All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1109
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ArticleTPR prosecutes Workchain for opting employees out of workplace pension
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is to prosecute recruitment organisation Workchain, its directors and some senior staff members for illegally opting employees out of the business’ workplace pension.TPR has accused Workchain, its directors Phil Tong and Adam Hinkley, and a further five employees, of logging in to the organisation’s online pension ...
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OpinionLucy Lewis: Is shared parental leave as effective as it could be?
According to statistics from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), published in February 2018, around 285,000 couples every year qualify for shared parental leave, but take-up could be as low as 2%.Shared parental leave (SPL) was first introduced in 2015, billed as being part of the government’s ...
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Benefits of walking to work
The Department for Transport shockingly revealed that walking trips have decreased 19% between 2005 and 2015. They also disclosed that two fifths of adults walk for travel at least once a week. Walking is a simple and free way to become more active and healthier. If the distance between your ...
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ArticleRyanair reports a 67% mean gender pay gap
Airline organisation Ryanair has reported a 67% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of the private sector submission deadline of 4 April 2018.The gender ...
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ArticleTerryberry acquires CottrillsReward
Global recognition provider Terryberry has acquired UK-based reward and recognition organisation CottrillsReward.Following the merger, the business will be known as TerryberryReward in the UK and will provide organisations with reward and recognition programmes that are designed to engage and stimulate employees to achieve business objectives. This includes initiatives such as ...
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ArticleApple reports a 5% mean gender pay gap
Technology organisation Apple has reported a 5% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2017.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data across three UK legal entities in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and in time for the private sector ...
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Supplier articleWhat International Women’s Day means to Reward Gateway
By Jenny Fyans, Client Marketing Manager & RG Foundation LeadYear after year, International Women’s Day recognises the accomplishments of women from around the world, inspires us to seek change and work towards a common goal. This is a time to think about the big picture and remember the importance of ...
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OpinionTim Reay: Multinational employers need to adopt key global benefits
More and more people are being sent by their employers to work in other countries; some estimates show that there are up to 50 million expatriates within multinational employers, which represents a 25% increase in the last decade.The old way of keeping an expatriate on home country terms, with all ...
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AnalysisHow can employers deliver a valued benefits package for expatriates?
An overseas assignment can be rewarding for employee and employer alike. But, whether based in Brussels or Bogota, having the right employee benefits and support for expatriates is a must.For starters, an expatriate remuneration package needs to be attractive. Penny Pemberton, principal at Aon Employee Benefits, says: “[Organisations] compete for ...
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Case StudiesSener supports expatriates with wide range of benefits
Engineering and technology organisation, Sener, has more than 2,500 employees around the world. As well as its head offices in Spain, it also has a presence in regions including the UK, Poland, US, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, South America and the Middle and Far East.To ensure the right expertise is ...
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Supplier articleHow can an engagement platform bring your Employee Value Proposition to life?
By Jessica Telford, Senior Client Success Manager As a Senior Client Success Manager, I help my team build amazing relationships with hundreds of clients. Every once in awhile, a client story is just too special not to share. Hollard, an insurance organization, is one of them.Hollard’s mission statement — people ...
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Implementing a wellness programme in the workplace
Wellness programmes demonstrate employee health and wellbeing is a priority, and that they are at the forefront of the company’s mind. A wellness programme can reduce absenteeism, improve productivity, reduce injuries, boost morale and employee loyalty. An academic study has shown that the return on investment for some workplace health ...
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ArticleKaren Millen reports a 50% mean gender pay gap
Fashion brand Karen Millen has reported a 50% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay.The organisation reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and in time for the private sector submission deadline of 4 April 2018.The gender pay gap reporting ...
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ArticleGovernment confirms childcare voucher scheme will close in October
The government has confirmed that the closure of the workplace childcare voucher scheme will be delayed until 4 October 2018.The new closure date was announced as part of The Income Tax (Limited Exemptions for Qualifying Childcare Vouchers and other Childcare) (Relevant Day) Regulations 2018 on 29 March 2018. The new ...
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ArticleGovernment publishes report into pension freedoms
The Work and Pensions Committee has recommended that default pensions decumulation routes should be introduced in order to mirror the accumulation successes achieved by auto-enrolment.The recommendation has been published as part of the Pension freedoms: ninth report of session 2017-19 report, which proposes measures that aim to facilitate a pension ...
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ArticleLovewell's logic - Gender pay gap reporting: the final frenzy
This Wednesday (4 April) saw us reach the deadline for private sector organisations with more than 250 employees to report their gender pay gap data.Over the last few months, there has been much discussion about when employers should choose to report their figures. One school of thought was that it ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 29 March-4 April 2018
The 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 March and 4 April 2018 were: Royal Mail to proceed with pay and collective DC pension scheme dealThe tax and legislation changes impacting reward from April 2018Direct Line Group to introduce new minimum salary and award free sharesSunderland Association Football Club ...
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ArticleJapanese childcare centre reprimands employee for becoming pregnant out of turn
Something for the weekend: A private childcare centre in Japan has reprimanded a female employee for becoming pregnant when it was not her allocated time to start a family.According to a letter sent by the employee’s husband to Japanese daily newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, the Aichi Prefecture-based childcare centre has devised ...
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Poll: Will more employers follow Royal Mail to implement collective DC pensions?
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Supplier articleHow to create your people strategy using employee feedback
By Robert Hicks, Group HR DirectorFeedback is an important part of life. Without it, our connections would be incomplete. Communicating with people is how we learn to improve things, create efficiencies or bring people closer together. The same goes for in the workplace – you need to openly communicate with ...