All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 165
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Supplier articleFinancial wellbeing calendar: why your activities need to be timely and pertinent
One important thing to consider when you’re planning financial wellbeing activities – like webinars and workshops – is how they align with key dates in the financial calendar. For many, personal finance can feel pretty unpredictable. Especially now. But there are, nonetheless, well-worn grooves shaped by predictable, ...
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Case StudiesFujitsu focuses on achieving pay parity through diversity and equity measures
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic and economic downturn, IT service provider Fujitsu prioritised efforts to make gender pay improvements as part of its equality and equity approach.The organisation, which employs more than 7,000 UK employees, has published its gender pay gap report since 2017 and its ethnicity pay gap report ...
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AnalysisWhat impact has the pandemic and economic crisis had on pay gaps?
The UK government suspended pay gap reporting in 2019/20 due to the pandemic and delayed enforcement for 2020/21, giving organisations an additional six months to publish their data.Those in insecure work, such as zero hours contracts and temporary employment, suffered greater falls in earnings and hours during the pandemic than ...
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ArticleScottish NHS staff accept 6.5% pay deal
All Scottish health unions have voted to accept NHS Scotland’s latest pay offer for 2023/24, which includes a pay increase.The deal will see most nurses, paramedics, midwives and porters receive a 6.5% rise, with a floor of £1,548 and a cap of £3,755.They will also receive a one-off non-consolidated amount, ...
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ArticleBAE Systems reports 8.6% mean gender pay gap
Defence and aerospace firm BAE Systems has reported a mean gender pay gap of 8.6% for 2022, down slightly from 8.7% in 2021, and lower than the 14.9% UK national average.The gap was also smaller than the 11.2% the business reported when it first started publishing its gender pay gap ...
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ArticleAmazon increases pay for UK operations staff
Online retail business Amazon has given its UK operations employees a pay increase as part of a more than £125 million pay investment made over the past seven months.The minimum starting pay for UK hourly paid Amazon workers will be raised to between £11 and £12 per hour, depending on ...
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OpinionMegan Parker: Could employers be obliged to pay back historical holiday underpayments?
As of now, if an employee’s holiday is incorrect, they must bring a claim forward within three months of when the deduction was made, or if a string of underpayments has been made, within three months of the last time they were underpaid for their holiday.However, this system may be ...
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Supplier articleWhat does a carer look like?
When people think of carers they might think: uniform, care homes, institutions, professionals, occupation, dedication. There is a clear image of what we think a carer might look like, but in reality that image is totally different. The fact is, most people don’t recognise being a carer ...
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Supplier articleReward Gateway is certified as integrated with cloud solutions from SAP®
Reward Gateway, a global HR technology that supports thousands of clients with their employee engagement on a mission to “Make the World a Better Place to Work”, announces that its product is certified by SAP as integrated with cloud solutions from SAP.This integration makes a difference to the delivery of ...
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Supplier articleHOW DOES THE CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME WORK FOR EMPLOYEES & EMPLOYERS?
You’ve probably heard of the Cycle to Work Scheme, but do you know how it works? First introduced in 1999, this scheme has been adopted by more than 40,000 employers and provided bikes to 1.6 million employees across the UK. Although it’s been around for over 20 ...
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Supplier articleWhat is financial wellness
If we were to ask you what wellness is, the answer you give would probably sound like this, ‘Being in control of your mental and physical health.’ But, you may or may not be surprised to hear that there is another important form of wellness to add to the mix; ...
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ArticlePenderyn Distillery launches electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Welsh whisky and spirits distillery Penderyn Distillery has introduced an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme for its workforce.The employer, which operates across two sites in the Brecon Beacons, appointed Edinburgh-based fleet management business Gofor to manage the scheme, designed to suit Penderyn’s specific objectives.Its goal was to make the switch ...
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ArticlePhoenix Group and Herbert Smith Freehills become living pension employers
Insurers Phoenix Group and Aviva, and law firm Herbert Smith Freehills are among those that have signed up to become living pension employers, a scheme launched today (21 March) by the Living Wage Foundation.The Good Things Foundation, Wealthify and Citizens UK also signed up, making up the first six employers ...
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Supplier articleWhat do employees value the most?
The last few years have caused many to reflect on how we spend our time, leading to employers having to re-evaluate their employee benefits package. David McCormack, CEO , HIVE360, explains it’s important to first understand what benefits and support employees value the most.The pandemic exposed workers to a more ...
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ArticleCurrys gives staff fourth pay rise in 18 months
Technology retailer Currys has awarded its 10,000 hourly paid store employees a pay rise, the fourth in 18 months, with rates increasing from £10.35 per hour to £10.50 across the UK.The rate will rise to £11.50 per hour for those located in London, with both increasing again to £10.80 and ...
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ArticleA third of employers did not celebrate Employee Appreciation Day
Employee Benefits poll: A third (32.6%) of organisations did nothing to celebrate Employee Appreciation Day, according to an online survey among Employee Benefits readers.One in 10 (11.3%) said they allowed their staff a day off, while 16.3% gave them a gift or token of appreciation, and 9.9% provided a bonus ...
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Supplier articleHow to empower and enable your managers to support employee wellbeing and connection
Did you know, after fair pay, the second most important employee "must-have" is a manager that cares?To put it simply, managers play a really important role in their employees' wellbeing. But we know managers themselves are often stressed, overwhelmed and time-poor.If you're a people manager, or a HR leader wanting ...
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Supplier articleWhat Financial First Aiders are – and why every organisation needs them
Financial First Aiders are a new concept in employee wellbeing. In this article, we’ll explain what they are and why you need them in your organisation. We’ve entered spring with the cost of living crisis still wreaking havoc. Every bill that can go up has gone up. ...
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AnalysisHow to support the wellbeing of mental health first aiders
In order to be able to effectively support someone with their mental health, mental health first aiders (MHFA) need to ensure they are protecting their own wellbeing and not pouring from an empty cup.An essential part of the MHFA training should be a clear understanding of the role and its ...