All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1415
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ArticleVeolia workers ballot for strike action over pay freezes
Workers employed by waste contractor Veolia have threatened industrial action in a row over pay freezes.The dispute involves members of UK union Unite who work as part of the company's commercial bin collection service, which operates from more than 25 depots across the UK.The workers object to Veolia attempting to ...
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ArticleCompulsory schemes could provide financial protection for employees
Mandatory schemes that include hardship support may be able to provide financial protection from economic distress caused by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to research from Zurich Insurance Group and the University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment.The report, entitled Shaping a brighter future of work, has ...
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Supplier articleThe complete communications guidebook
Everything you need to get your people the employee benefits messages that matterYour new toolkit to all-things reward and benefits communications is here. The complete communications guidebook is a straightforward walkthrough to creating and sending impactful, engaging communications which hit the mark. Grounded in advice from our own team of ...
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AnalysisWhat makes a resilient workplace culture thrive?
Need to know:Employers should lead from the top with consistent messages and strategies.They can conduct reviews and invest in resilience-building training.Employee assistance programmes (EAPs) and mental health and wellbeing support should be regularly promoted.If there was ever a year to collectively test our resilience, 2020 was it. Absence management provider ...
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OpinionSophie Sinclair: Personal resilience is a critical factor for organisational success
Since the start of the pandemic, my colleagues at the University of Birmingham and across Higher Education (HE) have been working under the most exceptional circumstances that the majority of us have ever known. While past crises also required a swift organisational response and change, nothing in recent history has ...
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ArticlePay deals improve as inflation rises
Pay deals in April have given cause for optimism but they come against a backdrop of rising inflation.According to research from XpertHR, although the median pay award is still less than it was a year ago, it has reached its highest level since the quarter ending in November 2020.The median ...
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Case Studies
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Case StudiesHavas Group UK helps boost resilience with coaching and Whinge Wednesdays
Integrated marketing and communications agency Havas Group UK employs around 2,000 people in London’s Kings Cross and forms part of a wider global family of 22 agencies.The nature of the business, which works with some of the biggest brands in the world, is demanding, fast paced and ever changing. Unsurprisingly ...
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Article25% of employees would accept pay cut for four-day week
Research by office designers MoreySmith has revealed that one in four employees would move to working a four-day week even if their wages were reduced by one-fifth.The survey of 1,017 UK adults in full or part-time work focused on asking about people’s expectations of work, following 14 months of Covid-19 ...
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ArticleHallam introduces compassionate leave for miscarriages
Digital marketing agency Hallam has offered five days of compassionate leave for both female and male employees in the event of a miscarriage.The policy includes paid leave for any associated or follow-up medical appointments and fertility treatment, as well as two days of paid leave when menstruation returns afterwards.The provision ...
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31% of UK women say they have a good work-life balance
Research by Deloitte Global has revealed that 31% of UK-based women have good work-life balance, a fall from 71% before the pandemic.Deloitte Global conducted a survey, titled Women @ Work: A global outlook, of 5,000 women in 10 countries, including 500 working women in the UK, to understand the impact ...
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Supplier articleCombatting employee loneliness through employee recognition
Almost three years ago, Benefex began writing about the growing importance of community and social wellbeing at work. Before the Covid-19 pandemic forcibly separated us from our colleagues and community an even more important part of the employee experience, workplace loneliness was at worryingly high levels. More than half of ...
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Supplier article4 ways employers can support remote employee mental health
I began my Reward Gateway journey about one year ago. I was inspired by Reward Gateway’s mission to make the world a better place to work and excited to learn about a new industry and working with new people.Then, just a few weeks after starting a new role in a ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 13 May – 20 May 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 13 May – 20 May 2021 were: Get paid £1,000 to test bottomless brunchesDaisy Hooper: Should employers cut pay for staff who continue to work from home?Modibodi offers leave for menstruation, menopause and miscarriagesClare Fletcher: Should employees cut pay for staff who ...
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Article31% of UK women believe they have a good work-life balance
New research has revealed that just 31% of UK-based women believe they have a good work-life balance - a fall from 71% before the pandemic.Deloitte Global conducted a survey, entitled Women @ work: a global outlook, among 5,000 women in 10 countries - including 500 working in the UK - ...
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ArticleHR teams miss workplace kitchen chats
Something for the weekend: Have you been longing for those watercooler conversations, days out with office pals, and gossipy lunches with your office bestie to return? New research has found HR teams are most likely to be missing workplace kitchen chats as employees continue to work from home during the ...
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ArticleEmployers concerned about long-term mental health impact of pandemic
One in five (21%) employers are concerned about helping staff manage the long-term mental health impact of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to a WorkLife by OpenMoney survey.The study, carried out from 14 to 22 March 2021, polled 750 UK senior financial and HR decision makers at small to medium-sized ...
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ArticleAbel & Cole offers employees paid leave for miscarriages
Organic grocery retailer Abel & Cole has announced it will be offering all members of staff two weeks of paid leave if they, or their partner, suffer a pregnancy loss.The paid leave policy will also be available to employees in the event of miscarriage, abortion and ectopic or molar pregnancies.According ...
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Article42% of black employees do not get pay rise after negotiation
Research has revealed that 42% of black staff do not receive a pay increase after negotiation, which is double the number of white professionals who reported the same.The findings come from a new whitepaper from recruiter Robert Walters, entitled Driving diversity and inclusion in the workplace, which surveyed more than ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of employers offer enhanced maternity pay
Enhanced maternity pay is offered by almost two-thirds of organisations, with almost the same proportion providing paternity pay that is more generous than statutory requirements. However, only a quarter offer enhanced shared parental pay.A survey by XpertHR of 375 organisations that collectively employ almost one million staff found that the ...