All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 8
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AnalysisBuyer’s guide to salary sacrifice car schemes
Salary sacrifice car schemes enable employees to have a new car for a fixed monthly cost and period of time by sacrificing an amount from their gross salary in exchange for a fully maintained and insured car.
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OpinionCharlotte Gunn: How can employers avoid costly litigation from an equal pay bill?
Asda has suffered another blow in the long-running equal pay litigation brought on behalf of thousands of employees.
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Supplier articleBurnout, Anxiety, and ‘Sickie Days’: What New Data Tells Us About Employee Absenteeism in 2025
New research has put a spotlight on the growing crisis of workplace anxiety and absenteeism. According to MetLife UK, 30% of employees have (or would) call in sick despite feeling healthy, while half of British employees regularly experience anxiety at work, as reported by Corndel. These findings ...
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ArticleTesco rewards staff as part of Clubcard anniversary
Tesco Group has rewarded more than 300,000 employees with a £30 voucher as part of the Clubcard’s 30-year anniversary.
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ArticleColten Care trains staff as mental health first aiders
Care home provider Colten Care has trained 32 members of staff as mental health first aiders (MHFA) as part of its strategy to support employees’ wellbeing and work-life balance.
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ArticleWages rise as job vacancies continue to fall
UK wages are growing while job vacancies continue to fall, according to the latest official figures.
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AnalysisHow can employers help boost the retirement savings of unpaid carers?
Caring responsibilities can have a long-term impact on people’s pension provisions and retirement options.
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Case StudiesTSB ensures working carers have financial and practical support
With around 8% of its 5,000 workforce having caring responsibilities, TSB places a strong emphasis on helping to ensure those in this situation are able to cope
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ArticleMiddlesex Cricket trains staff in mental health first aid
Middlesex Cricket and Middlesex in the Community (MITC) has trained 23 members of staff in first aid for mental health.
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ArticleNational Insurance changes cause sharp fall in confidence among businesses
Credit: Dilok Klaisataporn/ Shutterstock There has been a significant fall in hiring confidence and a sharp increase in redundancy intentions over the past quarter according to new research. The survey of more than 2,000 UK employers by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) showed that ...
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ArticleTG Lynes enhances family support policies
Plumbers merchant TG Lynes has enhanced its family support policies for its staff that are welcoming new children into their families or having fertility treatment.
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Article62% worry about financial impact of a critical illness diagnosis
Three-fifths (62%) of UK parents reported anxiety about the financial impact on themselves and their family if they were injured or experienced a major illness and could not work, according to research by investment, protection and retirement firm LV=.
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ArticleBoots' trainee pharmacists to receive pay increase
Trainee pharmacists employed by Boots will receive a pay increase from 1 April.
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ArticleBarclays to award shares to 90,000 staff
Barclays will award shares worth approximately £500 to 90,000 employees, after revealing a rise in pre-tax profits in 2024.
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ArticleIceland searches for chicken taster
Supermarket chain Iceland has launched a nationwide search for a chicken taster, who will win a £5,000 salary and a year’s supply of chicken.
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OpinionEwen MacPherson: Imagining the future world of work
A postcard from the future: Ewen MacPherson, group chief people officer at Havas UK, imagines what the world of work could look like in 30 years.
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OpinionMichelle Nash: How can employers maximise payroll giving as an employee benefit?
Charitable giving is important to Aldermore’s workforce and it strongly believes in maximising the benefits of payroll giving for staff.
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OpinionSarah Smith: How can employers maximise payroll giving as an employee benefit?
At a time when charities are struggling due to several extremely challenging years, payroll giving is essential to helping them to continue their vital work.
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OpinionCharles Cotton: How can employers maximise payroll giving as an employee benefit?
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s Charles Cotton asks: how beneficial and widespread are payroll giving schemes?
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ArticleThree-quarters of UK employers are protecting DEI budgets
Source: Maks_lab / Shutterstock Three-quarters of UK employers are still running diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes and protecting DEI budgets, according to research by employee experience platform Culture Amp. Its survey of more than 1,000 UK organisations found that 74% of respondents have a DEI programme, ...