All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1398
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: Can you lead, engage, and motivate staff from a distance?
As a business leader, one of the main challenges you will have faced over the last year is whether it is possible to lead well when the leadership team and the organisation it leads are not physically in the same shared space. With the UK vaccination programme ...
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Supplier articleHelping employees build good mental health into their daily lives
In mental health as with physical health the mantra of prevention being better than cure is fitting. Maintaining good, healthy habits and routines can make a huge difference to how we feel and can help us all stay well and help prevent mental health worries turning into ...
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EXCLUSIVE: BAE Systems demonstrates how to place mental health at the centre of wellbeing strategies
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: The pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the need for robust mental health strategies, Claire Walsh, health, wellbeing and injury prevention manager for BAE Systems said.In the closing keynote address to the Employee Benefits Insight 2021 event, Walsh told delegates: “If we consider the ...
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ArticlePoshmark hires its first chief people officer
Poshmark – the online marketplace for new and second-hand style for women - has appointed William Ingham as its first ever chief people officer.The online marketplace, which announced its initial public offering at the start of this year, recently reported a 27% increase in fourth-quarter revenue, and the new role ...
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ArticlePoll: Furlough scheme extension gets thumbs up from 55% of employers
Employee Benefits poll: More than half of employers agree with the government’s decision to extend the furlough scheme by a further five months.Also known as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), the initiative was expected to end on 30 April 2021. However, it has now been extended across the UK ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: BAE Systems outlines placing mental health at the centre of wellbeing strategies
Employee Benefits Insights 2021: The pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the need for robust mental health strategies, explained Claire Walsh, health, wellbeing and injury prevention manager for BAE Systems.In the closing keynote address to the Employee Benefits Insight 2021 virtual event, Walsh told delegates: “If we consider the ...
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ArticlePublic sector workers paying more into pensions
A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed most pensions have become more affordable in recent years – but it has also raised concerns that pensions affordability among public sector workers is now falling behind.According to the report, employee contribution levels have increased by 16% in real terms ...
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ArticleTUC demands coronavirus jab sick pay
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is urging more employers to give staff paid time off if they fall unwell after having their Covid-19 (Coronavirus) jab.With more adults of working age now starting to receive their jabs, a new poll by the TUC among more than 1,000 firms found only 45% ...
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ArticleResolution Foundation finds half of staff saw real earnings slashed last year
Claims that weekly pay growth reached its highest rate for two decades in 2020 were too good to be true, according to a think-tank which has found half of all workers actually experienced a pay cut last autumn.The Resolution Foundation’s latest quarterly earnings outlook finds that compositional changes in the ...
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Rachael Rothman and Tracy Wray: Reducing emissions requires a united effort
In November 2020, the University of Sheffield launched its new sustainability strategy. This document commits us to achieving net-zero carbon by 2030 for on-campus activities, and 2038 when Scope 3 emissions are included.This challenge should not be underestimated. As a research-intensive university, Sheffield has large associated Scope 1 and 2 ...
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AnalysisHas the role of health cash plans changed during the pandemic?
Need to know:The use of online counselling, virtual GP services and employee assistance programmes (EAPs) has soared since the start of the pandemic.Health cash plan providers are offering claim period extensions and payment holidays to help employees.The importance of providing all-round health support, as cash plans do, has become ever-more ...
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Case StudiesWe are Adam supports health of employees with a cash plan
Digital recruitment consultancy We Are Adam has offices in Manchester and London, and looks after the health of its 12 members of staff with the provision of a health cash plan through Medicash.Leanne Scaletta, operations director, says: “We have always offered private [medical insurance] but found that very few employees ...
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Supplier articleHow employee recognition boosts COVID-19 business recovery plans
We all saw how the world of work changed with the onset of COVID-19. But moving forwards, the question is how we can build on the myriad of positive changes that were implemented rapidly out of necessity, instead of slipping back into doing things ‘the old way’ ...
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Supplier articleAn open letter to my fellow HR leaders
It was almost a year ago, to the day, when we made the decision to close down our offices worldwide and transition our 430 (at the time) employees to the world of fully remote work.It was a situation we had never encountered before, but our crisis management hats were worn ...
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Supplier articleRewards and recognition in the workplace post Covid-19
An employee of the month scheme has become a staple part of employee recognition for most companies. Employee recognition is fast becoming integral for many workforces, research suggests organisations, where recognition occurs, have 14% better employee engagement and productivity than those without. With an end in sight for COVID-19 restrictions ...
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ArticleOdey Asset Management loses incentives tax case
Hedge fund firm Odey Asset Management has lost its legal battle with HMRC in which it argued executives who were part of a partnership pay plan between 2011-12 and 2015-16 did not need to pay tax on their share options.The plan put 17 of its executives into a special purpose ...
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ArticleMerton College reveals Oxford living wage pledge
Merton College, part of the University of Oxford, has announced it has become an Oxford living wage (OLW) employer.The rate is specific to the region and set by Oxford City Council and is calculated at 95% of the London living wage. It means the college is now committed to paying ...
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ArticleEmployees embrace their year working from home
New data marking the one-year anniversary of the UK going into lockdown has revealed that, among civil servants at least, home working has been embraced.The research by pollster Opinium for SAP found that 57% of civil servants questioned said they now had a better work-life balance, while nearly half (49%) ...
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ArticleCovid-19 causes one in five employees over 65s to delay retirement
The impact of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic continues unabated, with research by Close Brothers today (24 February) revealing it has already forced many older workers into delaying their retirement plans.According to the study, the past year has highlighted the fragilities of many people’s finances. As a result, it found nearly ...