All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1156
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Supplier articleThe seven critical elements of a competitive Employee Value Proposition
By Robert Hicks, Group HR DirectorFinding top talent that will help drive productivity and your purpose, mission and values is tough, but getting them to choose you amongst a sea of competitors can be even harder. Excellent candidates are likely to have the freedom of choice about where they want ...
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ArticleFour in five UK employees suffer from stress, a quarter of these find it unmanageable
The majority of employees in the UK (80%) are suffering from stress, and over a quarter of those (28%) consider their work-related stress to be unmanageable, according to research by health insurance organisation Cigna.The survey, which drew on 14,467 online interviews across 23 countries, highlighted the UK as the most ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 96% of employers offer employee assistance programmes as a core benefit
EXCLUSIVE: Employee assistance programmes (EAPs) are offered as a core benefit by 96% of employers, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research 2018 report, which surveyed 162 respondents in July, also found that other popular support and counselling services offered on an employer-funded ...
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ArticleRedrow rolls out health and wellbeing programme to subcontractors
Housebuilding organisation Redrow has extended its ‘my life’ health and wellbeing programme to all subcontractor partners and their families.The programme provides confidential advice via a free 24/7 helpline, and offers additional emotional support through telephone counselling sessions for both personal and work-related problems, such as financial issues, anxiety, stress and ...
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ArticleTPR fines Salvus trustees £5,000 over non-investment of £1.4m in pension contributions
Four trustees of Salvus Master Trust have been fined a total of £5,000 by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) for failing to promptly invest members’ savings for three years.A master trust is an occupational pension scheme that provides money purchase benefits for multiple, unconnected employers. The trustees were in breach of ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of UK employees want employers to help them plan for retirement
Around two-thirds (64%) of UK employees, and 51% of staff approaching retirement, want their employer to help them plan for retirement, according to research by financial services organisation State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).Its Global retirement reality report 2018, which surveyed 9,451 individuals across eight countries, including 1,603 people in the ...
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The LISA should stay
By Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at workThe LISA (Lifetime ISA) at present is quite complex as it is trying to do too many things – help with a first house purchase whilst at the same time be a potential savings vehicle for retirement. Instead of ditching the LISA completely, thought ...
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Supplier articleFinancial Wellbeing – An Employer Point of View July 2018
Aon has recently conducted a study of multinational organizations into how employers are responding to the emerging trend of Financial Wellbeing. The study involved complete responses from 159 different multinationals and the results were presented back via a series of web events. Download the slides here » ...
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Supplier articleEmployee Recognition for the Modern Workforce: e-Book and Grant Thornton case study
There has been a lot of talk in recent months about the rise of millennials and how they are impacting the workforce. The rapid growth in technology has led to a generation gap between older workers and millennials; each with distinct attitudes, behaviours and characteristics. The complexity in managing and ...
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Supplier article6 Ways to Show Your Workforce that You’re Really Listening
By Natalie Baumgartner is the Chief Workforce Scientist, AchieversIt’s no secret that the majority (87 percent) of today’s workers feel disengaged in the workplace. While there are many reasons for this high level of disengagement, employee complaints about employers not listening to them certainly ranks high on the list. In ...
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Why employee benefits influence job choice
It’s probably no great revelation, that having a good employee benefits package can really help with recruitment and retention of staff.A fact borne out by research, carried out by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). Their findings showed that 78% of employees say that the employee benefits package on offer, ...
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The Future of At Retirement July 2018
In this paper, we are not asking whether retirement itself is an outdated concept that needs to be retired – a subject deserving of a paper in itself. Rather we are discussing here what is happening now, and needs to happen in the near and medium term, in the ‘at ...
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Supplier articleHow to foster better employee engagement through Voluntary Benefits: e-Book and Metropolitan Police Case study
Voluntary benefits schemes - such as salary sacrifice and cycle-to-work - have become a major talking point in recent times, particularly in light of changing regulations. Voluntary benefits schemes can make staff salaries go further and support their lives outside of the workplace. However, they need to be well designed ...
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Getting the best out of different generations in the workplace
Continual social and economic changes affect people in different ways which mean that different generations will have changing job needs. Businesses need to be in tune with the needs of the different generations they employ, so they can get the best out of their workforce and continue to attract the ...
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Supplier articleThe big thing you’re missing that will boost your Employee Value Proposition
By Didi Kirova, Head of Learning & People ExperienceWhy do you prefer one brand of ice cream more than another? Does the entire experience – from purchase to that first spoonful – make you happy? Or more importantly, does this experience keep you connected and coming back for more? The ...
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ArticleA quarter value flexibility at work more than a pay rise
A quarter (25%) of respondents state that no increase in salary would make them forgo flexibility at work, according to research by workforce management software organisation Quinyx.Its Work that keeps the UK working: how flexible working can help power 24-hour Britain in a post-Brexit age report, which surveyed 2,018 full ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: More than half intend to increase focus on communicating benefits
EXCLUSIVE: More than half (51%) of employers intend to place a greater emphasis on communicating benefits in the next 12 months, while just over two-fifths (41%) say they have already done so in the past year, according to research by Employee Benefits and Health Shield.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield healthcare research ...
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ArticleSouthwark Council launches premature baby leave
Southwark Council has launched premature baby leave for its 4,500 employees, to help support working parents and give prospective parents peace of mind.The premature baby leave, which came into effect from 1 September 2018, enables parents of babies born at or before 37 weeks to receive an extra week of ...
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ArticleAround three-quarters of employees with a steady job have volatile pay
Around three-quarters (73%) of employees with a steady job have volatile pay or notable changes in monthly pay that can be attributed to more than just pay rises, promotions or bonuses, including at least one notable downward change in monthly pay, according to research by thinktank The Resolution Foundation.Its Irregular ...
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OpinionRachel Pinto: CJEU rules that UK's pension compensation regime is inadequate
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in Hampshire v The Board of the PPF that under EU law, on an employer's insolvency, every employee must receive compensation corresponding to at least 50% of the value of their accrued pension entitlement under an occupational pension scheme. This ...