All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1259
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Supplier articleImproving finanical wellbeing in the workplace - our latest ebook
Forward-thinking employers recognise the importance of financial wellbeing as part of well-rounded wellbeing strategy. As an employer, you are in a unique position to influence and intervene when it comes to the financial wellness of your workforce.Whether you’re looking to build on an existing plan, or start your financial wellbeing ...
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OpinionVideo: Social wellbeing in the workplace
Thomsons Online Benefits’ new video sees Jack Curzon, Consulting Director, talk through what social wellbeing is and how employers can support social wellbeing in the workplace with breakfasts, drinks and frequent success celebrations. At a time where flexible working and work-life balance are dominating conversations, employers must ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 31 October - 6 November 2019
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 31 October and 6 November 2019 were: Asda announces 18p hourly pay increase for 120,000 employeesVodafone to equalise parental leave benefit across all 24 locations globallyBoots pharmacists to receive a pay increase of up to 2%Goldman Sachs offers financial help for ...
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ArticleUS business owner pays off mortgage to help employee retire early
Something for the weekend: The owner of a garage in Texas has paid off a valued employee’s mortgage to allow him to retire earlier than planned. The employee, 69-year-old Vietnam veteran Albert Brigas, has worked as an auto mechanic at Renown Auto Restoration in San Antonio, Texas since 2006. He ...
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Supplier articleTop 5 considerations for employees and members before accessing their pension
Whilst freedom and choice in pensions is popular with individuals, the downside is it can be easy for employees and pensions scheme members to make poor decisions which can create a permanent dent in their retirement income. For example, paying more tax than necessary, falling victim to a scammer or ...
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AnalysisRetirement income: Pensions in numbers
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Supplier articleWhitepaper: Driving employee engagement in EMEA
Thomsons Online Benefits’ new research finds that organisations in EMEA recognise having a motivated workforce boosts productivity as well as innovation, so their attention has turned to increasing employee engagement.Download the whitepaper to discover how HR teams in the EMEA region are focusing their attention on creating a consistent employee ...
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ArticleBreakspear Park offers on-site employees free breast cancer checks and advice
Hemel Hempstead business park Breakspear Park has offered the 1,300 employees working on-site free checks, advice and information to raise awareness of the risks of breast cancer and how to spot signs of the disease.On 23 October 2019, the organisation invited employees of the various organisations with offices at the ...
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ArticleAddaction drug and alcohol support staff strike over pay dispute
Drug and alcohol support staff employed by London-based charity Addaction are undertaking industrial action, spanning from 4 November to 8 November 2019, over the alleged reversal of pay promises made by their employer. The 31 employees, based in Wigan and Leigh, were originally employed by the NHS before their employment ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Dakota Hotels staff save £15,000 through perks platform
EXCLUSIVE: As at 7 November 2019, and since launching a new perks and recognition platform in January 2019, hotel chain Dakota Hotels has seen its 490 employees share 318 moments of thanks and save an estimated total of £15,000 through discounted and free perks.The hotel chain has locations in Glasgow, ...
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Supplier article5 basic yoga poses you can do anywhere!
Wrist and Finger StretchesStart by stretching your arms out up above your head and drawing circles with your wrists. 10 is usually a good number to start with!. Then spread the fingers and close into fists quickly a couple of times, this reduces tension. Then place your arms outward ...
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Supplier articleUsing recognition data to aid your people strategy
When it comes to understanding your employees, HR analytics are probably the most powerful tools available. While the effects of employee recognition tools are immediate, looking at the behind-the-scenes data can provide powerful insight: who is thanking who? Which teams are working well together? Which people aren’t engaging?Each year, employees ...
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Supplier articleLeveraging the power of social media through reward and recognition
Social reward: the psychology behind workplace recognitionThe notion that reward and recognition are non-essentials in the workplace is long gone, but many organisations still lack an engaging reward and recognition programme. Interestingly, humans have part of our brain which is in charge of reward-processing – the striatum. This, in turn, ...
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Supplier article5 reasons why reward is so effective
As benefits and incentives go, rewarding employees is one of the best, most effective ways too boost retention and employee satisfaction.According to research by Think Smart, companies using incentive programs report a 79% success rate in achieving their goals when the correct reward is offered.More companies than ever are implementing ...
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Supplier articleEmployee Retention: Top 5 reasons employees leave their jobs
Understanding why people leave their roles is key to improving retention. In this year’s version of their yearly report ‘The Employee Retention Report’, the Work Institute shed light on just why it is employees move on from their current roles.The study contains insights from interviews with over 250,000 employees into ...
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ArticleReal living wage set to rise by 30p per hour in the UK and 20p in London
The real living wage is set to increase by 30p per hour in the UK and and 20p in London.The increase, announced today (Monday 11 November) by the Living Wage Foundation, sees the voluntary UK real living wage hourly rate increase to £9.30, a rise from £9.00 per hour and ...
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ArticleDaisy Communications hosts stress awareness week for 320 employees
Business communications provider Daisy Communications held a week full of activities to de-stress its 320 employees.The organisation, based in East Lancashire, held a week's worth of stress-busting activities on 4 November to 8 November 2019 for all of its employees to coincide with International Stress Awareness Week.Daisy's stress awareness week ...
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Supplier articleWhy budgeting is not a problem for UK employees
People who have low financial wellbeing do know how to budget. Research published in The Employer’s Guide to Financial Wellbeing 2019-20 shows that only 5% of people with low financial wellbeing don’t know how to budget and less than 5% don’t think about budgeting. So if budgeting is not a ...
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Supplier articleAbsenteeism and financial wellbeing
Those who have money worries are taking, on average, at least one sick day a year to deal with their money worries. Research published in The Employer’s Guide to Financial Wellbeing 2019-20 shows that 36% of UK employees are worried about money. That means that 360 people out of every ...
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ArticleApproximately 4.3 million Generation X employees will retire with inadequate savings
Generation X are at a greater risk of reaching retirement with a pension pot that is below what they need to retire comfortably, compared with the baby boomer and millennial generations.According to the Pension Policy Institute's (PPI) Generation VeXed: Solving the retirement puzzle report published in November 2019, employees who ...