All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1071
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Supplier article
Property deposit saving challenge impinging on millennial wealth
By Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work, a leading provider of financial education, guidance and advice in the workplaceIt’s easy to assume that with the plethora of money saving deals available for everything from utility bills to credit cards, together with the gradual relaxation of mortgage underwriting criteria, millennials have ...
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Supplier articleThe #metoo hashtag and the issue of sexual harassment
Kathryn Kendall, chief people officer, BenefexIf you’ve been online in the last week, you can’t have escaped the #metoo hashtag. A hashtag which is trending globally, used by individuals to identify themselves as victims of sexual harassment.Contrary to what you might have thought, the #metoo campaign isn’t new. It was ...
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Supplier articleImplementing a discounts programme? Avoid these common mistakes
Debra Corey, group reward director at Reward GatewayAn employee discounts programme can be a powerful and engaging employee benefit. In fact, it’s often one of the most valued benefits to many employees in many organisations. However, as with any benefit, the effectiveness is only as good as how it’s developed ...
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AnalysisWhat should a return-to-work strategy for parents and carers include?
Need to know:Initiatives that facilitate peer-to-peer support, such as buddying, can be instrumental in helping parents manage the transition to working carer in light of their organisation’s policies and resources.Line managers should be provided with training to ensure they have effective conversations with employees undertaking maternity, paternity or shared parental ...
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OpinionSian McKinley: Enhancing shared parental pay could be the answer to levelling the childcare playing field
The low take-up of shared parental leave is due in large part to fathers not being able to afford to take it at statutory rates. The facts of Ali v Capita Customer Management are unfortunately entirely consistent with these findings.Mr Ali sought to take shared parental leave to care for ...
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Case StudiesKPMG uses employee coaches to support staff with parenthood
Professional services organisation KPMG uses internal employee coaches to deliver face-to-face group or one-to-one coaching sessions for new parents as part of its Empowering Parents programme.KPMG launched its Empowering Parents programme for its 15,000 UK-based employees, in July 2017 to help support staff with all stages of their parental journey. ...
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Case StudiesDeloitte UK uses return-to-work internships to promote gender balance
Professional services organisation Deloitte UK operates a return-to-work internship programme to support individuals back into work after a career break of more than two years.The 20-week paid internship programme, which launched in October 2015, is available for UK-based men and women who have had a career break of two years ...
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ArticleAllianz Global Corporate and Speciality UK to introduce benefits for parents and carers
Corporate and speciality insurance organisation Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality UK (AGCS) is to launch an online portal and back-up care benefit designed to help any of its its 400 UK-based employees who are parents or carers.The new benefits, which will be provided by My Family Care, will be launched ...
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ArticleLloyds Banking Group and McDonald’s among 2017’s top employers for gender diversity
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Berwin Leighton Paisner, Lloyds Banking Group and McDonald’s are among the organisations recognised at 2017’s Top Employers Awards, hosted by Workingmums.co.uk.The awards, now in its eighth year, celebrates organisations that are leading innovation and best practice in gender diversity and flexible working.The winners were announced ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Should employers award extra holiday to non smokers?
Last week, Japanese firm Piala hit the headlines with the news that it has introduced up to six additional days paid holiday per year for the non smokers in its workforce to counterbalance the smoking breaks taken by their colleagues. The company is based on the 29th floor of an ...
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Article51% of women feel financially unprepared for retirement
More than half (51%) of female employee respondents feel financially unprepared for their retirement, compared to 35% of male respondents, according to research by Close Brothers Asset Management and the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).Its The lifetime savings challenge report 2017, which surveyed 1,000 employers with 200 or employees ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 2-8 November 2017
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 2 and 8 November 2017 were: Deliveroo to face legal action over holiday pay and minimum wageAsda adds evouchers to recognition schemeLiving wage rate increases by up to 4.6%35% of employers implement financial support as a global wellbeing initiativeMichael Jackson is ...
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Supplier article
Each Person reveals results of employee survey
Results garnered from a survey of 700 employees of a major UK employer Key highlights:91% of employees feel valued, but of those who don’t 60% had not received recognition through the programmeEmployees value a simple thank you almost as much as a salary increasePeer to peer recognition is critical, but ...
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Supplier articlePlugging the Brexit brain drain with reward and recognition
by Jamie King, Director of Global Reward, XexecIt’s no secret that the UK economy relies heavily on EU workers (14% of FTSE 100 Directors are EU nationals), yet evidence is mounting that this important segment of the workforce is feeling increasingly insecure following the EU referendum. A recent survey from ...
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ArticleAnderson County District Attorney General’s office hires emotional support dog
Image credit: Jake the DA Dog, FacebookSomething for the weekend: Helping employees with their career progression or to train in new skills is a useful tool employers can utilise to keep talent within their organisation. However, sometimes it is more about providing the right environment for an employee to flourish, ...
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Supplier articleGoodbye QR codes, hello augmented reality
Simon Andrew, Insight and Engagement Director, BenefexBlack and white squares. Taking you to a website which you could probably type out quicker. QR codes brought some novelty, but they were ultimately underwhelming.A QR code is essentially a barcode that, when scanned, can direct your phone to a website, download a ...
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Supplier articleThe top three causes of workplace stress and how to solve them
Our recent Mental Health in the Workplace Report revealed that more than four in ten (42.4%) employees suffer from stress. When we asked them to share the underlying cause of workplace stress; the top three reported reasons were:Increased workload (38.2%)Financial concerns (17.9%)Workplace bullying (9.5%)Given that more than half (55.3%) said ...
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Article32% of employers communicate about benefits at least once a month
Under a third (32%) of employer respondents communicate to their staff about employee benefits at least once a month, according to research by Ellipse.Its survey of 1,150 UK employees and 1,001 UK employers also found that only 7% of employer respondents do not communicate with their staff at all about ...