Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Employees will have more rights to ask for flexible-working arrangements under new legislation coming in this year. Workers with 26 weeks of employment can ask for flexibility on how, where and when they work. An employer can still refuse a request, particularly if it is not viable or even detrimental to the business.

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JUNE 12, 2024

This change would combine healthcare and employment support systems, giving workers access to all services in a streamlined system in the hope that this will give them a better chance of returning to work. However, while well intentioned, there are potential legal implications of this proposal that will impact employers and employees.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published guidance to highlight legal obligations and practical steps for employers to best support disabled employees with hybrid working. As per the Equality Act 2010, employers must offer these to remove, reduce or prevent obstacles a disabled worker may face.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 20, 2024

Workplaces are still largely designed with neurotypical people in mind and many employers remain unclear on how to support neurodiverse colleagues with some of the challenges they may face. There are various things employers may wish to consider in championing inclusivity for and supporting neurodiverse job applicants and staff.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

Northamptonshire housing association Greatwell Homes has been ordered to pay a former employee £50,000 at employment tribunal after a maternity leave dispute. R Smith argued that she has the right not to be subjected to any detriment by any act, or any deliberate failure to act, by their employer for a prescribed reason.

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APRIL 25, 2023

Becerra that enjoined enforcement of the preventive services mandate for items and services with an “A” or “B” rating from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (“USPSTF”) on or after March 23, 2010. Can group health plans stop covering “A” and “B” preventive services recommended by the USPSTF on or after March 23, 2010?

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Employee Benefits

AUGUST 30, 2023

The right to request to work flexibly is a right to request, not a right to demand, but given the myriad of ways of working that have emerged following the pandemic, and despite what an increasingly growing number of employers are demanding, the old ways of working are not going to be palatable for many people.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 31, 2024

On the legal side, an employee who has a mental health condition may be considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010, if their condition has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

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Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Some neurodiverse conditions can be considered a disability under the Equality Act 2010, so employers have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments. Employers can put tools in place to holistically support neurodiverse employees’ mental wellbeing.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 8, 2024

The DWP handles the administration of the state pension and working age benefits system, supporting those of working age, employers, pensioners, families and children, and disabled people. The post Liz Kendall named secretary of state for work and pensions appeared first on Employee Benefits.

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Employee Benefits

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Buckland Review of Autism Employment, published in February 2024, identified that autistic jobseekers often struggled due to generic job descriptions which they could not satisfy, interview questions and approaches which were not adapted to fit their needs and challenging sensory environments.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 5, 2023

Mental health problems are and continue to be a significant concern and employers have not only a moral, but a legal obligation to help protect and support employees who may be suffering from such issues. Reasonable adjustments are changes that an employer makes to remove or reduce a disadvantage related to someone’s disability.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 31, 2023

The case explored the treatment of future service benefits under the BBC pension scheme, which provides retirement benefits on a defined benefit (DB) basis for BBC employees who joined before 1 December 2010. Meanwhile, the remaining two career average benefit categories provide average salary benefits.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 3, 2023

Launched in 2010 as the first new high street bank in more than 100 years, Metro Bank now employs nearly 4,500 people across the UK. To show its support for employees going through separation, it signed up to the Positive Parenting Alliance’s HR Initiative when it was launched in January 2023.

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Employee Benefits

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The journey of motherhood is a beautiful and transformative experience, and as we embrace the progress of gender equality, it is crucial for employers to play an active role in supporting women as they return to work after pregnancy. First, it’s vital for employers to understand the emotional challenges and concerns of mums returning to work.

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JUNE 24, 2024

An employment tribunal has ruled that a Wrexham bakery did not do enough to make reasonable adjustments for a man registered as blind before dismissing him during his probation period. Ian Stanley is registered as legally blind and was diagnosed with Bardet Biedl syndrome in 2010.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 29, 2023

This is supported by recent legislative proposals, which are intended to make the workplace better for all, but particularly women: the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill and the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill. It also introduces a new duty on employers to prevent harassment of their staff.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 15, 2023

Plans include embedding tailored employment support within mental health and musculoskeletal services in England, including expanding the individual placement and support (IPS) scheme, and scaling up musculoskeletal hubs in the community. In many cases, employees wouldn’t leave work if they were better supported by their employer.

