All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1077
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ArticleAviva introduces equal paid parental leave
Insurance organisation Aviva has introduced equal paid parental leave, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or how an employee became a parent (birth, adoption or surrogacy), for staff in the UK, Ireland, France, Singapore and Canada.Each new parent employed by the organisation will be entitled to receive 26 weeks leave at ...
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ArticleBank of England reports a 21% mean gender pay gap
The Bank of England has reported a mean gender pay gap of 21% and a median gender pay gap of 24.2% for the year to 30 March 2017.Its figures on mean and median salaries by gender, which compared data from March 2016 to March 2017, found that the mean gender ...
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ArticleArriva North West employees plan further strike action over pay
Arriva North West bus drivers and engineering employees are planning a further 10 24-hour strikes in their continued dispute over pay.More than 2,000 members of trade unions Unite and GMB, who work across 11 depots, will continue with industrial action with the next strike scheduled for Monday 27 November.The dispute ...
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OpinionNigel Shepherd: Pensions are an important consideration in divorce proceedings
We all know that divorce is sadly part of modern life. Although the overall trend recently has been a reduction since a high in 2003-2004, just over 40% of marriages still break down, according to the Office for National Statistics' (ONS) 2016 figures. But what are the financial consequences of ...
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Top 15 employer brands 2017
Marketing Week names the top 15 best places to work in 2017. The featured employers have been credited for putting energy and investment into their employer brand, and for being a benchmark which other employers can compare themselves to in order to attract and retain employees.Infographic please (in alphabetical order)AvivaBritvicBTCancer ...
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Employee Benefits Wired on demand: Member engagement
Employee Benefits Wired: Member engagement, presented in association with Nest, was broadcast live on Thursday 23 November 2017.The interactive online debate provided insights into the key issues surrounding member engagement with workplace pensions and the steps employers could take to ensure the best outcome for members.Topics that were discussed included:How ...
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Financial education can help the UK become a nation of savers
The majority (60%) of employees want help to make the right pension and savings decisions, according to research by LifeSight.Despite this, LifeSight found that more than three quarters (77%) of employers do not currently have any plans to play a greater role in the long-term savings of their workforce, even ...
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Supplier articleFive ways to support bereaved employees
Losing a loved one is one of the most devastating experiences any of us will endure, The Holmes and Rahe stress scale found that the death of a spouse is the most stressful event a person will go through, followed in fifth place by the death of a close family ...
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Combine your company values with recognition for the biggest impact
Whether your company has a set of values or you’re looking for inspiration, getting everyone behind the vision is important. Caroline Shine, Head of HR & People Development at GANT UK, was tasked with uniting her entire company behind GANT’s new set of values, and in this video explains:How she ...
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Supplier article10 things that the best employee benefits schemes had in 2017
Are you reviewing or implementing your employee benefits scheme in 2018? Learn from some of these top tips our clients told us were what made the best employee benefits schemes for them this year. Cut scheme administration to a minimum with the right platform that gives you robust workflows that ...
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ArticleJust Recruitment to launch employee ownership trust
Just Recruitment is to launch an employee ownership trust from December 2017.The recruitment organisation, which employs 43 staff across six sites in East Anglia, will become employee owned in order to secure its long-term future and help maintain its existing organisational culture.The employee ownership trust will place future profits into ...
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ArticleLondon has the largest regional gender pay gap
London is the UK region with the biggest gender pay gap on average for full-time employees, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its analysis, which is based on adult rates of pay for employees aged between 18 and 49 whose pay for the survey’s pay period was ...
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ArticleGovernment launches inquiry into collective defined contribution schemes
The Work and Pension Committee has launched an inquiry into the possibility of introducing collective defined contribution (DC) pension schemes to the UK pensions market.The inquiry, which is accepting written feedback from interested parties up to 8 January 2018, will investigate whether collective DC arrangements can benefit UK savers and ...
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AnalysisWhat role do line managers play in the design of a reward strategy?
Need to know:Line managers can provide essential insight and employee feedback to aid the design of a reward strategy.If line managers are involved in a reward change management project, they can act as advocates when communicating changes to employees.Line managers can play an essential role in supporting employees’ health and ...
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Case StudiesSt Andrew’s Healthcare works with line managers on pay strategy
St Andrew’s Healthcare has worked with its line managers to redesign its pay strategy.The mental healthcare charity's reward team and HR business partners spoke with line managers to find out their views on the previous approach to pay, for example, what worked well, what factors were missing, and whether there ...
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Case StudiesBelron UK uses feedback from line managers and staff to inform recognition scheme
Belron UK relied on employees' and line managers' feedback to design a new recognition scheme.The vehicle glass repair and replacement organisation, which owns Autoglass UK, worked with provider OC Tanner to design a new scheme based on employees’ views, which included feedback that there was not enough recognition throughout the ...
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OpinionJohn Williams: Line managers can contribute to agile working conditions
People are heavily influenced by their working environment. Rigid structures and siloed departments with complex hierarchies are becoming something of the past; employees now naturally want to work in flexible, friendly and, dare we say it, fun organisations. But is this the reality in the UK workplace? And if not, ...
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Supplier articleHow to showcase your company’s culture at all times
Company culture is one of the most important parts of your organisation and is key to attracting and retaining the best talent. Which is why it’s key to keep it at the forefront of everything you do. In this eBook, Didi Kirova, our Head of Learning & People Experience, offers ...
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Supplier articleWork smart & reward your team – employee benefits for the UK’s SMEs
You run your own company and so things like winning and servicing customers, keeping finances in check, and meeting tax obligations is all in a day’s work. And then there’s attracting and keeping the type of people you want working for you.Competing for employeesSmall companies need great talent to grow ...
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ArticleUniversity of Strathclyde to pilot sustainability and wellbeing scheme
The University of Strathclyde is to pilot a sustainability and wellbeing scheme for 250 employees from January 2018.It will pilot the Jump programme, provided by Green Rewards, for five months as part of the Glasgow-based university’s developing programme of activities to help it create a more sustainable environment.The university is ...