All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 981
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ArticleHow sustainable is wearable technology as a workplace benefit?
Need to know:Wearable technology should be fully incorporated into a health and wellbeing strategy rather than purchased to be used as a standalone perk.Wearable devices can support employees’ mental wellbeing, as well as their physical health.Technology is evolving to provide detailed analytics data.Wearable technology has revolutionised the fitness industry, with ...
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ArticleGovernment publishes final draft regulations on gender pay gap reporting
The government has published the final draft regulations for the gender pay gap reporting requirements due to come into effect in April 2017.The regulations will require organisations with 250 or more employees to publish gender pay gap and bonus data.A consultation seeking views on the details of the draft legislation ...
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AnalysisHow can gamification be utilised in a benefits communication strategy?
Need to knowGamification is not necessarily just about playing games; it is all about using game principles, such as competition, to engage with employees.It can be used as a tool to educate a workforce about pensions, health and wealth.Gamification also includes wearable technology.Employers can use gaming to communicate with their ...
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OpinionPaul Lefrere: Wearable technology can enhance employee performance
Wearable experiences (WE) and augmented reality (AR) can be used in combination (Wear) to provide important types of work benefit. Examples include empowering people with modest skills so they can perform at a higher level if they want to; giving people ways to explore new work and career options; improving ...
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Case StudiesLendlease uses activity tracker loan scheme to address health hotspots
Property and infrastructure organisation Lendlease is helping employees improve their physical activity levels with the aid of an activity tracker loan scheme, which is part of its overall health and wellbeing strategy.Baseline health checks for staff conducted in autumn 2013 produced data in 2014 that indicated Lendlease’s collective workforce was ...
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ArticleAxa to introduce global parental leave policy
Insurance organisation Axa is to introduce a global parental leave policy for its 166,000 employees across 64 countries.The policy will enable employees who are the primary parent to take 16 weeks of fully paid leave, and co-parents will receive four weeks of fully paid leave.Where local laws or current benefits ...
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ArticlePrecious Cells introduces stem cell storage benefit for its employees
Precious Cells has launched a new benefit for its 40 employees that allows staff and their families to cryogenically store their stem cells for free.The benefits scheme, Accellerate, includes adult stem cell storage for both employees and their family members, as well as cord blood and cord tissue storage if ...
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ArticleFTSE 350 defined benefit pension deficit falls by £22bn
The accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes for the UK’s largest 350 organisations fell by £22 billion from £149 billion on 31 October 2016 to £127 billion on 30 November 2016.Its Pension risk survey, which is based on analysis and projections of FTSE 350 organisations’ financial statements adjusted ...
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ArticleTata Steel to consult on closure of defined benefit pension scheme to future accrual
Tata Steel UK is to consult on the closure of the British Steel pension scheme (BSPS) to future accrual.Under the proposals, the organisation's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme would be closed to future accrual and replaced with a defined contribution (DC) arrangement.The new DC pension scheme would have a maximum ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid experiences mindfulness
This isn’t something I ever thought I’d say: Big Bad Boss is going soft. He went to a benefits conference recently, and came back talking about mindfulness. Really? Personally, I am all for that; if we could just get the Higher Beings, our executive management team, to mellow out a ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 1 and 7 December 2016 were: Government publishes draft legislation on limitations of salary sacrifice tax advantagesEXCLUSIVE: Virgin Atlantic holds wellbeing event for staffExpedia named best place to work in the UK 2017Government publishes final draft regulations on gender pay gap ...
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Article43% of the world’s highest-paid footballers play in the Premier League
Something for the weekend: Football is notorious for being a sport where athletes can earn a generous salary, and it makes for part of an attractive employee value proposition for football clubs around the globe looking to recruit the newest talent.More than four in 10 (43%) of the world’s highest-paid ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 35% believe Brexit will impact pensions
EXCLUSIVE: More than a third (35%) of employer respondents believe that Brexit will impact pensions, according to research by Employee Benefits and Close Brothers.The Employee Benefits/Close Brothers Pensions research 2016, which surveyed 250 employer respondents, found that while 14% of respondents do not believe that the outcome of the June ...
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ArticlePortland City Council to tax organisations that pay CEO 100 times more than staff
Portland City Council, Oregon, US, is to impose a surtax on publicly-traded organisations that pay chief executive officers (CEOs) 100 times more than the median employee.The pay ratio surtax is applicable for publicly-traded organisations that operate in Portland, and are subject to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pay ...
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ArticleBarclays, DS Smith and Rio Tinto recognised for employee share plans
Barclays, DS Smith and Rio Tinto are among the organisations that were recognised for their employee share plans at the 2016 Annual Proshare Awards.The awards are designed to recognise and celebrate the best organisations and individuals who implement and work in employee share plans.Indivior won the best new share plan ...
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ArticleKPMG appoints Brown
Ann Brown will take up the role of UK head of people at audit and tax organisation KPMG from 14 November 2016, taking over from Philip Davidson, managing partner, who has held the position on an interim basis.Brown was previously divisional director, HR at Nationwide Building Society, and a senior ...
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ArticleAutoglass appoints Wirsenius
Asa Wirsenius has been appointed people director at Autoglass. In this role, Wirsenius will drive employee engagement, as well as lead the development and implementation of the organisation’s people strategy.Her previous positions include HR director for Carglass Sweden, and HR director, Scandinavia, at Carglass.
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ArticleThe Coal Authority hires Olpin
Carl Olpin is now HR analyst at The Coal Authority. He joins from Gardner Aerospace where he held the position of payroll officer.Olpin's previous experience includes pay services and pensions assistant at NHS Trust, where he worked in the payroll team at Nottingham City Hospital.
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ArticleSeljeflot takes on HR at Costa
Kate Seljeflot has joined Costa Coffee as group HR director.Previously, Seljeflot was global talent director at Diageo, where she held a number of HR leadership roles, including HR director for Africa, Turkey, Russia and Eastern Europe; global HR shared services director; and European HR shared services director.
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ArticleRoberts moves to Cromwell Group
Jennifer Roberts has joined business supply organisation Cromwell Group as reward manager.Roberts has moved from Danwood, where she held numerous roles, including reward and benefits manager, compensation and benefits manager, and reward analyst. Roberts has also worked at Ashfield UK and E.On UK.