All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 187
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Article32.5% of organisations had no 2022 Christmas party or bonus
Employee Benefits poll: Almost a third (32.5%) of organisations did not give their staff a Christmas party or a bonus last year, according to an online survey among Employee Benefits readers.Conversely, 22.2% of respondents hosted a festive party for their employees, and 20% gave their workforce a Christmas bonus.Meanwhile, 32.5% ...
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Supplier articleHow to look out for your employees mental health during the January blues
Coming back to work after the Christmas break can seem daunting. As you get back to your desk to start your day, reality kicks in and you may feel overwhelmed: you now have to wait a whole year until you can return to the bright lights and excesses that go ...
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Supplier articleTIREDNESS AT WORK: HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT PHYSICAL HEALTH & BOOST PERFORMANCE
The Festival of Sleep and the importance of some good quality shut eye. Tuesday 3rd January is The Festival of Sleep Day. Whilst its history is unknown, the importance of its message is unmistakable. Are Your Employees Getting Enough Sleep? As an employer, you may not think ...
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ArticleAnt Donaldson: How do you help employees beat the January blues?
The January blues can hit people any year. After all the fun of the festive season, the realisation that there are two more cold, dark months of winter to go, as well as counting the days to January pay day, can make it a bleak month at the best of ...
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ArticleWendy Swash: How do you help employees beat the January blues?
January is a good time for reflecting on achievements and lessons learned, as well as goal setting. However, it can be a tough month to get motivated, with Blue Monday, which falls on Monday 16 January, this year, reportedly one of the most depressing days of the year. At Moneypenny, ...
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Poll: What is your organisation's stance on ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting?
Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue. Last week, Employee Benefits reported that energy provider E.On published its 2022 pay gap report, with the business including data on its ethnicity pay gap for the first time. Its mean hourly ethnicity pay gap was 20% in ...
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Article51% prefer to work in the office with flexible hours
Half (51%) of office-based employees would prefer to work in the office with flexible hours, compared with 41% who would rather work from home with structured hours, according to research by MHR.The HR, payroll and finance provider surveyed more than 1,200 full-time UK and Ireland office workers to learn how ...
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ArticleCrookes Walker Consulting becomes 100% employee owned
Engineering consulting services business Crookes Walker Consulting (CWC) has become 100% employee owned by establishing an employee ownership trust (EOT).The organisation, which employs more than 50 members of staff across its offices in Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham, received a business loan from OakNorth Bank to support the EOT’s creation. The ...
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ArticleAnn Summers reports 35.2% mean gender pay gap
Credit: Roger Utting / Shutterstock.comRetail business Ann Summers has reported a mean gender pay gap for 2022 of 35.2%, and a median gap of 31%, higher than the mean national average of 17.1%.Ann Summers' mean bonus pay gap for 2022 was -168.6% in favour of women, and its median bonus ...
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Supplier articleFive simple wellbeing measures to implement in your work routine for 2023
With the holiday season over and the new year upon us, it is a great time to assess what wellbeing initiatives you take to look after yourself during the working day. Assess if they are working, and, if not, how you can improve bad habits and start a new, healthy ...
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Octopus Electric Vehicles
We’re the trusted EV experts giving your team everything they need to make the switch to electric driving.We’re Octopus Electric Vehicles. Part of the Octopus Energy Group, we opened our doors in 2018 to make it easy for drivers to make that switch to clean, electric transport. Along with the ...
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Supplier articleHow to speak to your team about personal finances
Conversations about finances between employers and employees can be awkward. There are often subtle moments where the more senior person’s position of authority is prominent. Staff can feel reluctant to open up about personal issues as a result, as they can potentially feel vulnerable and judged in these situations.Lots of ...
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ArticleChew Valley Roofing becomes accredited living wage employer
Roofing services firm Chew Valley Roofing has become accredited as a living wage employer.The organisation has committed to pay every member of staff a minimum hourly wage of £10.90, which is higher than the government minimum for those aged 23 and above, which currently stands at £9.50 per hour and ...
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ArticleHargreaves Lansdown accredited as age inclusive employer
Financial services business Hargreaves Lansdown has gained accreditation as an age inclusive employer from 55/Redefined, a UK-based organisation that works to reduce age discrimination.The accreditation recognises employers that are committed to changing attitudes and challenging age discrimination, while also helping job seekers identify age-friendly businesses. It also works to change ...
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ArticleSantander Consumer UK reports 26.5% mean gender pay gap
Santander Consumer UK has reported that its mean average pay gap for 2022 was 26.5%, while its median gap was 26.6%.According to the business, these figures were both 3.9 percentage lower than in 2021.Women occupied 34.5% of the highest paid jobs and 63.8% of the lowest paid jobs, while 65.5% ...
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ArticleTaylor Swift's feline friend earns £81.6 million as animal influencer
Something for the weekend: The cost-of-living crisis is of no concern to celebrity feline influencer Olivia Benson, who has earned a whopping $97 million (£81.6 million) net worth working alongside best friend Taylor Swift.The Scottish Fold earned her fortune starring alongside Swift in several music videos, in addition to having ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 30 December 2022 - 5 January 2023
The top 10 most-read articles on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 30 December 2022 - 5 January 2023 were: Bentley and Unilever among best employers for shift-based employeesSnowflake measures success of automated benefits programmeWill automation and AI revolutionise the world of benefits in 2023?Media Mantra updates leave policy to enhance inclusion and wellbeingEmployee ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid helps with inflation
We’ve just started the annual review process and the whole Reward team have to get stuck in. Each of us has a part of the business to ‘partner’ through the process. To me that means chivvying each management level along to complete their planning, so the next level up can ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid helps with inflation
We’ve just started the annual review process and the whole Reward team have to get stuck in. Each of us has a part of the business to ‘partner’ through the process. To me that means chivvying each management level along to complete their planning, so the next level up can ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid helps with inflation
We have just started the annual review process and the whole reward team has to get stuck in. Each of us has a part of the business to partner through the process. To me that means chivvying each management level along to complete their planning, so the next level up ...