schemes that employers can provide to help employees save in the ...
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OpinionCaroline Sherrington: Share options are a flexible way for employers to share equity with staff
Share schemes can be an attractive workplace savings option, helping employees to save while encouraging engagement with an organisation's business performance.Caroline Sherrington: Share options are a flexible way for employers to share equity with staffEquity can be a great way to attract and incentivise employees while preserving precious cash reserves, ...
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ArticleRamzan joins British Medical Association
Shabnam Ramzan has joined medical trade union and professional association the British Medical Association as reward analyst.Previously, Ramzan has worked as Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) reward and HR projects specialist at APL Logistics, compensation and benefits specialist at Hannover Ruck, and benefits analyst at Maximum UK.
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ArticleTake part in exclusive healthcare benefits research
How do you support the physical and mental health of staff? Do you calculate the return on investment for healthcare benefits?Have your say in the exclusive Employee Benefits healthcare research 2017, which is designed to help you benchmark your organisation’s health and wellbeing benefits.We are particularly interested in hearing about ...
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ArticleUniversity of Winchester to pilot wellbeing and sustainability programme
The University of Winchester will run a pilot programme involving 950 employees to encourage behaviour change around staff health and sustainability.The Jump programme, provided by Green Rewards, will launch in September for a four-month pilot period. The programme will encourage employees to take part in and engage with various wellbeing ...
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ArticleGoogle to supply a limited employee data set for gender pay investigation
Technology organisation Google is to supply the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) with a limited set of US employee data to comply with an ongoing audit investigating a potential pay disparity between male and female staff.The recommendation was made by administrative law judge Steve Berlin ...
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Article50% feel their benefits package is not always tailored to their needs
Half (50%) of employee respondents feel their employee benefits package is not always tailored to their needs, according to research by Unum.Its Workplace communication blueprint, which surveyed 1,100 employees and conducted roundtable discussions with employee benefits and communication professionals, also found that 29% of respondents think their employer does not ...
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OpinionPeter Murphy: Underestimate The Pensions Regulator at your peril
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) wants everyone to know that it is acting more quickly to intervene where it considers schemes to be underfunded, or where there are indications that employers may be avoiding their responsibilities.Employers should be wary. Even if the risk of intervention from TPR is small, it is ...
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OpinionJames Wilders: Father succeeds in sex discrimination claim
The Equality Act protects men as well as women from being discriminated against on grounds of sex. In the case of Madasar Ali v Capita Customer Management, an Employment Tribunal has held that an employer's failure to pay enhanced shared parental pay at the same rate as enhanced maternity pay ...
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ArticleTSB reports a 31% mean gender pay gap
Banking organisation TSB has reported a mean gender pay gap of 31% for hourly fixed pay across its UK-based workforce.The organisation has reported its gender pay data in its Gender balance matters report, ahead of the April 2018 deadline for compliance with the government's gender pay gap reporting requirements.TSB has ...
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ArticleAverage UK pay to rise by 0.1% in real terms in 2017
The average overall salary increase for UK employees in 2017 is expected to be 0.1% in real terms, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its Salary budget planning report, which is a global wage level study incorporating 13,250 responses from organisations across 139 countries worldwide, found that the average salary ...
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Infographic: What are the most popular voluntary benefits present on flex schemes?
An infographic identifying the most popular voluntary benefits present on flexible benefits schemes in 2015 and 2016. (Source: Aon Employee Benefits’ Benefits and trends survey 2016, published in February 2017, and Benefits and trends survey 2015, published in November 2015.)!function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script"),d=o[0],r=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement("script");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async","//e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");