What are the latest developments in employee benefits?
So much has changed in the past 12 years. The world is now a very different place to the one we inhabited in 2004 when Employee Benefits published its inaugural Benefits research. In the reward and...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 28% rate their intranet as very valuable
EXCLUSIVE: Overall, employer respondents perceive more established forms of technology as holding much greater value for their organisation than some of the newer developments to enter the market,...
View ArticleLovewell’s logic: Cast your votes?
By 7am on Friday 24 June, we should have the results of the EU referendum. Unsurprisingly, this was the main topic dominating conversation at EB Towers yesterday. Political decisions and preferences,...
View ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid is swamped with conference calls
Today didn’t begin well. For a start, I had to get out of a nice comfortable bed and go to work. Now I am here, I wonder if I have mistakenly come in on a bank holiday. The office is empty and eerily...
View ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid celebrates team turnover
I’ve had the most amazing news and I feel like breaking open the Champagne. I’ve not won the lottery or anything, but still it seems a pretty life-changing event: Creepy Caroline has resigned. She is...
View ArticleLovewell’s logic: Awards success means a great deal
Earlier this week, I was absolutely thrilled when Employee Benefits was named Pension and Benefits Publication of the Year at the 2016 Willis Towers Watson Media Awards for the second consecutive...
View ArticleLovewell’s logic: Where does Brexit fallout leave UK pensions?
Ever since the EU referendum result and David Cameron’s subsequent resignation as prime minister, barely a day seems to have gone by without news of political departures and appointments. Last week,...
View ArticleLovewell’s Logic: Equality and diversity in a post-Brexit world
Last month, one issue dominated conversations, press coverage, and hearts and minds across the UK: the European Union (EU) referendum. Since the Leave result was announced on 24 June, uncertainty and...
View ArticleLovewell’s logic: Is your workplace ready for Rio?
This week finally sees the 2016 Olympics get underway in Rio, after what seems like months of increasingly critical headlines questioning the readiness of the host nation and its ability to...
View ArticleLovewell’s logic: Overcoming barriers to shared parental leave
Families and caring arrangements seem to change with each generation. The days of mothers being expected to leave their work and careers in order to stay at home and take on the lion’s share of care...
View ArticleWhy wellness in the workplace matters
The 10 minute video above, presented by Beate O’Neil, head of wellness consulting at Punter Southall Health and Protection, covers: Why are we suddenly seeing such an increase in workplace wellness...
View ArticleHome versus host-based pay in global mobility
The five minute video above, presented by Courtney Ellis-Jones, subject matter expert at The Forum for Expatriate Management, covers: What are the benefits and drawbacks of home and host-based pay in...
View ArticleHarnessing a resilient mindset fit for the future workplace
The six minute video above, presented by Tom Gaynor, employee benefits director at MetLife UK, covers: Why are mental health and stress issues in the workplace becoming more prevalent? What role does...
View ArticleLovewell’s logic: Tackling the mental health pay gap
Inequality and prejudice of any kind are one of my top pet peeves. In this day and age, it never fails to astound me that, despite the progress made in many areas, dealing with such issues is still a...
View ArticleLovewell’s logic: Should bonuses be scrapped?
Are bonuses an effective tool to drive employee performance? Or are they too often perceived as an entitlement rather than a reward for performance? Earlier this week, Woodford Investment Management...
View ArticleLovewell’s logic: Work-life balance takes centre stage
How well does your organisation support employees’ work-life balance? This week, Glassdoor revealed the top 20 organisations providing employees with a good work-life balance, based on staff ratings...
View ArticleLovewell’s Logic: What will Brexit mean for effective global reward strategies?
Over the past few months, one topic has dominated numerous conversations: the result of the EU referendum. Whichever way you voted and whatever you think of the Brexit result, there can be no denying...
View ArticleLovewell’s logic: Are pay increases discriminatory?
When did you last ask for a pay increase? Is this something you do regularly, or like so many of us, would you only consider doing so when changing roles? Are you even comfortable doing so at all? And...
View ArticleLovewell’s logic: People strategies in a gig economy
What does the gig economy mean for your business? Does this freer, more fluid way of working mean your business can source the manpower it needs in a cost-effective way, enabling you to scale your...
View ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid grapples with a potential acquisition
We’re buying a company. I can’t imagine why; it is not even in the same industry group and we couldn’t share any clients, so what is the sense in that? The Higher Beings move in mysterious ways...
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