All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 941
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Article54% believe fathers would be judged for taking same parental leave as mothers
More than half (54%) of respondents believe colleagues would judge a father who took the same amount of parental leave as a mother, according to research by Deloitte.Its online poll of 1,000 American adult employees who have access to workplace benefits also found that 57% of male respondents felt that ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 93% believe childcare vouchers are best tax-efficient benefit
EXCLUSIVE: The majority (93%) of respondents feel that childcare vouchers are the most popular tax-efficient benefit offered by their organisation, according to the Employee Benefits/Xerox HR Services Benefits research 2016, published in June 2016.The government’s tax-free childcare scheme, aimed at replacing childcare vouchers, will be phased in from 2017, with ...
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AnalysisWhat oral health can reveal about an employee's health and wellbeing
Need to knowRegular dental check-ups can prevent oral health issues but also identify other problems, such as diabetes, heart disease and even mouth cancer.Facilitating access to dental checks can also reduce staff absence levels and engage employees with their health.Employers have been reluctant to fund this but this is slowly ...
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OpinionDr Nigel Carter: Employers can help raise awareness of oral health among staff
An unhealthy workplace, physically and mentally, normally equals time off work and lost productivity. Thousands of people miss work because of their oral health every year.Frustratingly, most problems with teeth and gums are preventable with a good oral health routine. Despite this, research conducted by the Oral Health Foundation in ...
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Case StudiesDental cover gives BNP Paribas a competitive edge
Working in a competitive sector, financial organisation BNP Paribas UK knows it needs to have a compelling benefits proposition to compete for and retain talent.The organisation offers employer-paid private medical insurance (PMI) to all employees and their families, and has adopted a similar approach to dental cover. Thomas Hiles, group ...
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Supplier article
Small firms risk non-compliance penalties of up to £500 per day
A recent survey by NOW:Pensions reveals that only 3% of SMEs with less than 50 employees place auto-enrolment among their biggest concerns. The survey asked 350 businesses and placed auto-enrolment in seventh place on the list of concerns, behind sales, access to capital, the EU Referendum, government spending cuts, technology ...
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ArticlePensions Ombudsman supports Signet Group in ruling on spouse’s pension
The Pensions Ombudsman has ruled that the widow of a deceased member of the Signet Group Pension Scheme was not entitled to receive a spouse's pension because the couple were not married at the point the scheme rules required in order to qualify for the benefit.Mrs R filed a complaint ...
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ArticleReward Gateway to launch global wellbeing allowance for staff
Reward Gateway is to launch a wellbeing allowance and holiday buy and sell for its 330 staff worldwide.The two new benefits, which will launch in July, will be available to all employees based in six countries worldwide.The wellbeing allowance, called Wellbeing Choice, is a quarterly allowance paid through payroll, which ...
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ArticleBNP Paribas supports staff in Nine Peaks Challenge
Employees at BNP Paribas Real Estate will take on the Nine Peaks Challenge in September to help raise £30,000 for the organisation’s charity partner, the Alzheimer’s Society.The team of 20 employees from across the business will scale the three highest peaks in England, Wales and Scotland in less than 72 ...
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ArticleLegal and General launches two-year income protection plan
Legal and General has updated its income protection benefit offering with the launch of a two-year limited benefit plan.Available via intermediaries from June 2016, the plan is set to replace the insurer's current five-year version.The updated plan will permit multiple claims, with each individual claim allowable for a maximum duration ...
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ArticleMars named best multinational workplace in Europe
Mars has won the ‘Best multinational workplace in Europe’ award at the annual Great Places to Work (GPTW) 2016 awards.The ceremony took place earlier this month in Dublin, Ireland.The employer beat more than 2,250 organisations across 19 countries that participated in the GPTW survey.Mars provides it's 18,400 employees, who are ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 81% use benefits as a retention tool
The majority (81%) of respondents claim that they use employee benefits as an effective retention tool, according to research by Employee Benefits and Xerox HR Services.The Benefits research 2016, which surveyed 338 respondents in May 2016, found that retention and recruitment are still the top two reasons why respondents offer ...
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AnalysisWhat role do individual savings accounts play in a workplace savings strategy?
Need to knowReductions in pensions savings limits could make workplace individual savings accounts (Isas) an attractive savings vehicle for those contributions previously made to a workplace pension.Targeted at younger members of the workforce, the launch of the lifetime Isa (Lisa) next April could prove to be a catalyst for engaging ...
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AnalysisInfographic: Should Lisas form part of employees' remuneration package in the future?
An infographic looking at whether Lisas should form part of an organisation's employee remuneration package in the future (Source: Sackers, published in May 2016).Read more in What role do individual savings accounts play in a workplace savings strategy?
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Case StudiesReed Smith boosts engagement with workplace Isa
International law firm Reed Smith introduced a workplace individual savings account (Isa) in 2012, launching the scheme alongside its auto-enrolment roll-out as a way of boosting staff engagement with the new pension scheme.Claire Gibbens, HR manager, says: “We had just signed up with a new provider, Hargreaves Lansdown, and [it] ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 84% offer life assurance as a group risk benefit
A large proportion (84%) of respondents offer employees life assurance, also known as death-in-service benefit, as part of a group risk offering, according to research by Employee Benefits and Xerox HR Services.The Benefits research 2016 report, which surveyed a total of 338 respondents in May 2016, also showed that 87% ...
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ArticleCisco takes part in team relay triathlon for Sports Relief
Cisco UK and Ireland will compete in the Leaderboard charity team relay triathlon this weekend to raise funds for Sports Relief.Led by Cisco UK and Ireland's chief executive Phil Smith, 30 UK chief executive officers and up to 1,000 participants from various organisations will meet at Eton Dorney Lakes on ...
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Article40% believe workplace stress could be reduced if organisations recruited more staff
Just under half (40%) of respondents believe that stress in the workplace could be lowered if employers hired more people, according to research by MetLife Employee Benefits.The Building resilience in the workplace report, which surveyed 1,052 full time employees over the age of 18, also found that 46% of respondents ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid is swamped with conference calls
Today didn’t begin well. For a start, I had to get out of a nice comfortable bed and go to work. Now I am here, I wonder if I have mistakenly come in on a bank holiday. The office is empty and eerily quiet. My colleague, Lazy Susan, is at ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 23 and 29 June 2016: EU referendum 'leave' vote expected to impact workplace benefitsAsda equal pay claim proceeds to employment tribunal43% believe dogs in the workplace increase employee productivityReward Gateway to launch global wellbeing allowance for staffEXCLUSIVE: 93% believe childcare vouchers ...