All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1050
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Hermes
The workplace benefits offered by Hermes:PensionOccupational stakeholder pension with employer matching contributions up to 5%.PayAnnual bonus for senior managers.Group riskGroup income protection for all employees after completing a 26-week probation period. Once organisational sick pay is exhausted, the income protection provides employees with 50% of salary for two years.Life assurance ...
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Who has introduced the best employee benefits in 2017?
We make a habit of keeping an eye on what organisations are offering their staff in terms of employee benefits. It keeps us up to date with the key employee engagement trends and provides an interesting insight into what’s important to employees. So, eight months into 2017, here’s what’s caught ...
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Case Studies
Case study on the University of Lincoln: financial education designed for employees
Ian Hodson, Head of Reward, University of Lincoln, sits down with WEALTH at work to discuss the financial education programmes it has in place for its employees and how this has helped benefit their financial wellbeing. As well as this, Ian talks through the award winning financial education workshops designed ...
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ArticlePoll: 38% would like a sports area in their workplace
Employee Benefits poll: More than a third (38%) of respondents would like a sports area in their workplace.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 26 responses, also found that 27% of respondents cite a bar as the fun social feature they would most like to see introduced to their ...
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ArticleWest Lothian College gains living wage accreditation
West Lothian College has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation, in partnership with Scottish campaigning body Poverty Alliance.The living wage accreditation confirms that the Scottish education facility has committed to pay its 360 direct employees, as well as any third-party contractors, at least the ...
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Article49% believe their employer makes provision for their health and wellbeing
Under half (49%) of respondents believe their employer makes provision to look after their health and wellbeing, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its survey of 1,123 full and part-time employees in Great Britain aged between 18 and 64, also found that 58% of respondents aged between 18 and 34 ...
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ArticleUS government halts gender, race, and ethnicity pay data reporting requirements
The US government has issued an immediate stay and review of an administration rule that would have required US organisations to report their employee pay data by gender, race, and ethnicity.The Obama administration originally proposed a revision to the Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) EEO-1 form in January 2016 to expand ...
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ArticleAsda loses appeal in equal pay comparability case
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by Asda in an ongoing equal pay case.In October 2016, a Manchester Employment Tribunal ruled that female employees, who largely work in Asda stores, could compare themselves to male employees that work in Asda’s depots.The comparison forms part of an equal pay ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Are government measures enough to curb CEO pay?
Where do you stand on chief executive (CEO) pay? Do they receive a fair salary reflective of their role and responsibilities? Or have their pay and remuneration packages reached unjustifiable heights?Earlier this week, the government announced it is to introduce new laws requiring listed organisations to publish the pay ratio ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week: 24-30 August 2017
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 24 and 30 August 2017 were: 16% of millennials would give up employer-funded gym membership for dogsGame of Thrones stars avoid gender pay gapGovernment to introduce laws requiring listed firms to reveal CEO-to-employee pay ratiosGovernment consults on return-to-work supportEXCLUSIVE: Nationwide to ...
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ArticleNew Zealand electrician gives female customer 12% discount to mitigate gender pay gap
Something for the weekend: Organisations with more than 250 employees in the UK have been paying closer attention to potential gender pay gaps since the government introduced statutory gender pay gap reporting regulations this year, which they must comply with by April 2018. However, a New Zealand-based electrician is also ...
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ArticleEstee Lauder subject to sex discrimination lawsuit over parental leave benefit
Global cosmetics and makeup organisation Estee Lauder is subject to a lawsuit that alleges male employees are discriminated against under the organisation’s paid parental leave programme.The lawsuit, which has been brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), claims that Estee Lauder has broken federal law with the implementation ...
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ArticleDefined benefit pension funding deficit rises to £460bn
The funding deficit for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK was £460 billion at the end of August 2017, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).Its Skyval index, which is based on data relating to 5,800 DB pension funds and collected through the Skyval pensions platform used by trustees, ...
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Article63% of parents are unaware of their right to unpaid parental leave
More than half (63%) of respondents who are young parents are not aware of their right to take unpaid parental leave, according to research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).Its Better jobs for mums and dads report, which surveyed 1,050 young parents, also found that 51% of respondents who work ...
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AnalysisInfographic: What do employers believe they have a duty of care to encourage staff to do?
An infographic looking at what employer respondents believe their organisation has a duty of care to encourage staff to do in relation to their health and wellbeing (Source: Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2017, September 2017)!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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Supplier articleEight companies with amazing company culture
By Carla Sutherland, Senior Recruiter at Reward GatewayWhat makes amazing corporate culture? It’s not always one who pays big salaries or offers awesome employee perks like free lunches – although those things certainly contribute to employee engagement and happiness.A company with amazing culture is one that values people, both their ...
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How to implement an employee benefits scheme
You can have your employee benefits scheme up and running in no time, with the right planning and preparation. Here are our top tips for making your project swing into life:1. Set a Clear VisionStart with a clear vision for why you are implementing the scheme. Gaining executive sponsorship and ...
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Supplier articleFive self-improvement apps to kickstart a productive day
By Megan Gough, Head of Client Communications at Reward GatewayYour yearly resolutions may included a nod towards improving your physical fitness routine. But whether or not you’re making good on that promise (we won’t judge either way!) we have a couple other ways to improve wellbeing that looks beyond your ...
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Case StudiesUniversity of Sheffield offers health and wellbeing initiatives via online platform
The University of Sheffield uses a branded online platform to offer its 8,000 employees access to a range of health and wellbeing information, initiatives and benefits. This includes the ability to book online for on-site group exercise classes such as tai chi and bootcamps.The health and wellbeing programme, called Juice, ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Looking ahead on health and wellbeing
Welcome to Employee Benefits’ Health and Wellbeing Week in association with Health Shield.Employers’ health and wellbeing strategies have undergone something of an evolution in recent years, in large part due to factors such as changing workforce demographics. The presence of five generations in the workplace means organisations are now likely ...