The latest innovations in payroll and benefits
In the cloud payroll
Central Computer Management (CCM) has launched a cloud-based payroll service called LivePay, which is designed to replace in-house systems.
The benefit of the tool is that it can be used from any computer as the information is online. There is no need to install software...
Cutting the cost of benefits is top of the agenda for employers, according to research from Mercer.
Due to the financial instability in 2011 many organisations are now questioning the feasibility of maintaining their workplace health schemes. Nearly 85 per cent of HR...
Employee benefits packages are one of the biggest incentives an employer can offer. Once enrolled in a scheme it is important employees are continually informed about developments and messages are reinforced. Here are some tips to help effectively do this.
Survey employees
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Employees want more flexibility and variety when
it comes to their benefits, according to research
from Mercer.
The findings showed that traditional elements of a package scored poorly when it came to motivation and engagement. However, those that provided a good work–...
The emphasis on health has grown by nearly 30 per cent since last year.
Employers are promoting access to their wellbeing schemes in an effort to help engage and support staff during these turbulent times, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development...
Amanda Smith considers how organisations can support the implementation of EAPs with effective and regular promotion of services that are available to staff.
Effective and regular promotion of Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) is vital if employers and employees are to derive maximum value from this important investment.
Selecting the right programme
There are a number of EAP formats and structures that organisations can select, all...
Neil Mountford highlights questions for prospective EAP providers, the essentials of pricing, and the importance of strong account management.
If you’ve made the decision to implement an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) or are revisiting your existing offering, it’s important to source the “right” information from providers. You also need to understand exactly how the services they offer would work within the...
The tax status and relief associated with EAPs has frequently caused confusion in the workplace. Eugene Farrell discusses the current situation.
Since their formal introduction to UK workplaces in the late 1970s, Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) have always presented organisations and official bodies with a headache when it comes to tax status and relief. The issue of tax exemption and EAPs came into the spotlight again earlier this...
David Smith provides an overview of an EAP, the type of products and services that are included and how they can benefit an organisation.
Since their introduction to the UK in the late 1970s, Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) have become an effective way for employers to improve or maintain the healthy functioning of the workplace.
Supporting health and wellbeing
A number of factors can support or sabotage the...
Lisa Gregory looks at why some employee benefits are preferred over others and how the industry has changed.
Given the economic downturn of recent years, it seems timely to take stock of how employee benefits have been impacted overall and the emerging prominence of certain benefits. The landscape has undoubtedly changed, but which benefits have grown in popularity and which have become casualties of...
Fewer than a fifth of companies are providing support for stressed employees, according to research from the Department for Work and Pensions.
Stress is one of the main causes of workplace absence, yet only 78 per cent of small employers had a sickness absence recording mechanism in place,...
Absenteeism has a direct cost to UK businesses every year, as does lost productivity and potential replacement costs. An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is one of the most effective management tools to tackle absenteeism, especially when caused by work-related stress, anxiety, depression, and...
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,...
Companies have been urged to use staff benefits to combat employee weight problems following worrying obesity predictions from scientists.
Figures published in the medical journal The Lancet show that nearly half of men and more than 40 per cent of women in the UK will be obese by 2030...
Some companies are failing to invest in employee wellbeing, despite the level of stress-related absences increasing in the past 12 months.
According to new research, 65 per cent of businesses think long hours and heavy workloads are the biggest workplace health concerns.
The majority of...
