All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 876
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ArticleAPCOA Parking traffic wardens to receive sick pay
APCOA Parking traffic wardens have been awarded a sick pay policy and the London living wage to avert strike action.The Hackney-based traffic warden firm did not previously offer a workplace sick pay policy, with members only entitled to statutory sick pay.The deal, which follows talks at the conciliation service Acas, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Visualsoft offers staff free massages and flu vaccines
EXCLUSIVE: Visualsoft offered its 200 employees free therapeutic massages and flu vaccination vouchers as part of an initiative to highlight National Stress Awareness Day on 4 November.The web development organisation also provided its employees with free vitamins, supplied by the Boots Employee Wellbeing Scheme, as part of the initiative, which ...
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Opinion
Lovewell's logic: Taking a proactive stance on gender pay
Pay is inevitably an emotive issue. Just in case we needed reminding, this was highlighted again this week with Equal Pay Day taking place on Wednesday 4 November. This is the date from which female employees are calculated to effectively work for free until the end of the year compared ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 29 October and 4 November: Judge allows Facebook director pay case.Uber offers purr-fect wellbeing booster.Lloyds Banking Group and Unilever commit to living wage.Living wage increases to £8.25.Morrisons faces legal action over payroll data leak.Camden Council publishes pay gap data.Amazon Prime Now ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Taking a proactive stance on gender pay
Pay is inevitably an emotive issue. Just in case we needed reminding, this has been highlighted again the UK's Equal Pay Day. This is the date from which female employees are calculated to effectively work for free until the end of the year compared to male staff.Now, I know the ...
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ArticleMorrisons staff to star in Christmas adverts
Something for the weekend...Morrisons employees are to star in the supermarket’s Christmas campaign advertisements.The campaign is due to launch on social media today (6 November), followed by a prime-time television advertisement slot at 7:15pm on ITV.Morrisons’ bakers, butchers, fishmongers and greengrocers will appear in the Christmas advertisement campaign, which will ...
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Article23 per cent could not cope financially if unable to work
Almost a quarter (23%) of respondents would not be able to cope financially for more than a couple of months if they were unable to work, according to research by Scottish Widows.The research, based on responses from 5,144 working adults, also found that 8% of respondents would only be able ...
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ArticleScottish Water receives living wage accreditation
Scottish Water has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.As part of its commitment, Scottish Water has paid all of its 3,500 employees the living wage since 2011.The living wage rate is an independently calculated figure based on the cost of living. On 2 November ...
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ArticleParkdean Holidays boosts employee engagement
Holiday park operator Parkdean Holidays has reported an increase in employee engagement following the development of engagement and recognition initiatives.The organisation's 2015 employee engagement survey found that 95% of its 663 permanent members of staff classed themselves as engaged, which is a 13% increase on its 2014 results.Parkdean Holidays has ...
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Supplier article
Get ready for Christmas with a Holiday Savings Club
November is upon us, so now is the time to start thinking about Christmas 2016! Yes, really!What’s the issue? Many individuals leave it too late to plan for Christmas and buy lots of gifts on credit – this often results in a big bill in January – we’re sure this ...
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Supplier article
Pensions: Reading the tea leaves…
Last week it was widely reported that The Chancellor, George Osborne, has signalled that there will be no announcements from him in response to the “Strengthening the Incentive to Save” consultation until the 2016 Spring Budget statement.This continued uncertainty has left commentators sifting through the tea-leaves in an effort to ...
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Supplier article
National Stress Awareness Day: Employee wellbeing is a worthwhile investment in your business
This week, on 4th November, is it National Stress Awareness Day 2015 and this year the theme is “Employee Wellbeing as a Worthwhile Investment in Your Business”. We couldn’t agree more!What’s the issue? Most employers now recognise the importance of looking after their employees’ wellbeing, and they understand that it ...
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Supplier article
Workers return to work too early when suffering with workplace stress
According to research from LV=, almost three quarters (70%) of respondents return to work early when they are suffering with workplace stress. The survey consisted of 2,005 working-age adults, who stated that 16% of them continue to work after being diagnosed with the illness.Angela Jones, Protection, Health and Wellbeing Senior ...
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ArticleAuto-enrolment increases pensions duty of care for 68%
More than two thirds (68%) of respondents feel a greater duty of care to support employees with their workplace pension following the introduction of auto-enrolment, according to research by Aegon UK.Its survey of 508 UK employers also found that 95% of respondents encounter difficulties that prevent them from delivering ...
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ArticleWomen and Equalities Committee launches pay gap inquiry
The Women and Equalities Committee launched an inquiry on 4 November to inform government strategy on reducing the gender pay gap.The inquiry focuses on how effective government policies to reduce the pay gap will be for women over 40. It will examine whether changes to these proposals could help reduce ...
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ArticleLufthansa staff strike over pensions
Employees of German airline Lufthansa are striking today (9 November) in a dispute over changes to pay and pension provision.The Executive Boards of the Lufthansa Group and Lufthansa German Airlines will also decide today on the ramifications of the present strike action by cabin crew staff that are members of ...
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Supplier article
Is your company approaching its re-enrolment date?
Some of the UK’s largest employers will see thousands of people who opted out of workplace pensions re-enrolled as the government scheme reached its third anniversary in October. While it is compulsory for employers to set up, and contribute to workplace pensions for their staff, the employee can opt out ...
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Supplier article
Why Workie is so important…
We recently highlighted that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a new advertising campaign to alert employers to pension Auto-Enrolment requirements.The adverts feature a large friendly monster called Workie, and have been screened at peak times on national TV. For those that have missed the adverts – ...
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Supplier article
Income Protection: Not just a nice to have…
An increasing number of UK employers now offer Group Income Protection cover to some or all of their employees. That said, we’re aware that many HR and Finance professionals are still confused about the nature of such plans, so let’s start at the beginning.Income Protection is an insurance product that ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by TalkTalk
Pension:Group personal pension (GPP) for all employees.Staff contribute a minimum of 2.5% to receive a 5% employer contribution.Healthcare and wellbeing:Private medical insurance (PMI). The executive committee and senior management bands receive free family cover; all other employees have single-person cover with the option to add family members or change cover ...