All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 967
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ArticleFollow the action at Employee Benefits Live 2016
Employee Benefits Live, Europe’s largest employee reward and benefit event, returns for its 18th year on 11 and 12 October 2016 at Olympia National, London.Delegates will be able to attend sessions spanning six conference streams on each day of the event, such as workplace pensions, workplace equality and diversity, global ...
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ArticleNational Day Nurseries Association launches health cash plan for staff
National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has launched a new healthcare cash plan for its 64 employees.The Yorkshire-based charity has provided all employees with access to the employer-paid benefit to enable staff to proactively manage their own health and wellbeing.The health cash plan, delivered in partnership with Sovereign Health Care, will ...
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Article33% feel comfortable talking to their employer about mental health issues
A third (33%) of respondents would feel comfortable talking to their employer about a mental health issue such as depression, according to research by Capita Employee Benefits.Its Employee insight report, which surveyed 3,006 UK employees, also found that 44% of respondents know a colleague who has had to give up ...
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Supplier article
Xerox unveils Conduent brand identity
Xerox has reached the latest stage in its plan to separate into two independent, publicly-traded companies by unveiling the global brand identity of Conduent Incorporated, a business process services company.“Our brand identity signifies core ideas behind our company and the value we create for our clients,” said Ashok Vemuri, CEO ...
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ArticleOrganisations should embrace transparency to reinforce employer brand
Employee Benefits Live 2016: Organisations can build and reinforce their employer brand by embracing the opportunities that social sharing and transparency bring.Delivering the opening keynote address at Employee Benefits Live 2016, Diarmuid Russell (pictured), vice president of international at Glassdoor, explained that employees’ ability to share information and experiences online ...
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ArticleSiemens builds family-friendly culture through promotion of shared parental leave
Employee Benefits Live 2016: Siemens promotes shared parental leave to all of its employees.With a largely male employee population, representing 78% of its 14,000 UK employees, the introduction of shared parental leave (SPL) in Siemens was quite a cultural challenge.Addressing delegates at Employee Benefits Live 2016, Wendy Jepson, HR policy ...
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ArticleFrontier Agriculture embeds values through peer-nominated awards
Employee Benefits Live 2016: Frontier Agriculture celebrates and reinforces its key values through a peer-nominated awards initiative.The organisation's ICE Awards, ‘ICE’ acting as an acronym for the principles the organisation wishes to promote - integrity, customer focus and expertise - are based around peer recognition, with colleagues nominating each other ...
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ArticleCapital One drives pensions engagement via themed communications campaign
Employee Benefits Live 2016: Capital One developed a tongue in cheek retirement-themed communications campaign to engage staff with pensions following the transition to a master trust in 2015.The campaign included appearances by street performers Granny Turismo, who perform their acts dressed as grannies and use trolleys as props. Some employees ...
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ArticleNHS Employers communicate reward to attract and retain employees
Employee Benefits Live 2016: NHS Employers implement a cohesive reward communication strategy to act as an attraction and retention tool when operating within a public framework.Speaking on day one of Employee Benefits Live 2016 as part of the communications conference stream, Andrea Hester, director of people and assistant director of ...
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ArticleEY offers flexible working to support work-life balance and business performance
Employee Benefits Live 2016: EY promotes flexible working among its employees in order to support a high-performance culture and a diverse workforce.Addressing delegates in his keynote speech at Olympia National, London, Steve Varley, UK chairman and managing partner at EY, spoke about why a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture ...
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Article53% would prefer flexible-working arrangements to a pay rise
More than half (53%) of employee respondents would rather be offered flexible-working arrangements as a benefit than a 5% salary increase, according to research by My Family Care and Hydrogen.The competitive advantage of flexible and family-friendly working report, which surveyed 1,587 UK employees and 310 UK employers, also found that ...
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ArticleCath Kidston uses pulse surveys to gauge staff engagement
Employee Benefits Live 2016: Retail organisation Cath Kidston introduced weekly pulse surveys to gather staff feedback and gauge employee engagement levels.The retailer introduced the pulse engagement surveys, provided by Officevibe, at the beginning of 2016. The online surveys are emailed to staff on a different day every week, and take ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Is the industry in a state of flux?
This week saw the Employee Benefits team head to Olympia for this year’s Employee Benefits Live.One of the (many) things I personally enjoy most about the event is the opportunity to meet and catch up with so many people from all corners of the industry. While we always strive to ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 6 and 12 October 2016 were: British Gas Court of Appeal decision confirms inclusion of commission in holiday payEXCLUSIVE: Central government to launch online benefits platformFollow the action at Employee Benefits Live 2016Government to develop single body for pensions and debt ...
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ArticleOrganisations utilise total reward to combat retention
Employee Benefits Live 2016: Organisations found to use total reward as a strategy to improve employee retention.Presenting at as part of the performance and talent conference stream at Employee Benefits Live 2016, Duncan Brown, head of HR consultancy at the Institute for Employment Studies (IES), explained that employers are looking ...
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Supplier article
How can employers embrace the sandwich generation? Caring for the carers
Research from AXA PPP healthcare [1] shows that many businesses have not yet sufficiently adjusted to the changing nature of the workforce. Employers need to ensure that their policies, procedures and communications are geared up to meet the needs of the growing number of older workers, and in particular, that ...
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ArticleHow do you recognise the Queen for long service?
Something for the weekend: Long service awards are a great way to acknowledge and recognise committed members of staff, and this week the Armed Forces celebrated one of its most well-known commanders: Her Majesty The Queen.Alongside her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth has been presented with long service ...
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ArticleAdecco Group moves to monthly flex enrolment to enhance benefits engagement
Employee Benefits Live 2016: Adecco Group UK and Ireland has moved from an annual flexible benefits enrolment window to monthly enrolment.The change, which was introduced this year, aims to increase employee engagement and ensure that the organisation’s benefits package is available to all.The transition to monthly enrolment forms part of ...
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ArticleHome Group and Asda celebrate achievements via digital peer recognition
Employee Benefits Live 2016: Home Group uses a digital recognition programme to enable both peers and managers to celebrate individuals' achievements and hard work by sending e-cards to employees across the business.The number of e-cards sent and the reasons for these are reviewed by the executive team on a monthly ...
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ArticleLawn Tennis Association is to link its core values to performance awards
Employee Benefits Live 2016: The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is set to link performance reviews and bonus awards to the organisation's key values and behaviours.After launching its core values in 2015 to help align employees with business and performance goals, this year the sporting organisation will incorporate its values into ...