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Zellis emerges in rebranding IN JANUARY, NGA Human Resources UK & Ireland, the market‐leading payroll and human resources (HR) software and service provider, rebranded as Zellis. Formerly the UK and Ireland division of NGA Human Resources, Zellis is now a standalone business providing payroll, HR and managed services and software to UK and Ireland based companies with over 500 employees. The former parent company, NGA HR, will remain a vital strategic partner Over the coming months, Zellis will brief customers about a series of investments in exciting new technologies like robotics and artificial intelligence, designed to help their businesses stay ahead. John Petter, Zellis chief executive officer (CEO), said: “We are a strong and proven leader in this market, but we want to be a truly great, customer‐centric business, and we will invest to achieve this. We believe this is a truly exciting time for our customers, partners and colleagues.” Andy Monshaw, CEO of NGA HR, said: “The move is mutually beneficial to both parties. Zellis are able to invest in areas which are important to growth in the UK and Ireland, while we continue to work together to support international clients.” Mark Perisic, Zellis’s new chief technology and product officer, clarified that: “Moorepay is part of Zellis. The two companies will continue to work together to tackle the HR and payroll challenges of business and public sector organisations of all sizes. “Technology and HR are becoming increasingly synonymous. In the next two years more than three quarters (78 per cent) of HR departments expect to use machine learning in at least one HR process. At Zellis we want to be a forefront of innovation, producing the most efficient and advanced solutions available. The rebrand provides us with the opportunity to invest in new technology, like artificial intelligence, machine learning and predictive analytics, and bring these to our customers quickly and efficiently.” LISA deductions from pay A PAYROLL-DEDUCTED LISA (lifetime individual savings account) is now available through Smarterly, the workplace savings platform. The LISA is popular, particularly for younger employees, because it combines a 25% upfront bonus with access to savings to help purchase a first home. Phil Hollingdale, co-founder of Smarterly, commented: “We believe this is the first Lifetime ISA available through payroll deduction. Not only are they popular among employees, particularly the young, allowing contributions directly from net pay makes the savings process easy. And the government top up, alongside potential investment returns, is a very attractive option.” Some key features comprise: a LISA may be opened by anyone between the age of 18 and 39; maximum contribution: £4,000 per year, paid out of post-tax income; the government provides a bonus of 25% of whatever is saved (i.e. up to a maximum of £1,000 per year), up to the age of 50; partners may combine their LISAs to buy a home; Help to Buy funds may be transferred into a LISA.
Stress at work RECENT FIGURES from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that almost 600,000 workers are suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2018. Simultaneously, 15.4 million working days were lost due to work-related stress this year. These prompted online marketing specialists Reboot Digital Marketing Agency to establish via a survey the most common reasons why Brits felt stress at work and the ways in which they dealt with it. ● The top work stressor is excessive workload, with 84% saying this was the biggest cause of worry for them. ● In second place on 79%, is unrealistic expectations, as employees felt overwhelmed by the need to constantly impress their superiors. ● In third place, 76% of workers have been bothered by a co-worker’s lack of competence.
Beyond these are: struggle to find work-life balance (72%); lack of progression opportunities (63%); lack of job security (59%); and a negative company culture (42%). To destress, 76% confessed that they complain to another person, whether a friend, family or even a co-worker; 70% admit to taking frequent toilet breaks to get away from their work space; some are actively searching for a new job (66%); and some have asked to work from home (44%).
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Issue 48 | March 2019
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