All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1426
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OpinionNick Griggs: Adapting to the new ways of working
We are now sitting at a junction, looking at the way we work and how organisations need to adapt, post pandemic. Despite the uncertainty and fast changing environment, decisions need to be made. So making sure you have the insight and framework to do this optimally is vital.As our recent ...
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Poll: Has your organisation introduced any new diversity and inclusion policies in the past year?
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Supplier articleHow to Look After the Working Dads in Your Company
Father’s Day comes around every year, and it’s important to celebrate the working dads in your company. Whether they’re full-time or part-time, their hard work is essential.Jeremy Davies, head of communications at the Fatherhood Institute, believes “it’s important that employers recognise men’s fatherhood because that results in happier, more productive ...
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ArticleDundee Heritage Trust becomes living wage employer
Dundee Heritage Trust has become a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer.The organisation, which is an independent charity?that runs the Verdant Works and the Discovery Point museums in Dundee, will join 165 others that have received this recognition.According to the trust, it was heavily affected by the lockdown due to the ...
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ArticleKyndryl hires Maryjo Charbonnier as chief HR officer
Kyndryl, a new company created following the separation of IBM’s managed infrastructure services business, has appointed Maryjo Charbonnier as its new chief human resources officer (CHRO).In her new role, Charbonnier will be overseeing the organisation’s HR strategy in the UK and across the world. Her key focus will be on ...
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ArticleCITB employees lodge complaint over furlough pay
More than 100 Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) employees have made a collective grievance against their employer over furlough pay.Problems with the board’s payroll have resulted in some CITB staff receiving too much furlough pay as part of the UK government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and some receiving too ...
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ArticleUK employees work 7.8 hours per week of unpaid overtime
New data has found that UK employees currently work an average of 7.8 hours per week of unpaid overtime, almost a full hour more than the European average of 6.7.A study by the ADP Research Institute titled People at work 2021: a global workforce view revealed that the cost of ...
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AnalysisTop tips for being a trailblazer of family-friendly benefits
Need To KnowFlexibility around where and when employees can work is one of the most highly-valued family-friendly benefits.Supporting employees who are also carers should include access to support programmes that help them find and fund the most suitable family-based care services.Group life and income protection benefits provide more than financial ...
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OpinionJoanne Waterworth: Family-friendly benefits can help attract and retain key talent
As we move gradually out of restrictions and work together to create our ‘new normal’, we know that many employers are looking at how they can support their staff members in keeping and improving on some of the flexible and family-friendly ways of working that many of us have experienced ...
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Case StudiesThe Glenmorangie Company provides staff with enhanced family-friendly benefits
At the start of 2021 The Glenmorangie Company, which employs 244 people, upgraded its family-leave policy to support all new parents, whether through birth, adoption, surrogacy or any other means, during the first weeks of parenthood and to extend the same rights to paid family leave to all members of ...
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ArticlePWC introduces paid time off for fertility treatment
Accounting organisation PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has announced it will allow its employees to take paid time off to undergo fertility treatments from next month (1 July).The new policy will enable these members of staff to take eight days of paid leave for fertility consultations and appointments. Those whose partners are having ...
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ArticleKeltbray signs Race at Work charter to address racial inequality
Construction engineering organisation Keltbray has signed the Race at Work charter in order to improve working conditions for its black, Asian and minority ethnic employees.The business has joined more than 600 employers that have already signed up to the charter, which was created in partnership with the UK government and ...
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ArticlePoll: 23% of employers have cut staff benefits since pandemic began
Employee Benefits poll: Almost a quarter of organisations have either cut or reduced staff benefits since the beginning of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.According to the latest Employee Benefits survey, 23% of organisations reported that they had either cut or offered fewer perks to their employees in response to the global ...
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ArticleCoventry Building Society implements hybrid working
Coventry Building Society has introduced a hybrid working model for those at its head office and operations sites in Coventry, UK to improve employee wellbeing and engagement.Around 2,000 staff who are currently working remotely will be able to split their time between the office and home once the UK government ...
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ArticleCumbria has the largest pay gap in England
Newly published research has found that Cumbria has the biggest county pay gap in England, with a £500 weekly wage difference between the highest and lowest earnings areas.The study by international payment provider RationalFX involved analysing the median gross weekly earnings for full-time employees in more than 300 local authority ...
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Supplier articleEmployee Wellbeing: What the Lockdown Extension Means for the UK
On Monday (14/06/21), Boris Johnson announced that the current lockdown rules would remain which could have devastating effects on employee wellbeing. These rules include no more than six inside and much of the hospitality industry still closed. The delay will hopefully allow for more work on vaccinations and see whether ...
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Supplier articleEvent for HR Leaders: How to Attract, Retain and Engage Top Talent
In our most recent survey of over 3,500 employees and senior decision-makers across the UK, U.S., and Australia, one key trend rose to the top - the war for talent in 2021 is real.This is the topic we will explore at our next Engagement Excellence Live when HR leaders will ...
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ArticleSickness absence at 15-year low
The rate of sickness absence in the UK has fallen to its lowest level in 15 years, according to XpertHR.Despite the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, working time lost to sickness absence in 2020 dropped to just 2.2% in 2020, down from 2.7% in 2019 and 2.5% in 2018. The average employee ...
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ArticleWeightmans launches menopause and fertility policies
Law firm Weightmans has launched new policies to support employees affected by menopausal symptoms and those undergoing fertility treatment.The policies will “empower and educate” staff, while outlining the rights and responsibilities of team managers and the wider workforce. They will also include training for managers and regular educational events to ...
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OpinionPhilippa O’Malley: What future employee engagement issues do employers need to be aware of?
Employee engagement can refer to both the connection that employees feel towards their employer and their work, and how the employer communicates with employees on matters that affect their employment.The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has resulted in some marked changes to the way in which employers engage with their employees. The ...