All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1224
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ArticleAsda employees receive £62 million through employee share scheme
Employees at supermarket retailer Asda have received a return from the organisation’s sharesave scheme, totalling £62 million. This affects approximately 25,000 members of staff. Sharesave schemes allow eligible employees to save directly from their salary over a set number of years, at the end of which they can either take ...
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Supplier articleWhat role is tech playing in our changing approach to employee motivation?
Technology is changing almost every aspect of our lives – and with such a dramatic pace of change, it can sometimes feel hard to keep up. But when it comes to your business, can you risk falling behind?The opportunities that technology offers are vast – particularly when it comes to ...
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Supplier articleHow to make a lasting change to your employee culture
There are many reasons that a business may feel it has to make changes to its employee culture. After all, as we have previously explored, the influence that culture has over the success or failure of a business should not be underestimated and it is therefore incredibly productive to occasionally ...
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OpinionJo Thorburn: How does social activity link to wellbeing?
At Equifax, wellbeing is fundamental to our #AtYourBest people strategy, and we recognise the important role that social activities play. When people are healthy and happy, they bring their whole selves to work and perform better.We also know that people have different things going on at different times in their ...
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ArticleGatehouse Bank appoints Lloyd
Financial services business Gatehouse Bank has appointed Amy Lloyd as its new HR business partner.In this role, Lloyd will develop the organisation’s people proposition and related policies, as well as advising staff on key HR issues.Lloyd, who will be based at Gatehouse Bank’s Milton Keynes office, has prior experience around ...
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Case StudiesDeloitte Ireland uses sports and social clubs to boost employee wellbeing
Professional services firm Deloitte Ireland currently runs 15 different sports and social clubs, available for all employees. The organisation has 2,500 employees across five locations in Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick, around 2,000 of whom are based in Dublin.Among the most popular is its running club, which has 80 ...
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AnalysisWhat role can workplace sports and social clubs have within a health and wellbeing strategy?
Need to know:Workplace sports and social clubs, such as football teams, theatre groups and chess clubs, support social wellbeing as part of a broader health and wellness strategy.Forging employee relationships away from work can improve business outcomes by encouraging creativity and collaboration.Clubs should be inclusive and not simply centre around ...
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Supplier articleBuilding the case for investing in your people
by Debra Corey, Best-Selling Author & Advisor to Reward GatewayEngaged employees drive ROI and are a huge competitive advantage. And while HR can shout it from the rooftops, it can still be a tough task to get your leadership team to give you full support for your HR initiatives.In this ...
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Supplier articleCompany car fleets by numbers
There’s nothing like the data to tell you what’s going on in the world of company cars - frequently forming part of the total reward package in the UK:75% of UK companies offering company car benefits90% of managerial employees eligible where car benefits are on offer55% provide a car45% provide ...
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ArticleTelstra offers 16 weeks of paid parental leave for 30,000 employees
Telecommunications organisation Telstra has its enhanced its parental leave benefit, offering up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for its 30,000 Australia-based employees.The enhanced leave policy, effective from 1 July 2019, enables both and male and female members of staff with at least one year of service to take ...
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Supplier articleMental health; do you know your legal responsibilities
Mental health legal responsibilityUnder the Equality Act 2010, any disability – either physical or mental – is a protected characteristic. And any problem that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your normal day-to-day activities is classified as a disability. But what about mental health problems?Well, a mental health ...
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ArticleAccordance VAT pilots four-day working week
Tax consultancy Accordance VAT is piloting a compressed four-day working week for its 140 staff in Brighton in order to improve employee wellbeing and work-life balance.The six-week pilot started on 1 July 2019 and will run until 9 August, followed by a second trial phase from 12 August 2019. Employee ...
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ArticleMap healthcare benefit trends in exclusive research for the chance to win prize draw
How is the employer's duty of care changing around employee wellbeing, and what are organisations encouraging staff to focus on in terms of individual health and wellness? What are the most popular strategies around reducing sickness absence, and what wellbeing benefits are businesses offering staff?Employee Benefits readers can now feed ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Could life leave work for all organisations?
This week, Molson Coors Brewing Company announced that it is introducing life leave for more than 2,200 employees based in the UK and Ireland. This entitles staff to take up to an additional two weeks of paid leave per year to support them through significant personal situations, such as moving ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 4-10 July 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 4 and 10 July 2019 were: Molson Coors Brewing Company launches life leave for 2,000 employeesGovernment to consult on gender pay gap metrics as part of gender equality roadmapRolls-Royce and Vodafone among FTSE 100 employers that publish parental leave policiesSalesforce, Apple ...
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ArticleMultivitamin subscription organisation to pay vitamin testers £5,000 each
Something for the weekend: Multivitamin subscription service Feel is offering to pay three job seekers £5,000 each to act as vitamin testers, to trial the effectiveness of its new multivitamin.The unusual job role will require three carb-loving candidates to maintain an existing non-balanced diet for 30 days, munching on typically ...
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Supplier articleBuilding a business case for green cars
For years, businesses have talked about corporate social responsibility and lowering their emissions. This has resulted in an upwards trend in the number of Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) being sold in the UK. Beyond lowering your organisation’s CO2 emissions, there are lots of other advantages of operating a greener fleet. ...
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ArticleWunderman Thompson pledges to support LGBTQ employees
Global digital advertising agency Wunderman Thompson has announced a pledge to support LGBTQ employees across its 1,000-strong UK workforce, focusing on inclusion within its culture, policies and infrastructure.It has announced a commitment to six key pledges around LGBTQ inclusion, with the view to honouring these before the end of 2019.The ...
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ArticleMenzies Aviation settles Heathrow pay and terms dispute with additional leave policies
Members of trade union GMB working as ground handling staff at Heathrow Airport will receive additional annual leave entitlements as part of a pay dispute settlement.Eligible employees working for airport service provider Menzies Aviation at Heathrow Airport will receive one additional day of leave backdated at four points of service: ...
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ArticleAmazon, LinkedIn, Adidas and Twitter to deliver keynotes at Employee Benefits Live
Technology and e-commerce giant Amazon, global news, social and networking sites Twitter and LinkedIn, and multinational clothing brand Adidas have been announced as the four keynote speakers at Employee Benefits Live 2019.Europe's largest dedicated reward and benefits event will take place for the 21st year on 1 and 2 October ...