All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1328
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ArticleEmployees dress up to attend virtual meetings
Something for the weekend: It seems like the days of working from home in pajamas are a thing of the past. Employees are now taking advantage of online shopping and are buying clothes to 'attend' their business video calls, according to research by e-commerce agency Melody.With after drinks with colleagues ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: When should staff return to the office?
Have you returned to your usual workplace yet? While some businesses, such as Royal Bank of Scotland, have announced an extension to their remote-working policies, others are preparing for more employees to return to the office following the government’s announcement that employers can bring staff back to the workplace if ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 16 July – 22 July 2020
The top 10 most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 9-15 July 2020 were: Kier Group returns furloughed staff to work without claiming job retention bonusGovernment increases pay for 900,000 public sector workersEmployers can use furlough scheme during contractual notice periodsAsos repays government for cost of employee furlough scheme37% of employees ...
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ArticleNuffield Health reports mean gender pay gap of 4.3%
Nuffield Health has reported a mean gender pay gap of 4.3% for average hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently has over 11,000 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 more ...
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ArticleSt George's University of London provides full sick pay for security guards
Security guards at St George's University of London (SGUL) have secured three weeks of full sick pay, following an agreement with facilities contractor Bidvest Noonan, who directly recruit the security guards.This follows several months of disputes, including 15 days of strike action in May 2020. The employees were contesting the ...
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Article16,900 Southwest Airlines employees take voluntary leave
16,900 Southwest Airlines employees are taking part in its voluntary leave programmes to help the organisation deal with the financial ramifications of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The American organisation expects to save $400 (£313) million in employee costs for both a voluntary extended emergency time off and a redundancy programme, which ...
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ArticleVodafone completes DC pension transfer for 45,000 members
Telecommunications business Vodafone has completed a pension transfer of 45,000 members of its UK defined contribution scheme to a master trust arrangement.Previously, Vodafone ran its own single-employer trust-based DC scheme for its members but wanted to provide greater flexibility for members at retirement, as well as provide more environmental, social ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Preparing your workplace for a return to work
Employers who shut down or reduced their operations at the start of the lock down are now focusing on how to reopen their workplaces. During this time, health and safety considerations are key both from a legal perspective and, more importantly, to ensure your workforce and customers have confidence that ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Is health and wellbeing the answer to business stability?
The corona-virus pandemic outbreak has caused uncertainty across businesses from a wide range of industries, causing employers to readjust their budgets and make cuts. Cutting health and well-being benefits, however, could actually affect your business in the long run.Over the last few months, there has been a rise in innovative ...
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Supplier articleWhy employees expect a holistic employee well-being model during and after a pandemic
By Ali Fitzsimons, Employee Engagement Consultant at Reward GatewayWhen I started at Reward Gateway earlier this year, I had no idea that my entire employee experience (so far!) would be remote. While I’ve benefited from the routine that working remotely can provide, a big part of this has been focusing ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 67% of gig workers would feel more engaged if offered benefits
Just under two-thirds (67%) of gig workers would feel more engaged and positive towards the business if attractive benefits were offered, while two-thirds (66%) said they would feel more valued, according to research by Aon. The research of 200 HR directors and 300 freelance workers, published in July 2020, also ...
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ArticleAster Group introduces enhanced health and wellbeing benefits for 1,440 employees
Housing business Aster Group is introducing an enhanced health and wellbeing benefits plan for its 1,440 employees through its partnership with health provider Simplyhealth.Employees at the organisation will receive access to health products and services, and wellbeing support through a business-wide health cash plan. They will also have access to ...
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ArticleThe National Security Inspectorate becomes an accredited living wage employer
Security and Investigations organisation The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) has become an accredited living wage employer by The Living Wage Foundation.The organisation will adjust the pay for its 53 employees to £9.30 per hour to bring it in line with the Living Wage Foundation pay guidelines, effective immediately.This accreditation will ...
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ArticleFrench Connection to claim government furlough bonus
UK clothing organisation French Connection will claim the government's retention bonus scheme for bringing furloughed employees back to work.The government's scheme will see employers paid £1,000 per employee they return to work until at least the end of January 2021.After the closure of all of its stores in March 2020, ...
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ArticleQuorn appoints Tongwen Zhao as director of people and planet
Vegetarian food brand Quorn has hired Tongwen Zhao as its new director of people and planet.Zhao has 20 years of HR experience, most recently as group human resources director at Unilever and The Dairy Farm Group. She recently moved to London in 2018 to complete a master’s degree in Environment, ...
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Case StudiesDirect Insurance Group supports employee wellbeing through engagement initiatives
Direct Insurance Group started life as a small, family-built business in 1996 with a handful of staff. It quickly grew considerably to an organisation of 147 employees and achieved its ambition of gaining Lloyds accreditation.The fast growth and expansion of employee numbers placed a bigger focus on the people side ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Direct Insurance Group
The benefits offered by Direct Insurance Group:PensionGroup personal pension scheme for all employees with employer-matched contributions up to 10%.Healthcare and wellbeingEmployer-funded private medical insurance for all employees and their family members.Employer-funded group income protection at four-times salary.Discounted gym membership.Nutritional talks.One free personal training session per week.Fruit delivered three times a ...
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Supplier articleHR Heroes - How MNF Group engages a growing global workforce
If you’ve spent any time social distancing in the last few months, it’s likely you’ve been using technology a lot more to stay connected. Whether it’s more phone calls, text messages, using Uber Eats to get dinner delivered to your door, collaborating via video-conferencing, or live-streaming the latest government update, ...
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Supplier articleThe Four Fundamental Pillars of Employee Well-being
The Employee Well-being Research report 2019 confirmed that the concept of employee health and well-being has finally landed within the corporate consciousness, with an impressive 68.4% of companies now having a well-being strategy in place. According to this report, the main barrier faced by those employers with ...
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ArticleGoogle extends working from home policy to July 2021
Technology giant Google has extended its working from home policy to 30 June 2021 to support the health and wellbeing of its 200,000 employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The voluntary benefit gives employees the option to continue working from home, even if restrictions from the pandemic are lifted, and not ...