All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1136
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Supplier articleThe most important appointment of my day
By Jonathan Burg, Group SVP of MarketingI have three main goals in life, in this order: Be the best father I can be.Be a great husband.Inspire world-class marketing with my team (and for my company)These worlds collide every day.Earlier in the week, I was giving a presentation to some of ...
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Supplier articleManaging employee stress: A top 10
We know that there is no such thing as a healthy level of stress. The right amounts of pressure are beneficial to help us be engaged with work and productive – but when this pressure becomes too much it can turn to stress which is harmful to mental, physical and ...
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ArticleNew Zealand increases pay for 5,000 mental health employees
The New Zealand government has confirmed a pay increase for 5,000 mental health and addiction support employees, which could see eligible staff earn up to $200 (£103.67) more per week.New Zealand's health minister, Dr David Clark, confirmed the pay rise in an announcement last week (25 July 2018). It has ...
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Managing the risks around DB transfers
WEALTH at work is calling for more to be done to protect employees and members from the risks around defined benefit (DB) pension transfers. Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work comments;“The British Steel situation has flagged a big gap for me. Too many individuals are being left to find help ...
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Article46% offer parental leave in excess of local legal requirements
Almost half (46%) of top employers worldwide offer parental leave in excess of local legal requirements, according to research by the Top Employers Institute.The report, HR trends 2018: priorities and practices of the world's leading employers, analysed the priorities and practices of 1,300 global employers which have been audited and ...
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ArticleChiswick Park Enjoy-Work hosts family fun day at on-site beach
Property management organisation Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work, which manages West London business campus Chiswick Park, hosted a family fun day for up to 9,000 employees, at its specially created on-site beach.Held on Friday 27 July 2018, the family fun day concluded Chiswick Park's two-week 'Life's a beach' event. This started on ...
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OpinionDr Michael Koch: How to communicate without damaging engagement
A growing body of research shows that internal communication plays a key role in stimulating employee engagement. However, for communication to be an effective engagement driver, several conditions need to be met.The first concerns the quantity of communication: as a rule of thumb, the more management communicates, the better. Employees ...
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AnalysisCan over-communication damage employee engagement?
Need to know:Overloading employees with information can cause them to disengage, but the answer is not necessarily to decrease the organisation's level of communication.Avoiding over-reliance on emails, implementing a multi-channel approach, and segmenting and targeting messages are all ways to avoid over-communication.Employers should find a way to cut through the ...
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Case StudiesAWE keeps communications engaging for employees in diverse roles
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) faces unique challenges when it comes to keeping employees informed without disengaging them.AWE has employees in a diverse range of roles, from office-based workers to manufacturing and industrial staff, and even dedicated on-site firefighters. In addition, due to the high security nature of its work, ...
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Pensions dashboard to be viewed with caution
It has been reported that the Work and Pensions Secretary, Esther McVey, is planning to ditch the ‘pensions dashboard’, a tool to let savers see all their pension pots in one place.Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work, comments; “These plans are causing much debate with much support for the roll-out ...
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ArticleSamuel Smith Old Brewery fined £27,990 for pensions non-compliance
Image credit: Samuel Smith Old BreweryYorkshire-based Samuel Smith Old Brewery and its chairman have been ordered to pay £27,990 for failing to provide financial information pertinent to a pensions investigation conducted by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).TPR issued a notice on 12 January 2018 to the brewery and its chairman, Humphrey ...
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ArticleThe Disneyland Resort awards two-year pay deal to 9,700 staff
The Disneyland Resort, California has awarded a two-year pay deal to 9,700 employees covered by the Master Services Council trade union coalition, increasing minimum wage rates by 40%.The deal, effective from July 2018, will initially increase minimum rates from $11 to $13.25 for hourly-paid Master Services Council members. This is ...
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ArticleSun Rehabilitation to acquire Workspace Health
Occupational health organisation Sun Rehabilitation is to acquire office erognomic business Workspace Health.Workspace Health is a specialist display screen equipment (DSE) and office ergonomics organisation that helps businesses with DSE compliance and the creation of active working strategies, which are designed to improve the overall wellbeing and health of employees.Following ...
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Supplier article5 ways to have a more visible leadership team
By Kylie Green, Director of ConsultancyOne recurring issue that I hear employees and employers all over the world talking about is the disconnect between leaders and their people. You’ve probably heard people say, “My manager doesn’t tell me anything,” “What goes on behind closed boardroom doors doesn’t affect me,” or ...
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Supplier articleEMEA health survey 2018
The Aon EMEA Health Survey aims to identify the key health issues and trends employers are facing as they develop their people risk strategies. This year’s survey is bigger than the 2016 edition, now covering 22 countries and again finds some interesting trends, as well as some interesting differences, in ...
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ArticleReward and recognition identified as top engagement driver for MENA employees
Reward and recognition is the strongest engagement driver for employees based in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to research by global professional services firm Aon.Its 2018 Trends in Middle East and North Africa employee engagement report, which surveyed 258,662 employees across 211 MENA-based organisations working in 28 ...
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ArticleSavers access £17.5 billion through pension freedoms
Retirement savers have accessed approximately £17.5 billion through pension freedoms since reforms were introduced in April 2015, according to data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).Its report, Flexible payments from pensions: July 2018, also found that the number of individuals who have received flexible payments from their pensions between the ...
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ArticleGroupe Renault promotes Roger
Car manufacturing organisation Groupe Renault has promoted François Roger to human resources senior vice president.He joined the organisation on 1 June 2018, and previously acted as deputy director, human resources. As part of his new role, he will also join the Renault Management Committee.Roger has more than 20 years' of ...
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ArticleUniversity College Cork gains employee wellbeing accreditation
Image credit: UCCUniversity College Cork (UCC) has been awarded Ireland’s national workplace wellbeing accreditation, the KeepWell Mark, in recognition of a commitment to employee wellbeing for its 3,000 staff.The KeepWell Mark is delivered by Irish business lobby group Ibec. Employers are benchmarked against eight recognised standards across workplace health, safety ...
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Tips for exercising safely in summer heat
When exercising in heat people need to be very careful as they can fall prey to heatstroke, heat exhaustion, heat syncope or heat cramps. Therefore, it is vital to drink enough fluids, wear the correct clothing, time your workouts and protect yourself against the sun.Drink plenty of waterDehydration plays a ...