All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 995
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Article23% of City workers feel able to discuss stress with their manager
Less than a quarter (23%) of City worker respondents feel able to discuss the stress they are under with their managers, according to research by MetLife Employee Benefits.Its survey of 104 decision makers who work in financial institutions or investment banks, also found that 67% of respondents are considering quitting ...
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ArticleBrewDog introduces global paid puppy leave
Craft beer organisation BrewDog has introduced paid puppy leave for all staff, allowing employees to take a week of paid leave to help settle a new dog into their home.The Scotland-based organisation, which already lets employees bring well-behaved pets to work with them, will offer the new week-long paid puppy ...
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Using a discounts platform to engage employees – case study
Learn how iForce extended its benefits offering through an innovative discounts platform to produce tangible savings for its employees – and the business.Download the free case study to learn how you can:Create a centralised and branded hub for your company benefits and communications that makes employees want to visit on ...
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ArticleHow can employers support the health and wellbeing needs of employees on a lower income?
Need to know:An organisation’s culture can promote healthy lifestyles that do not have to cost staff a lot to maintain.Signposting healthy options and recipe cards in a staff canteen can help employees improve their diet, counteracting productivity slumps due to a lack of nutrients.Health cash plans and virtual GP services ...
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Case StudiesBolton Young Persons Housing Scheme offers benefits to boost employee wellbeing
Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme (BYPHS), a charity that helps homeless young people, has developed a comprehensive set of low-cost, employer-paid health and wellbeing benefits to ensure that the charity’s 52 employees are physically and mentally fit to cope with potentially harrowing and emotional caseloads.A holistic therapist visits the charity’s ...
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OpinionKevin Gude: Salary sacrifice changes risk turning certain health benefits into luxuries
The forthcoming changes to salary sacrifice rules, in particular, the effect on health screening and other medical benefits, reflect a carelessly fragmented attitude towards the nation’s wellbeing and fitness. As the NHS struggles to meet the needs of an ageing, increasingly long-living but unfit population, the Treasury is withdrawing its ...
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ArticleThe month in numbers: January 2017
A look at some of the facts and figures relating to employee benefits in January 2017:£8.53 is the minimum hourly rate of pay retailer Aldi is to introduce for UK staff from 1 February 2017 bit.ly/2if4xPw 47% of employee respondents admit that a small pay rise is the one thing ...
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ArticleTotal pay increases by 1.4%
Total pay, including bonuses, increased by 1.4% in Great Britain between October-December 2015 and October-December 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: February 2017 report also found that in nominal terms, which have not been adjusted for price inflation, average regular pay for employees in ...
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ArticleDebenhams tops government's minimum wage non-compliance list
Retail organisation Debenhams has topped the government’s list of organisations that have underpaid staff the minimum wage after failing to pay £134,894.83 to 11,858 employees.The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published the names of 360 UK organisations that have failed to comply with the national minimum wage and ...
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ArticleTata Steel employees vote to accept pensions proposal
Tata Steel UK employees who are members of the GMB, Unite and Community trade unions have voted in favour of the organisation’s latest pension proposal, which will see the closure of the British Steel pension scheme (BSPS) to future accrual.Consultative ballots on the proposal closed yesterday (Wednesday 15 February 2017), ...
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ArticleChessington World of Adventures recruits for toddlers to join staff
Something for the weekend: Although the government’s recent Fuller working lives report is encouraging organisations to hire more older employees over the age of 50, Chessington World of Adventures is hunting at the other end of the age spectrum.The theme park is searching for a VIP, or very important pre-schooler, ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 9 and 15 February 2017 were: Court of Appeal rules against Pimlico Plumbers in worker-status caseAsda, Novartis and PepsiCo among the UK's Top Employers for 2017BrewDog introduces global paid puppy leaveCourt rules that woman can receive co-habiting partner's workplace pensionFacebook extends ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid battles email deluge
Just when I think I have my email under control, I am deluged by another wave of wretched market updates. The worst offender is Mercenary Brokers: it regularly sends me an executive review, an executive summary, an HR briefing, a reward update and a global market report. These documents all ...
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Article52% feel leadership buy-in is biggest obstacle to strengthening organisation culture
More than half (52%) of HR professional respondents feel that leadership buy-in is the biggest obstacle to strengthening an organisation’s culture, according to research by CultureIQ and HR.com.Its Employee culture: a closer look report, which surveyed 579 HR professionals, also found that 83% of respondents believe that c-suite executive leadership ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Learn about the impact of financial wellbeing on long-term business growth at Employee Benefits Connect 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Gain insight into the impact of financial wellbeing on long-term business growth and productivity at Employee Benefits Connect 2017.Jeanette Makings (pictured), head of financial education at Close Brothers, will lead a session titled ‘Integrated financial wellbeing: the missing piece in future wellness strategies’ as part of the driving performance ...
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Employees care about their health
It’s important employers remember this like an alarm going off in their head. Employees care about their health. And they’re calling on employers to provide them with health benefits.In a survey we conducted, we asked 1,005 UK SME employees to choose the top three employee benefits they would value most: ...
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Seven ideas for internal communications that engage your people
Employee communications are notorious for being lost in the large volume of other content they get every day. And they are often overloaded with information for multiple audiences. With the amount of media, advertising and work emails our people are bombarded with every day, it’s essential to use best practices ...
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ArticleTake part in exclusive employee benefits strategy research
Is your organisation developing a benefits strategy that can adapt to future workplace challenges? Will the upcoming limitations on the range of benefits that attract tax advantages when offered through salary arrangements affect your organisation's benefits proposition? Is your organisation taking advantage of the latest developments in benefits technology?Take part ...
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ArticleArgos to provide back pay to 37,000 employees
Retail organisation Argos is to provide back pay to 37,000 current and former store employees after they were found to have been paid below the statutory national living wage rate prior to December 2016.The 37,000 affected employees will receive a back-dated payment on 28 February 2017 to cover the unpaid ...
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OpinionRita Trehan: Traditional employee engagement strategies will soon lead nowhere
Organisations across the globe who pay lip service to employment strategies speak of keeping employees engaged. Although maintaining staff motivation is essential in keeping any business competitive, a report by Steelcase, Engagement and the global workplace, published in May 2016, reveals that only one in three employees feel engaged with ...