All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1176
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Supplier articleHow to make managing employee benefits easy
We all want our work to be easier and less time consuming, right? Managing employee benefits can be one hell of a task, particularly if you’re offering loads of benefits to loads of employees. Even If you’re just running a handful of benefits, if they’re popular or require a lot ...
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ArticleMissouri state minimum wage rate rises to $8.60
The Missouri Department of Labor has announced a state minimum wage rate of $8.60 (£6.77) per hour for 2019, rising from $7.85 (£6.18) in 2018.Effective from 1 January 2019, all private employers are required to pay the minimum rate, with the exception of retail and service organisations with annual sales ...
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ArticleMen earn nearly twice as much as women in bonus pay
The average bonus for a full-time worker in the UK was £2,242 in 2018, according to analysis of figures from the Office for National Statistics by recruitment organisation Aaron Wallis, but the average for males at £2,613 was nearly twice that for females at £1,158.The research also found that full-time ...
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Poll: What is the key driver for your organisation’s benefits strategy in 2019?
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ArticleArriva Durham County bus drivers set to strike after rejecting pay offer
Around 650 bus drivers working for Arriva Durham County have voted to strike for a week from 6 January after rejecting a revised pay offer.The drivers, members of the Unite union based at Darlington, Durham, Redcar, Stockton and Whitby, voted by 72% to 28% to reject the proposal, which was ...
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Supplier articleHow to make employee wellness a priority
Investing in the wellness of staff is vital to a productive, satisfied and happy workplace. It is important to take employee wellness seriously in order to get the most out of your employees.Lead from the top downEmployee wellness will have a better chance of succeeding if the programme is supported ...
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ArticlePoll: 24% use mindfulness sessions to support mental health in January
Employee Benefits poll: Nearly a quarter (24%) of organisations use mindfulness sessions to support employees with mental health in January.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 42 responses, also found that the same percentage of employers offer flexible working options to help staff deal with seasonal mental health challenges, ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 13-19 December 2018
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 13 and 19 December 2018 were: Government announces workplace reforms to protect rights of modern workforceEXCLUSIVE: Mace hosts wellbeing week for 6,300 global staffMidlands-based Two Sisters staff awarded 9.3% pay riseEXCLUSIVE: Michael Caines MBE and Uber to speak at Employee Benefits ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid completes a psychological test
I’m not sure what this says about me, but the last time I did a psychological test, I lied. They say the tests are impossible to fake, but really it is simple enough. Yes, the same question is asked multiple ways in an attempt to catch you out, but it ...
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ArticleLetitia Wright named 2018’s biggest box-office draw but absent from list of best-paid actors
Something for the weekend: Actor Letitia Wright has been named by movie ticket website Fandango as the highest box-office earning star of 2018, but she does not feature on the top ten list of best-paid actors.Wright has featured in a string of hit movies, including Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2019 entry deadline extended
It is not too late for benefits, HR and reward professionals to enter Employee Benefits Awards 2019, as the entry deadline has now been extended to Monday 14 January 2019.The annual Employee Benefits Awards, in association with Aon, recognise innovation and best practice in the industry and celebrate the benefits ...
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ArticleTeam-based sports perks more popular than benefits enjoyed alone
Team-based sports perks are more popular with employees than those enjoyed in isolation, according to research by employee benefits platform Perkbox.A study of 2,315 UK employees asked respondents to rate a number of employee benefits out of 100. Office sports teams scored higher (89) than birthday days off (86), duvet ...
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ArticleTennessee restaurant operators ordered to pay $220,000 in back wages and damages
The operators of Nashville, Tennessee-based restaurant Woodlands Indian Vegetarian Cuisine have been ordered to pay $220,000 (£173,557) in back wages and liquidated damages to 31 employees.The action follows an investigation by the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), which uncovered violations of the minimum wage, overtime and ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Two-fifths expect internal HR teams to provide at-retirement support
EXCLUSIVE: The largest proportion of employers (40%) place the responsibility for providing at-retirement support at their HR, benefits, reward and learning and development teams, according to research by Employee Benefits and Barnett Waddingham.However, the Employee Benefits/Barnett Waddingham pensions research 2018, which gathered 246 responses and was published in December 2018, ...
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ArticleIllegal Pete's raises minimum wage to $15 an hour for tipped, hourly paid staff
US-based Mexican restaurant chain Illegal Pete's has raised its minimum starting wage for tipped, hourly paid employees to $15 (£11.77) an hour, effective from January 2019.This equates to a $6 (£4.71) pay rise since Illegal Pete's last increased its minimum starting wage in 2015 to $9 (£7.06) an hour.The pay ...
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ArticleAverage salaries in the UK increased by 7.6% over 2018
Average salaries in the UK increased by 7.6% over 2018, according to research by independent job website CV Library.The website's analysis of its 2018 job market data, compared to corresponding 2017 figures, found that average salaries have increased the most in Glasgow over the course of 2018, rising by 11.3% ...
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OpinionKatharine Moxham: How can employers promote group risk to increase interest?
Employers want to provide an engaging package for their people. As part of that package, group risk benefits, such as employer-sponsored life assurance, income protection and critical illness, throw out a financial lifeline when it is most needed. However, these benefits can be wallflowers because they provide for catastrophic events, ...
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AnalysisDo group risk benefits need a makeover?
Need to know:Employers and providers might want to consider re-branding group risk benefits to help clarify the purpose of each product.A multi-media communications approach, using digital, paper and face-to-face communications, is best for ensuring engagement.Employers should strive to increase take-up and awareness of value-add services to impact employee absence, presenteeism ...
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Case StudiesMundipharma updates group risk benefits to increase employee choice and flexibility
Pharmaceutical organisation Mundipharma updated its group risk benefits in April 2016, in order to afford its 1,000 employees more flexibility around their coverage while mitigating increasing costs.Mundipharma provides two group risk benefits: group life insurance and group income protection. Both schemes were redesigned when the organisation introduced flexible benefits in ...
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ArticleMore than a third remain with their employer if they have good work-life balance
More than a third (37%) of employees state that a good work-life balance would cause them to remain with their current employer, according to research by community interest organisation Investors in People.Its 2019 Job exodus report, which surveyed 2,000 UK individuals in December 2018, also found that 34% of respondents ...