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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Vanarama to discuss people development at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Helen King (pictured), non-executive director at car leasing organisation Vanarama will discuss how employers can develop individuals within their business to help minimise staff turnover at Employee Benefits Live 2017.The session, titled ‘Bridging organisational and individual goals to develop and retain future talent’, will form part of the HR ...
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ArticleTake part in exclusive pensions research
What are the main retirement concerns facing your employees? What retirement support does your organisation offer staff? Is your organisation aware of how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) might impact workplace pensions?Tell us how your organisation approaches pension saving and helps staff prepare for retirement by taking part in ...
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ArticleSecond Finance Bill to legislate for pensions advice exemption and company car tax bands
A second Finance Bill 2017 has been introduced into Parliament, which includes the introduction of an income tax exemption for the first £500 of employer-arranged pensions advice, company car tax bands, and the retrospective application of the money purchase annual allowance (MPAA).A number of measures were dropped from the Finance ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 30% use people analytics to calculate benefits' return on investment
EXCLUSIVE: Less than one-third (30%) of employer respondents use people analytics to calculate the cost, impact, and return on investment (ROI) of reward and benefits in their organisation, according to research by Equiniti.Its survey of 202 employers, conducted by Employee Benefits, also found that 59% of respondents cite an inability ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2017
Click to download the Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2017The Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2017 was conducted in July 2017 among readers of www.employeebenefits.co.uk. It received 121 responses.The report is aimed at helping compensation, reward and benefits professionals understand the key trends and issues shaping organisations’ health and wellbeing ...
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16-17 Healthcare research - mental health
It is fair to say that approaches to mental health in many workplaces have taken a step forward in recent years. More than two-thirds (67%) of respondents’ organisations have specific benefits and strategies in place to support their employees’ mental health. While narrower in scope, it is telling that when ...
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ArticleGDPR to be brought into UK law under new Data Protection Bill
The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be brought into UK law under a new bill to ensure data protection measures are maintained after the implementation of Brexit.The government has issued a statement of intent for the new Data Protection Bill, which is designed to update and ...
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11, 12, Employee Benefits/Health Shield Healthcare research 2017: Benefits offered
The types of health benefits respondents provide to some or all staff More than three-quarters (77%) of respondents' organisations offer support or counselling services to some or all employees, the highest ranking type of health benefit cited by respondents in this survey.Support or counselling benefits include employee assistance programmes (EAPs), ...
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ArticleSupreme Court rules that employment tribunal fees are unlawful
The Supreme Court has ruled that fees imposed on claimants to take employment law complaints to tribunal are unlawful.In the case, which was brought by trade union Unison against the Lord Chancellor, Unison contended that employment tribunal fees imposed by the Lord Chancellor under the Employment Tribunals and the Employment ...
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ArticleHave your say on healthcare benefits in exclusive research
What does your organisation’s healthcare benefits strategy achieve? Do you have a strategy to reduce sickness absence?Take part in the exclusive Employee Benefits healthcare research 2017, which is designed to help you benchmark your organisation’s health and wellbeing benefits.We are particularly interested to find out how your organisation supports the ...
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ArticleTake part in exclusive healthcare benefits research
How do you support the physical and mental health of staff? Do you calculate the return on investment for healthcare benefits?Have your say in the exclusive Employee Benefits healthcare research 2017, which is designed to help you benchmark your organisation’s health and wellbeing benefits.We are particularly interested in hearing about ...
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ArticleResearch shows advertised salaries fall by 1%
The average advertised UK salary fell by 1% between May 2016 and May 2017, according to research by Adzuna.Its UK job market report: June 2017, which analyses online job vacancy data in the UK from over 500 sources, found that the average advertised UK salary increased by 0.2% between April ...
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ArticleGovernment to implement General Data Protection Regulation through Data Protection Bill
The government will implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) through the Data Protection Bill, which was announced in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday 21 June 2017.The GDPR, which been designed to protect EU citizens from privacy and data breaches, will include mandatory breach notifications delivered in a 72-hour period ...
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ArticleHow the Queen’s Speech 2017 will impact employee benefits
On 21 June 2017, the Queen attended the Houses of Parliament to deliver the Queen’s Speech, and officially open the next session of Parliament following the general election on 8 June 2017.The policies will be debated in the House of Lords and House of Commons over the next five days ...
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ArticleResearch shows total pay falls by 0.4%
Total pay, including bonuses, fell by 0.4% in real terms for employees in Great Britain between February-April 2016 and February-April 2017, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: June 2017 report, also found that regular pay, excluding bonuses, fell by 0.6% in real terms ...
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ArticlePoll: 15% are examining the General Data Protection Regulation’s impact on benefits
Employee Benefits poll: Less than one-fifth (15%) of employer respondents are currently looking at the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on benefits and pensions.A poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 39 responses, also found that 31% are examining their staff data protection policies in light of the ...
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ArticleOntario to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour
Canadian province Ontario is to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019.The general minimum wage currently stands at $11.40 (£6.60) an hour and is scheduled to rise to $11.60 (£6.69) an hour in October 2017. The government intends to increase this to $14 (£8.08) an hour from ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017
Click to download the Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017The Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017 was conducted in February-March 2017 among readers of employeebenefits.co.uk. It received 271 responses.This report is aimed at helping compensation, reward and benefits professionals understand the key issues driving current benefits strategies, as well as issues shaping ...
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Article12m people covered by group risk schemes in 2016
More than 12 million individuals were covered by group risk schemes at the end of 2016, according to research by Swiss Re.Its Group watch 2017 report, which is based on data collected from 16 providers in the group risk market in the UK and 18 employee benefits consultancies, also found ...
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ArticleHow the Spring Budget 2017 will affect employee benefits
On 8 March 2017, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his Spring Budget 2017 speech. Below is a round-up of the key announcements that have a bearing on employee benefits:The government’s tax-free childcare policy, which provides parents with children under the age of 12 up to £2,000 a year per child to ...