All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 765
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Case StudiesSuperdry awards restaurant vouchers as Christmas rewards
With nearly 3,000 employees and 123 stores around the UK, Superdry faces a difficult challenge in celebrating the Christmas season with its staff.In December 2013, the retailer presented every employee with a £30 Restaurant Choice gift voucher to fund their team Christmas outing. The vouchers could be spent at more ...
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OpinionNeil Conway: Seasonal reward needs careful thought
At individual, group and organisational levels, there are good reasons to intensify the use of year-round incentive schemes, such as performance-related pay, merit pay and bonuses, at Christmas, due to increased trade and therefore increased organisational need for labour supply.Also, employees’ desire for money is heightened at Christmas and the ...
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Supplier article
Johnson Fleming set to hold auto-enrolment support webinar
The company will answer some of the most burning questions clients entering the secondary market have asked our experts, including:What you need to consider when transferring your dataThe necessary data requirements to ensure a seamless transitionValidating your data and making it fitHow to maintain an audit historyCommunicating change throughout the ...
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ArticleAmey and University of Cambridge support Cycle To Work day
Amey, Nokia and the University of Cambridge are some of the organisations supporting national Cycle to Work Day.The day, which takes place on 4 September, promotes the benefits of cycling in the workplace.Amey is encouraging employees to take selfies during Cycle To Work day with a message about why they ...
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Article75% of FTSE 100 have changed remuneration arrangements
Three-quarters (75%) of FTSE 100 organisations have made changes to their remuneration arrangements in the past 12 months, according to research by Deloitte.Its annual survey on FTSE 100 directors’ remuneration found that employers are amending their arrangements as they respond to shareholder expectations and the government’s new rules on disclosure ...
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ArticleSamsung uses technology to boost engagement
Joanna Bean (pictured), head of reward, UK and Ireland at Samsung, will demonstrate how the organisation has used flexible benefits technology to boost employee enagegement.She will speak in a session titled ‘Flexible benefits to boost employee engagement’ at Employee Benefits Live, which will focus on using benefits and technology to ...
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Analysis
Pg 77 - How to measure the effectiveness of a motivation strategy
If you read nothing else, read this…Setting objectives for a motivation strategy will help to check that it provides a return on investment.Employee surveys and forums enable staff to provide direct feedback on strategies and benefits.Business data, such as staff turnover and absence levels, can provide information on motivation and ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk from 28 August to 4 September:1. Dixons Carphone looks to harmonise benefits 2. What is the real take-up of flexible benefits? 3. Tui Travel engages staff with non-cash reward 4. Should employers incentivise employees to keep healthy? 5. Could desk-top microwave damage ...
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ArticleDOD’s blog: Pensions costs impact pay rises
After the quieter the summer months of July and August, workplace pensions came back onto the agenda this week.We can now see the increasing impact of new and incoming changes to pensions on keeping back business and pay growth.I thought we might be over the worst hits of cost increases ...
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ArticleCardboard forts could boost motivation
Something for the weekend…Everyone knows that a happy employee is a productive employee and that improving the working environment can help to boost staff motivation.Some employees, however, seem to be taking it into their own hands to boost their enthusiasm and productivity by locking themselves away in their own little ...
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ArticleAiredale NHS improves employees' productivity
The fast-track physiotherapy treatment at Bradford District Care Trust (part of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust) has resulted in a 60% increase in productivity for staff needing treatment in 2013.The affected employees, which included school and district nurses, social workers and healthcare support workers, also reported an average reduction in pain ...
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ArticleCourts must recognise disability test
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has allowed an appeal against a claim of disability discrimination after the Employment Tribunal (ET) failed to recognise whether the claimant’s stress, anxiety and depression in the workplace could consider her disabled.The EAT found in Fathers v Pets At Home that the ET had erred ...
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AnalysisHow to keep flexible benefits fresh and relevant for staff
If you read nothing else, read this…A good flex scheme is a core of foundation benefits which may include a pension, healthcare and childcare perks.Benefits such as bring-your-own-device-to-work schemes can help to engage staff in a flex scheme. Employers should analyse flexible benefits take-up data to identify participation profiles and ...
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AnalysisHow to minimise the costs of implementing flex
If you read nothing else, read this…Employers should ensure their technology providers have project management capabilities.Core benefits should not necessarily be disregarded.Flex pots should be communicated in pounds and pence rather than as a percentage of salary, which may vary.But there are a number of ways in which organisations new ...
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Article42% believe they are paid fairly
Less than half (42%) believe they are paid fairly, according to research by consultancy Towers Watson. Its latest Global Workforce Study, which surveyed 32,000 employees, also found that salary is the number one reason why employees may consider switching job.The research also found that 46% were anxious about their financial ...
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ArticleArco redesigns voluntary benefits scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Arco has redesigned and re-launched its voluntary benefits scheme for its 1,500 employees.The safety organisation decided to redesign its plan after its previous scheme failed to engage employees and its online portal was not widely used.It has introduced a salary sacrifice computing scheme, provided by Salary Exhange, and retail ...
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ArticleRICS promotes Ben Wimshurst
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has promoted Ben Wimshurst to international head of reward.He had been international HR business partner at the organisation since June 2012.Before that, he was HR business partner at QBE; HR manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Mitsui and Co; and HR generalist ...
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ArticleChristie's appoints Ian Andrews
Christie’s has appointed Ian Andrews UK pensions and benefits manager.His previous roles include compensation and benefits analyst at ICAP, pension and benefits analyst at BNP Paribas and pensions administrator at the Church of England Pensions Board.
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ArticleCarphone Warehouse appoints Bernie Buckley
Carphone Warehouse Group has appointed Bernie Buckley head of reward, UK and Ireland.Since 2008, she had held a range of roles at Whitbread, including head of reward and analysis and reward manager.Other roles in the industry include: HR and payroll administration manager, UK and Ireland at Henderson Global Investors; HR ...
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ArticleICSA enhances health and wellbeing programme
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) has introduced an activities platform to enhance its health and wellbeing programme. The platform, provided by MiPins, enables employees to discover and participate in activities based on their preferences, abilities and availability.On ICSA’s health and wellbeing launch day (pictured), staff could participate ...