All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1253
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Supplier articleBringing your business together with a culture of continuous recognition
by Phil Collin, Senior Client Success Manager at Reward GatewayEvery company wants employees aligned with their vision and values and to improve communication and collaboration between different teams. In this eBook, Torsten Beck, Suncorp's Executive Manager - Benefits, discusses how Suncorp achieved this by using a simple and consistent employee ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 69% believe healthcare benefits show them to be a caring employer
EXCLUSIVE: Being seen as a ‘caring’ employer has returned to the top of the list when respondents consider what their healthcare benefits programmes have been successful in achieving. Almost seven in 10 (69%) said this was the case this year, compared to 60% last year and 74% in 2017, according ...
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Supplier articleVirgin Active launches employee reward and recognition scheme
World’s leading health club rolls out Each Person across all 42 UK health clubsEach Person is an employee reward, recognition and retail discount scheme, powered by epointsEmployees are recognised with digital ecards and rewarded with the epoints currency which can be spent on a wide range of rewardsEmployees are given ...
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ArticleFDIC introduces paid leave benefit for birth, adoptive and foster parents
US government agency the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has introduced a new paid parental leave policy, offering up to six weeks of paid leave for male and female employees.The new policy, which was announced in October 2019, enables both male and female employees to take up to six weeks ...
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ArticleTravel and Transport extends employee stock ownership plan to 160 UK employees
Employee-owned global travel management organisation Travel and Transport has extended its employee stock ownership plan (Esop) to its 160 UK employees, in recognition of the business' 73rd birthday.The Esop, which enables staff to acquire shares in the organisation, has been designed to mirror the profit-sharing plan that Travel and Transport ...
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AnalysisEquipping staff: Financial education in numbers
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Supplier articleThe Health Benefits of Pumpkins
That’s right, pumpkins are more than just a Halloween decoration, more than just a big orange glowing ghostly face.They are in fact secret health benefiters. Oh yes.Did you know:Pumpkins contain up to 3g of fibre, so a handful of seeds or mashed up pumpkin every day sets you on a ...
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ArticleHushHush.com to pay £2,000 per week for luxury home testers
Something for the weekend: Online marketplace HushHush.com is seeking up to 10 individuals to employ as luxury home testers, travelling around the world to quality-check opulent properties before they are sold to millionaire clients.The chosen home testers will be required to travel across the globe to road test impressively expensive ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 10-16 October 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 10 and 16 October 2019 were: Queen's Speech confirms Pensions Schemes Bill and CDC pensionsMore than two-thirds of employees would value access to mental health first aidersPublicis Groupe UK gives 5,000 staff the day off for World Mental Health DayDreams launches ...
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Supplier articleHow do millennials want to be recognised at work?
A common challenge for employers is figuring out how millennials want to be recognised at work. Indeed, we cannot talk about employee recognition in a monolithic way. How an employee wants to be recognised can be affected by factors such as the generation the employee belongs to, as this can ...
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Supplier articleWhen your skills mix changes, should your employee benefits package change too - if so, how?
As the Industrial Revolution changed the face of industry and manufacturing between 1760 and 1840, technology has, and continues to have a similar impact in the way we do business today. According to McKinsey, over the next decade, the need for some skills, such as technological as well as social ...
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ArticleChipotle launches employer-paid degree programme for US staff
Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill has launched a new employer-funded degree programme for its 80,000 US-based employees, offering to pay 100% of the tuition fees for 75 different business and technology degrees provided through Guild Education.The new programme, introduced on 15 October 2019, enables all eligible employees with at ...
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ArticleChannel 4 introduces menopause policy to tackle stigma and support female staff
Media organisation Channel 4 has introduced a new menopause policy for its 800 UK-based staff, aiming to support employees with menopausal symptoms, as well as to provide guidance to managers and colleagues on how to assist others.The new policy, which launched today (Friday 18 October 2019) in conjunction with World ...
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ArticleLiverpool-based Home Bargains staff vote to accept 11.4% pay rise
Drivers employed at discount retail organisation Home Bargains in Liverpool have voted to accept a two-year pay deal, and are set to receive an 11.4% pay increaseThe pay deal, which was negotiated with the trade union Unite, includes an increase to hourly pay from £15.85 an hour to £17.67 an ...
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Supplier articleHR’s personal assistant: Where AI and HR meet
Lorelei BowmanWhen we begin to think about the possibilities of an HR department powered by artificial intelligence, it’s easy to get carried away into a robot-centred daydream. But the reality of AI’s relationship with HR is much less science-fiction, and much closer to home.Today, AI is already at work in ...
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Supplier article6 Ways employee recognition will boost your employer brand
Lorelei BowmanBranding is a crucial part of your company. It secures recruitment, differentiates you from competitors and introduces your company to prospective customers and the wider industry on both a local and global level.With the internet in full swing and new technology at our fingertips, anyone can create a brand ...
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ArticleEdam Group rolls out wellbeing programme for 400 staff
Credit hire and post-accident services organisation Edam Group has rolled out a new wellbeing programme for its 400 staff, seeking to improve employees’ mental health.The Minding Edam programme launched fully in October 2019, following an initial trial period that began in conjunction with Learning at Work Week in May 2019. ...
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ArticleOrganisation behind Bella Italia and Café Rouge launches reward and recognition scheme
Restaurant organisation Casual Dining Group (CDG), which owns brands including Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas, has launched a new reward and recognition scheme for its 7,000 employees in the UK.The new programme, provided by Each Person, was implemented on 17 October 2019 to help boost employee satisfaction and ...
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ArticleAsda and Walmart complete £3.8 billion pension scheme buy-in
Supermarket chain Asda, owned by US retailer Walmart, has completed a full pension scheme buy-in transaction, worth £3.8 billion.The transaction, completed with insurance organisation Rothesay Life, secures the long-term pension benefits for approximately 12,300 members of the Asda Group Pension Scheme.The buy-in procedure has taken place ahead of a full ...
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Supplier articleWorld Sight Day highlights the global problems of poor eyesight
This year’s World Sight Day, which took place on Thursday, October 10, has highlighted the global problems associated with poor eye health, which affects millions of people around the world.World Sight Day is intended to raise public awareness of blindness and vision impairment as major international public health issues, as ...