All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1333
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Managing The Future In An Uncertain World
As we get back to work, the challenge for many is how to engage employees and increase motivation and morale so that efficiency levels can bounce back to pre-COVID-19 levels.One way of ensuring that a business keeps up with its competition is to modernise the way it delivers its reward ...
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ArticleNorth Wales Police introduces wellbeing support for 2,500 staff
North Wales Police is introducing a new wellbeing scheme to support the physical and mental health of its 2,500 employees.The newly created welfare support team, consisting of a team leader and three additional officers selected from across the business due to their physical wellbeing and mental health experience, will offer ...
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Article87% would stay at an organisation if it commits to employee wellbeing
Almost nine in ten (87%) of employees are more likely to stay with an employer if the organisation commits to improving employee wellbeing, according to research by Yulife.The research published in August 2020, which surveyed 613 employees, also found that just over a quarter (26%) of respondents do not feel ...
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ArticleMinistry of Social Development security guards to receive New Zealand living wage
Outsourced security guards working at the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) will be paid the New Zealand Living wage, effective September 2020.Following on from the government's commitment to offering fair pay and employment conditions, Allied Security New Zealand who employs the security guards, will now pay its employees $22.10 New ...
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ArticleAllianz Holdings appoints Julie Harrison as chief HR officer
Allianz Holdings has appointed Julie Harrison as the businesses chief HR officer.Harrison, who will report to Jon Dye, chief executive at Allianz Holdings, will lead the HR function across the business.Before transferring to the UK division, Harrison held the position of chief HR officer at Allianz Asia Pacific based in ...
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Supplier articleAs we re-enter the office, how do we respond to the needs of our workforce?
With many of the UK’s population likely to return to the workplace in the coming weeks, there are real concerns and fears for many employees going back. Recent studies show that around 84% of the population have some form of anxiety about returning to the workplace. So ...
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Supplier article5 myths about Employee Engagement
If you Google Employee Engagement, listen to the news or read HR articles or forums, you'll see that employee engagement rates are at an all-time low. But why remains the big question? What is the root or this engagement or disengagement? Is it the employer or the employee's responsibility to ...
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Case StudiesAccord Healthcare UK focuses on bringing employees together
Pharmaceutical company Accord Healthcare has had a busy pandemic. Accord, which employs 1,200 people in the UK, supplies medicines to the NHS. The organisation manages every step of the process, from buying the raw products through to manufacturing and distributing medication.Production went up in the early days of the pandemic, ...
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OpinionWilliam Phillips and Michael Whitmore: Covid-19 brings opportunity to reassess work policies
The Covid-19 crisis has forced many people to change the way they work, with a huge increase in the numbers working from home. As certain restrictions lift, and life for some begins to return to a ‘new normal’, employers may have the opportunity to rebuild work policies to better support ...
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AnalysisWhat will the workplace of the future mean for reward strategies?
Need to know:The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has tipped flexible working into the mainstream for the first time and office environments may never be the same again.We are likely to arrive at a middle ground, where office workers enjoy a combination of working from home and office days.In the aftermath of ...
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Supplier articleFinding fulfilment at work
Finding meaningful and satisfying employment has become one of life’s greatest pursuits. Those who find it tend to lead happier lives and are more committed to their jobs. As such, connecting employees with the meaningful aspects of their work should be a priority for employers. We caught ...
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ArticleSheffield Sustainable Kitchens becomes accredited living wage employer
Kitchen remodeler Sheffield Sustainable Kitchens has become a real living wage employer, accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation is now fully committed to paying its employees a minimum of £9.30 per hour to solidify its business values and beliefs. This sees employees at the organisation receive an additional 55p ...
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ArticleUS Supreme Court rules Uber and Lyft must classify drivers as employees
US ridesharing organisations Lyft and Uber will have to identify all drivers as employees and not independent contractors, following on from a ruling by the superior court of the state of CaliforniaThe court ruled that over 750,000 Uber drivers and over 1.4 million Lyft drivers have been misclassified as independent ...
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ArticleClifford Chance and Linklaters reduce pay for newly qualified solicitors
Law firms Linklaters and Clifford Chance are reducing the pay of newly qualified solicitors to deal with the financial constraints of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Linklaters is reducing its salaries for newly qualified solicitors by £10,000, with starting salaries now set at £90,000 per annum instead of £100,000. However, to compensate, ...
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ArticlePost Office uses pulse surveys to measure employee engagement
Post office has reinvented the way it measures employee engagement to deal with the sharp shifts of change during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.In March 2020, when all office-based employees were told to work from home due to the health risks of the pandemic, Post Office introduced pulse surveys to understand ...
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OpinionCacy-Leigh Neilson: The end of the furlough scheme
Significant job losses and business closures are on the horizon as the end of the furlough scheme fast approaches. It is imperative that businesses consider their ability to continue to employ and pay staff now and in the coming months, which, no doubt, will become particularly precarious when the government ...
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Supplier articleNEW: The Post-COVID-19 Guide to Employee Engagement
By Chloe Deiulis, Head of Content Strategy at Reward GatewayToday, we’re excited to announce The Post-COVID-19 Guide to Employee Engagement, which we hope will support you in the days and months ahead to shape your plans for the future of work, and the future of your business.In this new section ...
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Article6,000 Singapore Airlines employees take unpaid leave
Over 6,000 employees at Singapore Airlines (SIA) are taking voluntary unpaid leave to help the airline protect jobs during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The airline, which currently has 15,000 employees, has seen over a third of its employees take up the voluntary benefit since it first introduced the programme to its ...
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Article40% of employees aged 18-34 have stopped or reduced pension savings
Two-fifths (40%) of employees aged 18-34 have either stopped (12%) or reduced (28%) their pension savings during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to research by Royal London.Its research, which surveyed 2,000 employees, also found that respondents aged 18-34 are the age group most likely to make this decision regardless of ...
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ArticleOxford University Hospital NHS Trust offers rest pods for front-line employees
Oxford University Hospital NHS Trust is offering its emergency department employees specialist rest pods and chairs to relax before and after their shifts.The rest pods and chairs were on loan to the NHS Trust during the peak of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, but due to their success, the rest areas ...