All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1315
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ArticleUniversity of Reading celebrates employees' sustainable actions
The University of Reading has held a virtual celebration for employees to recognise the sustainable actions resulting from participation in its interactive sustainability and wellbeing engagement programme.Through the initiative, provided by Jump, academic staff have been able to compete against one another, as both individuals and teams, to reach the ...
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ArticleWincanton introduces mental health programme for 17,600 employees
Logistics organisation Wincanton has partnered with Mates in Mind to provide its 17,600 employees with support and guidance on mental health.As part of its commitment to address workplace mental health, all employees in over 200 locations will receive a wide range of support through communication materials and a variety of ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 4 June - 11 June 2020
The top 10 most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 4-11 June 2020 were:Parents returning to work after maternity and paternity leave eligible for furlough pay.Nissan consults on closing defined benefit pension scheme for 1,800 staff.Reed Smith introduces mandatory four-day working week.Welsh social care and ancillary staff to receive £500 reward ...
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ArticleTeddy bears hired to test out new roller coaster ride
Something for the weekend: A theme park has hired teddy bears to test out one of its new rides.With the Covid-19 lockdown enforcing social distancing worldwide, Walibi Holland, a theme park in the Netherlands was left with no human test subjects to try out its new rides. Instead, the business ...
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Supplier articleHow to Avoid Burning out at Work
Employees who start early, stay late, don’t take breaks and work on the weekends can end up burning out. Other factors can be large workloads, difficult colleagues and endless deadlines. These can all lead to a loss of motivation, productivity, positivity, passion and general low morale. Let’s look at how ...
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Supplier articleThe New Normal: The Role of Line Managers
As a manager, you are responsible for the productivity, wellbeing and progression of your team. Businesses and organisations all around the world have had to deal with a lot of change recently and managers are now overseeing an increasingly remote and dispersed workforce. This creates new challenges for leaders who ...
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Supplier articleGlobal employee benefits: the simple-to-complex scale
If you’ve made the decision to roll your benefits scheme out globally, it’s time to consider the options available to you regarding your locations, headcount and, of course, budget! But seeing as you have a global workforce already, you know that benefits technology isn’t a one-size-fits-all deal. So, you might ...
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Supplier articleHow to build a meaningful global benefits brand
In working with a wide range of customers across different territories, sectors and demographics, we’ve seen some key themes and trends when it comes to building a global reward brand. Having picked up a few tips from various regions, it’s so important to the employee experience that you offer a ...
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Supplier article4 budget-friendly employee engagement ideas in challenging times
In today’s ever-changing world, we’re seeing many HR teams striving to do more with less. Creating an environment fit for agile HR project management has become even more important, and depending what your organisation’s focus is right now, you might be considering a number of new initiatives. As you ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 86% of organisations measure employee engagement
EXCLUSIVE: 86% of organisations surveyed this year stated that they measure employee engagement levels, an increase from 80% in 2019.This is a stark growth in the popularity of gauging engagement since 2012, when only 40% measured whether their benefits package was effective.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, ...
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Supplier articleInvestment in employee wellbeing during lockdown pays off
Spending more while business is compromised under lockdown may seem counter-intuitive. Yet when that investment is in your employees’ health and wellbeing, it is money well spent.Daisy Corporate Services (dcs.tech), the UK's leading provider of IT, communications and cloud solutions, was already committed to its employees’ physical and mental wellbeing ...
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ArticleSamsung Electronics UK reports a 17.8% mean gender pay gap
Technology firm Samsung Electronics UK has reported a 17.8% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently employs 1,096 staff, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require organisations with 250 or ...
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ArticleCity of Edinburgh Council furloughs 425 staff on full pay
City of Edinburgh Council is furloughing 425 employees on 100% pay, due to the financial impact of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Following negotiations with trade union Unison, affected employees who are unable to carry out their job roles due to building closures, and whose roles are not publicly funded, have been ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Building Workplace Resilience with Employee Benefits
The pandemic has changed life for many people across the country, not only in terms of how work is organised, but in how employees respond to the demands being placed on them. Work, home and social life have been fused together through home working and an increased number of people ...
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Supplier articleTelehealth: the untapped resource that should be on everyone’s benefits list
With hospitals and GP surgeries under monumental pressure, seeking medical advice for an ongoing or new illness can feel challenging.As lockdown and strong social distancing measures persist, many employees will be looking to their employer for support. Our new blog uncovers how employers can use telehealth to help support their ...
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Supplier articleHow to support men’s mental health during Covid-19
The evidence is indisputable: men over the age of 50 are more likely to get worse symptoms of Covid-19 - and to die from the virus - than women: twice as likely according to age-standardised figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The “why” is not so clear. While ...
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ArticleTaylor Wessing defers 50% of bonus payments
International law firm Taylor Wessing has split bonus payments for the 2020/21 financial year to deal with the economic uncertainty of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation has decided to pay its employees their bonuses in full, however splitting it into two increments.Employees will receive 50% of their bonus payments in ...
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ArticleBurberry UK reports a 33.1% mean gender pay gap
Fashion retail brand Burberry has reported a 33.1% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay as at 5 April 2019.The organisation which currently has 9,862 employees. reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.The reporting regulations require organisations with 250 or ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 95% of organisations offer some form of mental wellbeing education
EXCLUSIVE: The vast majority (95%) of organisations offer some form of mental wellbeing education and support to their employees. This follows the trend we have seen, whereby awareness of, and a desire to support, mental wellbeing has risen up the corporate agenda.The Employee Benefits research 2020, published in May 2020, ...
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ArticleSlack to offer employees permanent remote working policy
Business communications platform Slack will introduce a permanent flexible working policy for the majority of its 1,664 employees.The organisation has made the decision to not reopen its offices due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, until at least 1 September 2020, and when the offices do open, if their roles permits, ...