All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1368
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Supplier article5G: Echelon Health explores radiation health concerns
5G, which stands for 5th generation, is the latest and fastest version of cellular internet which can be up to 100 times faster than its previous self, 4G. There are many concerns about everyday environmental factors which may be affecting our health unbeknown to us; microwaves- do they really transmit ...
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Supplier articleA guide to budgeting for employee benefits
Many of us, businesses as well as individuals, are tightening the purse strings in response to the changing economic environment we now find ourselves in.As a result, providing an employee benefits package that will genuinely make a positive difference for your employees and help you meet your HR objectives is ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Effective Rewards for the Lower Paid
No matter someone’s role in your business, all employees should feel valued, irrespective of their earnings level.It is important to review the pay and reward structure you offer to your employees in order to keep motivation high.In today’s environment, pay increases have been rare, leaving even the most valued employees ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Changing the Work Landscape of 2021
Over the last year, the economic and business landscape has undergone a transformation, as businesses have changed their way of working to adapt to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.COVID-19 has accelerated remote working, flexible hours and pushed employers to a greater reliance of technology.What has changed? Remote workingMental health ...
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Supplier articleWhat does employee wellbeing look like in 2021?
The start of the new year this time around will bring an extra layer of challenges for those responsible for deploying employee wellbeing programmes. Whilst employers know they have a legal responsibility for the health and safety of their workers, they are perhaps now more aware than ...
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Supplier articleCaboodle partner with Halfords to launch new salary sacrifice scheme MotorSave
Caboodle Technology have teamed up with motoring specialists Halfords to introduce brand-new salary sacrifice employee benefit scheme MotorSave.Through MotorSave, employees can spread the cost of their car MOT, service, tyre replacements or repairs over a 12-month period through a salary sacrifice agreement, where the cost is deducted from their gross ...
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ArticleWalmart to reward 1.5 million employees with recognition bonus
US supermarket chain Walmart is to reward its 1.5 million hourly-paid employees with a special bonus to recognise them for their efforts during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Full-time employees at Walmart and Sam's Club will receive $300 (£242) and part-time and temporary employees will be given $150 (£121). The bonus, which ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 57% of organisations concerned about staff not having enough pension savings
More than half (57%) of respondents are concerned that the majority of employees do not have enough savings for a comfortable retirement, according to research by Employee Benefits.The Employee Benefits Pensions research 2020, which surveyed 94 pension strategy decision-makers, found that this issue has seen a slight decline of three ...
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ArticleB&M to close stores on 1 January to give staff a day of rest
Retail employer B&M has announced that it will close on 1 January to support over 28,000 of its employees by giving them more time to spend with their loved ones.The employer will close its 600 stores to give employees a day to rest and recover over the festive break. British ...
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AnalysisHow has the pandemic impacted employers' financial education strategies?
Need to know:Over half of UK employees worry about money at least once a week, and people’s mental health is suffering.The pandemic has heightened the financial stress people were already experiencing. Their priorities have shifted away from day-to-day financials and towards a need for emotionally-driven financial education.Although face-to-face support is ...
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OpinionVickie Graham: Workplace financial education is incredibly important during the pandemic
2020 has been a year where all aspects of our lives have been impacted. From a workplace standpoint, the global Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has impacted how we do business, how we interact with people, how we conduct meetings and events, how we engage and motivate our teams, and crucially how ...
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Case StudiesCity and Guilds Group prioritises employee financial education in challenging times
When the pandemic hit UK businesses, City and Guilds Group was quick to respond. The skills development organisation which offers qualifications and apprenticeships across a variety of sectors, employs just over 1,000 people in the UK.City and Guilds has taken advantage of the government’s furlough scheme, topping up people’s salaries ...
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Supplier articleEmployee wellbeing for a post-covid blended workforce
Leaving 2020 behind for most of us will be a welcome relief, and although some aspects of our changed working environment will still be with us for the start of 2021, the prospects are looking brighter for a return to some kind of normality possibly within the ...
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Article42% have seen staff leave due to lack of mental health support
Just under half (42%) of employers have experienced an employee leaving their organisation because they felt their mental wellbeing was not being cared for, according to research by Benenden Health.Its survey of 1,008 UK non-furloughed employees, and 1,003 business owners and directors also found that a quarter (25%) of respondents ...
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ArticleSafer Sphere introduces employee benefit trust
National construction organisation and safety specialist Safer Sphere has given its employees part-ownership of the business through an employee benefit trust (EBT).Following the transition, 49% of Safer Sphere's shares will be held in the EBT, to give employees the opportunity to control shares in the business. The organisation made the ...
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ArticleToyota Motor Manufacturing UK reports -7.4% mean gender pay gap
Automobile organisation Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK has reported a mean gender pay gap of -7.4% for average hourly pay as at April 2019, unchanged from the previous year.The organisation, which currently has more than 1,000 employees, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap ...
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Supplier articleVirtual Doctors: the effect of Covid on Digital Healthcare
Prior to 2020, the popularity and use of Virtual GP services and Digital Healthcare had been growing steadily within global employee benefits packages. In some ways, this was in line with the gradual increase of web and video technology, and only slowed by the hesitation of people to engage with ...
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Supplier articleHow to make your global mental wellbeing platform work better
By Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development & Marketing, Generali Employee Benefits UKIt might have worked for Kevin Costner in the movie Field of Dreams but generally in life it isn’t a given that “if you build it, he will come”: he/she/they it really doesn’t matter: we’re all different and ...
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Supplier articleHow the right systems can help support frontline workers in times of change
By Jenn Bytheway, Employee Engagement Consultant at Reward GatewayWhile the COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for everyone, it has been especially challenging for those on the front lines, who risk their safety every day for the sake of others. As frontline workers continue to go into work every day, whether ...
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ArticleAT&T agrees to pay $173,000 in back wages after equal pay disparity
Telecommunications organisation AT&T has agreed to pay $173,000 (£129,000) and provide other non-cash relief to address pay disparities between male and female employees in California and Nevada with the US Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).During a routine compliance review, the OFCPP found that, as at ...