All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1396
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Supplier articleMedivet appoints 87% to measure, understand and improve the mental wellbeing of 3,000 colleagues
Medivet, one of the leading communities of veterinary professionals, has made colleague mental wellbeing a top priority.The organisation has launched mental wellbeing platform 87% to its 3,000 vets, nurses and all support colleagues.Users can benefit from personalised guidance on how to improve their mental health and the organisation gets insights ...
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Case StudiesHow the CBI supports expectant parents
As a relatively small organisation which employs 250 people internationally, including 225 in the UK, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) prides itself on its curiosity when considering the introduction of new benefits. It seems natural for an organisation which promotes and celebrates UK businesses.Millia Bosnjak, reward and benefit adviser ...
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AnalysisWhat type of support can employers give to expectant parents?
Need to know:Employers used to say goodbye to expectant mothers and welcome them back at the end of their maternity leave. But times are changing. Support for expectant parents is becoming more inclusive and comprehensive, thanks to the realisation that it benefits diversity and inclusion, productivity and retention in organisations, ...
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OpinionMandy Garner: Good parental leave policies are key to talent retention
The starting point for supporting pregnant women and parents returning from extended parental leave must be an empathetic culture where people feel valued, where line managers have the information they need to support staff, and where that support is recognised by their own managers.When it comes to policies, it is ...
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Supplier articleEmployee Appreciation- Why It Matters
Friday the 5th March marks Employee Appreciation Day, a day to appreciate employees in all industries. A Cicero study found that well-recognised employees have more drive and determination, better work relationships, and stronger connections to their company. According to the research by Capita, 34% of employees believe being thanked, appreciated, ...
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ArticleBrent Council publishes pay gap data
Brent Council has published its Gender, ethnicity and disability pay gap report, revealing its mean gender pay gap fell from 7.2% to 5.2% last year.But commenting on the findings, Debra Norman director of legal, HR, audit and investigations at the Council, believes the figures require close inspection.She said improvements in ...
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ArticleEmployees demand more mental health support
Research carried out by Canada Life has revealed strong demand from employees for more workplace mental health and wellbeing support.In a poll of nearly 2,000 working adults with children of school age, more than half (54%) said they wanted their employers to introduce specific mental wellness days. This increased to ...
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Supplier articleLockdown learnings for long-term employee wellbeing
Over the last year, many companies across the UK have responded to the need for wellbeing support; adapting their offering and implementing new strategies that, as well as helping to safeguard employee wellbeing at the time, are fit for a post-pandemic world. We don’t often read the ...
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ArticleCMAC unveils 'Time Out’ wellness week
Managed transport and accommodation group CMAC is planning to stage a number of employee wellbeing events from Monday (22 March).The organisation's ‘Time Out Week’ aims to encourage its 150 workers to make time to take breaks, and give them tools to manage their mental health and resilience during lockdown.Time Out ...
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ArticleEdinburgh Council becomes living wage employer
Edinburgh City Council, the capital's largest employer, has announced that all of its staff will receive at least the Scottish Local Government Living Wage (SLGLW) as part of their base pay from 1 April.The change will mean all employees earn at least £9.50 per hour, and the move marks a ...
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Supplier articleElectric by 2030: Why its good news for the Car Benefit Scheme
Recently the government have announced a new plan that by 2030, all new cars being sold will be electric. This is part of a plan to help improve the UK’s carbon footprint and includes a funding boost for environmental efforts.£20 million is being invested in the UK design and development ...
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How can employers can link their carbon-neutral goals with their reward strategy?
Need to know:Organisations are under pressure to reduce their carbon footprints, and employee benefits can help with thisEnsuring pension funds are invested in environmentally-friendly businesses is a good place to start, while executives can be rewarded on similar metricsThe use of green reward schemes and encouraging greener forms of travel ...
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OpinionWilliam Carter: Employers should take note that Uber drivers are now 'workers'
It’s over. It’s a case that has seen twists and turns during six long years, but last month the highest court in the land finally handed down its verdict on the classification of drivers who work for taxi-hailing firm Uber and, not to put too fine a point on it, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: TSB takes a proactive approach to employee wellbeing and mental health
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: TSB's approach to employee wellbeing follows a cycle of support, which includes building resilience and raising awareness of mental health.In a virtual session entitled Building resilient teams – a whole-person, whole-organisation approach, sponsored by Unmind, Sarah McPake, head of talent, insights and inclusion at TSB (pictured), ...
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ArticlePension Protection Fund ethnicity pay gap 'a problem'
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has published its ethnicity pay gap alongside its gender pay gap data for the very first time – and admits the results do not make happy reading.According to its report, the organisation's median gender pay gap increased from 13.39% in 2019 to 15.71% for 2020. ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: ABN Amro Bank reveals ‘breakthrough’ change to HR thinking
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: Nathalie Hazenberg, HR and transformation strategist at ABN Amro Bank N.V, kicked off Day 3 of Employee Benefits’ Insights online series by revealing how she has implemented ‘breakthrough thinking’ into the bank to dramatically change the way employees think and feel about their jobs.The special ‘How ...
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ArticleHR professionals report low morale
HR and benefits professionals are employees too – and according to a new report, it is they who continue to feel undervalued, citing feelings of an 'us' and 'them' culture with HR being excluded from the top table.According to HR and payroll software provider Natural HR's research, HR in 2021 ...
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ArticleEmployers ignoring employee mental health
A week before the one-year anniversary of lockdown, damning research by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) reveals many employees have yet to receive any form of wellbeing support from their employer.Timed to coincide with MHFA’s ‘My Whole Self Day’, today's research has found that since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic started, ...
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ArticleBAI Communications hires new chief people officer
Communications and infrastructure provider BAI Communications has announced it has appointed Alison Perren as its new group chief people officer.Having previously held senior HR roles at the likes of Yum! Brands, PepsiCo and the Ford Motor Company, Perren has had responsibility for people strategies across Europe, the Middle East and ...
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Supplier articleThe last great workplace taboo: A chat with Channel 4
The menopause is often a taboo subject at work. In this special edition webinar, I’m joined by Charlotte Mounsey from Channel 4 as we help break down the barriers restricting some of the incredible people in your organisation. Always at the forefront of cultural change, Charlotte takes us through C4’s ...