All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1183
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ArticleThree-quarters of employees want a more tailored benefits package
Approximately three-quarters (73%) of employees want a more tailored benefits package, according to research by build-to-rent organisation Get Living.Its survey of 2,000 UK employees also found that 48% of respondents would leave their current job for one with better perks, while 7% are willing to take a pay cut in ...
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ArticleB Braun Medical offers employer-paid nutrition course for Sheffield-based employees
Healthcare organisation B Braun Medical has introduced an employer-paid, 12-week nutrition course for its 1,200 Sheffield-based workforce.The programme, which launched in December 2018, has been implemented to help employees get a healthy start to the new year, and is the latest addition to the organisation's comprehensive health and wellbeing programme, ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal upholds that Asda store and distribution staff are comparable
The Court of Appeal has today (Thursday 31 January 2019) upheld that store-based employees, who are majority female, at retailer Asda have comparable job roles to their predominantly male counterparts working at the supermarket's distribution centres.This judgment is the latest result in the ongoing equal pay case against Asda, led ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 24-30 January 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 24 and 30 January 2019 were: PKF Cooper Parry named 2018's Employee engagement company of the yearSongs by The Beatles most likely to help employees beat the January bluesEXCLUSIVE: Siemens to discuss future-focused reward at Employee Benefits Connect Government to consult ...
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ArticleBird's brainstorm: Employers are looking at their impact on the world in 2019
As January draws to a close and 2019 gets truly under way, employers appear to not only be thinking about profits and productivity for the year ahead, but also about their impact on both employees and the wider world.This might take the form of a commitment to a more sustainable ...
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ArticleChief executive offers £40,000 to jet fashion designer around the world
Something for the weekend: A UK-based chief executive officer is offering a lucrative £40,000 pay slip, 28 days of annual leave and full sick pay in order to hire an experienced fashion designer to travel the world with her for the next 12 months.The job, posted on online fashion manufacturing ...
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ArticleHarrods, QVC and Travis Perkins recognised as 2019's top employers
Image credit: LumosiaLuxury retailer Harrods, energy supply organisation Ovo Energy, retailer QVC, financial business Santander and building and construction supplier Travis Perkins are among the 90 organisations that have been certified as 2019's top employers in the UK by independent HR certification organisation the Top Employers Institute.To gain certification, organisations ...
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ArticleHalf of occupational DC trust-based pension schemes use default investment strategy
Just over half (52%) of occupational defined contribution (DC), trust-based pension schemes in the UK use a default investment strategy, according to research by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).Its DC trust: Presentation of scheme return data 2018-2019 report, now in its ninth edition, provides information from 31,910 current schemes from the ...
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ArticleAsda reports a 12.4% mean gender pay gap for 2018
Supermarket retailer Asda has reported a 12.4% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay in 2018; this is 0.1% less than the 12.5% gap it reported for 2017.The organisation, which has 147,000 employees in the UK, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay ...
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Supplier article6 Best Practices for Long Service Award Programmes
By Paul CalnanMost Long Service Award programmes launched in the last 2 years are recognising milestones earlier than 10 years. This number is double what it was 5 years ago. Is your Long Service Award programme keeping up? Find out what UK companies are doing to impact thousands of employees ...
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ArticleHermes offers 15,000 self-employed couriers holiday pay and guaranteed rates
Parcel delivery organisation Hermes has agreed a collective bargaining agreement with the trade union GMB for its 15,000 self-employed couriers, giving them the option to earn holiday pay and have a guaranteed rate of pay.The agreement, which has been designed to support the rights of self-employed individuals providing courier services ...
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ArticleHalf feel too guilty to take time off when they are unwell
More than half (53%) of respondents state that they feel too guilty to take time off when they are genuinely ill, according to research by online job site CV Library.Its survey of 1,100 employees also found that 51% of respondents do not want to take time off when they are ...
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ArticleAlmost two-fifths of working parents do not have access to flexible arrangements
Almost two-fifths (37%) of working parents in the UK state that flexible working is not available in their workplace, despite all employees having the statutory right to request flexible working arrangements, according to research by Bright Horizons and Working Families.The 2019 Modern families index report surveyed 2,750 working parents and ...
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Case StudiesOvo Energy helps employees save for the future with a workplace Isa
Ovo Energy is a growing energy supply organisation based in Bristol. It launched a flexible benefits proposition with Thomsons in 2014, through which it provides employees with 4% of their salary for investment. In October 2017, it added a new dimension in the form of a workplace individual savings account ...
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AnalysisFinancial health: Helping employees plan for short and long-term financial goals
Need to know:The new year is a time for positive financial changes, and employers should embrace this, as monetary wellbeing translates directly into happiness and productivity.Rather than just focusing on pensions for the long-term, organisations should consider all aspects of financial wellbeing, including short-term items like loan repayments.Communications should be ...
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Vivup
Vivup, taking good care of your staff.Because a happy, healthy workforce makes good business sense.We take a new approach to employee benefits by helping clients create a culture of physical, financial and mental health wellbeing in the workplace. Achieving this will help to increase productivity levels, reduce absenteeism, attract and ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Learn how leadership impacts engagement at Employee Benefits Connect
EXCLUSIVE: Michelin star chef Michael Caines MBE (pictured) will share his experience of using leadership to drive employee engagement and motivation, during his keynote address at Employee Benefits Connect 2019.The session, titled 'The secret sauce of winning leadership', will close the five-stream conference programme on Wednesday 27 February 2019.Caines will ...
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ArticleAverage advertised salaries have increased by 3.9% since December 2017
The average advertised salary in the UK increased by 3.9% between December 2017 and December 2018, according to research by job search engine Adzuna.The UK job market report: January 2019 is based on online vacancy data from across 500 sources. It also found that the average advertised salary in the ...
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ArticleThe Chartered Insurance Institute reports a 1% mean ethnicity pay gap
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has voluntarily disclosed the ethnicity pay gap across its 243 employees, reporting a 1% mean ethnicity pay gap for hourly pay in 2018.The professional body published the information on 30 January 2019, as part of a new report aiming to encourage dialogue around diversity and ...
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OpinionJane Crosby: Why employers need to care about employees’ work-life balance
Given Britain’s ageing population, employees are under increasing pressure to balance their working lives with looking after elderly relatives.Employers have an obligation to consider flexible working for employees with caring responsibilities. The change in normal working hours can be to the number of hours worked, or to the start and ...