All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1405
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Investigo supports staff wellbeing with core-office-hours trial
Exclusive: UK recruitment agency, Investigo, has this week begun a trial to give office-based employees the ability to choose a flexible-working pattern, as long as they are available between core hours.The trial gives employees the option to work for three days in the office between 10am and 4pm, and decide ...
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OpinionVictoria Von Wachter: Untangling the knot of furlough leave entitlement
Many industries are gearing up to reopen on 12 April, bringing furlough to an end for thousands of employees.As Prime Minister Boris Johnson provides hope that borders may reopen on 17 May, these employees may be wondering how their previously furloughed status will affect their annual leave entitlement.Can employees expect ...
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Supplier articleWhy employee engagement matters
As changes to the workplace have made it more difficult for employees to connect with each other and their companies, it's time to put the focus on engaging our employees. By focussing on employee engagement, companies have an opportunity to not only make employees happier at work, but also drive ...
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Supplier articleMini-eBook: How Flexible Benefits Can Power a Business
Flexible benefits can affect many areas of the business – from the employee experience to business results – and it is important that your benefits platform is customised to your company's needs to achieve maximum impact. While every flexible benefits programme is tailored to meet employees' needs, there are a ...
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Supplier articleOutdated ‘employee of the month’ scheme? Here’s how Each Person can help
An employee of the month scheme is probably one of the most fundamental elements of employee recognition. Yet, when established incorrectly, it can cause problems for company culture, relations and even communication.Only 14% of organisations provide managers with the necessary tools for rewards and recognition which is perhaps why many ...
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ArticleOver 13 million people covered by group risk schemes in 2020
The annual Swiss Re Group watch report 2021 has revealed that the number of in-force group risk policies in place grew by 3.6% during 2020 compared to 2019.This equates to a rise in the number of people covered of 150,000, taking the total number to more than 13.3 million people ...
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Supplier articleWHY BUSINESSES SHOULD SUPPORT COVID SUFFERERS RETURNING TO WORK
Covid-19 has caused our mental wellbeing to suffer in the last 12 months, particularly heightened levels of stress as a result of lockdown restrictions. But recent research has unveiled a longer-term link between the virus and mental health issues – particularly those who make a recovery from infection.A study published ...
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ArticleFall in employee engagement offset by mental health support
New research by HR platform provider, Achievers, has revealed a mixed picture around the extent to which employees engage with their employer now compared to before the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.According to the research, more people said they were now less engaged than before the pandemic. It found nearly two-fifths (37%) ...
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Supplier articleHow employees can boost their pension pot by 25% by saving just 1% more
By Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at workMany employees are already paying 5% of their salary into their workplace pension through auto-enrolment, with an additional 3% employer contribution. However we know that many employers match additional contributions (up to certain limits), yet their employees may not realise this or understand the ...
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ArticleDLA Piper gives staff thank-you bonus
International law firm DLA Piper is giving staff a thank-you bonus for their work during the pandemic, and is letting them chose between either more pay or more holiday.The ‘thank-you’ gift is applicable to all its fee earning and business services professional staff, and these employees can chose either an ...
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How employees can boost their pension pot by 25% by saving just 1% more
By Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at workMany employees are already paying 5% of their salary into their workplace pension through auto-enrolment, with an additional 3% employer contribution. However we know that many employers match additional contributions (up to certain limits), yet their employees may not realise this or understand the ...
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AnalysisWhat does the Pensions Schemes Act 2021 mean for workplace pensions?
Need to know:The Pension Schemes Act sets out the framework for the dashboard with everyone’s pensions in one place. Employers should start getting their data ready now.It will enable trustees to ‘red flag’ a transfer request and block it. The new scam rules need to be communicated to employees.Large schemes ...
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OpinionTom Barton: Employers can find different opportunities in the Pension Schemes Act
The Pension Schemes Act reminds us that workplace pensions mean different things to different employers. The dividing lines are between big and small, and defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC).Very large employers have the opportunity to explore whether a collective defined contribution (CDC) scheme is right for them and ...
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OpinionTim Middleton: Pensions Scheme Act brings major changes to pensions governance
The Pension Schemes Act 2021 was finally granted Royal Assent in February this year. This new Act took a year to work its way through Parliament, so the industry has had plenty of time to become familiar with its contents. However, the sheer volume of material contained within the legislation ...
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ArticleEmployers told to tackle false sense of flexible working
Joint research published today by employee research agency Karian and Box and The Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at Kings College London, has found that while employers broadly support home-working, a false sense of flexibility prevails where there is actually a lack of more targeted employee support.The report, which surveyed ...
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Supplier article5 advantages of flexible benefits
Flexible benefits can help address a number of common and key challenges HR and benefits professionals face when it comes to employee benefits.Flexible benefits can also be an important tool for any HR team in achieving the HR objectives they’ve set out.Businesses and employees have had to be more flexible ...
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ArticlePension savers would divest from firms that don't pay the living wage
One-third of pension savers would rather divest their savings from organisations that fail to pay the living wage.This is the main finding of research by PensionBee, which polled more than 1,500 savers last month.According to its research, 83% of savers expect the organisations in their pension to pay all of ...
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ArticleMetro Bank team walks over 1,700 miles as part of wellbeing challenge
Metro Bank, the high-street challenger bank, has revealed the results of its month-long ‘team walk’ challenge during March.The walks, aimed at improving colleagues’ mental and physical health, were organised by the bank’s real estate finance team, who set themselves the challenge of walking 500 miles as a way of getting ...
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Supplier articleHow to raise your employee productivity
Employee productivity is important to every organisation, no matter how big or small. In basic terms, it is the measure of an employee's output. Employees are a company's biggest asset, so when they are thriving, so too will the business. When your teams are able to make substantial gains and ...
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ArticleLooking for a new role on Looe Island?
Something for the weekend: We’ve all dreamt of getting away from it all, perhaps more so than ever before, as home working, endless team meetings, staring at the same four walls, and taking aimless lunchtime walks start to pall.So it will come as no surprise if Cornwall Wildlife Trust has ...