All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 198
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ArticlePension advisers want dashboard roll out prioritised
Addressing climate change and rolling out the pensions dashboard are the biggest priorities for workplace pension scheme advisers this year, research has revealed.The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) asked its members where they wanted the government and regulators to focus attention over both the next 12 months and the next ...
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ArticleDeloitte introduces flexible public holidays
Financial services firm Deloitte has announced that its 22,000 UK staff can now choose to defer public holiday leave to other days.As part of a drive to improve diversity and inclusion, all employees can now opt to work on national holidays such as Christmas Day or Good Friday and select ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 21 January – 27 January 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 21 January and 27 January 2022 were: How to implement a pay strategy for hybrid working78% of UK staff would move job for remote working32% want to return to the office for their mental healthPoll: 91% of employers aiming to bring in ...
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ArticleEuropeans want remote working and more leave
Workers across Europe are asking for work-life balance through benefits such as remote work options, four-day weeks and additional annual leave, according to new research.Integrated workforce management platform provider Pro Unlimited published its January 2022 Europe labor market report, which it says is based on billions of data points related ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis to maintain full sick pay to unvaccinated staff
Department store chain John Lewis has declared it will continue to offer full sick pay to its employees whether they have received a Covid-19 (Coronavirus) vaccine or not.Current government rules state that people who have not had a jab must self-isolate for 10 days if identified as a close contact ...
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ArticleChief execs got average bonus of £172,897 in 2021
Chief executives received an average bonus of £172,897 in the year to October 2021, data has shown, while entry level employees and routine task providers were awarded just £642 and £643 respectively.Research from Cendex, the rewards analytics arm of HR resource provider XpertHR, found that 25% of chief executives were ...
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ArticleHybrid working parents have better mental health
Working parents who split their employment time between home and a formal workplace are less likely to experience mental health difficulties than those stuck in one or the other, according to research.Youth mental health charity Stem4 surveyed 1,038 working parents and carers across the UK to mark Parent Mental Health ...
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ArticleLux launches four-day working week
Creative agency Lux has introduced a four-day working week for its 11 employees.All staff at the Edinburgh-based firm, which specialises in the food and drink sector, are now able to work a 32-hour week on an elective basis with no reduction in salary as part of their contracts.Lux worked in ...
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ArticleFour in 10 employees want a four-day week
Almost half of workers at mid-sized UK businesses would like to work a four-day week, according to research.Business decision support technology provider Momentive polled more than 2,000 UK adults and found that 45% of those working for organisations with between 50 and 499 staff would like to be offered a ...
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ArticleUK behind China for workplace mental health support
Just four in 10 UK employees believe their employers provide good mental health support, according to research.Insurer Axa’s Mind health study, which is based on a comprehensive survey of 11,000 people in 11 countries and territories across Europe and Asia, found that 40% of those from the UK rated their ...
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ArticleRomulus offers staff free e-bike travel
Property business Romulus has formed a partnership with green micro-mobility firm HumanForest to provide its employees with e-bikes.The agreement began yesterday (24 January) with an initial trial period of three months that will allow all the London firm's 55 employees, occupiers and co-working members 20 minutes of free riding every ...
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ArticleSerco-employed hospital staff to strike over pay
Hundreds of hospital porters, cleaners and catering staff employed by outsourcing business Serco are to go on strike in a dispute over pay.Members of the union Unite who work at London hospitals St Bartholomew's, the Royal London and Whipps Cross will walk out for two weeks from Monday 31 January, ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of UK staff asked for wellbeing help in 2021
Two-thirds of UK workers actively sought help with their mental and physical health and wellbeing in 2021, according to research.Analysis by benefits outsourcer Hive360 of data from its mobile employee pay and benefits app Engage showed that two in three users had requested support in these areas.The 2021 usage data ...
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ArticleCushon acquires Creative’s workplace pension scheme
Workplace savings fintech firm Cushon has acquired financial services business Creative’s workplace pension scheme.This is Cushon's third workplace pension acquisition in two years, in line with regulatory goals to drive further consolidation in the market. With the addition of the 14,500 additional employers under Creative’s pension trust, this makes Cushon ...
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Article32% want to return to the office for their mental health
Nearly one-third of working Brits want to return to their offices this month (January) because they feel it would improve their mental health, according to new research.Smart building management platform Infogrid interviewed 2,000 UK employees via a OnePoll online survey for its 2022 Hybrid workplace report, which revealed that 32% ...
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Poll: Is your organisation asking staff to come into the workplace every day now that the government guidance to work from home has ended?
Take part in our latest readers' poll on a current topical issue. The UK government has stopped its guidance of working from home following a surge in cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 (Coronavirus). Are you asking staff to come into the workplace every day?[gravityform id="7" title="true" description="true"]
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ArticleFamily Law Group transfers ownership to staff
Law firm Family Law Group has announced that it will transfer ownership to its staff in order to become an employee ownership trust (EOT).Three-quarters of the group, which currently has more than 130 employees across 10 offices, will now be owned by the EOT. All staff, regardless of seniority, will ...
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ArticleShaw Healthcare to pay staff real living wage
Care home operator Shaw Healthcare has decided to pay its 3,200 employees the real living wage regardless of their length of service.As of 1 March 2022, depending on roles and the existing pay scale, all members of staff will see an increase in their salaries of between 3% and 10% ...
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Article82% of employers expect staff to work remotely into the future
New research has discovered that organisations are looking to continue flexibility over where and when people work, with 82% expecting employees to work remotely into the future at least part of the time, and spend on average two days every week away from the office.Real-estate and investment business JLL’s Perspectives ...
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ArticleAxa UK and Ireland hires new chief people and CR officer
Axa UK and Ireland has announced the appointment of Suzanne Scott as its new chief people and corporate responsibility (CR) officer as of 1 May 2022.Scott will succeed Lucinda Charles-Jones, who has decided to step away at the end of April.Within her new role, Scott will be accountable for the ...