All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1207
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Supplier articleWhy employee benefits are crucial to a changing workplace culture
You’re giving your employees their birthday treats and bonuses – so why the need for more employee benefits?Employee benefits operate in much smarter, interactive and more nuanced way than your usual ad-hoc treats. They may include salary sacrifice schemes, retailer discounts, cashback on shopping, and easy access to day-to-day services.Although ...
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Supplier articleHow to convince top talent with employee benefits
Imagine you’re a HR manager at a fast-growing start-up in Silicon Valley. You need to attract top talent to keep up with your company’s rate of growth but you’re surrounded by other fast-growing start-ups, tech giants and companies with worldwide reputations who can offer your candidates the same or more ...
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Article£1.68 billion paid in group risk claims in 2018
More than £1.68 billion was paid out by the group risk industry over 2018, demonstrating a £64.5 million increase on 2017, according to research by industry body Group Risk Development (Grid).The research, based on claims data from Grid’s provider members, also found that 26,505 claims were made in 2018 for ...
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Supplier articleUnderstanding financial wellbeing and creating a benchmark
Our financial wellbeing research found that money worries are affecting employee mental health, productivity, retention and absenteeism.Those with money worries are:8 times more likely to be prone to anxiety and panic attacks6 times more likely to not finish daily tasks2 times more likely to be looking for another jobTaking 1.5 ...
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ArticleLakeside North Harbour launches wellbeing initiative for 5,000 staff
Business office campus Lakeside North Harbour has launched a new wellbeing initiative for the 5,000 employees based at its Hampshire site.The #workwell initiative, implemented in April 2019, has been designed to provide Lakeside North Harbour-based organisations with a range of tools to help support employees’ physical and mental wellbeing while ...
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ArticleCrown Agents Bank to implement new benefits platform for 150 employees
Crown Agents Bank (CAB) will implement a new benefits platform in June 2019 for its 150 employees.The platform, provided by Zest Technology, has been designed to offer employees easy and flexible access to both existing and new benefits at times that are relevant to them. The platform will help CAB ...
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ArticlePark Group appoints Jones
Pre-paid gift card, multi-retailer gift voucher and digital reward organisation Park Group has appointed Claire Jones as its new group HR director.In her new role, Jones will lead on key areas of the organisation's new strategic growth plan, announced at the end of 2018. This includes helping the business relocate ...
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ArticleUK Paintball to pay summer intern £100 a week to test child-friendly paintballing guns
Something for the weekend: UK Paintball is advertising for a summer intern aged between eight and 12 to test out child-friendly paintballing guns across its 75 locations, boosting pocket money for the chosen applicant with wages of £100 a week.The junior employee, who will need to be available for work ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Health and wellbeing is high on the benefits agenda
For the second consecutive year, organisations report that the main reason they offer perks is to support the health and wellbeing of their workforce. According to our Benefits research 2019, this has overtaken recruitment and retention as the primary motivation, clearly demonstrating just how much employers are realising the value ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 25 April-1 May 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 25 April and 1 May 2019 were: Deloitte, Sky and Vodafone listed among top employers for women in 2019Co-op launches resilience programme for 300 staffCarlsberg UK and Havas Media shortlisted for Best healthcare and wellbeing benefitsBaillie Gifford introduces equal parental leave ...
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OpinionSheri Hughes: Agile working is the key to empowering parents
Bring Your Child to Work Day, typically held in April, is intended to give children an insight into the world of work and, as a one-off annual event, it can be a real tonic for employees across the board. At Michael Page, we make a day of it. In previous ...
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ArticleSandwell Council and University of Lincoln shortlisted for Best voluntary benefits
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sandwell Council and the University of Lincoln are among the organisations shortlisted in the Best voluntary benefits category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2019.This accolade will celebrate the most effective use of a voluntary benefits plan within an organisation, including staff offers that ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of managers feel confident promoting wellbeing among staff
Two-thirds (66%) of managers feel confident promoting employee wellbeing, according to research by mental health charity Mind.A survey of 43,838 employees from 105 organisations, including 15,824 staff who have management responsibilities, also found that 41% of managers believe their employer contributes to their skills in order to support employees experiencing ...
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ArticleAlmost three in 10 job descriptions promote private healthcare as a benefit
Almost three in 10 (28%) job descriptions advertise private healthcare as an employee benefit, according to research by employee experience organisation Perkbox and talent matching platform TalentPool.The research, which included analysis of 8,700 job descriptions targeting millennials and generation Z candidates in the UK over the past 12 months, as ...
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Supplier article5 ways to help employees facing retirement
By Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director at WEALTH at workIn the new world of freedom and choice in pensions, one of the most fundamental elements of employee financial wellbeing is retirement preparation. As many employees will turn to their workplace for support at this stage of their life, we have listed 5 ...
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AnalysisAdvance interest: The pensions dashboard in numbers
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Case StudiesNationwide uses technology to engage employees with pension scheme
According to Amanda Innes, pensions communications manager at Nationwide, the introduction of a pensions dashboard can only be a good thing: “By having all their information under one roof, employees will be able to see at a glance what they’re in line to get, instead of just guessing."Nationwide has, in ...
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AnalysisHow could pensions dashboards influence engagement with employee contributions?
Need to know: The pensions dashboard, due to be launched in 2019, will facilitate better engagement, but will be most effective as part of a broader communications strategy that includes face-to-face methods.In the earlier stages, the biggest attraction of the dashboard will be for consumers to track down lost pensions ...
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Supplier articleStress, money and mental health at work
Stress is a completely natural part of being a human animal. Our stress response evolved to create a series of physiological changes that enable us to react quickly when threatened.Although truly life-threatening situations are now rare for most of us, we do still encounter situations that trigger a stress response. ...