All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1250
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ArticleJaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin Lagonda support disability inclusion
Automotive organisations Jaguar Land Rover (pictured), Jardine Motors and Aston Martin Lagonda are the latest international businesses to sign global disability inclusion commitment, The Valuable 500, operated by business campaign group #valuable.The Valuable 500, launched in January 2019, is a year-long, global campaign that is asking 500 private sector organisations ...
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Supplier articleA look inside the evolution to modern employee rewards
by James Wigley, Employee Engagement Consultant at Reward Gateway The way we reward employees has evolved significantly in the last decade. Despite a rise in pay across the UK, the average worker in Britain still earns less than they did a decade ago after inflation, according to a recent study.The ...
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Supplier articleSupport work life balance with flexible working for your employees
This week, 7-11 October 2019, celebrates National Work Life Week. Your ability to maintain a work life balance can be affected by many factors relating to your workplace and working conditions including:The flexibility and quantity of hours that you work;Sick and holiday leave provisions;Availability of support structures within the workplace ...
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OpinionKevin Jones: When should voluntary overtime be accounted for in holiday pay?
Under the Working Time Directive, all employees have the right to a minimum of four weeks paid annual leave. In other words, staff must receive their normal pay while on holiday.However, in June 2019, the N Flowers and others v East of England Ambulance Trust case, heard at the Court ...
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Supplier articleThe rise of social wellbeing – and how employers can support it
Widespread digitalisation, the rise of the gig economy and increasingly flexible working patterns all have their benefits. However, they are contributing to increasing social isolation within the workforce.Many employees face anxiety over their social connectedness, which can often translate into concern regarding relationships with colleagues and loved ones. Our latest ...
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Supplier articleSeven ways moments of employee recognition can fuel your employer brand
by Catrin Lewis, Head of Global Engagement and Internal Communications at Reward GatewaySharing moments of recognition internally is powerful — the right kind of employee recognition reinforces what great work looks like to drive business value, helps spread best practice with examples of how to recognise others and help employees ...
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Supplier articleFive common group critical illness cover myths
Research shows that 63% of SME bosses worry their staff may face a benefits protection gap in comparison with workers at larger firms. Yet only 18% of SMEs offer group critical illness cover – making it the least popular group protection cover.1 But why?We debunk five of the top myths ...
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ArticleSavills gains living wage accreditation
Property advice organisation Savills has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation has committed to paying its 6,300 permanent UK-based employees, as well as any third-party contractors, at least the voluntary living wage rate of £10.55 an hour for staff working in London, or ...
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ArticleWeave launches life coaching benefit for 550 employees
Communications organisation Weave has launched a new employer-paid life coaching benefit for its 550 Utah-based employees.The optional life coaching benefit, provided by WLJ Advisors, will be rolled out for all employees in conjunction with World Mental Health Day on Thursday 10 October 2019; executive and senior leaders have already been ...
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Supplier article4 Stress-Busting Forms of Exercise
Exercise is a form of physical stress on our bodies, but can physical stress actually relieve mental stress?‘Rest and relaxation’ is a common expression used by many, especially at the end of a busy working day. Although rest really can be relaxing, the phrase often leads people to overlook the ...
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ArticleAmerican Express and Pinsent Masons recognised as top family-friendly employers
Financial services organisation American Express (pictured), professional services business Deloitte, educational institution Imperial College, and law firm Pinsent Masons are among the UK organisations recognised in the Top employers for working families list, compiled by work-life balance charity Working Families.The annual list assesses UK organisations using Working Families’ benchmarking process; ...
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ArticleDaisuke Nishihara: What are the implications of the cryptocurrency pay movement?
In February 2018, we at the Tokyo-based GMO Internet Group introduced a system that enables our employees to receive part of their salaries in bitcoin for the March pay period, if they wish to do so.This system was established with the aim of encouraging employees to improve their cryptocurrency literacy, ...
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ArticleKam Dhillon: What are the implications of the cryptocurrency pay movement?
Cryptocurrency is a rapidly evolving niche that, frankly, has the potential to shake up the global banking system. Indeed, financial markets, industry and technology are evolving rapidly, and the cryptocurrency pay movement is indicative of this innovation.The movement is particularly beneficial for those who do not have access to traditional ...
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ArticleTim Bird: What are the implications of the cryptocurrency pay movement?
In August 2019, New Zealand became the first country to legally back organisations paying employees in digital, rather than fiat, currencies.Crypto wage payment has been happening in South Africa, Australia and Japan for some time, although without explicit support from tax authorities, and NFL football stars in the US recently ...
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ArticleHelen Hargreaves: What are the implications of the cryptocurrency pay movement?
With the gig economy changing the work landscape, it is hardly surprising that the financial landscape, and how workers may be paid in the future, is also under scrutiny. With this in mind, are crypto-payments a likely next step?There are already platforms available which make it possible for employees to ...
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Supplier articleWhy is financial wellbeing so important?
Money matters affect us all at some point during our lifetime. They can become all-encompassing and change the way we live our lives at home and at work.What factors impact financial wellbeing?Have you ever considered how money concerns affect your employees and their productivity in your workplace?Employers are in a ...
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Supplier articleFinancial wellbeing & pre-emptive education
Gethin Nadin, Director of Employee WellbeingA 2019 report by StepChange called ‘Life Happens’ found that a significant life change, (like separation from a partner, falling ill or becoming a carer) most heavily affects those at highest risk of debt. Typically, we’re talking about parents, renters and low-earners. Almost half (45%) ...
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Supplier article14 ways eCards help build an amazing culture of recognition
by Megan Gough, Head of Client Success at Reward GatewayeCards are an easy way to build a culture of continuous recognition for your employees. By customising them to fit your culture and brand, you can use eCards to say a simple "thank you," recognise specific achievements like hitting a quarterly ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Two-fifths have a strategy in place to reduce sickness absence
EXCLUSIVE: Although the proportion of organisations that have an absence reduction strategy in place (39%) has not shifted since last year, employers do continue to rapidly adapt and change their approach to sickness absence, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2019 surveyed 202 HR decision ...
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ArticleMore than four-fifths of British employees find sleep is affected by work pressures
More than four-fifths of British employees report that their sleep has been affected by work pressures, while a 80% have struggled to focus on their home lives, according to research by Microsoft.The research, which surveyed 2,273 British employees between 9 and 11 September 2019, also found that 33% of respondents ...