All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1075
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AnalysisWhat workplace savings schemes complement pension arrangements?
Need to knowEmployers can offer a variety of workplace savings schemes to meet employees' different financial priorities.Arrangements can include individual savings accounts (Isas), share schemes and additional pension contributions.Employers should focus their retirement support for employees on how much they pay in to, and the growth of, their pension investments.Offering ...
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Supplier articleStressed out? Let nature take care of it
By Simon Andrew, Insight and Engagement DirectorWe’ve all had those days. Nothing is going to plan, the list is getting longer, and everyone needs you for something. The modern workplace puts a lot of pressure on individuals. But there are ways to combat it, without breaking the bank.I heard the ...
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AnalysisInfographic: Employees’ expected source of income in retirement
An infographic showing employees’ expected source of income in retirement.!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","https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");Read more: What workplace savings schemes complement pension arrangements?Scisys offers employees savings tool via workplace platform
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Case StudiesScisys offers employees savings tools via workplace platform
Scisys, an IT and technology company headquartered in Chippenham, introduced a workplace savings platform, provided by Hargreaves Lansdown in April 2013. The wrap offers a range of savings and investment products to the Scisys pension scheme’s 235 members.The organisation has since seen 62% of members contributing more than the minimum ...
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ArticleStaffcare relaunches as Zest
Employee benefits technology provider Staffcare has relaunched its business as Zest, and simultaneously launched its new benefits technology platform.The launch marks the culmination of a multi-million, three-year investment programme by Zest, supported by its parent company, The SimplyBiz Group.Ray Sieber, managing director of Zest, said: “Today marks a major shift ...
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Supplier articleThe wellbeing disconnect: research uncovers a workplace disparity between employees and employers
Over half (52%) of employees agree that they would choose a company that cared about their wellbeing over a company that pays 10% moreJust under a third (31%) of workers said their company currently offered no wellbeing programmesOver 22 million British workers, or 7 in 10 employees (71%), have felt ...
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OpinionNatalie Riddick: Explore Learning engages millennials using organisational culture, competitive reward and financial support
While Explore Learning has rapidly grown in size over the last 15 years, we have worked really hard to ensure that we still have the feel of a smaller, entrepreneurial and incredibly ambitious organisation. So much of that is captured in our culture. We host two events every year that ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 63% are aware of how GDPR legislation will impact pensions
Almost two-thirds (63%) of respondents are aware of how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation will impact workplace pensions according to research by Employee Benefits and Nest.Its Employee Benefits/Nest Pension research 2017, which surveyed 254 employer respondents in September 2017, also found that 32% of respondents are aware of ...
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ArticleGovernment publishes draft gig economy bill
The Work and Pensions Committee and the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee have published a draft bill setting out proposed legislation which, if passed, would assume 'worker by default' status for individuals working in the gig economy and entitle them to employment rights such as the national minimum wage, ...
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AnalysisEmployee Benefits/Nest Pensions Research 2017
Click to download the Employee Benefits/Nest Pensions research 2017The Employee Benefits/Nest Pensions research 2017 was conducted in September 2017 among readers of employeebenefits.co.uk. It received 254 responses.This report is aimed at helping compensation, reward and benefits professionals understand the key issues driving current pensions strategies, as well as issues shaping ...
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Supplier articleSpare a thought for the wellness of you and your colleagues
By Simon Andrew, Insight and Engagement DirectorMany people invest a lot of time in looking after their physical health – eating well, doing exercise, going to the gym and so on. Yet not so many put the same effort into their mental health. So we wanted to share some things ...
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Employee Benefits Wired: Member engagement
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Employee Benefits Wired: Member engagement
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ArticleKeep up to date with the Autumn Budget 2017
Chancellor Philip Hammond will deliver his Autumn Budget 2017 speech at 12.30pm on Wednesday 22 November 2017.Stay tuned to the Employee Benefits website for all the latest updates on how the Autumn Budget could impact employers and staff.In the Spring Budget 2017, key announcements included: a reduction in the money ...
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The biggest employee engagement priorities for 2018, as told by HR professionals at Employee Benefits Live
New research from global employee engagement company Reward Gateway has found that wellbeing, pay & benefits and recognition will be the top employee engagement priorities for HR professionals in 2018.The research, which surveyed 565 HR professionals, echoes two studies undertaken by Reward Gateway earlier this year. These studies found that ...
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ArticleLeicester City Council to pay 1,800 staff living wage increase
Leicester City Council is to increase pay for 1,800 employees in line with the voluntary living wage increased rate of £8.75.The living wage rate was raised on 5 November 2017 to £8.75 an hour for employees working across the UK. In December, approximately 1,800 of the council's low-paid workers will ...
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University of London faces lawsuit over collective bargaining on pay and conditions
The University of London is facing a lawsuit filed by The independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) to argue the case of broadening the trade union rights of outsourced workers.The IWGB claims that facilities management company Cordant Security, which provide a number of employees to the university, including receptionists, ...
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Supplier articleSupporting neurodiversity at work
By Kathryn Kendall, Chief People OfficerDiversity is a hot strategic topic right now. Organisations around the world have finally woken up to the fact that having a diverse employee population isn’t just the right thing to do, it can also provide a business with a significant competitive advantage. The more ...
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ArticleSharesave savings break extended for staff on parental leave
Autumn Budget 2017: Employees on maternity or paternity leave will be able to take up to a 12-month break from saving into a sharesave (save as you earn) scheme.The change, which was announced as part of the Autumn Budget 2017, will take effect from 6 April 2017.Previously, employees could take ...
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ArticleGovernment to increase personal allowance and higher-rate tax threshold
Autumn Budget 2017: The tax-free personal allowance limit and higher-rate tax threshold will increase from April 2018.In his Autumn Budget 2017 speech today (22 November), Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed that the tax-free personal allowance will increase to £11,850 in April 2018, an increase of £350 from the current allowance of ...