All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1373
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ArticleUK’s highest paying jobs in 2020 revealed
Data modeler roles were the highest paid jobs in the UK in 2020, according to analysis from job site Indeed.Job advertisements for these data experts revealed average salaries of £146,000, just shy of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s salary of £150,000.The research, based on Indeed’s analysis of thousands of job adverts ...
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Article52% of UK employees enjoy a better work-life balance after home working
More than half of UK (52%) employees said they feel closer to their families and enjoy a better work-life balance after working from home due to the Covid-19 (Coronvirus) pandemic, according to research from Future Strategy Club (FSC).The study also found that those employees want to continue home working in ...
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OpinionJeremy Harris: What will 2021 bring for pensions?
This year has seen monumental changes to employment law and employer/employee relations. For instance, we saw the introduction of the furlough scheme, completely new to employment law, which meant the government handed out billions of pounds to organisations in grants. With government support for the UK economy due to continue ...
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OpinionFergal Dowling: Employment cases that will shape 2021
As we work our way into 2021, there are cases which will have a big impact on employment law, and HR policies and practices over the next 12 months. Holiday pay: are the 'rules' which limit a series of deductions correct?In 2019, the Nothern Ireland (NI) Court of Appeal in ...
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ArticleScottish school staff lose 550,000 working days due to mental health
Approximately 550,00 school staff days in Scotland have been lost due to mental health reasons since April 2017, according to analysis from political party Scottish Liberal Democrats.The statistics, accumulated from 25 of Scotland's 32 local authorities, found that the number of staff days lost has risen from 139,979 in 2017-18, ...
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ArticleTui UK reports 29.3% mean gender pay gap
Travel organisation Tui UK has reported a mean gender pay gap of 29.3% for average hourly pay as at April 2020.The business, which currently has more than 3,000 employees in the UK, reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap regulations.The reporting regulations require ...
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ArticleGerman government extends child sickness benefit for working parents
The German government has extended its child sickness benefit in 2021 to further support working parents during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The enhancements in childcare sickness benefit are due to the German government extending Coronavirus lockdown restrictions and imposing tougher measures until 31 January 2021.Employees with responsibilities for children will receive ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Gerald Eve
The benefits offered by Gerald Eve:PensionsGroup self-invested personal pension (Sipp), open to all employees. The employer will match contributions from 4.5% to 6%.Healthcare and group riskPrivate medical insurance: employer-paid for all employees, with the option to add dependants at emloyee's own cost.Life assurance.Group income protection: employer-paid for all employees.Dental insurance: ...
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Case StudiesGerald Eve builds holistic benefits strategy that supports all areas of employee wellbeing
For Gerald Eve, a key factor in its benefits proposition is that it reflects its culture of putting its people at the centre of the firm. Helen Foley, HR director, says: “Our strategy is to have benefits that really try and support [employees] in reaching their potential in all areas ...
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ArticleZurich UK introduces two weeks' emergency paid leave for working parents
Insurer Zurich UK is offering two weeks’ fully-paid emergency ‘lockdown leave’ to parents and carers affected by school closures.The organisation expects that more than one in five of its 4,500 UK-based employees will benefit from the new entitlement, which gives parents and carers an additional 10 days’ paid leave to ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Heineken UK launches workplace savings tool for staff
EXCLUSIVE: Brewing organisation Heineken UK has introduced a workplace savings benefit to employees to support their financial wellbeing.The employer partnered with workplace savings provider Cushon to give staff the opportunity to save regularly into an individual savings account (Isa), with the money automatically deducted from their salary each month. Available ...
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Supplier articleWebinar | The business case for employee engagement in 2021: trends, solutions & actions to drive productivity and resilience
By Robert Hicks, Group HR Director at Reward Gateway 2020 has been cited as the most stressful year for HR ever, with organisations everywhere navigating an upheaval of the employee experience and new ways of engaging today’s workforce. But as we close out 2020, HR leaders can ...
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ArticleBritish Gas employees begin five-day strike over pay and conditions
Staff employed at British Gas have begun strike action today (Thursday 7 January 2021) in a dispute over pay, terms and conditions.The strike, which will take place across several locations in the UK in line with government guidelines, is set to last for five days, ending on Monday 11 January. ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 31 December - 6 January 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 31 December - 6 January 2021 were: EXCLUSIVE: Snowflake launches behavioural health app to support employees’ mental healthUK’s highest paying jobs in 2020 revealedTUC urges employers to furlough parents affected by school closuresGender pay gap is widest for those aged over 50Stephanie ...
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Supplier articleHow HR can help parents manage work and childcare through COVID-19
Lockdowns and restrictions have placed a huge amount of pressure on parents. Restrictions and school closures have made it difficult to arrange childcare and balancing work, childcare and work-life balance is a key issue.While it also presents a challenge for HR in how to support parents, thankfully a lot of ...
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ArticleVegan Liftz seeks meat-eaters to test out a plant-based diet
Something for the weekend: Meat-eaters young and old have a chance to try something new this January, as Vegan Liftz is offering to pay California-based volunteers to eat vegan food for 30 days.Three meat lovers will be paid $3,500 (£2,576) each to venture into a new world of veganism for ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid meets new HR recruit
I am asked to meet a new member of the HR team as part of his induction. Jason has come from one of our competitors and he will be running our HR information system (HRIS) and managing all the interfaces to the various applications that hang off of it. Great. ...
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ArticleB&M rewards 30,000 employees with a week's extra pay
Retail employer B&M is to reward its 30,000 store and distribution employees with a week's extra pay in appreciation of their hard work.The recognition payment, added to employees' next payslip, is to due to the organisation showing strong financial performance during the third quarter of its financial year. To aid ...
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ArticleMattioli Woods resumes bonus payments
Pensions and wealth management firm Mattioli Woods has restored interim bonus payments for the majority of its staff that were initially put on hold due to the financial uncertainty of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.In 2020, the organisation cancelled all bonuses that were due to be paid to employees at the ...