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Scottish Environment Protection Agency and FTI Consulting shortlisted for Best financial wellbeing strategy – small employer

Employee Benefits

Scottish Environment Protection Agency and FTI Consulting have been shortlisted for Best financial wellbeing strategy – small employer at the Employee Benefits Awards 2024. It celebrates employers that improved and assisted their employees’ financial wellbeing during 2023.

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Government launches holiday pay consultation

Employee Benefits

The government has launched a consultation into the way holiday pay and entitlement is calculated for temporary, part-year and zero hours workers. The consultation is intended to explore how the process of calculating holiday pay for these groups can be simplified for employers and provide clarity to employees.

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EY to allow consultants to take time away from roles

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Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com Professional services and accounting firm Ernst and Young (EY) is to allow its UK consultant employees to take time away from their roles. Through the employer’s Employee TimeOut initiative, employees without an assignment from March to August 2024 can leave their role for between four and 12 weeks.

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What actions can employers take to close the gender pensions gap?

Employee Benefits

More employers could introduce gender inclusive paid parental leave to prevent and try to close gender pension gaps. In order to help close the pensions participation gap, more education on schemes is needed. Targeted action is likely to differ from each employer and be a combination of culture and specific support measures.

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How HR Can Equitably Provide Health and Financial Security

Speaker: Gary Robinson, Sr. Vice President of Consultant Relations and Nicky Brown, Vice President of Advocacy and Government Affairs at HealthEquity

The last few years have transformed working life, from where and how employees work to the expectations many have of their employers. According to CNBC's Workforce Survey, nearly 80% of employees say it’s important for them to work for an organization that values and prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues.

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Oxford PharmaGenesis accredited as menopause-friendly employer

Employee Benefits

Global healthscience consultancy Oxford PharmaGenesis has received menopause-friendly employer accreditation as part of its commitment to support its employees as their lives evolve. The post Oxford PharmaGenesis accredited as menopause-friendly employer appeared first on Employee Benefits.

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The top 3 benefits employees told us they want education on

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As an employer, providing a robust employee benefits package is only half the battle. Educating on the value of their benefits and how best to use them is equally important. In this article, we share the top three benefits they said they would like more education on to help you prepare for your upcoming open enrollment.