All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1163
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Supplier articleHow one company found 76,000 ways to live out their core values
By Sen Patel, Director of Client SuccessMost leaders know that supporting people through change is never easy. Travelling from point A to point B is hard enough in a small group, but leading an entire organisation with several hundred or even thousand individuals — with their own competing needs and ...
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Supplier articlePodcast: How do financial worries impact wellbeing?
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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ArticleYorkshire Building Society recognised for mental health best practice
Rhondda Housing Association and Yorkshire Building Society (pictured) are among the organisations recognised at the inaugural Not a Red Card Awards for implementing best practice around addressing mental health in the workplace.The event, organised by insurer Legal and General, aims to celebrate and recognise businesses and individuals that have tackled ...
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ArticlePrimadell accountant fined £6,857.50 for pensions auto-enrolment non-compliance
An accountant working on behalf of Primadell, the organisation that runs Gran Caffe Londra in Knightsbridge, has been ordered to pay £6,857.50 after pleading guilty to falsely informing The Pensions Regulator (TPR) that employees had been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension scheme.In October 2015, Gran Caffe Londra missed its ...
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ArticleHalf do not know how much is in their pension
Around half (49%) of respondents do not know how much is in their pension pot, according to research by price comparison website MoneySuperMarket.Its survey of 1,000 adults also found that 26% of respondents do not have a personal pension and 67% do not have life insurance; in addition, only 18% ...
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OpinionGillian Connor: What can employers do to better support emotional wellbeing in the workplace?
Employers are increasingly taking an interest in the emotional wellbeing of their employees, not least because of the economic case for it. Mental health and employers: The case for investment, published by Deloitte in October 2017, demonstrated the huge cost of absenteeism, presenteeism and staff turnover caused by mental health ...
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ArticleKavitha Sivasubramaniam: Adopting a holistic approach to emotional wellbeing
As our Emotional Wellbeing Week, in association with Aon Employee Benefits, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.Research has revealed that as many as 526,000 employees in the UK experienced stress, depression or ...
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OpinionCharles Alberts: What is driving mental health today?
For a mental health programme to be successful, the employer must get to grips with the problems affecting today’s workforce, including some that might be considered taboo.In Mind's 2017/18 Workplace wellbeing index, published in October 2018, 48% of the 40,000 employees surveyed said that they had experienced a mental health ...
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Case StudiesThe Typeface Group uses flexibility to promote emotional wellbeing
The Typeface Group is a marketing and PR organisation based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, with eight employees. As a small, but growing, employer, it strives to place the emotional wellbeing of staff at the heart of its benefits strategy, in large part this through its approach to flexible working.Natalie Weaving, director ...
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AnalysisWhy should employers include emotional wellbeing within their overall benefits strategy?
Need to know:Employers should adopt a holistic approach in order to accommodate the varying emotional wellbeing needs of employees.Initiatives such as mental health first aid training, an employee assistance programme (EAP) and flexible working can help employees cope with wellbeing issues.Employers should ensure senior leaders are equipped to spot problems ...
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Case StudiesFletchers Solicitors takes wide-ranging approach to emotional wellbeing
Inspired by the national Mental Health Awareness Week in May 2017, Fletchers Solicitors decided to do more to support the emotional wellbeing of its 435 employees, based in Southport and Manchester.The firm invited staff to volunteer to be mental health ambassadors in February 2018, asking for employees' reasons for wanting ...
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Supplier articleWinter Rebel Reads: Company growing pains
By Liam Jones, Creative ContentHere’s a fun fact: When I started at Reward Gateway, there were around 230 employees. Nearly three and a half years later, we’ve grown 73% to around 400 or so, stretching across 10 global offices!You could say we’re no stranger to what a fast-growing company looks ...
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ArticleVoluntary living wage rate increases to £9.00 an hour for UK staff
The voluntary living wage rate has increased by 25p per hour, rising from £8.75 to £9.00 an hour for employees working across the UK, as announced by the Living Wage Foundation today (Monday 5 November 2018).The London living wage rate, paid voluntarily by employers accredited by the Living Wage Foundation ...
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ArticleSavers access £21.7 billion through pension freedoms
Retirement savers have accessed approximately £21.7 billion through pension freedoms since reforms were introduced in April 2015, according to data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).The Flexible payments from pensions: November 2018 report also found that the number of individuals who have received flexible payments from their pensions between the ...
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ArticleSouthwark Council signs Time to Change pledge to support mental wellbeing of 4,500 staff
Southwark Council has signed the Time to Change employer pledge to help support the mental health of its 4,500 employees.The Time to Change pledge, which the Council formally signed on Tuesday 30 October 2018, demonstrates the commitment to change how it thinks and acts about mental health in the workplace, ...
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VideoSpotlight on Wealth at Work: Why is it important to have a financial wellbeing strategy in place?
In this six minute video, Jonathan Watts-Lay, director of Wealth at Work, discusses financial wellbeing strategies and their implementation. His interview with Kavitha Sivasubramaniam, editor of Employee Benefits, covers the following topics:Why is it important for organisations to have a financial wellbeing strategy in place?Why is it important to consider ...
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OpinionEmma Mamo: How can employers communicate about emotional wellbeing sensitively?
A 2018 poll of 74 organisations taking part in Mind’s Workplace wellbeing index 2017-2018 found that 58% of employees said their mental health was good or very good, while 13% stated that their mental health was currently poor or very poor. However, only around one in four of those who ...
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AnalysisThriving at work: Emotional wellbeing in numbers
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AnalysisHow can communications engage staff around emotional wellbeing supports?
Need to know:Internal campaigns that promote mental health awareness and use personal stories are a useful way to engage staff with their emotional wellbeing.Organisational culture and senior leaders acting as role models can further encourage important conversations in the workplace.Interactive apps, automated emails and data-driven communications are becoming more prominent ...
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Case StudiesSuresite uses posters and case studies to showcase mental health support
Retail card services organisation Suresite offers mental health support to its 49 employees through its Chamber cash plan, provided by healthcare insurer Westfield Health. The plan, which is for British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) accredited and affiliated member organisations, includes access to a 24-hour advice line, face-to-face counselling and cognitive ...