All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1171
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Supplier article
Inspired Leaders Workshop
The Power of RecognitionKey players in the company recognition field gathered together at the recent Inspired Leaders Workshop, focusing on The Power of Recognition. On the panel was Matt Norbury, CEO and Founder of Each Person, joined by David MacLeod OBE and author of Engaging for Success, Kate Bishop, senior ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: A fifth of employees will not receive useful Christmas gift from their employer
EXCLUSIVE: A fifth (20%) of employees are set to receive a Christmas gift from their employer that they have no real use for, according to research on behalf of rewards organisation Hawk Incentives.The survey of 500 employees, conducted online by Sapio Research in September 2018, found that the proportion of ...
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ArticleHalf of employees with money worries believe their work is suffering as a result
Half (50%) of employees experiencing financial worries believe that the quality of their work is negatively affected as a result, according to a study commissioned by pension and investment organisation Aegon.The research, based on an August 2018 YouGov survey of 505 HR decision makers from UK private sector organisations, also ...
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ArticleCarnoustie Golf Links adopts mobile platform to increase employee engagement
Scottish golf resort Carnoustie Golf Links has adopted the use of a mobile platform, in an effort to increase employee engagement among its staff.The platform, provided by StaffConnect and launched on 4 October 2018, is available to the resort's 95 employees, the majority of whom are non-desk staff, including those ...
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OpinionAnnie McKee: Who is responsible for happiness at work?
Life is too short to be unhappy at work, but is it a manager's responsibility to ensure that employees are fulfilled, excited and passionate about what they do, or is happiness something they must tend to on their own?Happiness at work starts with the individual. True, colleagues can be difficult, ...
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Case StudiesFat Llama creates positive community with a low-cost benefits offering
Launched in November 2016, Fat Llama is an insurance-backed marketplace for lending and borrowing belongings. The organisation employs 45 staff members in London and New York who benefit from some unusual but highly prized employee benefits, including weekly communal meals and a monthly allowance.Chaz Englander, chief executive officer at Fat ...
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OpinionVanessa King: The serious business of happiness at work
There is a growing body of evidence that happiness is serious for business. According to the World happiness report 2013, published by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network in September 2013, happier people are more likely to perform well, adapt to change, help colleagues and be physically healthy, to name ...
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AnalysisBudget-friendly benefits to boost happiness
Need to know:Employers do not need to spend excessively in order to bolster employee happiness and engagement; flexible working arrangements, employee discounts and recognition schemes can all do this.Employers should consider the wants and needs of their specific workforce demographics, to ensure that reward initiatives will be valued.Implementing an employee ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 85% believe it is too early to tell the impact of Brexit on pensions
EXCLUSIVE: An overwhelming majority of respondents (85%) believe it is too early to tell what the impact of Brexit will be on pensions, according to research by Employee Benefits and Barnett Waddingham.The report, titled Employee Benefits/Barnett Waddingham pensions research 2018, surveyed 246 respondents and was published in December 2018. It ...
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ArticleFirst pensions dashboard set for launch in 2019, says government report
The first version of the pensions dashboard is set to be launched next year, according to feasibility report and consultation into the project conducted by the government. The dashboard will be designed to give individuals information on how much they have in their pension pots and the funds they can ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths say their workplace does not offer mental health support
Two-fifths (39%) of employees' organisations do not offer mental health support at work, according to research by employee services organisation Personal Group.The survey of 1,089 employees, which took place in September and October 2018, also found that two-thirds (66%) of respondents feel that their employer does not offer enough support ...
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ArticleParadise Granite ordered to pay $134,097 in back wages and liquidated damages
Alabama-based countertop installation organisation Paradise Granite has been ordered to pay $134,097 (£104,639.91) in back wages and liquidated damages to 22 employees, due to violations of overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).The violations were uncovered by an investigation by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) ...
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OpinionPhil Hall: Timidity around ethnicity pay reporting will not deliver real change
Labour force survey data, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in October 2018, indicates that, in general, ethnic minority groups earn less per hour than white employees.The independent Race in the workplace report, published by Baroness McGregor-Smith in February 2017, indicated that equal participation and progression across ethnicities ...
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Supplier articleHow technology can improve employee engagement
If you’re looking to improve employee engagement, it’s important to look at it as a long-term on-going commitment. All too often companies will go to great lengths to launch new employee benefits schemes for their employees and expect that engagement will suddenly go through the roof. If only it was ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal upholds that BT cannot change index used to calculate pension increases
The Court of Appeal has upheld that telecommunications organisation BT cannot change the index it uses to calculate pension increases for the approximately 80,000 members in section C of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.BT went to the High Court in December 2017 to seek a decision on whether it ...
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ArticleAnglian Water, Microsoft and Google recognised on 2019 Best places to work: UK list
Utilities provider Anglian Water (pictured), retailer Ikea, restaurant chain Nandos and technology organisations Google and Microsoft are among those recognised on 2019’s Best places to work: UK list, compiled by job review and recruitment website Glassdoor.The annual list, now in its 11th year, recognises and ranks UK employers with 1,000 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Half of employers believe all staff are aware of their eyecare policy
EXCLUSIVE: More than half (57%) of employer respondents believe that all of their members of staff are aware of their existing eyecare policy, and 40% feel that most staff are aware of it, according to research by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare.The survey of 507 UK-based HR decision makers also found that ...
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OpinionJonny Gifford: Measuring the happiness of the workforce
The key to effectively measure happiness at work is to consider a wide range of contributing factors. The UK working lives survey, published by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) on 24 April 2018, explores the components that lead to a positive or negative working life.For example, we ...
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AnalysisPerception versus reality: Effectively measuring the happiness of the workforce
Need to know:Research increasingly shows a disconnect between how happy employers believe their staff to be and how employees actually feel on a daily basis.Some leaders are too far removed from the day-to-day running of their organisations, meaning that issues affecting employee happiness are overlooked.To manage workplace happiness, employers need ...
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Case StudiesGazprom Energy uses themed weeks to boost and gauge employee happiness
Gazprom Energy is a specialist gas and electricity provider based in Manchester. It places the happiness and health of its 270 employees at the core of its organisational strategy, founded on a belief that this leads to healthy customer relationships.As part of this approach, Gazprom Energy trialled the introduction of ...