To mark Commute Smart Week, employee benefits provider Sodexo Engage shares 3 ways employers can support employees travelling to and from the office. With more commuters venturing into the workplace, employers need to consider how they can support and reduce any burden, ranging from costs to safety measures. By following Sodexo’s guide, employers can make a real difference to their staff’s commute and look to ease their work routines.
| Published: 18 November 2021
Analysis by HR software provider CIPHR reveals that eight out of ten of the UK’s most popular job roles, employing 100,000 people or more, have a gender pay gap in favour of men.
| Published: 12 November 2021
A new report from leading gender equality organisations led by the Fawcett Society, shines a light on sexual harassment in UK workplaces and equips employers to understand and tackle the root causes of this form of abuse. Despite the fact that sexual harassment in the workplace has been unlawful for decades, it’s clear that too many women experience it at work and more must be done to protect them. We know that harassment has not stopped due to the pandemic – it has simply moved online and into workers’ homes.
| Published: 6 October 2021
New research by HR software provider CIPHR suggests that most workers are likely to underestimate their employer’s gender pay gap.
| Published: 4 October 2021
A new survey by HR software provider CIPHR reveals that over two-thirds (68%) of organisations are contemplating pay cuts for staff who opt to work from home, despite many (53%) saying they’ve actually saved money by having more remote workers.
| Published: 18 August 2021
As a new cohort of Generation Z prepares to enter the workforce, new research from Accenture reveals less than a quarter (24%) of young people are confident in securing a technology job, despite almost half (42%) believing there will be more jobs in technology because of COVID-19.
| Published: 8 August 2021
A recent CIPHR survey of 1,016 UK workers reveals employee attitudes towards the return to their ‘usual’ (pre-pandemic) workplace.
| Published: 2 August 2021
According to a recent survey conducted by Simplyhealth, almost four out of five (79%) adults in the UK are signed up to a subscription, spending on average £475 a year. Yet, while 96% of people say they are now focused on their holistic health, only 13% reported paying monthly for health benefits.
| Published: 26 July 2021
Following the global pandemic, many businesspeople are feeling uncertain about the future of the workplace. It is likely that the business learnings of 2020 will continue to shape the future of our working lives. So what will the office of the future look like?
| Published: 11 April 2021
Responding to today's Budget, ProShare – the body representing employee share ownership (ESO) in the UK – said that the absence of reforms to all-employee share plans was "disappointing". By choosing not to introduce changes to the way the Share Incentive Plan (SIP) and Save As You Earn (SAYE) plans operate the Chancellor had "missed a big opportunity" to drive up employee share ownership in the UK. Research has shown that companies with higher levels of employee share ownership outperform those without, and that share plans are an effective way for low-income earners to save and build financial resilience.
| Published: 6 March 2021
