All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 940
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ArticleHong Kong is most expensive city for expatriates
Hong Kong is the most expensive city to live in for expatriates, according to research by Mercer.Its annual Cost of living survey, which analysed the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment across 375 cities, using New York as a base city, found that Luanda, Angola, is ...
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11: MetLife industry insight - Building resilience to beat stress in the workplace
Box:Around 35% of workplace absence is caused by stressPressure and stress is inevitable in the workplaceBut employees can be helped to beat stress and prevent it becoming a problemOrganisational resilience and wellness strategies will cut stress and boost productivityThe World Health Organisation has identified stress as the “health epidemic of ...
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AnalysisInfographic: What can employers do to help employees find their way?
An infographic looking at what employers can do to help employees find their way and support their goals (Source: Willis Towers Watson's 2015/16 Global benefit attitudes survey, published in February 2016).Read more in How communication can drive benefits take-up
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AnalysisHow communication can drive benefits take-up
Driving take-up of any employee benefits package is a perennial challenge for employers; after all, it is no good having a comprehensive scheme if people do not know about it, or understand the value they could potentially get.A good starting point for employers is to make sure they are offering ...
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OpinionAmy Anstey: Putting wellbeing to work
At Lloyd’s of London, we have a deep commitment to promoting the health and wellbeing of our employees. We know that a healthy, fit and committed workforce is better able to achieve their own objectives and help us to meet our business goals.We partner with our health benefit providers to ...
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AnalysisInfographic: What are the major benefits challenges facing employers?
An infographic looking at the major challenges employers face when putting together a benefits programme for staff (Source: Employers taking action on workforce health and wellbeing, Willis Towers Watson, April 2016).Read more in How communication can drive benefits take-up
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AnalysisInfographic: How are employers improving employee engagement with benefits?
An infographic looking at the measures employer respondents are taking to improve employee engagement with benefits (Source: Employee Benefits/Xerox HR Services Benefits research 2016, published in June 2016).Read more in How communication can drive benefits take-up
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Supplier article
LISA should not be seen as a threat and could encourage employees to save
As announced in this year’s Budget, a new Lifetime ISA (LISA) will be available from April 2017 for individuals under age 40 which can be used for buying a first home or for saving for retirement. The introduction of the LISA raises some important questions for the future of pensions ...
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Supplier article
The basics of workplace pensions (part 1): find out your staging date
The law on workplace pensions has changed. Under the Pensions Act 2008, every employer in the UK must put certain staff into a pension scheme and contribute towards it. This is called 'automatic enrolment'.Whether you’re a builder, an architect or employ a personal care assistant, if you employ at least ...
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ArticleUS law firm enhances paid parental leave policy
US law firm Robins Kaplan has extended its paid parental leave policy to 10 weeks with immediate effect.The extension applies to all regular employees, and will be offered in addition to applicable medical leave benefits. It will mean that birth mothers will generally now receive at least 16 weeks of ...
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ArticleAsda equal pay claim proceeds to employment tribunal
An equal pay claim brought against retailer Asda is to proceed to the Employment Tribunal following a Court of Appeal decision published yesterday (22 June 2016).The claim is being brought by more than 7,000 former and current Asda employees, the majority of which are women, who work in hourly-paid roles ...
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ArticleHightown Housing Association opens on-site gym for staff
Hightown Housing Association has opened an on-site staff gym at its headquarters in Hemel Hempstead.The gym is free for employees to use on their lunch break, as well as before and after work.The organisation, which employs more than 600 members of staff, aims to enhance employee wellbeing and work-life balance ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Cast your votes?
By 7am on Friday 24 June, we should have the results of the EU referendum.Unsurprisingly, this was the main topic dominating conversation at EB Towers yesterday. Political decisions and preferences, of course, played a part in these conversations, but the question we heard more than any other during the course ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 16 and 22 June 2016: Robot lands trainee office manager jobCapita sees 200% increase in engagement with health and wellbeing campaignGoogle and John Lewis named best employers for talent attraction and retention37% do not trust employers not to use wearable technology ...
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Article43% believe dogs in the workplace increase employee productivity
Something for the weekend: Just under half (43%) of US respondents believe that bringing their dogs to work with them makes employees more productive, according to research by social interaction app Skout.Its survey of 2,244 Skout app users in the US, also found that 63% of respondents feel that dogs ...
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Article30% of line managers are frustrated with stress support from HR
Just under a third (30%) of UK line manager respondents are frustrated with their organisation’s HR department when it comes to helping employees avoid stress, according to research by IDC and Cornerstone OnDemand.The Future people: workplace evolution in the age of digital transformation report, which surveyed 1,352 HR professionals and ...
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Article68% of US managers think student loan assistance would improve employee morale
More than two-thirds (68%) of US manager respondents think that offering student loan assistance as part of an employee benefits package would improve employee morale, according to research by IonTuition.Its Employers’ perspective survey 2016: student loans and higher education benefits report, which polled 400 middle managers in the US, also ...
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ArticleEU referendum 'leave' vote expected to impact workplace benefits
The UK has voted to leave the European Union (EU), with potentially far reaching consequences for employers and employees.With a reported 71.8% turn out, 52% of voters elected to leave the EU in the referendum on 23 June 2016.To begin the withdrawal process, the government will have to trigger Article ...
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Article85% of students expect an annual pay rise when they start work
More than four fifths (85%) of students expect an annual pay rise when they join a workforce, according to research by mobile app Debut.The Expectations of Work report, which surveyed 12,000 students in May 2016, also showed that 80% of respondents believe it is now harder to get a job ...
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ArticleData8 launches voluntary benefits scheme
Data8 has launched a new employee wellbeing and reward benefit for its 35 staff members.The data management organisation, in partner with Perkbox, has increased its employee reward offering with access to retail discounts, savings on gym memberships and travel, as well as the provision of health and wellness offers. The ...