All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1297
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Supplier articleeBook: 6 steps to create connections during the COVID-19 pandemic
When your work environment goes through an abrupt upheaval, it can be difficult for HR leaders and communications professionals to know how to act. Where do you start, when your focus has to be shifted to crisis management? During this time of change, connecting and supporting our employees with meaningful ...
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Supplier articleWorkplace productivity: How to stay productive and professional whilst working from home?
The Coronavirus may now be a pandemic, but unfortunately it hasn’t taken over the world to the extent where working ends. Companies are now actively encouraging their employees to work from home, if possible. However, there is still demand for workplace productivity and professionalism, and that’s when working from the ...
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OpinionSam Smethers: Is pay transparency radical?
Sometimes the simple and obvious thing can still be perceived as radical. When it comes to pay transparency, the idea that we might find out what our colleagues are earning is, at one level, radical because pay secrecy is the norm in most workplaces and talking about pay is taboo. ...
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Case StudiesCoolherbals introduced pay on demand to support financial wellbeing
Pay on demand, giving employees early access to their earned wages, does not necessarily address the issue of transparency, but it is a model that can reap significant benefits for the business. In sectors such as retail and hospitality, pay on demand can help to manage staffing challenges, but it ...
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AnalysisShould employers take a radical approach to pay?
Need to know:Proactively communicating salary brackets for individual positions is an effective way of driving forward pay transparency.Good communication is key when changing pay strategies. Failing to communicate effectively can create distrust in pay practices, and trust is fundamental to employee decisions on whether pay is fair or not.Adopting radical ...
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ArticleScottish social care employees to receive 3.3% pay increase
Social care employees in Scotland will receive a pay rise of 3.3%, backdated to 1 April 2020.The increase, agreed between the Scottish Government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), is set to support social care employees and reward them for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Social care ...
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ArticleTPR publishes pension guidance for employers during Covid-19
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has updated its automatic-enrolment guidelines to assist employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The new guidance ensures that employees' pensions are fully protected and employers are supported if they need to make any difficult decisions.The guidance also provides further information for employers about maintaining pension contributions.Despite ...
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ArticleStaff eligible for job retention scheme if organisation faces liquidation
Employees whose organisation faces administration during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic could still be eligible for the government's job retention scheme.According to government guidelines updated on 9 April 2020, an administrator will now be able to pursue the job retention scheme for the organisation's employees if there is a likelihood of ...
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Supplier articleExceptional leadership in exceptional times
With the global spread of Covid-19 at such a speedy and terrifying pace, there is of course tremendous amounts of uncertainty, fear and a lot of the unknown which has brought on a widespread panic, over and above the actual disease. People, especially employees, are worried about their physical and ...
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OpinionChristopher Nuttall: Should the burden of pensions move to the employee?
Employers are familiar with the automatic-enrolment duties that oblige them to put certain staff into a pension scheme and contribute towards it. These duties began in 2012. But what comes next?The majority of schemes used in the private sector are defined contribution (DC) schemes in which the contributions, together with ...
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Supplier articleNew webinar: Nurturing employee morale and supporting wellbeing for remote and essential workers
In a recent poll, HR leaders identified maintaining employee morale and supporting wellbeing as the top priority in the near future. As the environment around us rapidly evolves, how can leaders access the tools and strategies they need to support their employees and their business during this time of ...
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Supplier articleVirtual Appreciation Cards can keep spirits up in testing times
Business leaders everywhere are using every tool at their disposal to try and keep employees motivated and engaged in the most testing of circumstances given the current lockdown. Employees are having to worry about the health of their loved ones, navigate some pretty sobering headlines, and also manage their working ...
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ArticleDevon County Council social care workers to receive 12.8% pay rise
Devon County Council has announced it will be rewarding social care employees working under its jurisdiction, a 12.8% pay rise due to the increasing demands of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The social care workers, who are currently on the national minimum wage of £8.72, will receive a pay rise of a ...
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ArticleDay-one company sick pay for 20,000 Transport for London bus drivers
20,000 Transport for London (TFl) bus drivers will receive organisational sick pay from day one, if they either fall ill or have to self-isolate.Following talks between TFl and trade union Unite, the new agreement means that employees will not feel pressured to make a decision between being paid or not ...
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ArticleVermont front-line employees to receive $1.50 hourly pay rise
Front-line employees under the state of Vermont in the United States will receive a pay rise of $1.50 (£1.20) to reward them for their efforts during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.This pay rise will specifically apply to those working within the health service facilities, correctional facilities, the juvenile rehabilitation centre, and ...
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Supplier article5 ways to show employee appreciation during uncertain times
Covid-19 has swiftly changed the world in all facets, from people’s personal lives, to the way businesses are operating, to routine changes with children not at school, financial struggles as well as the vast majority of people now working remotely from home. Employees are under a lot of strain, trying ...
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Supplier articleTax-free rewards
It’s the employees that keep companies in business and when they’re well rewarded they work harder, smarter and stick around longer but can companies take advantage of tax-free rewards? The simple answer is yes, tax-free rewards are available. Not many companies realise that It’s easy to reward staff for their ...
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OpinionCarolyn Jones: Careful consideration is needed before making pensions decisions
The uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic means it is a crucial time for employers to support the financial wellbeing of staff. When it comes to concerns about pensions, employers should encourage staff not to panic and make rushed decisions without understanding all of the facts.For employees with defined ...
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AnalysisWhat does the Covid-19 outbreak mean for employees' pensions savings?
Need to know:Diversified default funds have protected most defined contribution (DC) pension scheme members and, for younger employees, market falls can be an opportunity to buy into investments at a lower price.The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) job retention scheme has limitations and members who opt out can destabilise other employee benefit arrangements.As ...
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OpinionTim Middleton: Pensions support for employers and staff is essential during the Covid-19 crisis
The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) crisis has had the most serious peacetime impact on society for over a century. With most of the population subject to lockdown, employers have scaled down their activities or suspended them altogether. This has seen an estimated nine million employees placed on the government’s furlough scheme and ...