All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1214
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Case StudiesThe Taxback Group tailors health and wellbeing programme for 1,400 global employees
Global financial services organisation The Taxback Group has tailored its health and wellbeing programme, Group Life, to accommodate 1,400 employees based across 33 countries.Group Life originally launched in February 2017, during the organisation’s annual wellbeing week. The programme is structured around three pillars which form the basis for a yearly ...
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AnalysisHow to roll out healthcare and wellbeing benefits globally
Need to know:Employers looking to roll out healthcare and wellbeing benefits globally need to use culturally appropriate language to effectively engage employees across different locations.Creating a global framework that allows for local tailoring is effective for supporting geographically dispersed staff while adhering to an overall vision.Buy-in from local HR teams, ...
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ArticleAustralia to increase national minimum wage by 3%
Australia’s Fair Work Commission has determined that the country’s national minimum wage should be increased by 3%, effective from the first full pay period on 1 July 2019.The Fair Work Act 2009 requires the Expert Panel for annual wage reviews, part of the Fair Work Commission, to undertake a review ...
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ArticleANZ launches global loyalty leave policy in 24 countries
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has launched a new loyalty leave policy for staff in 24 of its operating countries, providing five days of paid leave for those with three or more years of consecutive service.The new paid leave policy, which was launched on 20 May 2019, ...
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ArticleArm and Bank of America Merrill Lynch shortlisted for Best work-life balance benefits
Technology organisation Arm, financial business Bank of America Merrill Lynch and the London Borough of Waltham Forest are among the organisations shortlisted in the Best benefits to support work-life balance category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2019.This accolade recognises an employer that has implemented benefits, policies and initiatives to flexibly ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Employee benefits keep one in six at work after 65
Around seven in 10 UK employees expect to work past the age of 65, while almost two in five anticipate retiring after they turn 75, research from Canada Life Group Insurance revealed earlier this week.More than 70% of those set to continue working beyond their 65th birthday attribute this to ...
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ArticleAmazon uses video games to engage warehouse employees
Something for the weekend: E-commerce organisation Amazon has tried to combat boredom by taking a leaf out of Mary Poppins’ book and turning work into a game, or more specifically, a video game.According to US newspaper The Washington Post, Amazon has implemented screens next to employees’ desks at five warehouses ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 23-29 May 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 23 and 29 May 2019 were: Court of Appeal rules that shared parental and maternity leaves are not comparableEXCLUSIVE: Hays re-vamps benefits platform and aligns reward with new wellbeing structureMedical couriers at The Doctors Laboratory strike in pay disputeMarks and Spencer ...
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ArticleJPMorgan Chase to pay $5 million settlement in parental leave case
Investment banking organisation JPMorgan Chase is to pay a $5 million (£3.9 million) settlement in a class action parental leave case involving fathers who claim they were denied the opportunity to take additional paid parental leave as primary caregivers.The proposed settlement, which has been arranged with The American Civil Liberties ...
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ArticleEmerald signs Time to Change pledge to create conversations around mental health
Global learning organisation Emerald has signed the Time to Change employer pledge, to encourage staff to think and act differently around mental health in the workplace, and to promote open conversations among its 500 employees across 130 countries.The Time to Change employer pledge, a social movement operated by mental health ...
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ArticleMore than a fifth would move job for a better benefits package
More than a fifth (22%) of respondents would consider changing jobs just to get a superior benefits package, according to research by employee-paid benefits provider Benni.Its War for talent report, which surveyed more than 2,000 UK employees, also found that 42% of respondents utilise employee benefits that are paid for ...
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ArticlePoll: 61% believe the minimum wage should be equal across all age groups
Employee Benefits poll: Three-fifths (61%) of respondents believe that equal pay should be available across all age groups, with a universal minimum wage.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 59 responses, also found that 14% of HR and benefits professionals do not agree with the Labour party’s proposal that ...
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ArticleSanderson Farms increases wages for hourly-paid staff
Fresh and frozen chicken production organisation Sanderson Farms has increased wages for its hourly-paid employees, resulting in a pay rise of $1 (£0.79) an hour.The pay increase, effective from 2 June 2019, will see hourly-paid employees with a tenure of at least 90 days earn $15 (£11.87) an hour.In addition, ...
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Supplier articlePlanning ahead: Four steps to creating an efficient employee reward calendar
By Debra Corey, Best-Selling Author & Advisor to Reward GatewayWe all use calendars, right? We use them to plan for our business meetings, our social events outside of work, for activities big and small that we want to prepare for or not miss. Then why don’t we do the same ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits professional of the year 2019 shortlist announced
The shortlist has been unveiled for the coveted Employee benefits professional of the year category at the Employee Benefits Awards and Summer Party 2019.This award recognises in-house HR and benefits professionals who have made a significant contribution to their organisation and to the industry as a whole.The full category shortlist ...
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ArticleAlmost three-fifths of UK employees support full pay transparency
Almost three-fifths (56%) of respondents support full pay transparency, according to research by global job site Indeed.The meaning of work, a report which analysed jobseeker trends from Indeed’s monthly visitors over the last five years and surveyed 2,008 UK employees, also found that 74% believe they can do their jobs ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Inspired Villages
The benefits offered by Inspired Villages:Pension, protection and payA defined contribution (DC) pension scheme is available for all staff through auto-enrolment; contributions are set at the statutory minimum of a monthly 5% from employees and 3% from the employer.Life insurance, at three times an employee’s base salary, is available on ...
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Supplier articleAre your company's employee benefits and culture really working together?
Employee benefits should be an extension and an expression of your company culture, but they also play a lead role in helping create and maintain it. When you work to ensure your benefits and culture are in sync, the pay-offs can be great. Working together, the two can yield higher ...
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Supplier articleHow to build organisational culture around reward and recognition
Company culture is a critical part of any business. It can be the key factor that enables or inhibits your capacity to hire and retain staff; it can impact on productivity and profitability… ultimately, it can be the difference between success and failure.The Cambridge Dictionary defines ‘culture’ as ‘the general ...