Category Archive For "Employee Benefits"
Introducing our first-ever Global Employee Benefits Trends Report
COVID-19 has dealt a tremendous blow to employee productivity, and unemployment rate. As the world wrestles with the pandemic, it’s more important than ever to dive into the areas that keep your employees engaged, while ensuring the costs do not increase and remain sustainable. For this reason, we are proud to introduce Pacific Prime’s very …
Getting started on your firm’s employee wellness program
Work is the most stressful factor in people’s lives, with one in three saying their work life was either very or quite stressful, according to research commissioned by Mind, a UK mental health support charity. Given this, what can employers do to help? In this Pacific Prime UK article, we’ll go over a potential solution: …
What are your health insurance options if you’ve been furloughed or made redundant?
The following guidance is for people who were on furlough under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and were subsequently made redundant as a result of their employer becoming insolvent. The CJRS ended on 30 September 2021. The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in job losses across the globe, and the United Kingdom is no exception. …
3 employer strategies to reduce work-related stress
The start of 2020 has been nothing short of turbulent as the coronavirus (COVID-19) spread across the UK, forcing millions of employees to fear not only for their lives and their loved ones but also their jobs. Little did we know that this nebulous disease will dramatically alter the way work is done. Millions of …
How to engage with your employees when the future is uncertain
In just a short time, the latest coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a major impact across the world, forcing countries to close borders, governments to impose lockdowns, stock markets to swing uncontrollably, and businesses to make difficult decisions in order to stay afloat. More concerning of all are the employees of these businesses that may be …
Brexit’s impact on employment – 3 trends all UK businesses need to know
Brexit has happened and the job market is about to change forever. Brexit’s impact on employment in the UK is potentially detrimental for any businesses in the country. This makes staying up to date with any potential changes in the job market extremely important. In this Pacific Prime UK blog, we will explore three post-Brexit …
GDPR and employee benefits in the UK
Over a year and a half has passed since the introduction of the General Data Production Regulation (GDPR), which came into force in May 2018. The regulation has transformed the way businesses in the UK handle confidential information belonging to customers and continues to provide greater certainty about security to individuals into 2020. In this …
HR’s guide to mental health
HR is in charge of performing tasks that don’t really belong anywhere else, regardless of the size. For instance, HR will take care of payroll when accounting can’t. HR will also verify compliance and regulatory concerns if the organisation doesn’t have onsite access to a legal team. However, HR’s most crucial role within a company …
2020 employee benefits and wellness trends in the UK
With 2020 just around the corner, it’s time to start planning for its arrival. To do so, we need to take a closer look at workplace wellness and any issues that came to the surface in 2019. Wellness concepts, especially those related to employee wellness, are gradually developing, and more organizations will pay more attention …
