All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1338
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Article70% of employers would pay for employees' Covid-19 tests
Seven in ten (70%) of employers are willing to pay for Covid-19 (Coronavirus) tests if an employee should request one, according to research by Huma.The survey of over 5,000 UK employees and 2,000 UK businesses, published in August 2020, also found that almost half (45%) of workplaces are ready to ...
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Supplier articleHow should you respond to the results of your employee engagement survey?
Reacting quickly to feedback provided by your employees is a crucial factor in driving engagement. There’s nothing more dispiriting for your workforce than to be asked to offer suggestions and then have that advice roundly ignored by management. Spend too long collating a comprehensive list of ways to improve your ...
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Supplier articlePrioritising mental health as employees return to the office
Gympass is proud to put its name to a letter published in The Times (August 25, 2020) that pledges to prioritise mental health as employees return to work and the office after the long lock down. Mind, the mental health charity, surveyed 16,000 people during lock down and found that ...
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Supplier articleWe’re all going on a staycation – what to keep in the medicine kit for the great British summer!
I’m sure by now most of us will have come to terms with the fact that many of our holiday plans have changed dramatically. Dreams of golden sands, palm trees and exotic cocktails may have been replaced by thoughts of deckchairs in the garden, or towels and a thermos flask ...
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Case StudiesNominet encourages employees to cycle to work
UK domain name registry Nominet is encouraging its 250 employees to get more active with its bikes-for-work scheme. Employees can buy a bike through the organisation’s salary sacrifice arrangement and purchase any model up to the value of £3,000, spreading payments over a 12-month period. Beverley Hamblet-Bowes, HR director at ...
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OpinionAmber Clayton: The pandemic’s impact on employee voluntary benefits
Covid-19 is disrupting economies and affecting household incomes and mental health alike. With these conditions in mind employers are taking necessary measures to maintain existing talent and ensure both employer and employee can endure. Changing household circumstances have resulted in financial, legal, and dependent care issues, as well as taking ...
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AnalysisWhat are the latest trends in voluntary benefits?
Need to know:Bikes-for-work schemes and buying equipment for the home office have seen a surge in popularity.Communicating what voluntary benefits are on offer will help to engage employees, particularly if budget restrictions are limiting new benefit offerings. Core voluntary benefits will predominately remain the same but how these are delivered ...
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Supplier articleLooking ahead at the future of HR
Welcome back to our last blog in our series: Shaping the new vision for HR. In parts one and two, we explored how the role of HR may change in a post-pandemic world, and insight into what HR's top priorities for the workplace will be. In our last post, we'll ...
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ArticleZofia Bajorek: What role do employers play in helping staff to lose weight or improve their health and fitness?
The government’s new obesity strategy contains a number of elements including a call to action to help people lose weight and advance the adoption of weight management practices, seemingly focusing more on future prevention rather than on measures to help those who already live with obesity. Some critics of ...
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ArticleThe Department for Work and Pensions publishes consultation on pension climate risk
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published a consultation, setting out proposals for larger occupational pension schemes and authorised master trusts to publish their climate risk financial disclosures.The consultation, published 26 August 2020, recommends that trustees of large occupational pension schemes must have effective governance, strategy, risk management ...
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ArticleAirbnb extends remote working policy until August 2021
Travel business Airbnb has extended its remote working policy until August 2021 to support the health and wellbeing of its 6,300 employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Despite its offices reopening this month, the organisation has given its workforce the flexibility to choose whether they would like to return to the ...
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ArticleDechert to give newly qualified solicitors 3% pay rise
Global law firm Dechert has increased the pay of its newly qualified solicitors in its London office, effective September 2020.Employees will receive a 3% pay rise, increasing their basic salary from £116,000 to £120,00 per year, an increase of £4,000.Dechert has taken a different approach to other law firms such ...
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ArticleAspen Snowmass employees write and produce original song
Something for the weekend: Employees at skiing organisation Aspen Snowmass came together to write and produce a song during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Heading up the team of musical maestros at Aspen is chief operating officer Matt Jones who is no stranger to the music industry, having worked a tour manager ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: 20 August – 26 August
The top 10 most read stories between 20 August – 26 August were... Supreme Court rules that inheritance tax should not be applied to pension transferGett offers 1,000 employees a four day working weekSalesforce extends homeworking policy until July 2021Linklaters introduces long-term flexible working policy for 5,200 employeesUniversity of East ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Supporting grief during a pandemic
Sunday 30 August marks National Grief Awareness Day in the UK. While grief is a very present issue for thousands at any one time, this year may be particularly poignant for many given the more-than 46,000 deaths that have occurred as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK ...
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Supplier articleFree eBook: What does peer-to-peer recognition look like today?
Peer-to-peer recognition reaches the largest number of people at your organisation. It’s a meaningful step towards helping employees feel appreciated, motivated and engaged 365 days a year, and to start building a culture of continuous recognition. By downloading this highlight you’ll: Discover how employee recognition programmes help create a positive ...
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Supplier articleRegister for Xexec and Colt Webinar: How Recognition programmes must evolve to meet changing circumstances.
Xexec will be hosting the next of its series of Expert Webinars and we’re delighted to invite you to join on Tuesday 8th September 2020 at 11:30AM. The next one will be hosted by Jamie King, Director, Global Rewards at Xexec together with a special guest, Ann Cain, Global Mobility ...
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ArticleLawn Tennis Association becomes living wage employer
British governing body, Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), which employs 800 staff, has announced its commitment to pay all employees rates that at least match the living wage. Following this commitment, the trust has gained accreditation as a living wage employer.The living wage, which is calculated each year to meet the ...
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ArticleGerman government extends Covid-19 pay scheme
The German government has extended its short-term allowance scheme until the end of 2021 to further support employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The wage scheme, known as 'short-time work' or 'Kurzarbeit' in German, set to end at the end of March 2021, however, due to the ongoing spike of Coronavirus ...