All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1237
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Supplier articleWhat is strategic recognition?
By Alexandra Powell, Director of Client Services at Reward GatewayWhen you get good at recognising those who do their job well or go above and beyond their role, employees (and your business) benefit in many ways. Strategic recognition helps create the environment for more engagement because people are getting what ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live to explore inclusion, mental health and communication
Employee Benefits Live 2019, which will take place at the ExCeL London on Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 October, will play host to speakers on a wide range of topics, including mental health, building an inclusive culture and creating effective benefits communications.On the subject of diversity and inclusion, Marc McKenna-Coles, ...
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OpinionFerdy Lovett: Key issues for employers when transferring to a DC master trust
For some time now, the governance spotlight has been focusing on defined contribution (DC) pension benefits. Some employers find it expensive and time-consuming to meet the regulatory expectations placed on their occupational DC scheme or DC section of a hybrid scheme. As a consequence, there has been a sharp increase ...
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Supplier articleHow to focus your total wellbeing efforts
In our previous articles we discussed the eight steps to create a workplace wellbeing programme and how to assess your current workplace wellbeing. Now we take a closer look at how you can focus your total wellbeing efforts to identify the gaps in your current offering to implement additional strategies.As ...
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Supplier article21 employee recognition statistics worth memorising
By Tom Conran, UK Research Manager at Reward GatewayEmployee reward and recognition (or, as we like to say, recognition and reward) has received a lot of attention in the last decade. Companies around the world are spending more than £36 billion on employee reward and recognition programmes and our research ...
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ArticleThe National Gallery awards 3% pay increase to 250 employees
London art museum The National Gallery, which employs approximately 250 members of staff, has awarded a 3% increase to the basic pay of eligible employees.The pay increases will be applied for employees’ September pay, and will be backdated to 1 April 2019.As part of the pay deal, negotiated with trade ...
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ArticleCompass staff at Blackpool NHS hospitals conduct two-day strike in pay dispute
Image credit: UnisonApproximately 300 members of staff employed by private health contractor Compass, working at NHS hospitals in Blackpool, are undertaking two days of strike action in an ongoing pay dispute.Cleaners, caterers, porters, receptionists and security staff who are employed by Compass at Blackpool NHS Teaching Hospitals, St Helens Hospital ...
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ArticleThree-quarters of UK employees are in favour of a four-day working week
Three-quarters (75%) of UK employees are in favour of a four-day working week, even if they it would mean fitting full-time hours from a five-day week into a shorter timeframe, according to research by financial comparison website KnowYourMoney.co.uk.Its survey of 2,000 UK adults in either full or part-time work also ...
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OpinionAlexander Maki: Using employee benefits to combat climate change
As concern about climate change increases around the globe, many organisations are aiming to take action.There are many ways for employers to decrease their carbon footprints, such as buying renewable energy, improving energy and fuel efficiency in their operations, and exerting influence on their supply chain. However, one underappreciated strategy ...
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AnalysisCan employee benefits be used to counter climate change?
Need to know:Increasing climate change awareness and the introduction of government targets are leading employers to review what can be done within their organisations.Some are changing the slant of their benefits schemes by promoting these differently to employees, highlighting the environmental impact more prominently.Incentives can be used to create day-to-day ...
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Case StudiesManchester University NHS Foundation Trust incentivises sustainable behaviours
In May 2019, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust launched a new sustainability programme in order to encourage behavioural change among its 20,000 employees.The trust was keen to engage its workforce with the idea of improving their actions around sustainability and wellbeing, however, with such a large workforce, spread over multiple ...
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Case StudiesBishop Fleming uses sustainability actions to attract and retain employees
Accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has aligned its organisational vision and values with those that are important to its employees, creating a strong focus on sustainability and climate change actions.In January 2019, the organisation began a plastic-free initiative led by an employee group, Bright Futures. As a result, Bishop Fleming has ...
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OpinionTony Pugh: Global challenges and solutions for DC pensions and financial wellbeing
A global financial wellbeing programme that takes into account localised pensions legislation, different taxation regimes and myriad different savings products might sound more like solving a Rubik’s Cube than building a benefits strategy.However, the DC pension and financial wellbeing global employee survey, published by Aon in June 2019, shows that, ...
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Supplier articleA step-by-step template to build your ideal recognition programme
By Alexandra Powell, Director of Client Services at Reward GatewayIf you haven't already begun thinking about the importance of employee recognition in the workplace, it's time to start. A recent survey points to 82% of employees naming praise and recognition as a key factor in helping them improve their job ...
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ArticleQBE New Zealand equalises and enhances paid parental leave for 210 staff
Insurance organisation QBE New Zealand has equalised its parental leave policy, enabling all new parents to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave within the first 24 months of their child’s birth.The enhanced paid parental leave initiative, called Share the Care, was announced in August 2019 and will be ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds believe choosing their working hours would boost productivity
Almost two-thirds (65%) of employees who do not currently have access to flexible working arrangements feel they would be more motivated and productive if they could choose their own hours, according to research by co-working organisation The Brew by rent24.The survey of 1,000 professionals also found that 65% believe that ...
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ArticleThree-fifths of staff at Slug and Lettuce, Walkabout and more enrol in flexible pay
More than three-fifths (63%) of hourly-paid staff at pub group Stonegate Pubs, which operates 772 UK venues under brands that include Be At One, Slug and Lettuce and Walkabout, have enrolled to use a new flexible pay benefit since its launch in April 2019.The financial benefit, provided by Wagestream in ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 22-28 August 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 22 and 28 August 2019 were: Tesco becomes first CIPD-accredited People Development PartnerTPR used auto-enrolment enforcement powers 23,409 times in Q2Friends superfan could earn $1,000 for watching 60 episodes as show turns 25Compass staff at Blackpool NHS hospitals conduct two-day strike ...
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ArticleTaylor Swift is highest-paid woman in music with more than double Beyoncé's income
Something for the weekend: American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift definitely does not have a Blank Space in her bank account, as Forbes has ranked the 29-year-old as the world’s highest-paid woman in music.Swift tops the 2019 list, ‘The World’s Highest-Paid Women in Music’, with earnings amounting to a cool ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid compares benefits
I am beginning to think there is a sign above my head that says ‘Can I help you?’ yet really I don’t want to help anyone at all.First up is the legal director, Nigel. He wants me to look at the employment contracts of an acquisition we’ve just made. What ...