Lovewell’s logic: Can we ever really plan for disaster?
Since Wednesday morning, many of us will have been following the news of the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in west London. Since the news broke and the scale of the disaster became apparent, social...
View ArticleMonica Kalia: Overcoming the workplace disconnect on financial wellness
Nearly one in four employees think their employer does not care about their financial wellness. Yet three-quarters of employers believe that they do. Over half (56%) of employers think that they help...
View ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Welcome to Financial Wellness Week
Welcome to Employee Benefits’ Financial Wellness Week in association with Neyber. The importance of financial wellness on the corporate agenda was cemented last week with the appointment of Guy...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 76% cite budget as biggest barrier to launching new benefits
EXCLUSIVE: Around three-quarters (76%) of employer respondents cite budget as the biggest barrier to introducing benefits they would like to offer, according to research by Employee Benefits and...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 66% measure employee engagement through annual surveys
EXCLUSIVE: Two-thirds (66%) of employer respondents use the annual employee survey to measure engagement levels among staff, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare. The Employee...
View ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: The new world of financial wellness
As our inaugural Financial Wellness Week, in association with Neyber, draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the trends and issues currently driving this area of the benefits market. The importance...
View ArticleLovewell’s logic: Building the foundation for a truly modern work environment
Changing workforce demographics and employers’ interest in adapting benefits strategies and working patterns accordingly to meet employees’ expectations and needs in the modern workplace is a topic we...
View ArticleLovewell’s logic: What does the BBC’s gender pay gap really reveal?
Does BBC presenter Chris Evans really deserve to be paid in excess of £2.2m a year? Or how about Alan Shearer earning between £400,000 and £449,999? I’m sure many of you will have asked or answered...
View ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets headhunted
I want to make it quite clear I am not actively looking for another job. I am just sitting here minding my own business when a headhunter called Jeremy gets in touch. He asks if I know anyone who...
View ArticleLovewell’s logic: Global lessons on work-life balance
At the end of July, 900 Japanese organisations, including The Japan Times and Tokyo Metropolitan Government, took part in the country’s first Telework Day. The day was the first in a series planned by...
View ArticleEqualising mental and physical health
The 15 minute video above, presented by Vanessa Sallows, benefits and governance director at Legal and General, and mental health advocate Clarke Carlisle, covers: Campaigns such as Your ‘Not A Red...
View ArticleEmpowering financial wellness
The 10-minute video above, presented by Alex Tullett, head of benefit strategy at Capita, covers the following areas: Financial stress is a known phenomenon in the workplace, so why will empowering...
View ArticleHealth and wellbeing: Employee benefits that matter
The eight-minute video above, presented by James Fisher, head of sales at Embryocare, covers: What benefits can employers put in place to help employees look after their families? What type of benefit...
View ArticleClare Gregory and Kate Hodgkiss: Global reward strategies – supporting...
From an employment law perspective, there are two primary issues to consider when creating a global reward strategy. The first is ensuring that the strategy does not breach discrimination laws in any...
View ArticlePinsent Masons commits to supporting diversity and inclusion globally
International law firm Pinsent Masons employs almost 3,000 members of staff globally, with office locations spanning Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. The law firm,...
View ArticleWhat does wellbeing for the 4G workforce look like?
The six-minute video above, presented by Pam Whelan, head of corporate at Simplyhealth, covers the following areas: To set the scene, who are the different generations in the workplace today? What...
View ArticleWhy governance matters
This five-minute video, presented by Camilla Egginton, director of product and solutions at Nest, covers the following areas: Why is governance important? What does good governance look like? How can...
View ArticleWhy helping employees improve their financial wellbeing is essential
The seven-minute video above, presented by Jonathan Watts-Lay, director at Wealth at Work, covers the following areas: What is the impact of financial worries on employees? Why do businesses need to...
View ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week: 17-23 August 2017
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 17 and 23 August 2017 were: Argos tops minimum wage non-compliance list for £1.4m underpayment What does wellbeing for the 4G...
View ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid conducts staff consultation
Much of my time is spent in an endless cycle of the same-old-same old: benefit renewals, surveys, pension reports, not to mention the tedious meetings about all of it. However, every now and then I...
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