All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 139
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Supplier articleHow to measure employee engagement
In a business landscape where retaining top talent is becoming increasingly challenging, discovering a dependable method to gauge employee engagement is crucial. As individuals fundamental to your business, ensuring that your employees are satisfied and actively involved in their roles is paramount.The responsibility falls upon HR professionals to continually devise ...
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ArticleTribunal orders ABC Engineering to pay former staff unpaid wages and holiday pay
An employment tribunal has ruled that collapsed firm ABC Engineering needs to pay eight former members of staff more than £12,000 for failing to pay holiday entitlements and unauthorised wage deductions.The Warrington-based engineering business entered voluntary liquidation in last September after accruing debts worth nearly £300,000. One month later, eight ...
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ArticleHerbert Smith Freehills and West Brom win Beyond the Living Wage Award
Credit: Wozzie / Shutterstock.comLaw firm Herbert Smith Freehills, building society West Brom and savings and retirement firm Phoenix Group have been recognised for their commitment to supporting staff beyond the living wage.Winning the Beyond the Living Wage Award at the Living Wage Foundation’s Living Wage Champion Awards 2023, the employers ...
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ArticleBaker McKenzie boosts pay for newly qualified London lawyers
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has increased the salary for its London-based newly qualified lawyers from £110,000 to £118,000 as of this month.According to the firm, which has more than 13,000 employees, trainee salaries will remain at their current rates of £50,000 for first-year trainees and £55,000 for second-year trainees. ...
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ArticleKearney hires global and European diversity, equity and inclusion director
Global consultancy partnership Kearney has recruited Neil Griffiths as its new global and European diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) director.In this role, Griffiths will further shape and implement a comprehensive DEI strategy in alignment with Kearney’s values and goals. He will work closely with leadership and stakeholders across the organisation ...
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Supplier article7 of the most effective employee voice tools
At its core, employee voice represents the collective power of diverse ideas, insights, and perspectives within an organisation.Tapping into that collective intelligence can give your organisation a significant edge over competitors and help to increase the wellbeing and satisfaction of your staff – but the trouble is – encouraging employees ...
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ArticleRemote working most valued benefit for 94%
More than nine in 10 (94%) employees rate working from home as the most important benefit to them because it increases their productivity and happiness, according to research by Business Name Generator.Its survey of more than 1,000 UK office-based workers, however, found that just 27% of respondents currently receive this ...
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Supplier articleShould spare cash be used to reduce mortgage debt or increase pension savings?
By Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work“When it comes to securing our financial future there are often a number of decisions that must be made. A financial dilemma that many people consider is whether to prioritise reducing their mortgage debt or whether to increase the amount they pay into their ...
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ArticleTesco introduces virtual GP service and expands wellbeing support
Supermarket chain Tesco has extended its wellbeing provision for its more than 300,000 UK employees and their families to include a virtual GP service.Through the service, which is provided by Yulife, front-line staff, managers and their immediate family living in the same household will be able to access unlimited appointments ...
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ArticleEmerald Publishing enhances benefits package
Credit: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.comEmerald Publishing has enhanced its reward package with a raft of new benefits after an internal review revealed what its staff find important.Following the introduction of a monthly working-from-home allowance in January, Emerald has now implemented Summer Fridays, where its UK office will closes at 1pm ...
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ArticleGymBird seeks chief step officer to walk 10,000 steps a day
Something for the weekend: Fitness brand GymBird has taken its first step to find a chief step officer to walk 10,000 steps in a single day, report on their experience and receive a $10,000 (£7,856) payment in return.The ideal candidate will be looking to put their best foot forward in ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 30 June - 6 July 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 June - 6 July 2023 were: Tui UK enhances family leave policyBirmingham City Council unable to pay £760 million equal pay billUK salary budgets expected to decline in 2024Barclays updates childcare leave policy for US staffTrip.com Group introduces childcare subsidyHolland and ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets tangled in benefits surveys
This is the time of year when I wish I had taken up another career. The summer brings a new level of tedium in the form of surveys. We now have a fancy survey data repository which takes a lot of the grind out of the task when it comes ...
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Supplier articleWhy Your Employees May Not Achieve a Comfortable Retirement
As an employer, you're obliged to provide your staff with a workplace pension - a mandate made compulsory by the UK government in 2012. The required minimum contribution is set at 8%, typically comprising of a 3% contribution by the employer and a 5% contribution by the employee.Unfortunately, a considerable ...
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Supplier article5 Reasons your workplace pension plan may be undermining your business (and why you should review it)
You’ve got a company pension scheme in place, so what would prompt you to change it? It might seem like a monumental task, especially when you already have myriad other responsibilities.However, there's a strong reason to do so: your business and employees may be at risk if you don't take ...
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Supplier articleYour Workplace Pension: Is It Really Benefiting Your Business?
How would you feel if you discovered your company was unintentionally wasting a significant portion of your salary? We’re guessing you’d be pretty angry and upset about it.But your workplace pension setup could be causing this wastage right under your nose, without you even being aware.Workplace pension contributions are fantastic ...
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ArticleUK workplace diversity and inclusion progress has stalled
While many UK employers have increased their diversity and inclusion focus, progress on gender parity, age, socio-economic status and sexual orientation has stalled, according to new research.Alfa, Barclays, Britvic, Havas, KPMG, Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions, Pfizer, Royal Mail, Verizon, and Yahoo took part in Dial Global’s Diversity review 2023, which ...
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ArticleJames Walker Devol engineers accept 12.5% pay rise
Workers employed at the James Walker Devol plant based in Gourock, Scotland, have accepted a 12.5% pay rise.Around 100 engineers, who are responsible for manufacturing components for the construction, oil, gas and railway sectors around the globe, are set to receive the increase, which equates to a £2,500 annual pay ...
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ArticleSantander UK enhances family leave and becomes foster-friendly
Financial services provider Santander UK has updated its internal family leave policy and received foster-friendly accreditation as part of its support of employees who plan to apply to be foster carers.As of this month, the bank now offers these members of staff up to 35 hours, or five days, of ...
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ArticleOxa hires new chief people officer
Autonomous vehicle software developer Oxa has appointed Katy Goldwater as its new chief people officer, bolstering its growth as it scales globally this year.Joining Oxa’s senior leadership team, Goldwater will lead the firm’s people strategy, which includes recruitment, talent development, and organisational effectiveness. She will aim to deliver on Oxa's ...