All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1251
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ArticleContinuum Attractions trains mental health first aiders ahead of wellbeing month
Visitor attraction organisation Continuum Attractions has trained 16 mental health first aiders as part of its new mental health awareness strategy.The mental health awareness strategy, which launched this month (October 2019), aims to incentivise Continuum Attractions’ 450 employees to be aware of their own and each other’s mental health. This ...
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ArticlePublicis Groupe UK gives 5,000 staff the day off for World Mental Health Day
Public relations organisation Publicis Groupe UK has given its 5,000 UK-based employees the day off today (Thursday 10 October 2019) in recognition of World Mental Health Day.The day of leave aims to encourage staff to concentrate on their personal health and wellbeing.The initiative forms part of the organisation’s ‘Headline: Let’s ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 3-9 October 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 3 and 9 October 2019 were: Employee Benefits Live 2019 speaker slidesEXCLUSIVE: Royal Bank of Scotland and SAP approach wellbeing holistically Punter Southall Aspire acquires employee benefits division at BDOHigh Court rules that equalising state pension age is non-discriminatory Brazilian law ...
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ArticlePoll: 77% of organisations do not have a strategy to address the menopause
Employee Benefits poll: More than three-quarters (77%) of Employee Benefits readers do not have a strategy in place at their organisations to address the menopause, or to support female staff who may be experiencing menopausal symptoms.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 33 responses, also found that 15% have ...
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ArticlePearl Abyss pilots matchmaking membership allowance for single staff
Something for the weekend: Korea-based game development organisation Pearl Abyss has launched a matchmaking membership allowance to support single staff looking for love.The new benefit, which launched in September 2019, is being piloted with five anonymous employees; each individual will receive up to 3 million won (£2,049.49) to allow them ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid looks at pension investments
Smarmy Consulting have invited us for an investment review meeting. Well, actually, they invited just me, but as it is to be held in the Gherkin, Big Bad Boss decided to come along too. At least this means we can share responsibility for any difficult decisions.I arrive early to take ...
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Supplier articleWork-life balance and mental health
With this week being National Work Life Week and today being World Mental Health Day, what better time to talk about the positive effects of a healthy work-life balance on emotional wellbeing?The pressure of a demanding work culture in the UK, alongside that of keeping up with your personal life, ...
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ArticleCostain appoints Catherine Warbrick
Construction and engineering organisation Costain has appointed Catherine Warbrick as group HR director and a member of its executive board.Warbrick first joined Costain in 2006 and has held a number of senior leadership roles during her tenure, including director of learning and development and corporate responsibility as well as investor ...
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Supplier articlePhysical wellbeing: Navigating mental wellbeing and inclusion
Lorelei BowmanWe often discuss how employee wellbeing is, broadly speaking, divided into three main pillars: mental, physical, financial (and social, which is becoming more prominent). While this is useful for employers, it can also be helpful to consider employee wellbeing as a multi-axis graph – all employees will be affected ...
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Supplier articlePhysical wellbeing: Reframing health and building your initiatives
Lorelei BowmanIn part one of our series on physical wellbeing, we discussed the importance of inclusion within wellbeing schemes and the intersection of mental and physical wellbeing. In recent years, it’s become clear that pushing weight loss disguised as ‘wellbeing’ can really do some damage. Let’s recap:On average, girls begin ...
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ArticleDreams launches sleep action plan to support 2,000 UK-based employees
Bed and mattress retail and manufacturing business Dreams has launched a new action plan to help its 2,000 UK-based employees improve their sleep.The Sleep Better Programme, implemented in September 2019, provides managers with sleep health training and incorporating conversations about sleep into annual reviews.Staff will also be able to access ...
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ArticleThink tank recommends that employers publish wage and progression data
Independent think tank The Social Market Foundation (SMF) has recommended that organisations publish data on wages, career progression, training budgets and HR practices in order to influence remuneration decisions and mitigate low pay.The Pay progression for low-paid workers – Research paper 2: The role of corporate decision-making report, published today ...
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ArticleNorton Rose Fulbright improves newly qualified associate pay by £7,500
Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has increased pay for its newly qualified associate population, improving wages by £7,500.Effective from 1 January 2020, newly qualified associates in their first working year will receive £87,500 a year in basic pay; previously, lawyers with this experience earned £80,000 a year.The new base salary, ...
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ArticleMore than two-thirds of employees would value access to mental health first aiders
More than two thirds (69%) of UK employees, and 80% of those aged between 18 and 24, would value having mental health first aiders at their office, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.The survey of 2,000 UK employees also found that 64% would value access to 24/7 counselling services; ...
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OpinionAnnamaria Lusardi: How employers can help improve financial literacy
Employees face a multitude of personal financial decisions, not only about saving for retirement, but also investing in education or an advanced degree, managing day-to-day expenses, buying a home and handling debt. Today, this decision-making unfolds within financial markets that are far more complex than in the past, including with ...
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Case StudiesAMV uses financial advice to boost pensions understanding and financial wellbeing
In 2007, Advertising agency Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO (AMV) started working closely with benefits broker Connor Broadley to offer education around pensions and other financial matters, using staff surveys to discover what topics employees would be interested in learning about.Since then, employees have been able to book appointments with representatives ...
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AnalysisHow financial education can help employees make sense of their benefits
Need to knowFinancial education that helps employees understand topics like money management, debt consolidation and savings will be most effective when accompanied by relevant products for them to subsequently use.Pensions are a primary subject for many employers, but more immediate concerns should be taken into account to get staff to ...
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ArticleCricket Australia introduces paid parental leave policy for players
National governing body Cricket Australia has introduced a new paid parental leave policy for its professional cricket players, offering up to 12 months of paid parental leave for birth mothers.The new policy, launched on 11 October 2019, has been designed to support Australian cricket players with pregnancy, adoption, returning to ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 32% do not actively measure sickness absence levels
EXCLUSIVE: Overall, 32% of respondents are either unsure of, or do not actively measure, their organisation’s sickness absence levels, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2019, which surveyed 202 HR decision makers and influencers, also found that a further 65% either do not know or ...