All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1113
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ArticleChicago restaurant employees earn $2,000 tip
Something for the weekend: A customer dining at a restaurant in Chicago generously gave employees a total of $2,000 in tips.The diner, Mike, who was visiting from Seattle, was so impressed by his dining experience at Boka, Chicago, he claimed it was the "absolute best service and food I have ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 12-18 April 2018
The 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 12 and 18 April 2018 were: EAT rules shared parental leave and maternity pay are not comparablePersonal assistant to be paid £75,000 for driving supercarsWhat can employers do to address gender pay disparity?US court rules in favour of Uber in employment status ...
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The benefits of exercising when pregnant
Exercising during pregnancy can provide multiple benefits including preventing type 2 diabetes, minimising weight gain and preparing you for labour and delivery. The NHS states “the more active and fit you are during pregnancy, the easier it will be for you to adapt to your changing shape and weight gain.”Boosts ...
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The impact of recognition on employee wellbeing
Promoting employee wellbeing is one of the key focuses of many HR departments, and for good reason. It is reported that workplaces in the UK lose up to 27 days of productive time per employee per year due to high stress and other wellbeing issues. With productivity loss predicted to ...
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ArticlePrivate hire taxi firms to face legal action in employment status claims
Taxi organisations A2B, Blacklane and Green Tomato Cars are to face legal action over the employment status of its drivers and their entitlement to employment rights, such as the national minimum wage and holiday pay.The legal action is being brought by The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) trade ...
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ArticleUniversity of Exeter enhances paid parental leave benefits
The University of Exeter has enhanced its paid parental leave benefits to offer male and female employees six months of maternity and paternity leave at full pay as a day one benefit.The new parental leave arrangements, which come into effect this month, are part of a range of family-friendly benefits ...
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ArticleAttend the Employee Benefits Awards 2018 to celebrate success
Excitement is building for the Employee Benefits Awards and Summer Party 2018, which will take place on Friday 8 June 2018 at The Pavilion at The Tower of London.The annual event, now in its 16th year, enables HR, reward, benefits and compensation professionals to come together and recognise best practice ...
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The importance of re-evaluating your fitness goal
If you exercise on a regular basis and have set yourself a fitness goal, then you need to be assessing your progress against it on a regular basis. Your body will get used to doing the same exercises every day and eventually it will stop working as hard, therefore you ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal rules against Nottingham City Council in pay progression case
The Court of Appeal has ruled that Nottingham City Council was in breach of contract for failing to award employees incremental pay progression increases.In the case, Abrahall and Others v Nottingham City Council and Anr, Nottingham City Council employees, who either worked directly for the council or were transferred to ...
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ArticleVauxhall awards pay deal to 1,400 Luton-based employees
Car manufacturing organisation Vauxhall has awarded a 1.5% pay increase to 1,400 employees based at its van plant in Luton.Vauxhall van employees, who are based at Luton and are members of the trade union Unite, voted 68% in favour to accept the new pay deal. This includes a 1.5% pay ...
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ArticleGatwick Airport and Tesco shortlisted for best pensions communications
Credit Suisse, Gatwick Airport, Hogan Lovells and Tesco are among the organisations shortlisted in the best pensions communications category for the Employee Benefits Awards 2018.This award celebrates employers that have implemented effective pensions communications strategies.The full category shortlist is:Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse Master Trust (Entered by Aon)DAC Beachcroft, Financial Wellbeing: ...
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ArticleTim Middleton: Should employers pay more than the minimum contributions required under auto-enrolment?
This April saw the first phasing increase to minimum contributions arising from automatic-enrolment. The default minimum contribution for employees rose from 1% to 2% of qualifying earnings, which was greeted by the national media in predictably apocalyptic terms. The Express, for example, warned that “experts fear opt-out rates could surge ...
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ArticleIan Baines: Should employers pay more than the minimum contributions required under auto-enrolment?
Should employers pay more than the minimum contributions required under auto-enrolment? The short answer? Yes.Very few organisations have a bottomless budget and therefore each must make a strategic decision on what benefits it offers employees and the level of provision it wants to make. At the heart of this decision ...
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ArticleNigel Peaple: Should employers pay more than the minimum contributions required under auto-enrolment?
Automatic-enrolment has been a great success, with 9.5 million new pension savers enrolled since its introduction, according to the Automatic-enrolment declaration of compliance report: July 2012-end March 2018, published by The Pensions Regulator (TPR). Nevertheless, there is more work to do. There are more people saving for later life than ...
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ArticleTom Ward to host Employee Benefits Awards 2018
Stand-up comedian Tom Ward will host the Employee Benefits Awards 2018 on Friday 8 June.Ward has performed two solo shows in Edinburgh, appeared on Live At The Comedy Store and Live at the BBC, and supported fellow comedians Hal Cruttenden and Gary Delaney on tour. He has also reached the ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Aspen launches online financial education programme
EXCLUSIVE: Insurance and reinsurance organisation Aspen has launched an online financial education programme for its 700 UK employees.Its financial education programme, which is provided by Nudge. launched on 20 April 2018, ahead of Aspen's annual flexible benefits selection window in May. It was launched via an email campaign and through ...
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Article44% believe a 25% pay rise would improve their happiness at work
More than two fifths (44%) of employees believe that receiving a 25% pay rise would have the biggest impact on improving their happiness at work, according to research by One4all Rewards.Its report, The 2018 happiness survey, which surveyed 1,024 UK employees, also found that 21% think that being thanked more ...
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OpinionSusan Ball: Employers need to review optional remuneration arrangements now
Many employers remain unaware of the change in rules covering flexible benefits and salary sacrifice, or cash alternative arrangements from 6 April 2017. With many questions unanswered, correct filing of 2017-2018 P11Ds is going to be difficult.Under the new rules, where a benefit is selected, a tax and national insurance ...
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Talking mental health
It’s a subject that could affect us all at one point in our lives – one in four of us will experience a mental health issue in any given year[1] – and one that has gathered a great deal of interest in the media and from the Government in recent ...
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ArticleLendlease, PepsiCo and Royal Mail are among 2018’s top employers for women
BT, Co-op, Lendlease (pictured), PepsiCo, Royal Mail and Vodafone are among the UK organisations that feature in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2018 list, compiled by The Times and Business in the Community (BITC).The unranked list, which forms part of Responsible Business Week (23-27 April 2018), recognises UK ...