All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 782
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Case StudiesSamsung evolves benefits strategy
Engagement is one of Samsung’s primary organisational objectives aimed at helping to recruit and retain employees in a competitive industry, and over the last few years the organisation has been utilising its own technology to help harness and build employee engagement, Tess Smillie, vice president of human resources at Samsung, ...
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ArticleFind out who has won an EMMA
Celebrating excellence in global mobility worldwide, the Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards (EMMA Awards) are the only international accolades that truly recognise the industry leaders, business successes and rising stars in the global mobility industry.The Forum for Expatriate Management will announce the winners for the European EMMA awards at a ...
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ArticleDuncan Brown: Has flexible benefits had its day?
The annual chore of selecting from a generic, chocolate box menu of mostly irrelevant or inconsequential choices, designed to save an organisation money and tick a project completion box for the HR function, does nothing to engage employees to perform highly nor differentiate employers from the competition.Ask any employee: Total ...
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Article56% find work stressful
More than half of employees (56%) find work very or fairly stressful according to research by charity Mind.Its survey of more than 1,250 working people in Britain, which was published to mark National Stress Awareness Day on 6 November, found that respondents find work more stressful than debt or financial ...
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ArticleNorthern Powergrid launches EAP
Northern Powergrid has introduced an employee assistance programme (EAP) for its 2,670 members of staff.It made the decision to introduce the EAP, which is provided by Validium, following a strategic review which led the organisation to take a more proactive approach to staff wellbeing.Deb Piggett, HR business partner at Northern ...
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White paper — Nigeria International Insights
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White paper — Singapore International Insights
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White paper — Sierra Leone International Insights
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Employers must ensure compliance with auto-enrolment, says Jelf
The announcement from the Pensions Regulator includes a confirmation that three employers have been now been fined for non-compliance. While the initial levels of fine are modest, it does show that at long last the policing of auto-enrolment duties is about to become a more serious affair. This is important ...
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White paper — Qatar International Insights
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White paper — In Focus: Ebola Virus Disease
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White paper — recording sickness absence
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White paper — managing absence
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White paper — In Focus: Fit for Work Service and Income Tax Regulations
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid battles with PMI admin
One thing you can say for our employees, they know their rights and they know how to follow them up. Vigorously. For some obscure reason, many people have suddenly had their claims refused by our provider. I can’t understand why. Finally, one of the employees tells me what the contact ...
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ArticleMost talked-about news
Speaking in a session at Employee Benefits Live, the pair explained that the ongoing squeeze between wages and pay inflation, which has resulted in some employees having seen a drop in real income of up to 12% since before the recession, is driving the demise of total reward. Brown said ...
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ArticleStress and mental ill health main causes of absence
Stress and mental ill health remain the main causes of absence, according to research by group risk industry body Group Risk Development (Grid).Its Group risk employer research, which surveyed more than 500 employers and 1,000 employees, found that nearly half (48%) of respondents cite stress and mental ill health as ...
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ArticleSoil Association and Brook named living wage employers
The Soil Association and Brook have been accredited as living wage employers by the Living Wage Foundation as part of Living Wage Week.The living wage commitment will mean all employees in the two organisations will receive a minimum hourly wage of £7.85. This is higher than the national minimum wage ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk from 31 October to 6 November:1. Overtime must be included in holiday pay2. Siemens launches social media website3. Bankers face bans on alcohol and late nights4. Government taskforce to assess holiday pay ruling5. Talent wars: How to use reward effectively6. Centrica to ...
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ArticleThe octopus on a €60,000 salary
Something for the weekend…A low-ranking civil servant in Spain has caused outrage in the country after dressing up as an octopus helped him to pocket a €60,000 annual (£45,000) salary. Carlos Javier Carpio Arenas, who is best known for dressing up as an octopus at a political rally for the ...