All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1170
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ArticleMore than a quarter plan to increase investment in health and wellbeing benefits
More than a quarter (29%) of employer respondents state that they are likely to increase investment in their health and wellbeing benefits in the next two years, for example around occupational sick pay, employee assistance programmes (EAPs) and flu jabs, according to research by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and ...
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Supplier articleCreating a healthier future for the corporates of tomorrow
Diabetes UK have shockingly revealed that there are nearly 7,000 children and young adults under 25 with type 2 diabetes in England and Wales which is about 10 times the number reported before. The startling figures has combined the numbers of children seen by hospital specialists with those for the ...
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OpinionJohn Palmer: What can employers do to ensure bereavement leave policies are effective?
There is a lot to consider when making bereavement leave policies work for both employees and employers. Employees have the right to a reasonable amount of unpaid leave to deal with bereavement, while organisations have a duty of care to their bereaved staff members.Many employers find that a bereavement leave ...
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OpinionSimon deMaid: What can employers do to ensure bereavement leave policies are effective?
The death of a child can have devastating effects on mental and physical wellbeing, yet there is currently no legal requirement in the UK for employers to provide paid leave for grieving parents. It must, therefore, come as no surprise that campaigners have petitioned so forcefully to change the law ...
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OpinionSusy Gould Obiora: What can employers do to ensure bereavement leave policies are effective?
Sadly, one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth. However, a survey by Sands, conducted between April and May 2018, found that nearly 50% of people reported that no one talked to them about the death of their baby once they returned to work. Shockingly, 80% were offered no ...
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ArticleGoogle, Microsoft and Netflix recognised as 2018’s most reputable employers
Technology organisations Google and Microsoft, media services provider Netflix and The Walt Disney Company are among the organisations that have been recognised in the Employer of Choice RepTrak study, compiled by reputation measurement and management business Reputation Institute.The inaugural rankings, which analyse organisations’ ‘willingness to work for’ scores, is based ...
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ArticleHymans Robertson to introduce financial education seminars for 850 UK staff
Pensions and risk consultancy Hymans Robertson is to introduce a series of financial education seminars from January 2019, in order to broaden the wellbeing offering provided for its 850 UK-based employees.The 45-minute, face-to-face seminars, which will be conducted by financial planning and advice business 1825, will be held across Hymans ...
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ArticleDiscovery Flexibles Limited chief executive banned from being a trustee
Thomas Christopher Wrigley, chief executive officer and major shareholder at flexible printed packaging manufacturer Discovery Flexibles Limited, has been convicted of refusing to give information to The Pensions Regulator (TPR).TPR launched an investigation when it was contacted by a whistle-blower who alleged that Wrigley, who was also chair of trustees ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 22-28 November 2018
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 22 and 28 November 2018 were: EXCLUSIVE: Colt Technology Services launches employee recognition programmeSingapore government extends workers' rights with amendment billEmployees not receiving recognition are twice as likely to leaveUK employees forecast to receive 0.8% real salary increase in 2019Employee engagement ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Reducing sickness absence rates is a priority
Earlier this week, we reported that almost a third (29%) of organisations do not record their long-term sickness absence rates, bringing the issue of employee health into the spotlight once again.The EEF health and work survey 2018, carried out by manufacturers’ organisation EEF, in association with insurance provider Howden, also ...
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ArticleLogical Resources Sales and Technical Recruitment jets staff to Thailand for Christmas party
Something for the weekend: UK and Australia-based employees at recruitment firm Logical Resources Sales and Technical Recruitment will not have to steer clear of soggy Brussels sprouts at their workplace Christmas party this year, as the organisation has opted to jet its 11 employees to Thailand for an alternative festive ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits' pensions research 2018
Click to download the Employee Benefits/Barnett Waddingham pensions research 2018 reportThe Employee Benefits/Barnett Waddingham pensions research 2018 was conducted in September 2018 among readers of employeebenefits.co.uk. It received 246 responses.This report is aimed at helping compensation, reward and benefits professionals understand the key issues driving current pensions strategies, as well ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Hachette caricatures employees' future selves to boost pension engagement
EXCLUSIVE: On Wednesday 28 November 2018, London-based publishing organisation Hachette held a workplace pension engagement session at its office on Victoria Embankment, which included seminars, one-to-one chats, and artists drawing 'future self' caricatures.Workplace pensions provider Aegon and pension communications organisation Pension Geeks joined Hachette at its head offices to provide ...
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ArticleUniversity of Reading launches sustainability programme for 4,000 employees
The University of Reading has launched a gamified sustainability programme to all of its 4,000 UK employees, including academic and support staff.The Jump programme, provided by engagement specialist Green Rewards, was piloted by four teams, making up 500 employees overall, from May to July 2018.The sustainability initiative encourages participants to ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths of younger workers are putting off saving for retirement
More than two-fifths (44%) of workers aged between 25 and 34 admit to putting off saving for or investing in long-term prospects such as retirement, according to research by investment management organisation Blackrock.In July 2018, the organisation's annual DC pulse survey polled 1,000 UK working adults aged between 25 and ...
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OpinionProfessor Cynthia Fisher: Rewarding work influences employee happiness
There are many ways in which the workplace influences employee happiness. These include leadership, friendships and fair treatment; however, employee happiness is much more heavily influenced by the work itself.First, and most immediately, employees feel happier when they think they are doing well, and worse when they experience setbacks. Research ...
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Case StudiesBupa Care Services uses feedback, points and prizes to celebrate staff
Bupa Care Services runs more than 130 care homes, reaching from Scotland to the South Coast and Wales, and employs approximately 12,000 staff in the UK. These care homes range in size from 20 to 120 beds and span residential, nursing, dementia and disability services, among others.Claire Shenton, people director, ...
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AnalysisHow do different recognition strategies affect happiness and productivity?
Need to know:Recognition programmes tap into the human need for meaning, reducing the effects of stress and promoting positive, productive behaviours.Technology is invaluable, as it allows for an instant, easy and far-reaching strategy, but employers should be wary of relying on stickers and badges over the written word.Appreciation of behaviour, ...
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OpinionKatrina Philippou: What is the key to increasing workplace happiness?
Most forward-thinking employers have begun to recognise happiness at work as a key piece of the productivity puzzle; it is a factor that cannot be ignored, with research conducted by Warwick University finding that happy employees are 12% more productive.Personal Group runs a UK employee happiness survey each year, which ...
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ArticleKavitha Sivasubramaniam: Boosting engagement with a happier workforce
As our Happiness at Work Week, in association with Personal Group, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.Most organisations today recognise the correlation between happiness and productivity. In general terms, happier employees mean ...