All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1400
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ArticleEmployees embrace al-fresco working
Something for the weekend: With the clocks going forward an hour this Sunday (28 March), the promise of long balmy evenings beckons. But now it seems employees are springing into the season with a desire to be outdoors and embracing al-fresco working.A poll of 1,000 UK adults has found that ...
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Supplier articleWebinar: Nailing your Recognition
Have a listen to my discussion of the psychology of workplace recognition. Our resident experts – Lauren Goldgrub, GM of Recognition, and myself, Director of Employee Wellbeing – share our insights into the science that’s driven our OneHub | Recognition platform. In this special edition webinar to ...
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ArticlePandemic drives growth in tech industry salaries
Salaries across the technology industry leapt by 12% last year on average, outstripping average pay rises of 5%, according to a new report.The Xcede salary guide, set to launch on Monday (29 March), looks at trends in the data, digital, and technology sectors over the past year.It revealed that average ...
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ArticleDeliveroo riders paid less than the minimum wage
A joint investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, The Mirror newspaper and ITV has revealed large numbers of Deliveroo riders are paid below the national minimum wage (NMW).Analysis by the Bureau of more than 300 riders' invoices found that a third earned less than the NMW of £8.72 for ...
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ArticleSupreme Court rules Asda staff can pursue equal pay
Supermarket retailer Asda has lost its appeal to the Supreme Court, in which it argued staff working for one area of the business could not compare themselves to others for equal pay purposes.The long-running case centres on shop floor workers - mostly women - who said they should be paid ...
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Supplier articleHow to avoid ‘Zoom Fatigue’
With the introduction of mandatory work from home orders over the last year, work-life is completely overhauled for many of us. Thanks to modern technology, working from home has been possible and most of our daily responsibilities can be carried out virtually. This is true for team meetings that can ...
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Supplier articleWhat is work-life balance for your employees and how can you spot if they are having problems?
Work-life balance is a topic that is being discussed in organisations across the globe as employees wrestle with the changing COVID workplace and lines between home and work being more blurred than ever before. How much do you know about work-life balance and could you spot the ...
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Supplier articleBusy Bees Benefits: What are the long-term effects of the coronavirus?
Over the last year, the number of people affected by the coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented. The medical research into Covid-19 over this same period has made great progress, both in relation to symptoms and treatment, with the development of the various vaccines that are now been administered ...
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ArticleStudy finds mindset key to financial wellbeing
Pensions and investment company Aegon has today (29 March) published research which has analysed the link between financial wellbeing and people’s mindsets.The Financial wellbeing index placed an equal weighting on money factors such as income levels, budgeting skills and affordability of debt, alongside mindset factors such as peoples’ ability to ...
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ArticleCriteo hires first VP of global DEI
Digital advertising agency Criteo has appointed Rachel Scheel as its first senior vice president of global diversity, equity and inclusion.As well as helping to craft the company’s gender equality agreement and honour its commitment to achieving 30% of women in leadership roles at the business by 2022, Scheel will also ...
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ArticleWomen have up to 45% less in their pension pots than men at retirement
A new report by Barnett Waddingham has revealed a stark gender disparity in wealth at retirement, with women having between 25% and 45% less than men in their pension pots when they retire.The research, based on an analysis of some 35,000 members in seven defined contribution (DC) schemes, found that ...
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ArticleCMA releases ethnicity pay gap data
New data from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revealed it has a mean ethnicity pay gap of 29.3% and a median one of 34.8%.The findings were published in the organisation's first ever ethnicity pay gap report, which showed that of its 852 staff, 22% were from black, Asian ...
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ArticleSony to give bonuses worth seven months' salary
Sony is reportedly set to pay its Japanese staff their largest bonuses for more than two decades, as it prepares to announce end-of-year record profits.The electronics and gaming company is set to post year-end profits of around $10 billion (£7.2 billion), which have been significantly boosted by a surge in ...
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ArticleKey workers' £1.6 billion living wage gap revealed
Significant numbers of the UK’s key workers have so far ‘lost’ £1.6 billion in earnings by not being paid a living wage, according to research compiled by the Living Wage Foundation (LWF).The analysis found that had these individuals been paid what the LWF recommends, they would have been £900 better ...
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Supplier articleBest Mental Health Monitoring & Wellbeing Platform 2021
The nation expresses anxiety over a return to work (Part 1)The last 12 months have brought with them incredible changes to people’s lives in all domains. Routines have been badly affected and people have suffered a significant loss; of connections, of support, of important life experiences.As lockdown was announced in ...
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OpinionCharmaine Morrell: Reward schemes can engage employees with sustainability agendas
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) launched NTU Green Rewards in February 2019 to further engage colleagues with the sustainability agenda at NTU. As one of the most sustainable universities in the world, we wanted to support employees in furthering their sustainability efforts by creating a way to reward their positive actions, ...
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OpinionEmma Kemp: Employers can empower their staff to take climate change action
In the last few years, climate change has taken centre stage. Public concerns about the climate have reached an all-time high: United Nations (UN) research published in January 2021 shows 81% of Brits recognise that there is a climate emergency. Even during the Coronavirus pandemic, concern about climate change hasn’t ...
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AnalysisHow can employers link 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 this.Ensuring pension funds are invested in environmentally-friendly businesses is a good place to start, while executives can be rewarded on similar metrics.The use of green reward schemes and encouraging greener forms of travel ...
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Supplier articleWays you can reward the working mums in your company
A massive 75% of women with dependent children are in employment. So juggling work life and family life cannot be easy! With that in mind, this Mother’s Day why don’t you reward the working mums in your company.Here are some ways you could use rewards and recognition on Mother’s DayRecognise ...
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ArticleDechert offers all staff paid leave for Covid-19 jab
Global law firm Dechert has announced it will give paid leave to all employees getting their Covid-19 (Coronavirus) vaccination.The decision, circulated in an internal memo, revealed that staff can book up to eight hours off to get their jabs or use this time off if they have short-term side effects. ...