All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1379
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ArticleCambridge University becomes a living wage employer
Cambridge University is now an accredited living wage employer, with its new ‘Living Wage Commitment’ meaning staff at the historic academic institution will receive a minimum hourly pay rate of £9.50 in the UK or £10.85 in London.Eilís Ferran, pro-vice-chancellor at University of Cambridge, said: “University of Cambridge staff are ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Is it time for change?
If there is any positive outcome from the coronavirus pandemic, it is the opportunity for all employers to review how they work and look at the benefits that they provide to their employees to ensure they deliver meaningful employee engagement.The importance of recognition: Employee recognition is about the timely, informal ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: How can you reduce presenteeism?
Presenteeism is when employees are physically present in the workplace but due to physical illness, stress or mental health issues, they may be less productive, engaged or motivated.Following the coronavirus pandemic and with increased numbers working from home, presenteeism is a serious issue that should be addressed.The first step to ...
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ArticlePoll: Four-fifths of employers are giving working parents more flexibility to cope
Employee Benefits Poll: An overwhelming majority of organisations say they are providing staff with greater flexibility to help working parents cope during the current lockdown.This week’s straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers has found more than four-fifths (82%) cite offering flexibility as the main way in which they are supporting employees ...
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ArticleEdelman offers paid 'time-out' days to support staff through menopause
The UK & Ireland arm of global PR, firm, Edelman, has announced it is to offer 10 fully-paid ‘time-out’ days for anyone needing respite from the impacts of the menopause.The perk – which was announced late last week – does not just give women paid time off, but also extends ...
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ArticleBureau Veritas named top employer for ninth year running
Test and inspection certification firm Bureau Veritas has scooped its own accreditation – as a top UK employer by the Top Employers Institute.The award sees Bureau Veritas take the accolade for the ninth year running, and according to its HR director, Katie White, it recognises the work the business has ...
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ArticleMental health fears not being met with action
New data from employee experience agency Home has found high employer levels of worry about staff mental health, but less actual help in dealing with it.According to the poll, 80% of organisations said employee mental health was being negatively impacted by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. But despite this level of ...
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Case StudiesMitie reviews benefits proposition to promote and celebrate inclusivity
Facilities management and professional services firm Mitie employs around 77,500 people across the UK. Most of these employees work in frontline roles such as cleaning, security, engineering and waste management.Inclusion and diversity are important to the organisation and it recently announced a five-year strategy to promote these values across the ...
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AnalysisHow can employers align their reward strategy and diversity and inclusion policies?
Need to know:Equality is firmly on the board agenda, with events such as the pandemic and Black Lives Matter forcing organisations to treat employees fairly.Technology can play a key role in driving diversity and inclusion through reward, enabling greater benefit choice and more personalisation of messaging.By highlighting inequalities, the pandemic ...
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OpinionAlexandra Evreinoff: A truly inclusive benefits strategy can be an effective support mechanism
Employers already know that offering a competitive compensation package is one of the most effective ways to attract and retain talent. What’s often overlooked, however, is the opportunity to better support their workforce by ensuring their employee benefits strategy is truly inclusive.While compiling a new strategy, employers should keep relevance ...
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ArticleWilko stuns union by slashing sickness benefit terms
Retailer Wilko has been told it should "hang its head in shame" by the GMB union after it drastically cut sick pay terms for employees without any prior consultation.The move, announced to staff last Friday and effective from 1 February, means that if any employee takes a single day of ...
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ArticleSequoia offers to pay staff in bitcoins
Sequoia, the multinational software development firm, has announced it will begin to offer employees the chance to be paid in crytocurrency bitcoins.Under the initiative, staff can elect to defer a portion of their salary into bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash. The scheme has been likened to a pension plan, whereby employees ...
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ArticleDr Martens bosses to share £350m bonus pot
Shoe retailer Dr Martens has launched a stock market floatation that is expected to net the chief executive and senior employees a share of £350 million, with regular employees also in the frame to benefit from the shares issued.The investment prospectus – published yesterday – sees the company valued at ...
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ArticlePay and working hours rise as employment falls
Latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have painted a mixed picture of the state of employment in the UK, with employment continuing to fall but working hours and pay on the up.According to the ONS figures, the number of payrolled employees has fallen by 828,000 since ...
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Supplier articleHow does the Eye Voucher scheme work?
According to research by the World Health Organisation, around 2.2 billion people across the world have vision impairment or blindness. The same research estimates that around 1 billion cases could have been prevented.Based on this research, it’s estimated around 1 in 3 of your workforce have eyecare needs and around ...
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OpinionNick Gilbey: Turning IR35 changes into an opportunity
The new IR35 changes, also known as the Off-Payroll Rules, come into effect on 6 April 2021. As UK organisations struggle to maintain a flexible labour force while attempting to rebuild following the pandemic, employers that use limited contactors will now face a tax and regulatory change that has caused ...
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ArticleEmployee health suffering due to lack of home-working assessments
A poll of employees by Fellowes Brands has revealed the true extent to which enforced working from home is taking its toll on people.In a poll of 1,000 UK office staff who had been working from home for at least four months, it found more than a third (38%) were ...
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ArticleLidl rewards frontline staff with £200 ‘thank-you’
Low-cost supermarket chain Lidl is to give all of its frontline workers a one-off £200 ‘thank-you’ in appreciation of the commitment staff have shown during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.The payment – to in-store staff, cleaners and those who work in its warehouses – will be awarded to around 25,000 workers, ...
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ArticleMcDonald’s named Top Employer for working mums
McDonald’s, UBS, PwC and IBM (UK) are all among the UK’s leading organisations for initiatives supporting working parents, according to the annual Top Employers Awards run by employment agency Workingmums.co.uk.The awards – now in their eleventh year – celebrate employers that go above and beyond in helping stuff juggle their ...
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ArticleeBay appoints Cornelius Boone as chief people officer
Online auction giant eBay has announced the appointment of Cornelius Boone to SVP, chief people officer – a role that will see him responsible for all elements of HR internationally.His initial remit will be to drive business performance, talent development and acquisition, learning and development strategies, compensation and benefits, HR ...