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Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid deals with benefits unrest
I dread going in there, and I worry if I am going to come out unscathed. I am talking, of course, of our IT department. More specifically, there is a group of specialist developers we inherited when...
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Debbie Lovewell-Tuck: Welcome to Benefits Strategy Week!
Welcome to Employee Benefits’ Benefits Strategy Week in association with Aon! Constant evolution and change are an accepted fact of life. This is particularly apparent in the business world, where...
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Lovewell’s logic: Where does the employer’s duty towards staff end?
Since news of the death of television presenter Caroline Flack broke over the weekend, the issue of mental health has barely left the headlines. Among the numerous tributes, attributions of blame and...
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Debbie Lovewell-Tuck: Welcome to Employee Engagement Week!
Welcome to Employee Benefits’ Employee Engagement Week in association with Benenden Health! As the world around us continues to evolve at a startling pace, so too do employees’ needs and expectations....
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Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid justifies pay increases
There is always a commotion about something, and this month it is salary increases in India. There has generally been a lot of noise about salary increases globally, but it has really kicked off about...
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Lovewell’s logic: How will Coronavirus affect business?
Over the last week, the UK’s preparations for dealing with Coronavirus seem to have moved on at a significant pace. As consumers have emptied retailers’ shelves of anti-bacterial hand gel and begun...
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Tony Pugh: Delegate to accumulate – how to win back time by changing pension...
If you asked most employers what their biggest business priorities are for this year, I am confident that ‘spending more time on the pension scheme’ would not feature very highly. In fact, Aon’s UK DC...
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Lovewell’s logic: Could Coronavirus alter flexible working in the UK?
With Coronavirus now firmly front and centre in UK consciousness, businesses are well underway with preparing for staff to work from home, where it is feasible for them to do so. For some...
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Lovewell’s logic: Living through unsettling times
What a difference a week makes. When I wrote about the preparations UK organisations were making for staff to work remotely just a week ago, I don’t think I really expected it to become a reality as...
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Debbie Lovewell-Tuck: Welcome to Occupational Health Week!
Welcome to Employee Benefits’ Occupational Health Week in association with Health Shield! In the current climate, looking after employees’ health and wellbeing is arguably more important than ever....
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Lovewell’s logic: Are you being supported through the Covid-19 pandemic?
How are you? I’m sure that is a question you have asked others on an almost daily basis during the ongoing pandemic; but how many times have you asked it of yourselves? Inevitably, there has been a...
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Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid looks at tax-effective benefits
You would think in these difficult times, the executive team would have more important things to think about, but their self-interest is immune. One of the guys in C-suite has asked us to focus on...
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Lovewell’s logic: How are employees coping during lockdown?
How are your employees coping with life under lockdown? While the government’s extension of lockdown and social distancing measures was not unexpected, it may have evoked mixed emotions for some....
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Lovewell’s logic: The economic impact of Covid-19 continues to bite
When looking for inspiration for topics for my weekly blog, I often look back over the news we have covered that week. Unsurprisingly, our headlines this week have been dominated by pay issues, be...
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Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid trials wellbeing apps
I never thought I would say this, but I love my job. How many people get paid to take care of their own wellbeing? Nope. I can’t think of any, but that is exactly what I am doing today. Big Bad Boss...
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Debbie Lovewell-Tuck: Welcome to Mental Health Week!
Welcome to Employee Benefits’ Mental Health Week in association with Benenden Health! This week is running concurrently with the Mental Health Awareness Week hosted by the Mental Health Foundation,...
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Helen Smith: Supporting employees’ mental health during Covid-19
A few months ago, most employees would have never heard of Covid-19 but now it is the biggest factor affecting their daily lives. Benenden Health surveyed 2,455 respondents in April 2020 to understand...
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Joanna Sharples: Why responsible investment could be the pensions engagement...
Assets held by UK defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are expected to increase substantially over the next decade. That vast sum of money will support the retirements of millions of UK employees...
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Lovewell’s logic: Should Facebook base employees’ pay on location?
Should your salary be set according to the area in which you live? This was the question raised earlier this week when Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerburg, discussed the organisation’s plans to move...
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Confessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets to grips with online meetings
I am about ready to throw something at someone; only there is no one here because I am working at home. Most of the office is working from home just now. Big Bad Boss has scheduled weekly catch up...
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