All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 784
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AnalysisHow can employers support persistently unwell employees?
If you read nothing else, read this…A robust health and wellbeing programme can raise health awareness among employees and reduce the risk of poor health choices affecting the workplace.Where an employee is regarded as disabled, an employer must consider making reasonable adjustments to ensure they are not unfairly disadvantaged.Extreme obesity, ...
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Article74% of small employers want support with pension issues
Almost three-quarters (74%) of small and mirco employers with pension issues want support from intermediaries.According to the research from Nest, the government-backed auto-enrolment pension scheme for UK employers, employers also expect support from the outset, with many expecting help as soon as they begin preparations.Many also require ongoing support, with ...
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 1%
Total pay (including bonuses) in Great Britain has risen 1% year on year, according to research by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reveals.Its UK labour market research report also found that for July to September 2014, regular pay (excluding bonuses) for staff in Great Britain was 1.3% higher than ...
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ArticleXL Group appoints Fitzgerald
XL Group has appointed John Fitzgerald global compensation and benefits partner.He will lead the benefits agenda across the organisation’s international locations, as well as support compensation globally. Fitzgerald’s previous positions include international compensation and benefits manager at Discovery Communications and compensation and benefits manager at Integera LifeSciences.
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk from 7-13 November:1. Pensions salary sacrifice: what employers need to know 2. Axa UK launches online employee benefits microsite 3. Government updates bring-your-own-device guidance 4. Aggregate launches mental health campaign 5. Pension reforms drive staff need for guidance 6. George Bull: Scrapping ...
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ArticleDOD’s blog: It’s a goodbye from me
This is my final blog as editor of Employee Benefits. But is it certainly not my final employee benefits blog.After 16 lovely years at Employee Benefits and Centaur Media I am taking the plunge of working for myself.From Monday I will be setting up my own media agency for the ...
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ArticleElectric-shock headset could boost productivity
Something for the weekend… If an employee is feeling low, unproductive and tired, finding ways to boost energy levels can be hard to come by.Caffeine intake could well be the easy solution for some employees, while an employer’s motivation strategy could also go someway to help.But imagine the power of ...
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ArticleJaguar Land Rover employees reject pay offer
Almost 13,000 Jaguar Land Rover employees have rejected a three-year pay offer.The car manufacturer has been urged to renegotiate with workers, after members of trade union Unite rejected its proposed pay offer and pension changes in a consultative ballot.12,881 voted to reject the pay offer, with 454 voting to accept ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Connect, London focuses on HR, benefits and global reward
The fourth annual Employee Benefits Connect will take place in London on 4 March 2015.It is the perfect opportunity for HR, benefits and global reward managers to catch up on current trends, upcoming changes to benefits and to meet leading benefits providers.The conference will include streams on employee benefits strategy, ...
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Article48% of employers plan to limit future pay growth to cover auto-enrolment costs
Almost half (48%) of employers plan to limit future pay growth to cover their auto-enrolment costs , according to a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) survey.Among the 1,080 employers questioned for the Labour market outlook: focus on pension auto-enrolment 2014, 19% expect to reduce hiring or cutting jobs.Just ...
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ArticleEbola poses difficult challenges for employers
HR and global mobility professionals cannot ignore the issue and potentially fatal impact of Ebola on their workforces as the deadly virus disease continues to spread across the globe. As new cases are reported in the western world, particularly among hospital workers and healthcare professionals, employers must consider how far ...
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Article90% would return to work rather than face health assessment
Nine out of 10 (90%) of employees would rather go back to work than face an independent health assessment, according to research by law consultancy Protecting.co.uk.Its research, which surveyed 1,562 employees, also found that 78% of staff believe that a Fit for Work (formerly known as the Health and Work ...
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ArticleWEC Group launches staff loan scheme
WEC Group has launched an employee benefits loan scheme for its 425 employees. The engineering service provider has partnered with the Jubilee Tower Credit Union to create the employee benefit loan scheme. The partnership gives employees an alternative way to borrow money, and the chance to switch current high-interest loans ...
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AnalysisDelivering the right customer share scheme experience
The key to boosting engagement with share plans lies in a more human form of communicationWhen looking at delivering a new employee benefit, product or message to their customers, whether that be internal or external, most organisations do so with the best of intentions. They do not purposely set out ...
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Case StudiesEmployee ownership scheme boosts productivity at Gripple
He says: “A sense of pride exists among all our staff and has allowed employees to take control of the destiny of the [organisation], thereby creating a culture of working together for the benefit of each other.”Measures of success include attendance levels that are significantly better than the industry average ...
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ArticleGender pay gap decreases to 9.4%
The gender pay gap has narrowed to 9.4% compared with 10% in 2013, the lowest gap since 1997, with women in their twenties and thirties earning a higher hourly wage than men for the first time, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its Annual survey of hours ...
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AnalysisTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk from 13-20 November:1. PricewaterhouseCoopers loses flexible working discrimination case 2. Electric-shock headset could boost productivity 3. Cost considerations around workplace childcare 4. Staff face big decisions around pension savings 5. Gerald Eve boosts financial education 6. Jaguar Land Rover employees reject ...
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ArticleHollywood actress feels gender pay gap
Something for the weekend…Many of us dream of earning the kinds of pay cheques reserved for high-earning Hollywood stars.However, it seems that even these big hitters are not immune to the impact of the gender pay gap. According to two-times Oscar winner actress Hilary Swank (pictured), her earnings would be ...
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OpinionLovewell's Logic: How can we close the gender pay gap?
This week’s figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which showed that the gender pay gap is now at its narrowest since 1997, made for encouraging reading.According to its latest Annual survey of hours and earnings, 2013 provisional results, the gender pay gap overall has fallen to 9.4% compared ...
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ArticleECJ rejects UK challenge to bankers' bonus cap
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected the UK’s challenge to EU legislation that caps the level of bankers’ bonuses.The cap restricts bonuses to 100% of banker’s pay or 200% with shareholder approval.The UK government had challenged the legislation, asking the ECJ to consider six arguments against both the ...