Employers may be wasting money on reward strategies by not communicating to staff the total value of their package.
Research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) found that less than a fifth of companies provide total reward statements, while the majority do...
More than a third of employers never communicate information about core financial employee benefits, according to Unum.
The research highlighted that apart from pensions, 36 per cent of organisations never inform their staff about these offerings. A further 23 per cent do so...
Increasingly employers are becoming aware that taking a flexible approach when implementing a bereavement policy often ensures that once employees return to work, they are in a better position to resume their duties. Employers should be aware that formulating a bereavement policy will not...
Communication is key to ensuring that staff remain motivated when decisions over pay are made, according to research from the Employee Attitudes to Pay survey.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), which carried out the study, found that two in five...
Employers are not benefiting from brand awareness when promoting employee benefits.
Jelf Employee Benefits reasons that with the introduction of auto-enrolment, organisations will need to better promote the value of a pension.
Anecdotal evidence would suggest that many small and medium-...
One size doesn’t always fit all when it comes to reward. Andy Philpott explains how organisations can shape a benefits package in order to deliver real results.
Organisations today are operating in a climate in which they need their people to perform and be engaged within the business. This is essential in order to remain competitive in the current business and economic environment.
As many firms cope with the recession, their employees work hard,...
A guide to dealing with people issues.
Most companies at some time or another find themselves in a contractual dispute with their employees or former employees. Companies need to try and reduce these as much as possible and ensure that, in the event of a dispute, they can show that they have acted correctly.
The...
A guide to dealing with people issues.
Bereavement is a very personal matter and affects each individual differently. Employers should, therefore, think very carefully before trying to implement a one-size-fits-all policy. It is also important to be sensitive to any cultural issues surrounding death and bereavement.
There...
Simon Andrew considers the use of social media in employee benefit communications and the risks involved.
We are all familiar with terms like Facebook, Twitter, and perhaps more likely, LinkedIn. They are all part of a growing trend known as social media.
Social media centres on the idea of websites holding user-generated content. They are sites that offer wide and fast publishing, enabling your...
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Unanswered questions over Centralised Deductions
I first came across the proposal to centralise payroll in small tucked-away articles before the last election. I didn’t have the full story, but what I did know didn’t inspire me with confidence that this was a good way to...
A guide to dealing with people issues.
It is a fact – sometimes employees do not like their work, their manager, or the company they work for as a whole. Some of these employees keep their heads down and continue working while looking for another job.
Some employees, on the other hand, vent their frustration by making...
A guide to dealing with people issues.
Timekeeping is always a difficult subject. You do not want to find yourself in a position where everyone is clockwatching and you want to allow a certain amount of flexibility provided that all the hours are being done. Sometimes people can be late through no fault of their own but at the...
An in-depth look at the latest issues affecting payroll professionals today.
Working Meetings
The autumn Working Meetings concluded on 28 October with the second of the London meetings.
Payroll Alliance would like to take this opportunity to thank our guest speakers for their excellent presentations: Tom Fowler and Gordon Pope from Albany...
Ensuring that employees are aware of the benefits package on offer is critical to its success. Nigel Brittle analyses the latest findings in benefit communications.
It is a commonly held view that communications are critical when it comes to effective take-up of employee benefits, but are employers communicating them to their full effect?
Earlier this year, Personal Group conducted a research study – Let’s Talk Benefits – and the...
A guide to dealing with people issues.
There is an issue for all companies on how to establish the best working environment. The workplace needs to be somewhere that promotes productivity which is best achieved when employees feel happy. Companies need to ensure that the work environment promotes creativity and a team environment....
