All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1070
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Article33% believe their overall wellbeing is not important to their employer
A third (33%) of respondents believe their overall wellbeing is not important to their employer, according to research by Barnett Waddingham.Its Why BWell 2017 report, which surveyed 933 UK employees, also found that 22% of respondents feel that negative attitudes from their managers hinder their ability to balance work and ...
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ArticleAC Group hires Crowder
Group travel tour operator organisation AC Group has hired Piers Crowder as its first director of people.In this newly created role, Crowder will be responsible for human resources and organisation-wide development.Crowder has more than 10 years of experience in human resources, recruitment and talent management, across both the UK and ...
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ArticleGreen accepts interim role at Deliveroo
Food delivery organisation Deliveroo has appointed Rob Green as its interim rewards and benefits lead.Green has more than 16 years of industry experience in total reward, and has worked across a variety of sectors and countries. He specialises in building compensation frameworks, developing employee benefits, and implementing technology solutions.Previously, Green ...
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ArticleMaund moves to Barclays
Banking organisation Barclays has appointed Giles Maund as its new associate vice president, reward.Maund, who has experience in both reward and HR systems, specialises in flexible benefits platforms, performance management, benchmarking, global compensation, pensions, and employee benefits harmonisation.Previously, Maund worked as global operations lead reward consultant at BP, reward manager ...
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AnalysisHow can employers create greater employee engagement with pensions?
Need to knowRather than focus on pensions, employers can teach concepts such as regular savings and stock market investment as part of broader financial education.An audience can be segmented by factors such as age, life stage, bonus and size of pension fund to make communications personal.Employers should ditch the jargon ...
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ArticleTPR to review value for small and micro defined contribution pension schemes
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched a thematic review into whether trustees of small and micro defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are properly assessing value for members.The review, which will analyse chair statements from a cross section of 100 small and micro DC schemes run by either a lay trustee ...
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Case StudiesAgeas Insurance uses a range of communication methods to engage employees with pensions
Ageas Insurance's journey to boost employee engagement with its pension scheme started back in 2013. Nick Cansfield, head of reward and policy at Ageas Insurance, explains: "We'd grown through acquisitions so there were lots of different schemes in place. With auto-enrolment approaching, we decided it would be simpler to have ...
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OpinionChris Curry: Employers can take a mixed approach to helping employees save for retirement
Automatic-enrolment has changed the landscape for workplace pensions in the UK, so now it is the norm for employees to be saving in a pension, with a contribution from their employer. But getting people saving is only the start; there is still plenty more that employers can do to make ...
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Supplier article
Spotlight on cancer awareness
While Movember takes the shine during November, did you also know that it is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month as well?Unfortunately, both lung and pancreatic cancer both have low survival rates, and lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK which is ...
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Supplier articleCountdown to the Rebel Playbook: Be a part of the Rebelution
By Chloe Deiulis, Content Marketing Manager at Reward GatewayA little while back we announced a new section on Reward Gateway's website that introduces "Build It: The Rebel Playbook to World-Class Employee Engagement."We met the authors, who you're likely familiar with already as the Group Reward Director and Founder of Reward ...
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Article35% of employers implement financial support as a global wellbeing initiative
More than a third (35%) of global employer respondents have implemented financial support, outside of pensions, as a global wellbeing initiative, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.Its Global employee benefits watch 2017/2018, which surveyed 400 global HR and reward professionals and 2,000 employees in organisations of 4,000 employees or ...
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ArticleAer Lingus employees vote in favour of 8.5% pay rise
Employees who work for Irish airline organisation Aer Lingus and are trade union members, have voted to accept an 8.5% pay rise recommended by the Labour Court.Around 1,500 Aer Lingus employed baggage handlers, cleaners, boarding and checking staff, and office employees who are based in Cork, Dublin and Shannon airports ...
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OpinionMichael Hanley: Being a living wage employer reaps business benefits
The gap between the rich and poor is a national disgrace. Poverty wages and zero hours contracts inflict untold hardship on millions of people, when they need help and support. At Wilson Solicitors, we are concerned by the economic injustice that pervades our society. This is why we threw our ...
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OpinionDomonique McRae: Should employers accept joint liability for labour abuse within supply chains?
In July 2017, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices, an independent review of working practices. This report made a number of recommendations to attempt to address some of the issues currently facing the UK labour market.One of ...
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ArticleGreater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce gains living wage accreditation
Independent business network Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC) has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.As part of the accreditation, the organisation, which is part of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), has committed to pay both its direct employees and any third-party contracted ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 48% cite a good work-life balance as their top workplace priority
EXCLUSIVE: More than half (48%) of respondents cite a good work-life balance as the top priority they look for in a workplace, according to research by Sodexo Engage.Its survey of 1,000 employees also found that 36% of respondents rank an active recognition programme as a priority in the workplace, and ...
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Introducing Each Person: the new name in employee recognition and rewards
Relaunched today, the Each Person recognition and rewards platform, formerly epoints Employee, aims to address the disconnect between employers and employees. Each Person does this by making it simple and affordable for businesses to show appreciation to their employees in a positive and engaging way.Matt Norbury, CEO and founder of ...
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Supplier articleFour ways to help employees avoid winter illness
Last year 34 million working days were lost in the UK due to minor illnesses such as coughs and colds. It’s well known that colds are more common throughout winter, thanks to everything from seasonal gene changes to fluctuating temperatures. Indeed, one study found two-thirds of sick days take place ...
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ArticleDo not miss Employee Benefits Wired: Member engagement
Employee Benefits Wired: Member engagement, presented in association with Nest, will be broadcast live at 11am on Thursday 23rd November 2017.The expert panel discussion can be viewed for free on the Employee Benefits video channel.The online debate will provide insights which will focus on the key issues surrounding member engagement ...
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Article36% of employers think pension freedoms have impacted on how employees retire
More than a third (36%) of employer respondents think that the pension freedoms have had an impact on how employees are choosing to exit the workplace, according to research by Barnett Waddingham and Standard Life.Its survey of 58 UK employers, representing over 750,000 employees, also found that of the respondents ...