All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1397
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Brunel University details cost-effective benefits
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: Hazel Robinson, associate director, human resources, HR reward and wellbeing at Brunel University, London, discussed ‘How to make benefits rewarding and engaging without costing the earth’ at the virtual event yesterday (17 March).Robinson acknowledged that the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic had caused many people to become disengaged ...
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AnalysisTop tips on how to keep employees engaged with their pensions during the pandemic
Need to know:While employees may be experiencing financial pressures, it is important for them to remain engaged with their pensions during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.Different approaches and communciation methods can be used to reach different groups of employees.Involving employees in pensions feedback and communication can help to increase engagement.At a ...
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OpinionJackie Buttery and Daniel Gerring: Pensions engagement requires clear communication
Pensions have a long history as an important financial benefit for employees, helping to safeguard financial security in the long term. The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has prompted many organisations and individuals to focus on some serious, short-term challenges.For some, pensions have not been a priority. For others, and increasingly more ...
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Case StudiesCarter Jonas engages staff with pensions through regular communication
The Carter Jonas pension and investment plan was established with Hargreaves Lansdown in 2014. There are currently 686 members. The default fund is the Schroder Managed Balanced fund, but engagement is good and 22% select their investments.Claire Matthews, head of human resources, says: “Hargreaves Lansdown has worked closely with our ...
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Supplier article5 Ways to celebrate employee appreciation day
March 5th mark's Employee Appreciation Day, here at Each Person we know that employees are a company’s greatest asset and appreciation and recognition are vital to a collaborative and engaged workforce, in fact, a study from Each Person found that when asked what would make employees feel more valued in ...
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Article25% of employees have not had a wellbeing check-in during lockdown
Just days before the one-year anniversary of lockdown, research by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) has revealed that a quarter of staff have still not had a wellbeing check-in since the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic started.Timed to coincide with MHFA’s ‘My Whole Self Day’, the survey further found that nearly a ...
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Supplier articleEMEA: LOCAL VS GLOBAL
Pre-pandemic, providing a globally consistent employee experience was the top HR objective for employers in EMEA, so why are teams struggling to achieve this? Darwin’s research found that only 29% of HR teams in EMEA have fully centralised their HR operations. Read Darwin’s brand new infographic for ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Shortcut AS highlights the importance of human communication
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: Astrid Sundberg, chief HR officer and mobile app developer at Shortcut AS, discussed 'How to connect with employees during difficult times' during her presentation at the virtual event.In her address yesterday (17 March), Sundberg spoke about the importance of written communication, messenger tools, people analytics software ...
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ArticleGroup life insurance pays out £93m in employee-related Covid claims
New data has revealed the extent to which group life insurers have paid out claims related to the deaths of employees due to Covid-19 (Coronavirus).According to figures released by Group Risk Development (Grid) for the year to 31 December 2020, payouts were given to the dependents of 891 employees with ...
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Supplier articleHow to Boost Employee Motivation during an Economic Downturn
When businesses are affected by economic factors that are outside of their control, it is natural for employees to be concerned. They may worry whether their pay packet will rise in line with inflation, if their working hours will change, or about their overall job security. And ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Taking time out to boost morale
As we reported earlier this week, managed transport and accommodation group CMAC will be hosting a number of employee wellbeing events as part of its ‘Time Out Week’ from Monday (22 March) to boost morale among its workforce.By offering sessions including virtual yoga, cocktail-making classes and online learning, the organisation ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: BT discusses what reward will look like in a post-Covid world
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: Megan O’Shaughnessy, head of reward at BT, detailed the "growing importance of flexible reward strategies post-Covid" at the online event.O’Shaughnessy acknowledged that many organisations may not be in a position to offer traditional reward levers such as pay rises, bonuses or long-term incentive plans as a ...
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ArticleTime to send employees to sleep?
Something for the weekend: The arrival of World Sleep Day today (19 March) cannot have come too soon for many of us, as the nation struggles with lockdown lack of sleep thanks to the stress of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), remote working and a lack of routine.Now new research by sleep experts ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 11 March – 17 March 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 11 March – 17 March 2021 were: Aldi on the hunt for cracking Easter egg tastersWorkers 'desperate' for wellbeing supportOgilvy boosts menopause supportLucy Dunbar: How will the pensions lifetime allowance freeze affect staff retirement plans?EXCLUSIVE: TSB takes a pro-active approach to employee ...
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Supplier articleKellogg's Employee Engagement Success Story
Companies want to be recognised—making sure that when a target audience is in a position to invest in a particular product or service, they will immediately think of their brand. This is an outward-looking form of recognition. But it is important to look internally too. Creating a ...
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Supplier articleEVs and ULEVs: How employee benefits can help take petrol cars off the road
Sustainability. It’s a word we’re all hearing more of, and an issue that’s becoming more urgent with each passing year. While large corporations around the world strive to reduce their carbon footprint and make their products and materials more eco-friendly, individual Reward teams might think that they can't make a ...
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Article45% of FTSE 100 firms use ESG to calculate pay
Research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and London Business School has revealed environmental, social and governance (ESG) measures have reached widespread adoption in the setting of executive pay.Data from The paying well by paying for good report found the measures were now being used in approaching half (45%) of all FTSE 100 ...
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ArticleEmployee wellbeing findings a ‘wake-up call’ for action
Joint research by YuLife and YouGov has revealed the deleterious impact on employee wellbeing and mental health from a year of lockdown.With at-home staff reporting feeling ‘always-on’ and having to juggle caring commitments, the study showed nearly a quarter of workers (22%) simply do not take any breaks at all ...
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ArticleSupreme Court dismisses sleep pay claims
The Supreme Court has this morning (19 March) delivered its much-anticipated judgement on how rate of pay is calculated on so-called ‘sleep-in shifts’ – remuneration for those required to provide sleep-in cover, which is typically required in care homes.The verdict was that it dismissed the appeals from two claimants – ...