Gig economy set to grow, but employers should be wary of HR ‘blind spots’
Twenty-six per cent of European HR directors believe their workforces will have 51-75% of gig workers in five years’ time, while 18% of UK HRDs believe 75% or more of their workforce will be made up of contractors in the same period. That’s according to the Gig Economy: Financial Security or Greater Control report from AON, which […]
5 Minutes With… Luke Bullen, Gympass
In the latest instalment of our HR executive interview series, we spoke to Luke Bullen, UK/IE CEO at Gympass, about his company, industry opportunities, challenges posed by remote working and how to overcome them, the importance of physical activity and new technology… Tell us about your company, products and services. Gympass is a corporate wellness […]
Is pay king when it comes to talent management?
By Paydata At Paydata we have tracked steady levels of pay increases since the recession, just keeping pace with inflation and rising to the highest average of three per cent pay increases last year. However, money in itself is not a motivator to guarantee happiness at work. Reward encompasses everything an employee derives from work […]
Pension withdrawals top £30bn
Since pension freedoms were introduced by George Osborne in 2015, there is no doubt drawing down a pension pot is becoming the most popular method by which a person accesses their pension fund after age 55. It’s interesting that the amount of withdraws is rising as the statistics show savers withdrew £2.4bn between July and […]
42% of companies don’t measure staff appreciation of benefits
It takes time and resources to offer benefits to staff, and, in addition to helping companies support their staff, they are also an excellent recruitment, retention and engagement tool. If companies don’t measure how much they are valued, they’re missing a trick, says GRiD’s Sarah Moxham… Support recruitment and retention Asking which benefits are most […]
Do you specialise in Employee Benefits & Rewards? We want to hear from you!
Each month on HR Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the human resources sector – and in August we’ll be focussing on Employee Benefits & Rewards. It’s all part of our new ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help HR industry professionals find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re an Employee Benefits […]
Employee Benefits: Measure, learn and adapt
By Alan Fergusson, Managing Director, Beneficia Going back to the CIPD Reward Management- Focus on Employee Benefits Survey (in conjunction with LCP- https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/reward-management-infographic2018_tcm18-51566.pdf) at the end of 2018 , I was reminded of a statistic within there the other day when reading another article. The subsequent article which I shared on Linkedin was about The Gym […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Quality Of Life Benefits
From the name, employee benefits might be seen as something which benefits only the employee. However, with 69% of workers saying they’re more likely to apply for a new role that offers them good benefits, employee benefits schemes can prove to be just as beneficial to the employer.1 How can benefits improve employee engagement? Quality […]
40% of your employees want access to a private GP. Is this something you should offer?
Is private healthcare worthwhile for small and medium businesses? Dr Zubair Ahmed, co-founder and CEO of Medicspot, explains why we should be thinking differently about employee health… Many businesses in the UK are still missing out on the benefits of providing private healthcare to their employees. This is due to the widely-held perception that only […]
GUEST BLOG: Wellbeing – The state of being comfortable, healthy or happy at work
Employers should take all steps which are reasonably possible to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of their employees, writes beneficia Director Alan Fergusson… Wellbeing is a subject that I could write several articles on, and probably will. It’s an HR hot topic, it could be argued it is a business hot topic, with the […]
