All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 186
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ArticleUnum UK introduces electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Employee benefits provider Unum UK has launched an electric vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme for its 800-plus permanent employees, to coincide with Earth Day (22 April).The initiative, backed by the Octopus Electric Dreams Car Scheme, allows staff to choose from a wide range of EV models with no up-front payment ...
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ArticleBest Benefits Communications shortlist unveiled for Employee Benefits Awards 2022
Copyright: www.tellingphotography.comSupermarket retailer Aldi Stores, telecommunications business Sky and banking group BNP Paribas are among the organisations shortlisted in the Best Benefits Communications category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.This accolade recognises the most effective and engaging benefits communication strategies implemented by employers.The full shortlist for this category is:Aldi StoresBNP ...
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ArticleBrew a cuppa: Staff vote green tea as top hot drink
Something for the weekend: As a nation, it’s fair to say we are big fans of hot drinks; Britain is synonymous with a cuppa at this point. Nowhere is this more clear than in the workplace. Many workers have bonded over a cup of tea or coffee, providing various social, ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 14 April – 21 April 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 14 April and 21 April 2022 were: Tesco to pay staff thank-you bonus of 1.25% of annual wagesEmployee Benefits Awards 2022 Benefits Professional of the Year award shortlist revealedAsda partners with Workday for enhanced employee experienceAdapting pay strategies to cope with the ...
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ArticleUK GlaxoSmithKline staff vote to strike in pay rise row
UK GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) employees have voted to strike against a “derisory” 2.75% pay rise offer from British Big Pharma, according to labor union Unite.A total of 86% were in favour of industrial action, with staff located in Scotland, Hertfordshire, West Sussex, Cumbria and Durham taking part in the ballot. The ...
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ArticleProtech transitions to employee ownership
Hemel Hempstead-based recruitment firm Protech has transitioned to employee ownership, transferring 100% of shares to an employee ownership trust (EOT) for its 14 employees.Protech managing director Antony Cox, who bought the business in 2003 as part of a merger, owned 60% and director Roman Motyczak owned the remaining 40%. According ...
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ArticleIn-force group risk policies up 4% in 2021
New research has revealed that the number of in-force group risk policies increased by 4%, from 81,055 in 2020 to 84,369 in 2021.According to reinsurance firm Swiss Re’s Group watch 2022 report, the number of people insured rose from 13.3 million by the end of 2020 to 14.1 million by ...
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ArticleNTT Data UK hires vice president of HR
Global IT services provider NTT Data UK has appointed Evelyn Healy (pictured) as vice president of human resources, where she will head up its HR function across the UK.Healy will focus on creating a people-centred approach within the business, while also building and delivering organisational capability. Alongside this, she will ...
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AnalysisHow is technology changing the delivery of employee benefits on a global scale?
Although there are some universals, benefits are often subject to local cultural, tax and regulatory differences, which multinational organisations must then try to align with a global strategy.Digital channels can be used to create effective communication around what benefits are available in each location, as well as easing access and ...
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OpinionNorman Dreger: Creating a globally consistent employee experience
Employee benefits are a critical part of any HR strategy, empowering businesses to attract and retain top talent while supporting their people during the moments that matter. Although the global workforce has been forced to cope with unprecedented change in the past few years, this can be a unifying experience ...
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OpinionKate Bishop: How technology improves benefits delivery
If you turned the clock back two decades, the employee benefits technology portfolio would have been much more limited than it is today, with employees informed of offers via notice-boards or generic emails. There was little flexibility, personalisation or two-way engagement.Today, that has all changing. A survey carried out by ...
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ArticleUK workplace pension participation up to 79% in 2021
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the workplace pension participation rate in the UK was at 79%, the equivalent of 22.6 million employees, in April 2021.This was a slight increase from 78% in 2020, which the ONS said could be partly be explained by increased public sector ...
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ArticleAsda partners with Workday for enhanced employee experience
UK supermarket chain Asda, which employs more than 140,000 people, has selected finance and HR cloud application provider Workday as part of its aim to support its global workforce by delivering an enhanced employee experience.According to the supermarket, it chose Workday to gain a unified view of its workforce and ...
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Article46% of HR teams gather data about reward inequalities
Research from HR solutions firm XpertHR has revealed that 46% of HR teams captured data about reward inequalities and 53% gather metrics on their diversity and equality.For its HR Roles and Responsibilities 2022 survey, XpertHR canvassed HR professionals at 242 UK organisations, with a combined workforce of 154,517 employees. Two-thirds ...
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ArticleAxa UK becomes menopause friendly employer
Insurance firm Axa UK, which employs around 10,000 members of staff, has been accredited as a menopause friendly employer.The accreditation, which recognises inclusive employers that build awareness and understanding of how menopause can have an effect at work, was awarded after an independent panel of experts assessed its practices, policies ...
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OpinionCharlotte Clewes?Boyne: The consultation on the draft pensions dashboard regulations
The pensions dashboards project, spearheaded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is gaining pace, designed to give people more control over their pensions. The cost of building the central infrastructure will be borne by the government, but there will also be a cost to employers. It is worth ...
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ArticleApp Drivers and Couriers Union to take action against Uber's pension
The App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) has commenced legal action after representatives wrote to Uber to request that the pension provision arranged for drivers be made Sharia compliant.Sharia compliance requires that pension funds should not be invested in businesses involved in activities not accepted by Islam, such as the ...
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ArticlePensionBee reports 2% median hourly pay gap
Online pension provider PensionBee has reported a 2% median hourly pay gap and a 0% median bonus pay gap in its most recent gender pay gap report.According to the provider, which has an employee base of 138, these gaps are in line with its 0% target, with a variance of ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2022 Benefits Professional of the Year award shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the Benefits Professional of the Year category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022 has been unveiled.The Benefits Professional of the Year award celebrates in-house HR and benefits professionals who have made a significant contribution to their organisation and to the industry as a whole.The full category shortlist ...
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ArticleMoneypenny recruits new people director
Call and live chat services firm Moneypenny has appointed Charlotte Ashdown as people director as of this month.Ashdown previously spent 13 years at Iceland Foods Headquarters, where she was head of HR. According to Moneypenny, she is an expert in people and development, and has experience and a passion for ...