All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1044
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Supplier articleDoes your employee recognition programme have enough spice?
When it comes to employee recognition programmes, it can be tough to find the right variety and balance of recognition to achieve your goals. In a short video, Debra will chat through a few tips on how to add some spice to your employee recognition programme by thinking outside the ...
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Article55% feel their line manager supports their mental health
More than half (55%) of employee respondents feel that their line manager supports their mental health, according to research by Mind.Its survey of 15,000 employees across 30 organisations, including 1,763 employees who are currently experiencing poor mental health and 5,207 line managers, also found that 32% of male employee respondents ...
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ArticlePimlico Plumbers granted right to appeal in employment-status case
Pimlico Plumbers has been granted the right to appeal a Court of Appeal decision which ruled that former plumber Gary Smith worked for the organisation as a worker rather than as a self-employed contractor, entitling him to employment rights such as access to reasonable adjustments and holiday pay.The case, Pimlico ...
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Article24% reward proactive staff to improve employee engagement
Under a quarter (24%) of employer respondents reward proactive and engaged employees as part of a strategy to improve employee engagement, according to research by Totaljobs.Its survey of 102 UK employers also found that 28% of respondents struggle to keep their employees engaged.The research also found:51% of respondents believe using ...
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ArticleFTSE 350 defined benefit pension deficit falls to £122bn
The accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes for the UK’s largest 350 organisations fell from £131 billion at the end of June 2017 to £122 billion at 31 July 2017, according to research by Mercer.Its Pensions risk survey, which is based on projections and analysis of FTSE 350 ...
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Poll: What fun social feature would you like most in your workplace?
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ArticleSainsbury’s awards 4.4% pay increase to 135,000 store employees
Supermarket organisation Sainsbury’s is to award approximately 135,000 UK store-based employees a 4.4% pay rise, increasing the base rate of pay to £8 an hour.The pay increase, which will also apply to employees under the age of 25, will come into effect from 27 August 2017.Some employees, who are contracted ...
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16-17 Healthcare research - mental health
It is fair to say that approaches to mental health in many workplaces have taken a step forward in recent years. More than two-thirds (67%) of respondents’ organisations have specific benefits and strategies in place to support their employees’ mental health. While narrower in scope, it is telling that when ...
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ArticlePoll: 43% believe financial penalties will help to close the gender pay gap
Employee Benefits poll: Two-fifths (43%) of employer respondents believe that financial penalties would help to close the gender pay gap.A poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 54 responses, also found that a similar proportion of respondents (41%) do not feel that financial penalties would be an effective way of tackling ...
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ArticleThe Stafford London sees 9% rise in stress resilience following wellbeing challenge
Luxury hotel The Stafford London has achieved a 9% increase in its employees’ resilience to stress as a result of a 60-day wellbeing challenge.The wellbeing challenge, provided by SuperWellness, was launched in February 2017, with 40 of the organisation’s 148 staff taking part.The programme, which focused around healthy eating, included ...
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ArticleGoogle and Expedia among 2017's best employers for work-life balance
American Express, Expedia, Google and Rolls Royce are among the top 20 organisations for work-life balance, according to research by recruitment website Glassdoor.Its 20 highest rated companies for work-life balance 2017 report is based on the overall work-life balance ratings submitted by UK-based employees to Glassdoor between 18 July 2016 ...
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Supplier articleCinema tickets, travel plans and more – top ways to save money at work
by Chloe Deiulis, content marketing manager I recently got insanely jealous when I got a peek at my coworker Jon Fulluck’s wallet — his platform wallet, that is.Using our employee perks platform to get employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, he’s saved nearly $2,000, and can withdraw a sizeable sum ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 3 and 9 August 2017 were: Court of Appeal rules in favour of IBM in pensions caseGDPR to be brought into UK law under new Data Protection BillEmployment tribunal rules against Addison Lee in employment status caseHMRC advisory panel rules that ...
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ArticleChinese firm plans to sell cars through a vending machine
Something for the weekend: Employers looking to procure company cars for their workforce have a range of options available to them. And organisations in China may soon have a n additional one to add to that list. Chinese online shopping organisation Tmall has come up with an innovative car shopping ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Global lessons on work-life balance
At the end of July, 900 Japanese organisations, including The Japan Times and Tokyo Metropolitan Government, took part in the country’s first Telework Day. The day was the first in a series planned by the Japanese government in the run up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, aimed at encouraging ...
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Russell provides maternity cover at Travelport
Michele Russell has joined travel software organisation Travelport as its new interim director, compensation and benefits.In her new position, Russell, who has 20 years of global employee benefits experience, will be responsible for designing, evolving and implementing Travelport’s compensation and benefit programmes and activities, ensuring that they align with the ...
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Supplier articleWhy employees are ignoring your learning management system and how to fix it
Zachery Wilkinson, learning and development managerTraditional learning is dead. In a world driven and saturated by social media, YouTube clips, flashing lights and loud noises, media has transformed the way we act.It’s changed the way engage, how we communicate and has to an extent, rewired our brains in terms of ...
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ArticleHutchinson takes on interim role at Sainsbury’s Argos
Retail organisation Sainsbury’s Argos has appointed Bridget Hutchinson as interim head of HR shared services.Hutchinson has experience in general HR services, employee relations, reward, talent acquisition, internal communications, and engagement.Hutchinson's previous roles include talent director and head of HR shared services at Whitbread, as well as head of resourcing and ...
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ArticleChilman joins National Grid
John Chilman has joined electricity and gas utility organisation National Grid as group head of pensions.Chilman specialises in pensions, share plan design, executive reward, and total reward statements. He also has experience as a pension scheme trustee, as well as across the pensions and reward sector.Previously, Chilman worked as group ...
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OpinionBeverley Sunderland: Tribunal finds holiday pay should include regular voluntary overtime
In Lock v British Gas Trading the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed that commission must be included in the calculation of holiday pay where commission is intrinsically linked to the job. Six months later, in May 2017, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in Bear Scotland Ltd v Fulton confirmed ...