All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1162
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ArticleWSH appoints Stanford
Food services and hospitality group WSH has appointed Maria Stanford as people and talent director.Stanford will join the organisation in January 2019, leading HR teams across the WSH portfolio, which includes BaxterStorey, Benugo, Searcys and Caterlink.Stanford has held senior HR positions at Selfridges Group, Marks and Spencer and Pret A ...
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ArticleSmith takes on group role at DAC Holdings
DAC Holdings has appointed Vicky Smith as head of HR.Smith has been promoted to the group role from her previous position as head of HR at DAC-owned International Applications.She is responsible for championing the people agenda across all DAC companies, leading the implementation of strategic people initiatives and management of ...
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Supplier articlePodcast: What is financial anxiety and who does it impact?
The industry’s first and only podcast series is back, delving deeper into what employers need to do to rise to the top of the market with their benefits programme, and stay there! Listen to our industry experts break daunting subjects down into easy-to-understand, bite-sized nuggets, with top ...
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Supplier articleSummer Rebel Reads: Most popular plays
By Meghan Barrett, Content Marketing Editor Most often, being an avid writer means being an avid reader, too. While sometimes it’s great to get lost in a book (or five!), I like that I have a library of learning right at my fingertips on our sister site, “Build it: The ...
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ArticleGig economy workers strike as Uber’s employment status case hits the Court of Appeal
Individuals who work within the gig economy are undertaking a two-day march on Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 October 2018, to align with transportation organisation Uber contesting the result of its employment status case at the Court of Appeal.In October 2016, the Employment Tribunal (ET) ruled in the case of ...
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ArticleBreakspear Park gives 300 pumpkins to staff for Halloween
Hemel Hempstead-based business park Breakspear Park has gifted 300 pumpkins to employees based on-site, to help staff manage their work-life balance and avoid extra trips to the supermarket in the run up to Halloween.The pumpkin giveaway, which started last week, forms part of the business park’s wider wellbeing strategy, called ...
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ArticleAcas, HSBC and Sky recognised as Best Employers for Race 2018
Non-departmental public body The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), financial services organisation HSBC (pictured), telecommunications business Sky and law firm Slaughter and May are among the organisations recognised on the Best Employers for Race 2018 list, compiled by business-community outreach charity Business in the Community (BITC).Sandra Kerr OBE, race ...
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OpinionLaura Boothman: Workplace provisions for employees with arthritis
With around 600,000 people with arthritis currently missing out on the opportunity to work, it is clear that finding and staying in employment can be a challenge. However, there is plenty of evidence to show that working in the right job is good for us, whether that is financially, socially ...
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Case StudiesSheffield Children's Hospital uses physiotherapy provision to help employees with MSDs
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (SCH) is one of the largest employers in south Yorkshire, comprising some 3,200 employees, including nurses, doctors, healthcare scientists, and administrative and clerical staff.With employees occupied in demanding jobs, in which they are relied upon to provide a high standard of care, SCH found by ...
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AnalysisHow to make return-to-work programmes effective for employees with MSDs
Need to know:Employers should be focused on prevention and early intervention to minimise long-term sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders.Having a clear plan, with the goal of returning at its core, alongside a foundation of strong communication, is integral.Organisations should consider whether their internal processes, such as those around sick ...
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How to use employee benefits schemes to encourage fitness at work
Many employees want to stay on top of their health and wellbeing, but either don’t have the resources or the know-how. Employers can play a big role in helping and encouraging employees improve their fitness.Improving employees’ health and fitness can have great benefits for organisations. It’s been well documented that ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Bakkavor Group offers discounts to 17,000 UK employees
EXCLUSIVE: Food provider Bakkavor Group, which employs 19,000 staff across 39 sites in the UK, US and China, has launched a discounts package for its 17,000 UK-based employees via engagement specialist Xexec's voluntary benefits portal.The new offering, which launched on 1 October 2018, gives employees access to over 3,000 discounts, ...
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ArticleOne third admit that retirement is not part of current financial planning
Nearly half (46%) of working people in the UK say their biggest fear for the future is not having enough money in retirement, but almost a third (30%) admit retirement is not part of their current financial planning, according to research by Punter Southall Aspire.The survey of over 2,000 workers ...
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ArticleFlexibility is the key to workplace happiness for 33% of employees
Other than salary, flexible working is the most important factor contributing to the workplace happiness of UK employees, according to research conducted by recruitment organisation Badenoch and Clark.The report, Multi-generational workforce, concerns a survey of 1,564 UK employees by Opinion Matters in March and April 2018. A third of these ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 25-31 October 2018
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 25 and 31 October 2018 were: National living wage to increase to £8.21 an hour from April 2019Government to increase tax-free personal allowance to £12,500Lloyds Banking Group ordered to equalise pensions for men and womenOff-payroll working reforms to be extended to ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Benefits and the Autumn Budget 2018
Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget 2018 on Monday, 29 October, but there was not a great deal in it affecting employee benefits and reward, despite much speculation about what might be announced regarding pensions.What was welcomed by the pensions industry was the revelation that the government will provide ...
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Supplier articleBudget commentary 2018
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has today delivered this year’s Budget Report. Please see our summary below.Pension DashboardsThe government is taking steps to support the launch of Pensions Dashboards, innovative tools that will for the first time allow an individual to see their pension pots, including their State ...
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ArticleBotanist Trinity restaurant in Leeds seeks Yorkshire pudding taster
Something for the weekend: A restaurant in Leeds is looking to recruit a Yorkshire pudding taster to perfect its Sunday roast offering.Sebastian, the head chef of the Botanist Trinity in Granary Wharf has placed an advert on community platform Airtasker, offering £250 to a Yorkshire pudding lover who agrees to ...
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Supplier articleHelping your employees beat stress
Research by Forth has highlighted that 85% of UK adults are experiencing stress regularly [1] and 39% of UK adults admit they feel too stressed in their day to day lives [2]. International Stress Awareness Week is next week Monday 5th until Friday 9th November, and what better time to ...
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ArticleITN hires Robertson
News and television production organisation ITN has appointed Tim Robertson as head of reward.Robertson, who has experience in the health and financial industries, specialises in designing incentive programmes, union negotiations and benefit plan management.He previously spent over five years at Novartis, where he joined as head of reward in June ...