All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 922
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Article40% rank health insurance in their top three employee benefits
Four in ten (40%) respondents rank health insurance among their top three most-valued employee benefits, compared to 37% in 2015, according to research by Willis PMI Group, part of Willis Towers Watson.Its survey of 1,197 UK employees also found that 32% place health screenings among their top three benefits, which ...
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16, Westfield Health: We are sitting ourselves to death
It has been almost 10 years since smoking was banned in public places in the UK and it seems a lifetime ago that little groups would regularly disappear from the office for breaks throughout the day for their nicotine fix in the cold.Although the health implications of smoking are well-documented, ...
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ArticleTata Steel employees accept temporary 3% pay cut
UK employees at Tata Steel’s Long Products Europe business have agreed to a temporary reduction in pay to facilitate the sale of the business to Greybull Capital.Members of trade unions Community, GMB and Unite accepted the changes to pay and conditions following a consultative ballot.The 12-month agreement includes a 3% ...
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AnalysisIs sleep management the next big thing in workplace health and wellbeing?
Need to know:Lack of quality sleep can affect employee productivity, engagement and stress levels.Employers must gauge how to tackle employees’ sleep problems to best suit their needs.Sleep management programmes could include seminars, data analysis and even the introduction of sleeping pods in the workplace.Addressing sleeping habits and their impact on ...
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OpinionDr Bridget Juniper: Sleep management schemes can boost productivity and wellbeing
Ask any hard-pressed employee how they are genuinely feeling and there is an 80% chance they will tell you they are tired and never seem able to catch up on their sleep. One-third of our life is taken up by sleeping and all the evidence suggests getting enough of it ...
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Case StudiesBlue Apple improves employees’ sleep quality by 26%
Catering firm Blue Apple achieved a 26% improvement in its employees’ quality of sleep between September and December 2015, throughout which it ran a wellness programme provided by Super Wellness.The organisation also tracked stress resilience, which improved by 10% over the period, as well as food cravings, which reduced by ...
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Article75% believe employers should proactively support staff health and wellbeing
Three-quarters (75%) of employer respondents believe that organisations should proactively support employees to manage their health and wellbeing, according to research by Axa PPP Healthcare.Its survey of 1,000 purchasing decision makers also found that 77% of respondents already have a health and wellbeing strategy in place.The research also found:More than ...
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ArticlePay increases by 2.2%
Regular pay, excluding bonuses, increased by 2.2% in Great Britain between December 2014-February 2015 and December 2015-February 2016, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: April 2016 report also found that total pay, including bonuses, grew by 1.8% in the three months to February ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid keeps compliant in France
Big Bad Boss has been reading one of those benefits bulletins again. All of our consulting friends send us these little updates to tell us what is happening in the world of benefits. Smarmy Consulting is the worst; it sends us not one but three newsletters, all pretty much saying ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail and Unilever among winners at 2016 Workplace Gender Equality Awards
Deloitte, Herbert Smith Freehills, Royal Mail, Southbank Centre and Unilever are among the winners at the 2016 Business in the Community (BITC) Workplace Gender Equality Awards.The awards recognise organisations that have demonstrated leadership in creating equal and inclusive workplaces for women.The awards ceremony (20 April 2016) coincided with the release ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 14 and 20 April 2016: EY launches return-to-work programme.EXCLUSIVE: JLT achieves 18% engagement rate with car salary sacrifice scheme.EXCLUSIVE: Benefex gains living wage accreditation.City of London Police launches health and wellbeing network.Foreign and Commonwealth Office appoints chief mouser.Gender pay gap reporting ...
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ArticleStaff given annual leave to enjoy Game of Thrones premiere
Something for the weekend: Are you planning to stay up through Sunday night to watch the US season six premiere of Game of Thrones?The episode airs in the US at 9pm Eastern time on Sunday 24 April, which means UK fans wanting to take a first look will need to ...
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Supplier article
The importance of employee benefits provisions for SMEs
By Philip Penning; Consultant at Xerox HR ServicesThere is a school of thought and long held assumption that, to receive full, competitive, and well valued employee benefits packages, you need to be working for a large corporation. In order to really get the providers of such benefits excited and prepared ...
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ArticleSwindon Town Football Club fined for auto-enrolment non-compliance
The Pensions Regulator has fined Swindon Town Football Company (STFC) for not fulfilling its pensions auto-enrolment duties.The football club’s fines totalled £22,900 for failing to place eligible employees into a pension scheme and for non-compliance with other workplace pension responsibilities.STFC received a compliance notice in August 2014 directing it to ...
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ArticleTake part in exclusive benefits strategies research
Take part in exclusive research on the issues shaping employers’ employee benefits strategy by taking part in the Employee Benefits/Xerox HR Services Benefits research 2016.The research will offer insight into the types of benefits included in employee benefits programmes and what is driving organisations’ approaches to benefits both now and ...
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Article43% of female students are confident that gender will not impact pay and reward
Less than half (43%) of female student respondents are confident that their gender will have no bearing on pay and reward in their future careers, according to research by the 30% Club and KPMG.The Think future study, which surveyed 20,652 students across 21 UK universities, also found that almost three-quarters ...
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Article63% have begun preparing for gender pay reporting requirements
Almost two-thirds (63%) of employer respondents have taken action to prepare for the introduction of compulsory gender pay reporting, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its survey of 68 employers also found that 16% of respondents have needed to make changes to their reward programmes as a result of this ...
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ArticleUber agrees $84m settlement for employee status cases
Taxi organisation Uber has agreed to a settlement for class-action lawsuits disputing the status of Uber drivers as independent contractors.The settlement relates to lawsuits in California, O’Connor et al. vs Uber Technologies, and Massachusetts, Yucesoy vs Uber Technologies.Under the terms of the agreement, Uber would continue to classify drivers as ...
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ArticleChiswick Park Enjoy-Work hosts eco event for 8,000 employees
Organisations located at Chiswick Park marked Earth Day on Friday 22 April with a lunchtime event for the 8,000 employees on site.The Go Green event included tree-planting activities in line with Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work’s sustainability strategy and Let’s Get Planting initiative.Employees at the organisations based at Chiswick Park, which include ...
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ArticleWendy Choyce: Are employees becoming more influential in driving benefits strategy?
With more than 30 years of working in people management, I believe that there are several key factors that influence and drive performance levels within a business. One of these, without a doubt, is putting employees at the core of what you do, ensuring that they know that they are ...