All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1198
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ArticleGovernment recommends cap on executives’ total remuneration to encourage fairer pay
The Business, Energy and Industry Strategy (BEIS) Committee recommends that employers’ remuneration committees should set, publish and explain an absolute cap on executives’ annual total remuneration in order to encourage fairer pay practices.In its Executive rewards: paying for success report, published on 26 March 2019, the BEIS Committee states that ...
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ArticleGender pensions gap grew to £126 in 2018
Women saved an average of £126 less than men into their workplace pensions in 2018, putting aside £433 on average, compared to the £559 saved by their male counterparts, according to research by workplace pension provider Now: Pensions.Its analysis of the 1.7 million members saving into its pension scheme found ...
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ArticleGovernment recommends cap on executives’ total remuneration
The Business, Energy and Industry Strategy (BEIS) Committee has recommended that employers’ remuneration committees should set, publish and explain an absolute cap on executives’ annual total remuneration, in order to encourage fairer pay practices.In its Executive rewards: Paying for success report, published on 26 March 2019, the BEIS Committee states ...
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OpinionJane Crosby: Change in the workplace and how to avoid conflict
In times of uncertainty, organisations facing falling profits have to find a means of reducing their overheads to ensure their continuing survival.Employees are usually the most important and expensive resource for a business. When all other efficiency savings have been made, the difficult decision to reduce employee numbers may need ...
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Case StudiesYMCA Greater Charlotte uses mobile app to connect with staff in times of uncertainty
The YMCA of Greater Charlotte, North Carolina, employs approximately 5,000 people, across 19 full-sized branches and two year-round overnight camps. The majority are part-time staff running programmes, such as working with children, running sports activities or teaching swimming lessons.Previously, when changes occurred or during periods of uncertainty, the organisation relied ...
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AnalysisHow to support employees through uncertainty and change
Need to know: Whether political instability, economic downturn or organisational change, employers need to ensure that they soften the negative effects of uncertainty on employees.Positive behaviours, such as financial stability and psychological resilience need to be embedded in advance to be fully effective.Clear, deliberate and open communications will help ensure ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Inspired Villages to launch recognition programme for 220 staff
EXCLUSIVE: Luxury retirement village organisation Inspired Villages is set to launch a recognition programme on 22 April 2019 for its 220 UK staff, to help embed and bring to life the business’ five new values.The new recognition programme, provided by Reward Gateway, will offer both top-down and peer-to-peer instant rewards ...
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ArticleEducation Institute of Scotland members vote to accept three-year pay deal
Members of teachers’ trade union the Education Institute of Scotland (EIS) have voted to accept a three-year pay deal, which will increase their pay by 13.5%.The pay deal, proposed by the Scottish government, will provide a backdated 3% pay increase effective from April 2018, a 7% pay rise in April ...
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ArticleSeven in 10 would look for new job if their employer had an unfair gender pay gap
Almost seven in 10 (68%) European employees state that they would consider looking for a new job if they discovered an unfair gender pay gap at their organisation, according to research by human resources management software organisation ADP.Its Workforce view in Europe 2019 report, which surveyed 10,585 employees across France, ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Attitudes towards gender pay are changing
This week, we reported that almost seven in 10 employees in Europe would contemplate leaving their organisation if they knew it had an unfair gender pay gap.Interestingly, the research, carried out by HR management software organisation ADP, found that this figure rose to four in five among 16 to 34 ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 21-27 March 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 21 and 27 March 2019 were: Employment tribunal rules in favour of Pimlico Plumbers in employment status caseWilliam Hill launches physical and mental wellbeing campaignClifford Chance reports ethnicity, sexuality and disability pay gaps alongside genderEvents organisation offers 'Brexit rage room' as ...
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ArticlePoll: Two-fifths cite lack of leadership buy in as the main barrier to flexible working
Employee Benefits poll: Approximately two-fifths (39%) of respondents cite a lack of leadership buy-in as the main barrier to introducing flexible working at their organisation.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 84 responses, also found that 37% believe organisational culture hampers the introduction of flexible arrangements, while 20% state ...
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Supplier articleQuality of life benefits
From the name, employee benefits might be seen as something which benefits only the employee. However, with 69% of workers saying they’re more likely to apply for a new role that offers them good benefits, employee benefits schemes can prove to be just as beneficial to the employer.How can benefits ...
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Supplier articleDoes your employee benefits package meet the changing needs of your employees?
The needs of employees are changing all the time. Why? Because macro-environmental factors such as the economy, politics, the law, technology etc. are always changing and while companies need to be aware of these changes from a business perspective, they also need to be aware of how it affects their ...
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ArticleParenting tasks and skills could be worth a salary of £263,587 per year
Something for the weekend: Everyone knows that parents can bring an abundance of new skills into the workplace when they return from leave, but what if their childcare and home-keeping responsibilities were able to earn them a wage?According to a new tool from greeting card organisation Funky Pigeon, released in ...
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Supplier articleResearch: The Effect of Peer-to-Peer Recognition
How effective is peer-to-peer internal recognition? Can external recognition from customers or clients be beneficial? A research paper from Harvard Business School titled “Seeking to Belong: How the Words of Internal and External Beneficiaries Influence Performance” examined just that. Here we’ll look into what the research found and how companies ...
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ArticleMore than a quarter with cancer receive no support to help them return to work
More than a quarter (27%) of employees diagnosed with cancer state that they received no support to help them return to work, according to research by charity Macmillan Cancer Support.Its survey of 1,507 individuals who were in work when diagnosed also found that 10% felt pressured to return before they ...
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ArticleRedrow launches mental health campaign for 2,300 staff
Housebuilding organisation Redrow is today (Friday 29 March 2019) launching a new mental health campaign for the 2,300 employees and approximately 18,600 subcontractors working with the business.The campaign, called Mind Your Head, has been designed to support employees and subcontractors with their mental health, providing education as well as encouraging ...
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ArticleSociete Generale Singapore enhances parental leave for 271 staff
Financial services organisation Societe Generale has enhanced its maternity and parental leave provision for 271 staff based in Singapore.The parental benefits, effective from 1 March 2019, have been designed to increase the support available to female employees when it comes to juggling work and home lives, as well as to ...