All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1133
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Supplier articleCreating a healthy workplace culture
Have you ever thought what a healthy workplace culture looks like? Your Wellness Hub have, we have even put together what behavioural changes your company could make to help your employees become healthier, happier and more productive.Educate employees about nutritionStarting the day right with a good nutritional breakfast can provide ...
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Supplier articleReward Gateway acquires US employee engagement specialist brand Integrity
Global employee engagement company Reward Gateway announced today that it has acquired Brand Integrity, a 15-year-old employee engagement specialist operating from Rochester, N.Y.The addition of Brand Integrity’s operations more than doubles Reward Gateway’s U.S. team and adds new clients committed to employee engagement, including Rite-Aid, Constellation Brands, and Excellus BlueCross ...
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We could all be better off in retirement: report reveals the big gaps
The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has released its ‘Evolving retirement outcomes’ report. The report explores the potential outcomes that may be achieved through different retirement income decisions, and the changes that may need to occur within the industry and wider pensions landscape in order to ensure that these outcomes are ...
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OpinionJames Bingham: The Pensions Regulator's proposed new powers may impact employer opinion
There has been much recent discussion of The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) new mantra ‘clearer, quicker, tougher’ and what this means for trustees, employers and members. The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) recent publication of a consultation entitled Protecting DB pension schemes: a stronger Pensions Regulator, on ...
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ArticleTotal pay increased by 0.2% in real terms since May 2017
Total pay for employees in Great Britain, including bonuses, increased by 0.2% in real terms between March to May 2017 and March to May 2018, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: July 2018 report also found that regular pay, excluding bonus payments, increased ...
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ArticleWork and Pensions Committee supports legislation for collective defined contribution schemes
The Work and Pensions Committee has urged the government to legislate to enable the creation of collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes in the UK.The committee has published the recommendations following its inquiry into the possibility of introducing CDC pension schemes into the UK pensions market. The inquiry ran between ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 52% are not satisfied with their current benefits package
EXCLUSIVE: Just over half (52%) of respondents are not satisfied with their current benefits package, according to research by Gympass.Its survey of 2,000 UK employees also found that 89% of respondents feel that good workplace perks would make them more likely to accept an organisation's job offer.The research also found:57% ...
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AnalysisIn numbers: Pension scam fears, risks and reporting among those over the age of 55
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AnalysisHow can employers protect staff from falling prey to pension scams?
Need to know:Employers are ideally placed to help increase financial literacy around pension scams.Engaging employees and becoming a trusted source of information will empower staff to recognise fraudsters.All communication channels need to be used to regularly alert employees about what to look for.Since the introduction of pension freedoms in 2015, ...
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OpinionTim Middleton: Effective communications can protect employees' pensions
Since their introduction in 2015, George Osborne’s freedom and choice reforms have allowed the public to consider a range of options for using their accrued pension savings. Commonly, this will involve transferring savings from one pension scheme to another as the original scheme does not offer the full range of ...
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ArticleUnilever to deliver keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2018
Keith Williams (pictured), HR services director, employee experience at consumer goods organisation Unilever, is to deliver one of the prominent keynote addresses at Employee Benefits Live 2018 this October.His session, titled ‘Reimagining the employee experience: adventures in artificial intelligence’, will form part of the extensive conference programme that will be ...
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Supplier articleProductivity = putting people first
By Denise Willett, senior directorWith employee engagement and productivity lower in Britain than global averages, we have a real opportunity to change the dreaded “productivity in Britain” conversation with some fundamental shifts:ListenEmpower employees by giving them an avenue to provide feedback in real-time. Engagement is fluid and how we feel ...
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Article33% of employers provide support for managers on age diversity
A third (33%) of employer respondents provide support, training or guidance for managers on dealing with age diversity, according to research by the Centre for Ageing Better.Its survey of 500 UK employers also found that 24% of respondents think their organisation is unprepared to accommodate an ageing workforce.The research also ...
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ArticleBarclays, Herbert Smith Freehills and Vodafone recognised as top global employers for LGBT staff
Barclays, Herbert Smith Freehills (pictured), the Royal Bank of Scotland, Vodafone and Zurich Insurance Group are among the organisations recognised on the Top Global Employers 2018 list, compiled by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality charity Stonewall.The list, now in its seventh year, celebrates organisations that are striving to ...
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Poll: Has there been an increase in demand for wellbeing benefits at your organisation?
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 12-18 July 2018
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 12 and 18 July 2018 were: Court of Appeal rules that carers on 'sleep-in' shifts are not entitled to minimum wageLeigh Day announces first 1,000 equal pay claims against TescoPreliminary hearing takes place in National Gallery employment status caseWalt Disney World ...
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ArticlePoll: 50% believe employers are responsible for providing pre-retirement guidance
Employee Benefits poll: Half (50%) of respondents believe that employers should shoulder the main responsibility for providing pre-retirement financial guidance to employees.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 70 responses, also found that 34% of respondents feel employees should take the primary responsibility for sourcing their own financial guidance ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Are employee benefits failing to deliver?
New research, revealed exclusively on our site earlier this week, found that more than half of employees are not satisfied with their benefits package.The study by Gympass also found that 89% of those surveyed believe good workplace perks would make them more likely to accept a job offer. Interestingly, the ...
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ArticleWeWork refuses to serve meat to 6,000 global employees
Something for the weekend: Global shared workspace organisation WeWork has committed to being completely meat-free in order to have a greater impact on the environment.In an all-employee email issued on 12 July 2018 by the organisation’s co-founder and chief culture officer, Miguel McKelvey (pictured), WeWork announced that it would not ...
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ArticlePerpetual Guardian improves work-life balance by 24% after implementing four-day week
New Zealand-based statutory trust organisation Perpetual Guardian has improved work-life balance among its 240 employees by 24% as a result of introducing a four-day working week.Perpetual Guardian ran an eight-week pilot of the four-day working week in March and April 2018 for all of its staff. This pilot enabled all ...