All articles by Zoe Wickens – Page 232
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ArticleBitpanda hires Lindsay Ross as chief HR officer
Digital investment platform Bitpanda has appointed Lindsay Ross to the position of chief human resources officer (CHRO).In her role as CHRO, Ross will be essential in leading Bitpanda’s global and UK team members and will be responsible for all facets of Bitpanda's global HR. This includes people functions, internal communications ...
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Crerar Hotels launches new employee benefits package
Crerar Hotels has unveiled a range of revamped employee benefits as it claims it wants to set itself apart from others in the hospitality industry.The range of lifestyle benefits being introduced have been designed to be more attuned to how employees live and work. These include contributions towards driving lessons, ...
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Article93% of employees with long Covid have been offered support
Almost all full-time employees with long Covid (Coronavirus) have been offered support from their employer as they return to work, according to new data from Canada Life.A total of 37% of survey respondents said they had the ability to access virtual health and wellbeing services, with 32% able to both ...
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ArticleLidl Northern Ireland offers employees paid leave for miscarriages
Lidl Northern Ireland has introduced a new policy to give employees three days of paid compassionate leave following an early pregnancy loss or miscarriage.According to the supermarket, the allowance is available to all staff, regardless of gender, and includes those using a surrogate mother.Additionally, Lidl has extended its compassionate leave ...
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ArticleEmployee benefits cut for more than one in five
New data has revealed that more than one in five UK employees have had their benefits cut partly or completely during the past 12 months.The study by salary advance start-up Borofree, which was conducted by Censuswide, looked at the benefits landscape and examined what now matters to the UK workforce.The ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 4 June – 10 June 2021
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 4 June – 10 June 2021 were: EXCLUSIVE: Invesco completes launch of single technology benefits platformGeneral Electric faces industrial action over pension reformsTesco staff win equal pay battle in European CourtConfessions: Candid discovers the dark arts of commsHave employers placed wellbeing at ...
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ArticleMint Property Finance launches employee wellbeing initiative
Mint Property Finance has launched a new initiative to promote health and wellbeing for employees at its Cheshire, UK headquarters.The scheme has been designed to support staff both mentally and physically following Covid-19 (Coronavirus). It includes flexible working, regular breakout sessions, access to mental health first aiders and a partnership ...
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ArticleEmployee happiness drops 75% in two years
The happiness of workers has decreased by 75% since 2019, according to new findings from employee engagement consultancy Inpulse.The consultancy took data from 192 employee emotion surveys between 2019 and 2021, with 201,619 respondents taking part.It highlighted that anxiety had shot up by 78% for those who answered surveys exploring ...
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ArticleGender pay gaps narrow for third consecutive year
Gender pay gaps at UK businesses have shrunk for the third year in a row, according to professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC)’s analysis on 2020 to 2021 disclosures.However, with more than three-quarters of companies having delayed reporting their pay gaps until 5 October, in line with the extension granted by ...
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Case StudiesSmarkets adopts hybrid work model to support employee wellbeing
Online betting exchange Smarkets, where users can buy and sell bets on sport and politics, employs 110 employees globally, with 81 based in London.The nature of the business lies in technology, with an ethos to 'put right what is wrong' in the betting industry by employing staff who want their ...
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AnalysisHow can flexible working hours address employee burnout?
Need to know:Communication is of high importance to find out what has and has not worked for employees in terms of flexible working.It is imperative to set clear expectations and principles of flexible working so that employees understand where the flexibility lies.It is just as important to provide training and ...
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OpinionTina Chander: How to use flexible working to combat employee burnout
Burnout - a state of complete exhaustion, physically, mentally and emotionally - is a matter that must be taken seriously. The World Health Organization officially recognises burnout as an issue for employees. Employee burnout is a workplace issue which employers have responsibility to resolve, not an issue for employees to ...
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ArticleUK government plans to launch watchdog for employees’ rights
The UK government has announced that it plans to launch a new workers’ watchdog to protect the rights of UK employees.The responsibilities of the new single body will include tackling modern slavery, enforcing the minimum wage and protecting agency staff, which are currently spread across three different bodies.According to the ...
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ArticleLVMH Group launches financial aid fund
The Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey Group (LVMH) has introduced a fund to provide its workforce with emergency financial aid, as well as social and psychological support.The LVMH Heart Fund is a global assistance programme which was launched on 7 June and is available to the group’s 150,000 employees in more ...
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Article25% say work is bad for their physical or mental wellbeing
New research has revealed that one in four employees believe work is bad for their physical or mental wellbeing at 23% and 25% respectively, a decrease from 26% and 27% in 2020.According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)'s annual Good Work Index, job quality in the UK ...
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Article16% of employees want to contribute more to their workplace pension
A total of 16% of employees plan to increase their workplace pension contributions as a result of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, according to findings from Close Brothers.The new report, Expecting the unexpected: a spotlight on preparing for a crisis, was compiled based on data from 2,000 UK-based staff at companies ...
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ArticleGeneral Electric faces industrial action over pension reforms
UK division workers at General Electric (GE) have threatened industrial action over reforms to the company's pension schemes, following criticism from the union Unite.Back in January, the digital industrial company announced proposals to freeze the accrual of benefits for 2,800 staff across its UK businesses, as well as all current ...
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ArticleScarlettabbott hires Laura Hutchinson as its new HR manager
Employee engagement consultancy scarlettabbott has appointed Laura Hutchinson as its new HR manager.Joining from her previous role as HR and recruitment officer at York-based charity Family Fund, Hutchinson will be supporting the whole of scarlettabbott’s consultancy across its growing York and London offices and remote working teams.According to the organisation, ...
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OpinionMichelle Last: The long-term career risks for mothers working from home
Employers need to be realistic about the effects of increased working from home for working mothers in order to maintain and improve on equality gains achieved pre-Covid-19 (Coronavirus).Government guidance that people should work from home over the last year has enabled many families to reduce their reliance on costly childcare ...
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Article28% of employees would reduce salary for flexible working
A new study has found that more than a quarter of employees would be willing to slightly reduce their salary in order to have more flexible working conditions.Enterprise cloud applications company Workday partnered with Yonder Consulting to conduct The employee outlook: understanding employee sentiment and priorities across Europe research, where ...