All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1430
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ArticleCommonwealth Bank of Australia UK secures £420m pensions buy-in
Staff at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (UK) will see their pension benefits secured under a £420 million buy-in deal.Capital Cranfield Pension Trustees has safeguarded the pensions of all UK members of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Staff Benefits Scheme via the full buy-in with Legal and General Assurance Society.This ...
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ArticleLinklaters rolls out staff wellbeing app
Law firm Linklaters has introduced a workplace wellbeing app that offers accessible and sustainable tools to help staff look after their mental health.Produced in partnership with employee wellbeing platform BetterSpace, the artificial intelligence powered app will be available for the company’s UK workforce. It will be accompanied by a £300 ...
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ArticlePoll: 55% of firms have launched new D&I policies
Employee Benefits poll: More than half of all organisations have introduced new diversity and inclusion (D&I) policies in the past year, the latest survey from Employee Benefits has revealed.The research found that 55% of employers polled had implemented new D&I policies, with another 17% saying that they plan to do ...
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ArticleCredit Suisse appoints Zarina Mahmud as UK and EMEA D&I chief
Zarina Mahmud has joined Credit Suisse as UK and EMEA head of diversity and inclusion (D&I).Mahmud brings 20 years of experience at Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) to her new position. In her most recent role at LBG she led a varied D&I portfolio and was a key contributor to the ...
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Poll: Does your organisation use salary sacrifice for workplace pensions?
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Supplier articleHow to ensure psychological safety in a remote working world
Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development & Marketing at Generali UK Employee Benefits speaks with Alison Pay, Managing Director of community interest company Mental Health at Work“Shall we jump on a call?” It seems like such a simple request. And it’s great for those who like to think out loud. ...
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ArticleNorthEdge commits to Mindful Employer Charter
Private equity investor NorthEdge has signed the Mindful Employer Charter as part of its commitment to support its employees’ mental health and wellbeing.The charter is a UK-wide initiative run by the Devon Partnership NHS Trust that was created in order to provide employers with easier access to professional workplace mental ...
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Article61% of employers may move to master trust pension
Nearly two-thirds of employers that run their own defined contribution (DC) trust-based pension arrangement is considering moving to a master trust in the next two years.As part of its annual FTSE 350 DC pension study 2021, which covers 95% of eligible companies in the FTSE 100 and 250 indices, Willis ...
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AnalysisHow can employers promote the value of their online benefits schemes?
Need to know:There should be seamless integration between discounts schemes and online benefits platforms such that additional usernames and passwords are not required.Employers should make sure that the benefits, HR and internal communications teams are on the same page by ensuring all stakeholders know how to direct employees to the ...
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Case StudiesJungheinrich creates a benefits platform that offers staff value
Engineering business Jungheinrich employs 790 members of staff in a wide variety of roles and has seven sites across the UK.In order to reward staff, Jungheinrich’s assistant director of HR Jonathan Pearce worked in partnership with employee benefits platform provider Xexec to launch and manage a customised discounts platform for ...
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ArticleEmployer support drops for FTSE 350 DB pensions
Employer support for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes has fallen to levels similar to those at the start of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.PricewaterhouseCooper’s (PWC) latest Pension Support Index (PSI) measures the profitability, cash generation and balance sheet strength of corporates that are sponsors of DB schemes, and compares that to ...
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ArticleWinch Design becomes employee owned
Winch Design, a design studio for the yachting, aviation and architecture sectors, has become fully employee owned.The new employee ownership trust (EOT), which is now the sole shareholder of the business, was established in line with its ethos of placing the highest value on its staff, with their “loyalty, talent ...
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Supplier articleBoosting engagement and communications with frontline employees
Mears is a leading housing and care provider in the UK, and employs a diverse workforce of 6,500 employees, roughly 75% of which are frontline staff that don’t often work at a computer. Because of this, its HR team was looking for an employee rewards system that would strengthen internal ...
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ArticleLow earners lose employer pensions contributions
Low-paid UK workers who lost income during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic have missed out on employer pension contributions estimated to be worth £122 million, according to new research.The figure was calculated by pensions specialist Scottish Widows in its latest Retirement report, which was carried out online by YouGov among 5,059 ...
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ArticleParamount 21 becomes living wage employer
Devon, UK-based frozen food business Paramount 21 has become a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer.Based on the Heathfield industrial estate at its Newton Abbot site, the family-owned organisation increased its pay for staff to the £9.50 per hour real living wage, which is higher than the UK government’s minimum of ...
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Supplier articleTop tips to implementing a workplace wellness programme
Employee wellness programmes are a solution for employers looking to give their staff the opportunity to improve both their physical and mental health. With mental health at the forefront of many discussions around employee wellbeing, it's important to make sure that mental health is at the top of your agenda.As ...
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OpinionKathryn Evans: Can employers ask staff to return to the workplace after restrictions are lifted?
As restrictions lift, many employees who have been working from home will be asked to return to the workplace. The question is, can employers do that?Bluntly, yes, they can. Fundamentally, a person’s place of work is governed by their employment contract. If an employee was stationed in the employer’s premises ...
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Supplier articleImproving the employee reward experience with choice and transparency
There is a missing ‘r’ in the state of Reward and Recognition, and that is ‘Redemption.’ The new employee rewards redemption experience needs to anchor itself in choice and transparency, while also creating opportunities for personalisation. We know that the best employee rewards experience is immediate and timely so great ...
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ArticleClyde Munro Dental adopts hybrid working model
Clyde Munro Dental Group has introduced a fully flexible hybrid working model in order to support employee wellbeing.Following a consultation with staff in which 72% voted to adopt hybrid working, the organisation's support centre in Glasgow shifted to a blended model to give the team a greater sense of flexibility ...