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InterWest Insurance Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Over the past several years, employers have seen a significant uptick in retaliation and whistleblower claims filed by employees and investigated by federal agencies. Monetary benefit awards and settlements leapt nearly 30% to $283 million in 2023, from $220 million in 2022.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Following this and other similar reports, there is increasing pressure for employers to understand their legal obligations to support employees. Most mental health conditions will fall under the legal definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010, as many of them have a substantial and long-term impact on day-to-day life.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

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Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 18, 2023

HM Courts and Tribunal Service’s June 2023 data revealed an increasing number of employment tribunal cases citing menopause as a contributing factor. Women are beginning to discuss menopause openly and are becoming more confident in asking their employers for support to help them cope with the debilitating symptoms that often accompany it.

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MAY 15, 2024

This has translated into employers seeing rising numbers of employee absences due to poor mental health. This is why it is more important than ever for employers to not only recognise when an employee is struggling, but to be able to know how to deal with it in an appropriate way.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 12, 2024

Law firm Kingsley Napley has introduced a new enhanced time-off for dependents policy to provide a supportive workplace for its employees who are parents and carers. All UK employers must now offer employees one week of unpaid carers’ leave, regardless of length of service. This will be pro-rated for part-time staff.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 5, 2024

Furthermore, 30% of those who have or have had cancer were satisfied with the career advice offered by their employer, with 25% of women and 35% of men, and 13% of over 55s and 64% of under 35s stating the same. The 2010 Equality Act considers a progressive condition, including cancer, as a disability.

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Employee Benefits

MARCH 1, 2022

All good employers will need to be mindful of the risks involved of workers being gathered together in the workplace. With Covid restrictions, employers had an official framework for managing the risks involved. Risk assessments should be carried out to work out what provisions need to be put in place to protect employees.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

It outright rejected five of the Committee’s recommendations, including to consult on making menopause a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010, and to pilot a specific menopause leave policy. Making menopause a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 would have given women clearer protection.”

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 3, 2024

The Equality Act 2010 defines a disability as a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on ability to do normal daily activities, which has lasted, or in medical opinion is likely to last, at least 12 months.

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JUNE 26, 2024

Employers have not only recognised the importance of employee wellbeing and mental health, but have begun to put it at the top of their people priorities list. Where this is the case, employers will be under a duty to make reasonable adjustments to alleviate any potential barriers faced by the employee as a result.

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Employee Benefits

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The survey found that a lack of confidence and knowledge about how to take legal action is holding women back from challenging employers. Over one third (38%) said the main reason for not negotiating was due to a lack of confidence in challenging an employer. This is worrying. If they do they may face equal pay claims.”

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Best Money Moves

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Managing employee healthcare costs in 2021. What the average health insurance premium costs and changes employers are making to health benefits offerings in the new year. More than 40 percent of employees have deferred medical care because of financial concerns, according to research by Willis Tower Watson.

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Employee Benefits

JUNE 9, 2023

How many employees in your organisation have unpaid care responsibilities? Between 2010 and 2020, more than 1.9 million people in paid employment became unpaid carers each year, according to Census data. Given the number of carers in paid employment, how best to support these individuals will be a question facing many employers.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 31, 2023

Need to know: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and volunteering can be highly valued by employees and used as an engagement and retention tool. Employers should consult staff to understand what causes matter most to them. Start with low-level commitments before extending these, and seek employee feedback on schemes.

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MAY 8, 2024

Credit: Fida Olga/Shutterstock Need to know: The pandemic has greatly increased employers’ focus on chronic conditions. But it is beyond doubt that Covid-19 greatly increased the focus that employers place on chronic conditions. So, they need to feel comfortable to discuss them and how the employer can help.”

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CorpStrat

JULY 14, 2022

Back in the day, it was simple and straightforward: rates were the same for either single employees, an employee plus a spouse, or an employee with a family. Since the inception of the ACA in 2010, California employers with 100 or less employees have a rate based on each employee’s actual date of birth and their home zip code.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 10, 2023

Employees based at the Aberdeen office will be running a picket line today at Aberdeen International Business Park. According to members, their pay has declined by up to 26% since 2010 in real terms, and they believe the current pay offer would further erode their living standards.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Following this, there is increasing pressure for employers not just to report the numbers but instead understand the reason for the gap. In May 2019, 47 employers were named and shamed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission for failing to submit their gender pay reports within the deadline. average difference that existed.

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