All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1448
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AnalysisTop tips for introducing fertility and pregnancy-loss support
Line managers should have additional training to help someone in their team who might be experiencing a fertility challenge or a pregnancy loss.Offering paid leave for fertility treatment and pregnancy loss is a good start, but employers should also make sure their policies include flexible working, support groups and counselling.Whatever ...
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ArticleCelebrate success at Employee Benefits Awards 2021
The Employee Benefits Awards 2021 is fast-approaching, with the 19th annual event returning in-person in just under two months.This year's finalists have now been revealed and the category winners will be announced at the highly-anticipated awards ceremony on Friday 12 November 2021 at a brand new venue for this year: ...
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ArticleCredit Suisse promotes Christine Graeff to global head of HR
Christine Graeff has been promoted to global head of human resources at investment bank Credit Suisse.Graeff, who joined the bank as global head of communications and deputy global head of human resources at the beginning of the year, will succeed Antoinette Poschung, who is retiring at the end of January ...
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ArticleResearch reveals gender pension divide
New data has revealed that nearly two-thirds of male workers (64%) are confident they will retire at the age they intend to, compared to one in two (53%) females.Insurance and financial services organisation Canada Life surveyed UK 4,001 working adults who had received advice from a professional adviser and found ...
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ArticleSpeakers for Schools allows staff to work flexibly
Social mobility charity Speakers for Schools has introduced a new policy that allows staff to work completely flexibly and from any location.The charity is rolling out the initiative this month (September) to support the wellbeing of its 85 employees who are all based in different locations across the UK.The organisation ...
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ArticlePWC working class staff receive 12.1% less pay
PWC has revealed in its 2021 diversity report that its staff from a working class background, including partners, typically received 12.1% less pay than other colleagues.This is the first time the accounting firm's diversity report has published comprehensive pay gap data on socio-economic background and disability. The report also looks ...
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ArticleKavitha’s keynote: Pensions awareness is a work in progress
This year’s Pensions Awareness Day took place on 15 September, with an aim of highlighting the importance of saving for retirement.Research carried out by HR and payroll services provider MHR, to tie in with the day, however, found that as many as one in four employees have no pension at ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 10 September - 16 September 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 10 September – 16 September 2021 were: Morrisons to slash sick pay for unvaccinated workersHow has the pandemic changed the shape of Christmas incentives and rewards?The Botanist offers £500 to test roast spuds71a gives staff pay rise after national insurance hikeGender pay ...
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ArticleMale staff twice as likely to ask for pay rise
New research has found that twice as many male professionals are likely to ask for a pay rise than their female counterparts.In its latest whitepaper, Cendex, part of XpertHR, discovered that 23% of men are likely to request a wage increase compared with just 11% of women, raising the potential ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Financial wellbeing at Employee Benefits Live 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Jutla, employee value proposition and employee benefits lead for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), will be giving a presentation about financial wellbeing on Thursday 7 October at Employee Benefits Live 2021.The session titled ‘Developing effective financial wellbeing schemes’ will be taking place on the ...
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ArticleToyota staff grow their own lunch
Something for the weekend: Unhappy with the canteen food at your workplace? Then why not follow the example of Toyota staff and grow your own while enjoying some peas and quiet?Employees at the car manufacturer’s headquarters in Epsom, Surrey are creating an allotment on site, recycling and re-using old tyres, ...
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Supplier articleResearch reveals the varying impact of the pandemic on retirement plans
New research from WEALTH at work has uncovered the varying impact the pandemic has had on retirement plans.It found that more than a fifth (22%) of workers approaching retirement (age 50+) say it has made them want to retire earlier and as soon as they can. Surprisingly, 13% want to ...
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ArticleItsu boosts staff pay to £10.40 an hour
Asian restaurant and grocery chain Itsu has announced all in-store workers paid weekly will get an 11% wage increase from today (17 September).The rise will be effective from 1 October for those paid monthly and will see entry-level pay go up to a minimum £10.40 per hour for 1,000 employees ...
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ArticleJohn Laing completes £320 million bulk annuity deal
Infrastructure business John Laing Group has completed a £320 million bulk annuity deal for its pension fund members.According to the business, this is the second buy-in transaction with Aviva, following a £211 million transaction in December 2008, and will insure the defined benefit pension liabilities for 1,850 current pensioners. Fund ...
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Supplier article5 key considerations when implementing a global Reward and Recognition Scheme
With the surge of multiple technologies making the world smaller than ever before, it’s become easier for businesses to operate on a global level with many of its processes and structures being streamlined. Xexec, being a leader in the Reward and Recognition industry, knows first handed that there’s an increasing ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 51% of SMEs lag behind on diversity
More than half (51%) of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) directors and managers believe their organisation still has significant work to do to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I), according to the latest research by recommendation engine GetApp.The survey of 1,000 SME managers and directors revealed that while 70% of respondents ...
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ArticleEmcor UK hires new head of EDI
Facilities management business Emcor UK has appointed Marcia Ore as its head of equality, diversity and inclusion.Ore, who started in the role on 13 September, has joined the executive leadership team and will report to CEO Keith Chanter as well as Dylan Wickenden, executive director of human resources. She is ...
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ArticleAAT publishes first ethnicity pay gap report
The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has published its first ever ethnicity pay data report, revealing a slight increase in the pay gap and a fall in the number of ethnic minority staff in top jobs.AAT’s combined ethnicity pay data for 2020 and 2021, published alongside its latest gender pay ...
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Article47% of staff do not know how to plan for retirement
Nearly half (47%) of employees do not have the knowledge to plan for their retirement, according to new research from Aviva.The study found that 28% feel secure regarding how to manage their pension and 27% are confident they know what a good amount to have in their pension is for ...
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ArticleBelmont Packaging switches to four-day working week
Plain and printed corrugated cardboard business Belmont Packaging, based in Wigan, UK, has announced it has moved to a four-day working week after a successful trial with its 31 employees.Along with its e-commerce sister business, Boxed-Up, it began the trial in the manufacturing department in late 2019 in order to ...