Benefits are key for employee retention and acquisition
Almost every business is familiar with the following story: a recruitment drive gets underway; potential candidates are whittled down to a short list and the final candidate is employed; that employee is trained and starts working, only for them to leave after a short time. The reasons for employees leaving is complex and varied. Sometimes […]
Top 5 tips to increase employees’ mental resilience
The dictionary definition of resilience is the ability of a person to adjust to or recover from illness or major life changes, but how can businesses support their employees through challenging times and why is it so important?
The great resignation? It should be the great retention!
Preventing injury with healthy work benefits
Many employers have, or have started to, implement changes in the workplace to help prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSKs). Some are simple changes like ergonomics, replacing static desks with adjustable height desks so that employees don’t have to sit for hours on end, or providing automated lifting devices or trolleys for moving heavy objects.
How Will Work Benefits Adapt to Industry 4.0?
Workplaces and employees are evolving and changing all the time, and work processes are adapting to what is being hailed as the fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, the rapid usage of technology such as apps has sky-rocketed, making industry 4.0 happen at a fast rate. But how do companies […]
Financial Well-being: Communicating with Employees About Their Finances
In a recent study on the future of work, participants throughout Europe were asked to choose up to three benefits they would like their employer to offer them, which they are not offered today. The results were unanimous – employees want financial benefits (e.g. bonuses, shares, profit sharing etc.).
Santa’s Top 10 Most Important Employee Benefits For Global Employers
“All I want for Christmas is…an attractive benefits package that I can use,” say European employees. When we asked more than 39,000 employees throughout Europe what would make them more satisfied with their employee benefits, they told us they want, “a larger selection of benefits,” “more individually-tailored benefits,” and “clearer information about their benefits.”
How to Improve Mental Health in The Workplace by Using Global Benefits
Although vaccination rates against COVID-19 are high in the world’s most developed countries, and many companies have begun welcoming employees back to the office, the impacts on mental health will take many years to restore.
Work life balance and The Dutch Secret to Work Satisfaction
The early morning rush before the family is even awake. The race to catch the 18:15 train home after a long day at the office. Seeing the kids for an hour before they go to bed. The gym first or dinner? A once all-too-common scenario for employees everywhere. But then COVID-19 happened, and everything changed […]
When and How Often Is an Employee’s Total Reward Updated?
Most companies today offer their employees access to a benefits platform of some sort where, among many things, they can enroll in benefits and get an overview of their total reward. After all, creating greater employee self-service has become increasingly important, especially with the introduction of hybrid working models.