All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1185
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ArticleOpenwork appoints Morris
UK-based financial advice network Openwork has appointed Carrie Morris as chief people officer.In her new role, Morris, who has worked in HR for 30 years, will be responsible for all staff-related activity.Morris has worked across a range of different sized organisations, in sectors such as telecoms, manufacturing, music and IT.Previously, ...
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ArticleBureau Veritas promotes White
Global health and safety organisation Bureau Veritas has promoted Katie White from head of centres of expertise for Northwest Europe to HR director.In her new role, White will be responsible for ensuring that HR effectively supports wider business objectives, using a people-first approach.Her main focus will centre around developing management ...
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ArticleBright Horizons acquires My Family Care
Global childcare and education organisation Bright Horizons has acquired My Family Care, a UK-based business that provides back-up and emergency childcare.Bright Horizons, which operates across Canada, India, the Netherlands, the UK and the US, provides back-up child and eldercare, tuition programme management, education advising and student loan repayment schemes. It ...
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Supplier articleHow to recognise your employees this Valentine’s Day
A positive workplace culture is something we all want, including both team leaders and team members. With Valentine’s Day around the corner TerryberryReward has some employee reward & recognition tips to help you share the love within your organisation. Browse these staff appreciation tips for ideas on how to help ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Face-to-face methods are most popular for delivery of financial education
EXCLUSIVE: Among those organisations that offer financial education to their employees, face-to-face delivery continues to be the most popular method, according to research by Employee Benefits and Barnett Waddingham.The Employee Benefits/Barnett Waddingham pensions research 2018 report, which canvassed the views of 246 respondents and was published in December 2018, found ...
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ArticleGlasgow City Council ratifies £548m worth of payments for equal pay compensation
Glasgow City Council has ratified a package of payments worth £548 million to compensate approximately 16,000 equal pay claims.The formal approval, agreed by the Council's administration committee on Thursday 7 February 2019, follows on from an agreement in principle made with trade unions Unison, Unite and GMB, as well as ...
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Your employees are your most important asset. An unhealthy and disengaged workforce can have a significant impact on productivity and presents a real risk to your business.If people are happy at work, they’ll work harder and be more productive, by up to 12%*. There are three key ways you can ...
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ArticleBristol Waste employees vote to accept two-year pay deal
Employees at refuse collection, street cleaning and recycling organisation Bristol Waste, who are members of the trade union Unite, have voted to accept a two-year pay deal.The agreed package, which will be backdated to November 2018, equates to a 6.2% pay increase over a two-year period. This means that the ...
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Supplier articleWhat is the true value of employee wellbeing?
The importance of employee wellbeing is a hot topic among HR teams across the nation. Yet, despite all the discussion, 64% of employers have no health and wellbeing strategy. But that’s all set to change as, by 2020, 76% of employers plan to introduce health and wellbeing plans to differentiate ...
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Supplier articleNew research highlights importance of saving for workers
Salary Finance has launched a new guide in association with Yorkshire Building Society, lifting the lid on how money troubles are affecting the wellbeing of UK workers.The Employer’s Guide to Savings is based on extensive research undertaken by Salary Finance into the importance of saving and how this directly relates ...
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Supplier articleThree ways to get people talking about mental health in the workplace
Shocking research by GRiD has highlighted that less than a fifth of companies are taking steps to manage employee stress and mental health issues. An audience poll taken during a HR Magazine webinar, has also revealed that 83% of HR professionals believe mental health pressures on employees and rates of ...
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Supplier articleThe two schemes that could offset the cost of your employee benefits
There are loads of reasons why employee benefits make financial sense for companies. The improved productivity, output, retention and recruitment can save organisations a lot of money.However, in the short-term it’s difficult to quantify these savings. Many companies see the initial figures of what it would cost to implement employee ...
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ArticleDebbie Francis: How can benefits support a suicide prevention campaign?
Ford of Britain's journey to implement a mental health strategy started in early 2017 over a cup of coffee, when a colleague and I discussed our personal experiences and how mental ill-health touches so many of us, in so many different ways. It is an issue we cannot afford to ...
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ArticleNick Barnes: How can benefits support a suicide prevention campaign?
Any employee death is a tragedy, affecting everyone around that person. When the cause of death is established as suicide, when someone takes their own life, this can cause grave emotional injury to anyone attached to that individual. With that injury comes vulnerability. Vulnerability for both employees and employers.There are ...
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ArticleGemma Bullivant: How can benefits support a suicide prevention campaign?
For a long time, mental health has been a taboo topic in the workplace, despite the fact that suicide is the leading cause of death for men aged 20 to 49 in England and Wales, according to Suicides in the UK: 2013 registrations, published by the Office for National Statistics ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Uber to discuss the importance of culture at Employee Benefits Connect 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Raashi Sikka, diversity lead at Uber, will discuss the importance of organisational culture as a foundation for strong performance and inclusiveness during her keynote address at Employee Benefits Connect 2019.The session, titled 'Culture eats strategy for breakfast: Leveraging culture to build inclusive, high-performing teams' will open the five-stream conference ...
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ArticleTwo-fifths want health insurance as an employee benefit
Two-fifths (40%) of staff want health insurance added to their benefits package, according to research by employee services business Personal Group.Its survey of 1,007 UK employees also found that 34% of respondents would like access to discounted gym memberships, while 28% would appreciate rewards linked to physical activity. A quarter ...
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ArticleMore than 1.4 million employers have completed auto-enrolment duties
More than 1.4 million (1,448,774) UK employers have completed their pensions auto-enrolment duties, as at January 2019, according to research by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).Its Declaration of compliance report: July 2012-end January 2019, which is based on information submitted by employers when they complete their declaration of compliance documentation, also ...
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OpinionPaula Bailey: Preparing for a year of landmark employment law reform in 2019
This year is set to be an eventful one in the world of employment law. The recurring theme is pay, which is likely to dominate the employment law agenda for 2019.Firstly, itemised payslips are on the agenda. From 6 April 2019, the legal right to a payslip will be extended ...
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Supplier articleWhy you should have an employee wellbeing strategy
High-performing organisations recognise the benefits of a holistic employee wellbeing programme that takes them well beyond their statutory health and safety obligations. By helping their staff commit to improving their physical and emotional health, eating well and being active, firms are reaping the rewards.Here’s our take on why you need ...