All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1200
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ArticleHogan Lovells reports 12.3% gender and 11.2% ethnicity pay gaps
Image credit: ALMInternational law firm Hogan Lovells has reported a 12.3% mean gender pay gap among employees, excluding partners. It has also voluntarily chosen to report its ethnicity pay gap data, finding an 11.2% mean difference.Ahead of the second reporting deadline on 4 April 2019, Hogan Lovells is one of ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Arup launches digital financial wellbeing tool for 5,700 UK staff
EXCLUSIVE: Multinational engineering and design organisation Arup has launched a digital financial wellness tool for its 5,700 UK employees.The online tool, which was launched on 22 March 2019, will be provided to UK-based staff, who are spread across 16 offices, for one year. Following this period, Arup plans to assess ...
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ArticleFSCS extends maternity and paternity leave for parents of premature babies
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), an independent and statutory compensation scheme for customers of authorised financial services firms, has extended its maternity and paternity leave provision for 191 employees, to accommodate and support staff whose children are born prematurely.The fully-paid extended maternity leave initiative, effective from April 2019, enables ...
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ArticleKellogg's promotes Lamont
Cereal manufacturer Kellogg's has promoted Ben Lamont from talent and diversity director for Europe to HR director, UK and Ireland.In his new role, Lamont, who has nine years of HR experience, will lead Kellogg's people agenda for its UK and Ireland business, focusing on recruitment, talent management, leadership development and ...
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Supplier articleReward and recognition and the rise of AI: don’t treat your staff like robots
Like it or not, we are currently in the grip of what has become known as the ‘fourth industrial revolution’. Just as steam once transformed industry, now data and artificial intelligence (AI) are revolutionising the way we work. And for some, the changes this will bring will be stark. A ...
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Supplier article3 steps to building an employee recognition strategy
Developing a culture of recognition in which employees are genuinely acknowledged for their contributions, is more important than ever to maintain productivity, profitability, and retention of key employees. Employers can gain the edge over competition by establishing a culture of employee recognition that engages ...
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OpinionJo Moffatt: Benefits packages need engaging communications to be a success
Spending time and money setting up a great benefits package, designed with the needs of an employee audience in mind, is just the beginning. Fail to communicate it properly, and employers might as well not have bothered.Poor communications mean wasted money, wasted time, and not to mention a singularly wasted ...
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AnalysisHow to help employees manage their take-home pay when in a salary sacrifice scheme
Need to know:Automation and payroll tools can flag if an employee is at risk of falling below the minimum wage because of salary sacrifice, but employers should be wary of becoming overly reliant on such technology.Employee communications must illustrate clearly what the effect of salary sacrifice will be on pay, ...
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Case StudiesUK Power Networks clearly communicates salary sacrifice rules to employees
When it comes to salary sacrifice, electricity distribution organisation UK Power Networks has traditionally been risk averse from a tax perspective, according to Steve Remnant, head of reward and HR services. This means that the government’s moves to limit salary-based benefits have had limited day-to-day impact.“I think that, overall, employers ...
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ArticleDiageo introduces 26 weeks of paid parental leave for UK staff
Global alcoholic beverage supplier Diageo has introduced a new parental leave policy for its 4,500 UK employees, enabling male and female staff to receive 26 weeks of leave at full pay.The policy, implemented on 3 April 2019, allows employees in the UK to take 52 weeks of parental leave, with ...
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ArticleMcAfee achieves global gender pay parity across 7,100 staff
Global cybersecurity organisation McAfee has achieved gender pay parity across its 7,100 employees worldwide.McAfee conducted an audit of employee pay in March 2019, which covered its entire workforce, based across 45 countries. This analysis identified gender pay gaps in nine countries. To address this, McAfee invested $4 million (approximately £3 ...
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ArticleFCC Environment staff have awarded recognition 1,300 times since October 2018
UK-based waste and resource management organisation FCC Environment (FCC) has seen its employees award 1,300 instances of social recognition since October 2018 via its online recognition programme.FCC, which employees 2,400 staff across 200 sites, launched its online recognition portal in October 2018 to help improve engagement and align with its ...
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ArticleNexia International hosts health and wellbeing workshop
Global network for independent accounting and consulting firms Nexia International has hosted a health and wellbeing workshop for 13 of its 16 employees.Nexia International held the workshop in conjunction with provider Let’s Get Healthy in February 2019; it was designed to introduce the organisation’s approach to wellbeing, and will form ...
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OpinionJane Hannon: Employers must be aware of new payslip requirements
With the ever-increasing focus on Brexit, employers could be forgiven for losing track of some important domestic reforms to employment law, quickly looming on the horizon. One of these, a requirement to provide payslips to workers and not just employees, comes into force on 6 April 2019 and applies to ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 28 March-3 April 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 28 March and 3 April 2019 were: National living wage increases by 5% in April 2019EXCLUSIVE: Arup launches digital financial wellbeing tool for 5,700 UK staffEXCLUSIVE: The Gym Group sees employees save £100,000 through retail discounts platformRedrow launches mental health campaign ...
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ArticleVibrant Vegan Company seeks director of taste
Image caption: @vibrantvegancoSomething for the weekend: Vegan meal delivery subscription service Vibrant Vegan Company is seeking a new director of taste to join its team, offering a salary of £50,000 a year and worldwide travel to flavour hotspots such as India, Japan and Mexico.Vibrant Vegan Company, which provides weekly vegan ...
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Supplier articleState of Employee Engagement 2019
TerryberryReward is teaming up with HR.com to conduct a survey on the State of Employee Engagement in 2019. Various sources indicate that overall workforce employee engagement levels have remained stagnant. This state of the industry study will attempt to find out why. The study will examine everything ...
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Supplier articleRecord levels of diabetes sufferers increase need for regular eye testing
Jeremy ChadwickOne in 10 people in the UK over the age of 40 now has Type 2 diabetes while 4.7 million people are living with all types of diabetes, according to new research released by the Diabetes UK charity.The new figures show that in 2017 a total of 202,665 people ...
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Supplier articleDemystifying the Employee Experience
The concept of the employee experience is one that has become somewhat of a buzzword in the HR space since its initial conception in 2017. Some even say that it shaped the world of HR as we see it today. For those who are unsure as to what the employee ...
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ArticleGovernment approves phased implementation of pensions dashboard
The government has approved a phased introduction of the pensions dashboard, advising that pension schemes need to start preparing now in order to hit a three to four year delivery timeline.Yesterday (Thursday 4 April 2019), the government published its response to the Pensions dashboards: Working together for the consumer consultation, ...