All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 120
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Article12% of online job adverts listed health-related perks
Just 12% of roles posted online listed health-related perks such as private healthcare, wellbeing perks or life insurance as part of an employment package, according to research by Plasma by Medichecks.The pathology testing platform looked at more than 5,500 online job adverts within the education, finance, government and public sector, ...
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ArticleKraft Heinz gains great workplace certification in 16 countries
Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.comFood business Kraft Heinz has received great workplace certification in 16 of its operating countries due to the way it values and treats its employees.The certification was set up by global authority on workplace culture Great Place to Work, and is based on its Trust Index survey, ...
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ArticleAMS accredited as age-inclusive employer
Global talent solutions business AMS has attained age-inclusive accredited employer status after signing a charter of commitments to support staff over the age of 50 in the workplace.Established by 55/Redefined, an organisation that helps businesses attract and engage employees over 50, the charter covers how to ensure hiring processes are ...
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ArticleLampton Group names new group head of people and culture
Lampton Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the London Borough of Hounslow that provides commercial and residential services to the area, has recruited Claire Clifford as group head of people and culture.In her new role, Clifford will support the group’s objectives to provide positive social and economic outcomes for the ...
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Supplier articleFrog Systems chooses Bupp as benefits partner
Frog Systems has further expanded its wellbeing support for employees by partnering with the Bupp membership programme to offer regular discounts to users of its streaming service Ashia. Employees whose companies subscribe to Ashia will receive money off everyday wellbeing products and treats, without having to earn ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Nominet's total reward approach supports employees' needs
Employee Benefits/Nominet podcast interviewListen: In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Beverley Hamblet-Bowes, director of HR at Nominet, talks about how the organisation takes a total reward approach to benefits, and how it ensures that it is fair and consistent among all employee groups.Hamblet-Bowes explains that Nominet's aim is ...
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Case StudiesBenefits on offer at Nominet
The benefits offered by Nominet:PensionsA group personal pension (GPP) scheme for all employees.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) for all employees, employer funded. Employees can add dependents at personal cost.Health screening.Health cash plan for all employees. Employer funded, but employees can opt for a higher level of cover at personal ...
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ArticleTesco introduces paid leave for kinship carers
Tesco has introduced a raft of new family-friendly policies, including paid kinship leave for employees responsible for caring for relatives’ children. Employees who have obtained a Special Guardianship Order from a family court will be able to take 26 weeks’ kinship leave on full pay. The retailer ...
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ArticleThe Eden Hotel Collection enhances employee benefits package
Hotel group The Eden Hotel Collection has enhanced its employee benefits offering to further support its 350 UK staff across all of its hotels.Its new Return to Work Support Scheme gives staff an additional £200 per month for the first six months after returning from maternity leave, while a £1,200 ...
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Supplier articleNew research highlights the need for financial wellbeing to move from tactical to strategic thinking.
The Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) in association with WEALTH at work has launched the second in its series of workplace research – Financial Wellbeing Research 2023*, with responses from almost 200 companies representing over 1.5 million employees. Risks to financial wellbeing It found that many ...
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ArticlePhoenix Group introduces Midlife MOT tool
Long-term savings and retirement business Phoenix Group has launched a Midlife MOT programme to help its employees make better decisions about work, wealth and wellbeing.The initiative is part of a wider response to the 2017 independent state pension age review’s recommendation for employers and the government to offer access to ...
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Supplier article6 proven tips to improve employee survey response rates
Employee surveys are the gateway to understanding your team’s feelings, needs, concerns, and big ideas. In this article, we’ll reveal six proven tips to not only boost response rates but also dive deeper into why they matter so much. After all, higher response rates mean richer data ...
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OpinionChristopher Hitchins: The impact of The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023
In a bid to address the new types of working patterns that are associated with the gig economy, the government’s long-awaited private members’ bill entitled The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 has received Royal Assent in the House of Lords.The bill, which forms part of the government’s 2017 ...
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Supplier articleEMPLOYEE BENEFITS: GET MORE FOR LESS WITH EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS
Employees are turning to their employer for support during the cost-of-living crisis, and your next potential rising star is comparing your employee benefits offering to your competition. A cost-effective and sustainable employee benefits offering is more important than ever – read on to discover how our employee ...
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ArticleHassell enhances parental leave benefits
Global architecture firm Hassell has enhanced its parental leave benefits in order to pave the way for a more balanced and inclusive workforce.Effective now, the comprehensive parental leave policy offers 16 weeks of paid leave to all parents, irrespective of their role as primary or secondary carers. It also extends ...
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ArticleUK employee absence rates reach highest level in a decade
UK employees were absent an average of 7.8 days over the past year, the highest level in over a decade and two days more than the pre-pandemic rate of 5.8 days, according to new research.The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the professional body for HR and people development, ...
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ArticleMetro Bank signs Race at Work Charter
Metro Bank has signed the Race at Work Charter as part of its commitment to improve equal opportunities for black, Asian, mixed race and ethnically diverse staff.The charter, which was launched in 2018 by Business in the Community, builds on the 2017 McGregor-Smith Review, which found that people from black, ...
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ArticleAmanda Childs: What does the future hold for hybrid working?
The way in which we choose to perform our work is evolving at a faster rate than ever before. We are increasingly more exposed to differing human insights and practices through neuroscience. Alongside this, we experience new and different digital capabilities in ways that simply just creep up on us.Organisational ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of employers do not offer reproductive care benefits
Employee Benefits poll: Almost two-thirds (62.5%) of organisations do not offer any kind of reproductive care benefits, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers.Almost two in 10 (18.75%) offer their workforce adoption support and 12.5% provide IVF support. Meanwhile, 6.25% offer more than one of the above options and ...
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ArticleJ Murphy and Sons and Ovo to discuss best places to work at Employee Benefits Live 2023
Dawn Moore (pictured), group director of people and communications at J Murphy and Sons and Julia Diggs, director of people experience at Ovo, will take part in a panel about the best places to work at Employee Benefits Live 2023.Titled What makes a company ‘the best place to work’?, the ...