Guest Blog, Andrew Firth: Growth in technology-driven employee benefits…
Companies both large and small understand that staff recruitment and retention is no longer just about money; employees are increasingly looking beyond a basic salary. A strong and flexible benefits package is valued highly by prospective job applicants, and is also shown to increase workforce satisfaction and engagement. And the trend is for benefits packages […]
Industry Spotlight: EHRC’s ‘hidden pay gap’ report further fuels the discrimination of mental health employees…
Coinciding with much discussion in recent times on the topic of discrimination and mental health in the workplace, it has been suggested that employees who experience mental health issues will likely earn up to 42 per cent less than their colleagues, according to a new report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The report, which pinpoints male workers to […]
Forum Insight: Tactics to improve your email marketing campaigns…
Although many in the marketing profession have publicly declared the platform of email to be a thing of yesteryear, it’s still evident that a majority brands and sales departments are keen to adopt an effective strategy that will connect an audience and spread the intended message. Taking a standard template, filling in the blanks and […]
‘Significant changes’ in the employee-employer relationship to take action in the next decade…
A new study from Bupa UK has indicated that business leaders are the key to overcoming challenges facing employees’ health and wellbeing; whereby a vast majority believes there will be ‘significant changes’ in the employee-employer relationship over the next decade. The topic of technology was also a big discussion point among respondents, with 91 per cent claiming technology will continue to either positively or […]
Car salary sacrifice schemes can boost staff morale…
The finance organisation, Maxxia, has declared that more than half of 100 employer respondents who offer a car salary scheme to their workforce will benefit from a boost in employee morale. The ‘HR views on salary sacrifice car schemes’ report, which focused on UK-based companies with 250 or more employees, found that 49 per cent […]
Would employee benefits packages make millennial employees more loyal?
Research from the cloud-based human resources service, BrightHR, has concluded that a majority of millennial employees would become more loyal to their employers with an introduction of an employee benefits package. The ‘It pays to play survey’, which collected responses from 2,023 individuals, found that 80 per cent of 16-25 year-olds rate workplace benefits as […]
Busy Bees Benefits: Providing employee benefits can strengthen a company’s brand…
One of the UK’s leading providers of employee benefits, Busy Bees Benefits, has revealed that 65 per cent of employers believe incorporating additional employee benefits to standard packages can increase staff retention and ‘strengthen’ their brand. The study, which was conducted in May, set out to investigate the needs of employees within the workplace and […]
