All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1153
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Success tips: Wellbeing at work
In recent years, workplace health and wellbeing has been one of the hottest topics in the HR world. More and more employers are looking for ways to introduce health and wellbeing into their employees’ day to day lives. Everyone knows that good health and wellbeing is good for individuals, but ...
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OpinionFrances O’Grady: Should employers encourage a four-day week to increase productivity?
It is the Trades Union Congress' (TUC) 150th anniversary, and we have marked the occasion by publishing a report, in September 2018, on the future of work.The government estimates that new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics could boost UK gross domestic product (GDP) by at least £200 billion ...
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OpinionChristine Brotherton: Should employers encourage a four-day week to increase productivity?
It was a world first when Perpetual Guardian announced in February 2018 that we were undertaking an organisation-wide trial, whereby all staff would be asked to do 100% of their work, for 100% of their normal pay, but only over 80% of the standard work week; that is, if they ...
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OpinionKatherine Wilson: Should employers encourage a four-day week to increase productivity?
According to the 2011 census, three million people in the UK combine working with caring for a disabled, seriously ill or older relative or friend. Without the right support, the stress and pressure of juggling work and care can force people to leave their jobs. Indeed, two million people have ...
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OpinionCarys Roberts: Should employers encourage a four-day week to increase productivity?
Reducing working time would have many benefits for society. Since 2014, more people in the UK have wanted to reduce their working hours than increase them. A reduction in the working week could redistribute hours from those who want to work less, to those who would like to work more. ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: RBS’ Cowan says changing workplace requires individual pensions approach
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Changes to the workforce mean the days of a one-size-fits-all approach to lifetime savings are over.In a session titled ‘Lifetime savings for a changing workplace culture and demographic’, Jim Cowan, head of benefits at RBS Group, told delegates that personalisation is the key to the future ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Unilever chatbot to transform HR services in 106 countries
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Unilever has reimagined HR services using artificial intelligence (AI), with a chatbot to go live in 106 countries.In the closing keynote session on day one (Tuesday 2 October 2018), titled ‘Reimagining the employee experience: adventures in artificial intelligence’, Keith Williams (pictured), reimagine HR services director at ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: DWP calls for HR professionals to act as workplace pensions advocates
Employee Benefits Live 2018: HR professionals and employers can help the Department for Work and Pensions communicate the benefits of saving into a workplace pension.In a session titled ‘Auto-enrolment – what can HR learn from the DWP’s national multichannel campaign’, Mary Hennessey, head of marketing and communications at the DWP, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Addison Lee’s Mat Davies describes the future of HR as “heavy metal HR”
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Mat Davies (pictured), HR director at premier taxi organisation Addison Lee, has described the future of human resources as “heavy metal HR”, stating that the HR industry needs to mirror the music genre in challenging norms and authority, as well as in creating change, if it ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Paralympic athlete Marc Woods says pay cannot be sole reason why employees do their jobs
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Paralympic gold medallist, BBC commentator and author Marc Woods (pictured) explained that pay cannot be the sole motivator for employees to do their jobs, in his closing keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2018 on Wednesday 3 October.“The gold medal might be a little bit like ...
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New book CRAVE! reveals why employees are starving for recognition at work
A must-have resource for leaders from Culture Expert and Reward Gateway President of Employee Engagement Gregg Lederman. Global employee engagement company Reward Gateway announced today the release of CRAVE! You Can Enhance Employee Motivation in 10 Minutes by Friday™ from workplace culture expert and New York Times best-selling author Gregg ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 27 September-3 October 2018
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 27 September and 3 October 2018 were: PHMG adds paid wedding leave and 'proud parent' leave to staff benefitsEXCLUSIVE: Google uses data to inform mental health approach for 52,000 global staffWork-life balance management causes stress for 75% of working parentsMaster trust ...
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Poll: Do your organisation’s HR policies incorporate the needs of transgender employees?
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ArticleJob applicants can hit the jackpot as a professional competition enterer
Something for the weekend: Individuals can strike lucky in the job market by applying to work as a professional competition enterer, being paid up to £20 an hour to enter competitions on behalf of time-poor members of the public.Bark.com, a website providing access to local service professionals in the UK, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Rolls-Royce's Roomes says focus on performance to make business case for wellbeing
Employee Benefits Live 2018: To make the business case for wellbeing to the board of an organisation, HR leaders should focus on performance.In a session titled ‘Bringing health and wellbeing into the boardroom, the business case’, as part of the diversity and inclusion stream on 3 October, David Roomes, group ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Behavioural science around power is key to preventing sexual harassment
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Understanding behavioural science around power and authority is key to preventing sexual harassment in the workplace.In a session titled ‘#MeToo – from a moment to a movement', Andrew Armes, UK head of talent acquisition at Roche, and Elizabeth Prochaska, legal director at the Equality and Human ...
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ArticleKavitha's keynote: Mental health matters when it comes to wellbeing
On day one of this year’s Employee Benefits Live, which took place on 2 and 3 October at ExCeL London, Google’s Cayla Kitayama delivered the opening keynote address which explored how to put health and wellbeing at the heart of an organisation’s benefits strategy.Kitayama, who is responsible for the technology ...
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ArticlePoll: 43% offer flexible working to support male employees with caring responsibilities
Employee Benefits poll: More than two-fifths (43%) of respondents offer male employees flexible working opportunities in order to support them with caring responsibilities.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 21 responses, also found that 24% of respondents promote a family-friendly organisational culture to help support male staff with their ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Mundipharma offers choice and convenience with new flexible benefits strategy
Employee Benefits Live 2018: Pharmaceutical organisation Mundipharma’s overhauled flexible benefits package offers wider choice to employees.In a session entitled ‘Building a flexible benefits strategy for the future’, which took place as part of the benefits strategy stream at Employee Benefits Live on Tuesday 2 October, Amy Goodwin, head of reward ...
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Global HR tech firm Reward Gateway named Best Employee Engagement Software by G2 Crowd Grid
Employee engagement platform closes Q3 with significant growth in the U.S.Global employee engagement company Reward Gateway announced today it was named to the G2 Crowd Grid® for Best Employee Engagement and Employee Recognition Software. This announcement comes on the heels of key client wins in the U.S. in the third ...