All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1216
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ArticleRolls-Royce completes pensioner buy-in transaction to insure £4.1bn pension liabilities
Engineering organisation Rolls-Royce has completed a pensioner buy-in transaction with Legal and General Assurance Society, totalling £4.1 billion.The policy insures the pension liabilities, worth around £4.1 billion, for 33,000 pensioner members of the Rolls-Royce UK Pension Fund, which has a total of 76,000 members. In addition, approximately £4.6 billion of ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 30 May-5 June 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 May and 5 June 2019 were: JPMorgan Chase to pay $5 million settlement in parental leave caseEmployee Benefits professional of the year 2019 shortlist announcedGH London employees at Heathrow Airport awarded a 9.1% pay riseANZ launches global loyalty leave policy ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid examines HR policies
I am still reeling from the shock. Big Bad Boss has called me in and said they (presumably the Higher Beings on the third floor) want me to update the intranet. What all of it? Big Bad Boss seems to think so. He waves my concerns away with the back ...
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ArticleConsumers’ association recommends new mothers receive a £2,000 pension bonus
Consumers’ association and charity Which? has recommended that new mothers receive a £2,000 pension bonus to help mitigate the gender pensions gap.In its Top up the pots: Achieving adequate retirement incomes with automatic enrolment report, conducted with the Pensions Policy Institute and published in June 2019, Which? proposesd that new ...
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ArticleSheriff’s captain loses job for using jail inmates to build workplace barbecue
Something for the weekend: With the warmer weather advancing, increasing numbers of employees are daydreaming about firing up the barbie after work. Meanwhile, employers are ever more aware of the need for breakout spaces, down time and social events to boost wellbeing and create a positive work-life balance among staff.However, ...
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OpinionDr Alison Carter: Mindfulness can help support good mental health
With mental and physical health sharing different sides of the same wellbeing coin, it is perhaps unsurprising that organisations ranging from primary schools to the Royal Navy are exploring the potential benefits of mindfulness.There would seem to be an opportunity to create a culture of mindful awareness within organisations aiming ...
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ArticleWho will win at the Employee Benefits Awards 2019?
The winners of the 17th annual Employee Benefits Awards, sponsored by Aon, will be unveiled today (Friday 7 June 2019).BT, Havas Media, Goodman Masson, Lendlease, University of Lincoln, Royal Mail Group, Siemens, Sky, Three UK and Virgin Active are among the employers shortlisted for recognition at this year’s event, which ...
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ArticleKavitha Sivasubramaniam: Identifying the right mental health support
As our Mental Health Week, in association with Benenden Health, draws to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the trends and issues currently shaping this area of the benefits market.The issue of mental health has slowly been climbing its way up employers’ agendas, with an increasing ...
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OpinionHelen Smith: Workplace mental health - how to be caring, not just compliant
The average person today is said to spend roughly a third of their life at work, so it is no surprise that the environment we work in can have a huge impact on our wellbeing. In fact, the World Health Organisation stated in May 2019 that negative work environments can ...
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AnalysisHow mental health approaches can be targeted to workforce demographics
Need to know:Various factors, such as age, gender and job role, can influence the amount and type of mental wellbeing support needed by employees. Some influences, such as the impact of home working, might be less obvious.Offering a wide variety of support systems can help reach more employees, but will ...
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Case StudiesCharlton Morris uses employee surveys to tailor mental health workshops
Executive search firm Charlton Morris ensures that its mental health workshops are tailored to its millennial workforce by conducting staff surveys using its internal communications platform.The organisation, which has 63 employees all under the age of 35 across Denmark, the UK and the US, launched the workshops in April 2019 ...
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Supplier articleWhy balance is crucial to employee recognition strategy
By Debra Corey, Best-Selling Author & Advisor to Reward GatewayBalance is one of those words we use a lot in Human Resources. In fact we often have it as a key objective of one or more of our HR programmes. But what exactly does it mean, and how do we ...
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ArticleBNP Paribas wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 2019
International banking organisation BNP Paribas was awarded the coveted Grand Prix title at the Employee Benefits Awards 2019.The organisation was lauded for its innovative use of technology and its future-thinking approach to benefits communications, which culminated in impressive engagement and take-up statistics.The Grand Prix is awarded to the winner of ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Almost nine in 10 employers feel responsibility to provide financial wellbeing
EXCLUSIVE: Almost nine in 10 (88%) HR and benefit professionals have stated that it is their responsibility to provide support to employees on financial wellbeing, according to research by Smarterly.Realigning the workplace savings offering to meet the needs of millennials, which surveyed 1,248 employees and 508 HR professionals in the ...
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ArticleWincanton awards 19% pay increase for Kettering-based Argos warehouse staff
Around 155 staff based at an Argos warehouse in Kettering, employed by logistics organisation Wincanton, will receive a 19% pay increase by 2022.The pay deal, which was negotiated with trade union Unite, has been designed to equalise pay among the 300 members of staff based at an Argos warehouse in ...
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OpinionElaine Rossall: Workplaces that encourage activity can improve employee wellbeing
Once, the office was a fairly uniform place. We turned up in similar outfits, working in similar grey offices and then we would head home. Working life was largely sedentary, and for many it still is.However, the very best modern offices not only look and feel different to those of ...
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AnalysisWhat impact can the physical workplace have on mental health?
Need to know:Employers should consider a wide range of factors, from lighting to floorplan, when considering the impact of the workplace on mental health. Above all, it is important to provide employees with variety and choice.On-site wellness initiatives and dedicated wellbeing rooms can be helpful, but should be provided as ...
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Case StudiesDynamo uses its working environment to improve employees' mental wellbeing
Creating the right physical work environment for people with different needs can be challenging, but digital communications firm Dynamo proves that sometimes all it takes is simple touches and a culture of care.When it comes to considering how the physical space can affect wellness, Emma Cross, operations director at Dynamo, ...
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ArticleSalesforce, Gap and PayPal UK among 2019’s Best Workplaces in the UK
Adobe, Gap, Goodman Masson, Salesforce (pictured), and PayPal UK are among the organisations that have been acknowledged on the UK’s Best Workplaces 2019 list, compiled by the Great Place to Work Institute.The Best Workplaces list is based on results from a workplace culture audit, completed by organisations’ HR departments, which ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: A quarter provide shares or share options to staff
EXCLUSIVE: Since 2018, there has been little change when it comes to the proportion of respondents that offer shares or share options to staff, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Benefits research 2019, which canvassed the views of 290 HR professionals and was published in May 2019, found that 25% ...