All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1065
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ArticleTotal pay falls by 0.3% in real terms
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, including bonuses, fell by 0.3% in real terms between June to August 2016 and June to August 2017, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: October 2017 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonus payments, fell ...
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ArticleFacebook and Northern Gas and Power among UK’s best organisations for workplace culture
Facebook, HomeServe UK, Northern Gas and Power, and Peninsula are among the top 20 organisations for best workplace culture, according to research by recruitment website Glassdoor and professional management body the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).Its first Leadership and culture at work: the CMI/Glassdoor top 20 report is based on analysis ...
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ArticleHeineken awarded for pensions communication
Pub, cider and beer organisation Heineken has been awarded the Pension Quality Mark's {PQM) Distinction Award for its approach to pension communication.The accolade, which was announced at the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association’s (PLSA) annual conference in Manchester, praised Heineken for providing information to its employees using friendly and easy-to-understand ...
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How a rebel approach to your reward strategy will lead to greater success
Having a great reward strategy in place is key to attracting, engaging and retaining your people. But to ensure top engagement, you need to channel your inner rebel. Hear from Reward Gateway's Group Reward Director, Debra Corey, and Citation HRD, Linda Jodrell, on some of their favourite ways to be ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 12-18 October 2017
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 12 and 18 October 2017 were: Employee Benefits Live 2017 speaker slidesGovernment publishes Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) BillRoyal Mail wins High Court injunction to postpone strike action in pensions disputePearson completes £1.2bn pensions buy-inNHS pay cap to be scrappedCivil Service ...
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ArticleThe Central Intelligence Agency motivates canine staff with playtime
Credit: Central Intelligence AgencySomething for the weekend: It is essential that employers take into consideration their specific employee population when tailoring a motivation strategy. For example, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) motivates its explosive detection K9 unit puppies by offering extra playtime, additional breaks and a choice of kibble.The puppies, ...
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ArticlePoll: 56% think employers in the gig economy should provide minimum benefits
Employee Benefits poll: More than half (56%) of respondents think that employers which operate in the gig economy should be required to provide a minimum level of benefits for those working for them.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 25 responses, also found that 36% of respondents feel that ...
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OpinionLovewell's Logic: When benefits lose their appeal
Last week, I came across an article about a publishing company (in no way related to Employee Benefits) offering its employees the opportunity to purchase an extra day’s holiday over the Christmas period. In itself, this is not unusual. It is a benefit we regularly cover; while putting the search ...
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Supplier articleHow to support carer employees
An ageing population and shifting demographics mean that three out of five of us will end up caring for someone at some stage. Indeed, the number of carers in the UK is set to grow from 6 million to 9 million over the next 30 years, according to a Chartered ...
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ArticleEnterprise sales managers receive 2017’s highest bonuses
Enterprise sales managers and global account managers receive the largest median bonuses in the UK of up to £55,000 and £33,500 respectively, according to research by Glassdoor.Its UK jobs paying the highest bonuses report analysed the median compensation and median bonuses for jobs that have been anonymously shared by employees ...
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Supplier articleTrends in the financial wellness benefits sector
By Jacqueline BenjaminMany people know the phrase employee wellbeing and are also familiar with the idea of financial benefits being offered to employees, but in recent years we have seen the growth of another buzz phrase in our industry – financial wellness benefits.The best description of a financial wellness benefit ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 30% of employers plan to prioritise wellbeing for 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Just under a third (30%) of employer respondents plan to prioritise wellbeing in 2018, according to research by Reward Gateway.Its survey of 565 HR, benefits and reward professionals who attended Employee Benefits Live 2017 on 10 and 11 October, also found that 15% of respondents plan to prioritise pay ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Hays holds pensions roadshows for 3,500 UK employees
EXCLUSIVE: Recruitment organisation Hays is holding a series of pensions-themed roadshows for its 3,500 employees across 17 of its UK sites.The pensions roadshows, which are running for two weeks from Monday 16 October 2017, form part of the organisation’s overall financial capability and wellbeing strategy. Financial wellness and money is ...
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ArticleCountrywide promotes Howlett
Property service organisation Countrywide has promoted Madeline Howlett to reward manager from her role as reward consultant.Howlett, who has over 10 years of experience in the reward sector, has expertise in developing reward strategies to help organisations progress in their chosen market.Previously, Howlett has worked for Home Retail Group as ...
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Supplier articleVideo: Top tips to achieve benefits transformation
Thomsons Online Benefits have just launched a brand new series of short videos as part of their Benefits Experts Series.In the first video, Jack Curzon, head of scheme design at Thomsons, shares his top tips for how to transform your approach to benefits to meet employee needs and be truly ...
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Supplier articleBuilding the business case for investing in your people
It’s been proven by study after study that there is a direct relationship between employee engagement, investing in your people and business performance. So how do you get your executive team to see the same thing and build the business case for action?Join us from 10am-3.30pm on 7th November for ...
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Supplier articleWhy employee work-life balance matters and how you can improve it
Having a positive work-life balance can help employees carve out enough time for both work and the many other facets of their lives. But when running a business, although not intentional, it’s understandably easy to focus on the work domain of employees’ lives, forgetting they have a whole other life ...
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ArticleMoyses Stevens Flowers gains living wage accreditation
Luxury florist Moyses Stevens Flowers has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation has committed to paying its 45 direct employees and any third-party contractors who work across its seven London-based sites at least the voluntary living wage rate of £9.75 an hour. This ...
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ArticleAustralian government confirms two-year pay deal for 33,000 public sector staff
The Australian government has confirmed a two-year pay deal for more than 33,000 public sector employees who are members of the Civil Service Association (CPSU/CSA) trade union.The two-year deal, which was voted for by CPSU/CSA members, will see state government employees receive a $1,000 (£592.67) annual pay increase from both ...