All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 744
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AnalysisLatest developments in online recognition platforms
If you read nothing else, read this…Technological advances are paving the way for the evolution of online recognition programmes and tools.Peer-to-peer, or social, recognition, can be accessed via web-based applications (apps), smartphones and social networking sites.This broader use of workplace recognition also helps to gather data about employees and could ...
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Case Studies
Telefonica makes recognition plan more social
Telefonica launched a new online recognition programme for its UK staff in October 2013. The plan, Recognise_D, is a web app that employees can access via smartphones, tablets and laptops.The organisation, known under the brand O2 in the UK, previously had an online recognition programme, but this was a static, ...
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ArticleDisengagement linked to high stress levels
EXCLUSIVE: Just over half (57%) of respondents who reported high levels of stress at work said they were disengaged, while 8% said they were highly disengaged, according to research by Towers Watson.Its 2013/14 Global benefits attitudes survey: developing a culture of health and wellbeing – UK results questioned 2,030 UK ...
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ArticleDO NOT PUBLISH
The Railways Pension Trustee Company has appointed John Chilman chairman.He succeeds Derek Scott, who will retain his role as an employer director of the Railways Pension Scheme (RPS).Chilman has been a trustee director of the RPS since 2007. He is currently group reward and pensions director at FirstGroup.His 20 years’ ...
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OpinionLovewell's Logic: Five generations driving reward agenda
Differing life experiences, advances in technology, shifting consumer trends and a changing economic environment mean each of these generations will have very different expectations of their employer.Listening to employers’ experiences while at the Summit, it became clear that this is having a fundamental impact on reward. Expectations in benefits are ...
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OpinionJohn Weld: How to engage staff in dental healthcare
If you read nothing else, read this…Oral health is an important aspect of general health.Good dental hygiene can help to prevent tooth decay, gum disease and some cancers. An employee-friendly organisation should encourage staff to brush their teeth at work. Personal oral care is often neglected or is perfunctory at ...
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OpinionMatthew Kelly: The effects of equal pay legislation
Pay refers to any contractual entitlement bonus, holiday and pension, not just basic salary.The effects of equal pay legislation have recently hit the higher education sector, with 23 male workers who were caretakers and tradesmen at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David suing for sex discrimination, claiming they were ...
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ArticleDeath of an employee does not end right to holiday pay
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that an employee who dies with outstanding holiday pay should be paid this after their death. In the case Bollacke v K+K Klass and Kock, the ECJ ruled that the “right to paid annual leave is a particularly important principle of social ...
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Article58% think employers should be encouraged to pay the living wage
More than half (58%) of respondents think employers should be encouraged, but not forced, to pay a living wage, according to research by consultancy KPMG.Its research, which surveyed more than 1,000 individuals across the UK, found that 21% strongly agree that the government should set pay levels.The living wage is ...
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Article57% say removal of pension commission is a positive move
More than half of employers (57%) consider the ultimate removal of pension scheme commission as a positive move, according to Employee Benefits/Lorica 100 Club research 2014, published in June. This is based on 54 respondents to the survey.Also, more than half employers (54%) feel that for generation Z, pensions are ...
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Supplier article
Sub-Saharan Africa Near-Term Outlook
1. Investment and continued domestic demandIn low-income countries, a move towards political stability is enabling massive investments that will continue to drive domestic demand. Since the end of its civil conflict in 2002, Sierra Leone has made important economic changes, expanding its mining production and increasing its investment in infrastructure. ...
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ArticleMuch more than a financial benefit
This article has been supplied by our channel sponsor, Canada Life Group.At Canada Life Group Insurance we believe that there is much more to insurance than simply providing a financial benefit and product. Group risk claims do not happen every day, so we aim to provide employers with the maximum ...
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ArticleMuch more than a financial benefit
This article has been supplied by our channel sponsor, Canada Life Group.At Canada Life Group Insurance we believe that there is much more to insurance than simply providing a financial benefit and product. Group risk claims do not happen every day, so we aim to provide employers with the maximum ...
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ArticleWilliam Grant and Sons adds to HR and reward team
William Grant and Sons has made a number of appointments in its HR and reward teams.The beverages manufacturer has appointed Laura Provan reward adviser. She previously held a range of roles at EDF Energy, including reward analyst, compensation and benefits assistant, training and development assistant, reward assistant and HR assistant.William ...
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ArticlePageGroup appoints global mobility manager
PageGroup has appointed Michelle Weston global mobility manager.She previously held a range of roles at British American Tobacco, including global mobility manager, reward executive, international assignment manager, HR shared services co-ordinator and HR executive.
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Striking a work-life balance
In case you haven’t come across the word ‘Europeanise’ before, it means to make a ridiculous US policy into something sensible and workable over here. He probably should have asked my colleague Lazy Susan to look at it; she has taken work-life balance to a whole new level, so you ...
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ArticleClare Bettelley: HR and benefits professionals need support to perform their roles
The industry stalwarts are members of Employee Benefits’ Hot 100 lists from 2012, 2013 and 2014 because of their contributions to Employee Benefits and the HR and benefits industry in the previous year.Firstly, employers want staff to take responsibility for their own health and wellbeing. More than a quarter (28%) ...
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Analysis
Is benefits technology helping or hindering HR and benefits professionals?
If you read nothing else, read this…Most employers consider technology to be instrumental in helping them engage with generations Y and Z.But providers have a long way to go to meet employers’ and employees’ needs.The benefits technology market needs consolidation.Increased competition has led to a crowded marketplace overflowing with products ...
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Case Studies
E.On uses games to drive up pensions membership
For energy firm E.On, the use of gamification was about getting as many employees as possible engaged in the auto-enrolment process after it decided to auto-enrol all employees, not just the statutory minimum.The organisation utilised two stages of gamification at two different times of the process as its plan was ...
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Opinion
Steve Sims: How to gamify your workplace
An organisation gamifying their internal HR practices can have a tremendous impact on its success, morale, talent acquisition and HR processes.In fact, adding behaviour-motivating techniques from traditional and social games to HR workflows and programmes can significantly boost employee take-up, participation and engagement, and help an organisation get the most ...