All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1299
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ArticleGoogle increases its employee parental leave entitlement to 14 weeks
Technology organisation Google has extended its parental leave benefits worldwide, offering its 114,000 eligible employees additional support during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.On 16 April 2020, Google extended its carer leave policy by eight weeks, to support working parents dealing will school and care facility closures during the pandemic.This is in ...
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Article34% of employees struggle with mental health when working from home
Over one-third (34%) of employees that are working from home feel it has a negative impact on their mental wellbeing, according to research by market research organisation Opinium.In its study of 1,250 UK employees, published April 2020, the organisation found that over one-half (57%) of UK employees are now working ...
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Supplier articleKeep up Your Yoga Classes From Home!
Hands up if you’re missing your yoga classes? With its undeniable benefits - improving your strength, flexibility and posture; reducing stress and boosting wellbeing to name a few - now is more important than ever to keep up your yoga routine. Fear not! Incorpore Ltd has teamed up with Yogaia ...
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Supplier articleFive tips to help support your employees working from home
During uncertain and challenging times, such as the global pandemic we’re currently facing, it’s inevitable that we’ll need to adapt to new ways of working. Employees all around the world are having to work from home, which can be overwhelming and stressful, especially if unprepared or a new experience. However, ...
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Case Studies
Infographic: Using social media lessons to engage employees
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AnalysisWhat engagement lessons can employers learn from social media?
Need to know:Employers can use social media techniques to encourage employees to engage with and take up benefits.Creating an open space for communication and sharing can give employers valuable data from which to create an effective benefits strategy.Benefits technology can use social media communication techniques to reach employees in a ...
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OpinionRebecca Peters: Engagement lessons that organisations can learn from social media
Given the prevalence of social media in most people’s lives, it should be one of the most accessible ways for employees to exercise their voice. However, our research tells us that business social media is less commonly used to solicit voice than one-to-ones, staff surveys and team meetings.Organisations may be ...
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Supplier articlePreventing HR tech barriers
This short guide, ‘Preventing HR tech barriers', designed specifically for HR information technology professionals, looks at how HR teams use HR technology to improve employee engagement, gain clarity on departmental spending and how some are even using data analytics to check the ROI on benefits spend.But barriers to investment still ...
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ArticleArsenal Football Club to defer pay for first team players and coaching staff
Arsenal Football Club's first-team players, the clubs head coach and core coaching staff, will take a temporary pay cut to financially deal with the critical effects of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), effective immediately.The 12.5% pay decrease will be repaid to players and coaches if the club reaches its financial targets when the ...
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ArticleShropshire Council reports 18.2% mean gender pay gap
Shropshire Council has reported a 18.2% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay, as at 31 March 2019; the exact same pay gap from the reporting year 2018/2019.The organisation reported its gender pay gap data for full-time and part-time staff for 2019/2020, even though in March 2020 the government ...
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ArticleGrant Thornton reduces pay and hours for 300 employees
Accountancy firm Grant Thornton is reducing hours and pay for 300 employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation, which has 4,400 employees across the business, informed its employees the decision was due to a decrease in demand in some areas of the business, however, where possible, it will be redeploying ...
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Supplier articleIt’s Time to Talk about mental health in the workplace
Many of us feel sad, anxious or stressed at some points in our lives, often as a response to difficult life events and experiences.Usually these feelings go away once the situation changes, but sometimes they can persist or even get worse. They start to change the way we act and ...
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OpinionDavid Jones: Managing employees during Covid-19
We are in unprecedented times, unchartered waters for employers. With some businesses focused on simply keeping themselves afloat during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, it is important not to lose sight of the biggest asset to any business, its employees. How businesses manage their employees today is going to have a ...
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ArticleCentral England Co-op rewards 7,400 front-line employees with Covid-19 bonus
Central England Co-operative is to reward its 7,400 front-line employees with a bonus to thank them for their hard work during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Employees who work in store, in the distribution teams based in Leicester, and in Co-op Funeralcare stores will all receive one week's extra pay in their ...
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ArticleFoxtons asks employees earning over £40,000 to take 20% pay cut
Estate agent Foxtons is asking employees earning over £40,000 a year to take a 20% pay cut, due to the financial constraints of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Approximately 80% of employees, who have not been furloughed and are over the salary threshold of £40,000, have agreed to the voluntary pay cut ...
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ArticleReed Smith offers 1,500 employees three months unpaid leave
Law firm Reed Smith is introducing an unpaid leave scheme for its 1,500 employees to deal with the financial constraints of Covid-19 (Coronavirus).The organisation is offering employees the option to take up to three months of unpaid leave. During this time, all benefits such as healthcare and life insurance will ...
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Supplier articleWEBINAR: Nurturing employee morale and supporting wellbeing
Want to learn how HR leaders are navigating changing priorities and increasing stress, while nurturing employee morale and supporting wellbeing?Join us next Tuesday 28th April, from 1-2pm BST to hear from our panel of experts:Ben Waterfield, Engagement Manager at DunelmJohn Frith, Chief People Officer at Checkatrade.comIan Pettigrew, Director & Coach ...
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Supplier articleWhat have Covid-19, employee mental health and the 5 stages of grief got in common?
The impact of Covid-19 on individuals is likened by some to the 5 stages of grief. The Kubler-Ross model defines these as: denial; anger; bargaining; depression; acceptance. “We’ve all lost our past sense of security and are now trying to navigate through something that seems very unreal. This brings shock, ...
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Supplier articleCarving out a strategic role
Most reward and benefits professionals aim to escape the daily grind of transactional activities and admin, to carve out a strategic role for themselves. So it’s time to demonstrate this contribution to the business — by providing evidence of how their strategy has helped to deliver the organization’s key goals.Get ...
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Supplier articleThe CEO Corner: Leading with trust, caution and optimism during a crisis
Executives and other business leaders face day-to-day challenges, but dealing with a crisis is different and when it comes to an existential threat like a global pandemic few can be expected to be prepared.Crises are unsettling, and employees are looking for ways to balance their professional requirements and their emotions.If ...