All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1387
-
ArticleEmployees want climate change pensions information
Research by workplace savings fintech Cushon has revealed employees overwhelmingly worry about whether their pensions are invested in firms that contribute to climate change - but still feel uninformed about it.The study found 84% of respondents are concerned about climate change and 69% are worried their company pension could be ...
-
ArticleDelta Security Management to pay living wage
Security guard firm Delta Security Management has become the latest organisation to be recognised as a living wage employer.Accredited by the Living Wage Foundation, the company based in Crawley, West Sussex, will now pay its 10 full-time and four part-time staff at least £9.30 per hour. This is the outside-London ...
-
Supplier articleReviewing your benefits through a socially responsible lens
Gethin Nadin, Director, Employee Wellbeing, BenefexDecent financial reward is no longer enough to attract the best people to work for you. Employer brands, like consumer brands, need to show that they exist for a purpose beyond making profit. The message from employees is clear: “We want to work for responsible ...
-
Article100,000 workers get early access to pay
The employees of more than 3,000 small- and medium-sized businesses will now be able to access up to 50% of their wages in advance, thanks to a partnership between two technology providers.York-based software company, RotaCloud – which already supplies employee scheduling/management solutions to the likes of Subway Sheffield Hallam University ...
-
ArticleGovernment waives IR35 penalties for 12 months
The government has published new guidance about how it will support organisations seeking to comply with upcoming off-payroll (IR35) changes.The document confirmed it will be mandatory for employers to assess a contractor’s employment status for tax purposes, and that those that do not will be fined.But it gives many businesses ...
-
OpinionLouise Skinner and Lee Harding: The government’s Spending Review plans for April
Due to come into force from April 2021, the details of the UK government’s Spending Review 2020 on health, education, transport and public services, were particularly high-profile this year due to the financial impact of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. While NHS staff are expected to receive a pay rise based ...
-
Supplier article‘The NHS produces 5.4% of the UK’s greenhouse gases’
The healthcare sector is a major contributor to climate change. The WHO (World Health Organization) has described climate change as ‘the biggest threat to global health in the 21st century’. So how can the healthcare sector cut their emissions and reduce their carbon footprint?How does healthcare contribute to climate change? ...
-
Supplier articleJosh Bersin is speaking at the Virtual Engagement Excellence Summit 2021
By Cristina Stoica, Growth Marketing Manager at Reward Gateway Creating a world-class, digital employee experience is essential as we enter into the new world of work. Moving forward, distributed work will be the standard, employees will need more support than ever before, and companies must connect their people through new ...
-
ArticleAstraZeneca boss and staff to receive same pay rises
Pascal Soirot, CEO of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, will receive the same 3% pay rise as the rest of his staff.Despite the company's ongoing success, including seeing its share price jump by 11% after the World Health Organization approved its Covid-19 (Coronavirus) vaccine, the boss’s base salary will increase from £1.29 ...
-
ArticleDeutsche Bank completes pensioner buy-in transaction with Legal and General
Deutsche Bank has announced the completion of a £570 million pensioner buy-in transaction with Legal and General.The deal has been described as the first step in a Deutsche Bank's pension scheme’s de-risking strategy, and now means it has reached full insurance over the medium-term.According to LCP, which provided strategic longevity ...
-
ArticleHarrogate Council becomes living wage employer
Harrogate Borough Council will now become a living wage employer, after a last-minute amendment to its annual budget was approved by councilors.The amendment was proposed by councillor Philip Broadbank, after learning existing budget plans would see some employees working on what he called “poverty pay,” - potentially forcing many to ...
-
Supplier articleHow to raise your Employee Net Promoter Score (NPS)
What makes your employees happy and engaged? What makes them raring to go and excited to work? How likely are they to recommend your company as a place to work; as a place that cares for their holistic wellbeing, both inside and outside the workplace? How do HR and the ...
-
ArticleTesco prevented from using 'fire and rehire' tactics at Livingston warehouse
Retail trade union Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) has won a court case preventing Tesco from moving staff at its Livingston distribution centre onto new contracts, in what the union described as a ‘fire and rehire’ tactic.The judgment from the Court of Session in Edinburgh means that ...
-
-
Case StudiesPanasonic considers the future shape of its company car scheme
The accelerated transition to home working over the past 12 months could mean a profound - and potentially permanent - rethinking of the company car market, argues Jason Plummer, senior general affairs manager at electronics manufacturer Panasonic Europe.“There always used to be a resistance in probably 90% of industries to ...
-
OpinionPaul Hollick: The future of company cars is electric
There’s something that sounds like a common-sense argument about perk cars being made in some quarters during the pandemic. It says that people currently working from home who never really needed a company car for their job won’t want to pay tax on that vehicle and are pushing for a ...
-
AnalysisWhat impact has the pandemic had on company car schemes?
Need to know:The experience of the pandemic, and a year of home and remote working, will probably reduce business mileage in the future.However, while this is unlikely to mean company car schemes will disappear altogether, they may become ever-more focused on the most tax-efficient electric and ultra-low emission vehicles.Cash allowances ...
-
Supplier articleGlobal benefits trends for the coming year
Paul Andrews, Global Benefits Director, BenefexTwelve months ago, Covid-19 had barely entered much of the world’s consciousness. Though its effects were already being felt across Asia, here in the UK we remained blissfully ignorant. Fast forward to 2021 and the future remains uncertain, with no sign of the ‘new normal’ ...
-
Supplier articleHow to Ensure Employees are Invested in Organisational Culture
If your employees were asked what working for your company is like, do you know what they would say? Are you confident that their answers would be entirely positive? Developing a strong organisational culture, in which employees are confident that they understand and support corporate values, is ...
-
Supplier articleHow Dunelm used technology to drive 600% increase in communications engagement
By James Docherty, Client Success Manager at Reward GatewayDunelm, the UK's leading home furnishing retailer with 10,500 employees, began its engagement journey with Reward Gateway in 2017. Whilst centralising benefits and improving EVP was the first step, the pandemic has shifted the organisation's attention to internal communications, wellbeing and finding ...