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ArticleTop 10 most read stories: 28 December 2017-3 January 2018
The 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 28 December 2017 and 3 January 2018 were: Simplyhealth revamps benefits and reward propositionAuto-enrolment review confirms age criteria to be lowered to 18UK wage growth predicted to fall in 2018Iceland passes law to make it illegal to pay men more than women31% ...
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Article85% are more likely to work for employers who offer clearly labelled employee benefits
More than four-fifths (85%) of respondents are more likely to work for an employer who offers clearly labelled workplace benefits, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.Its survey of 1,009 full or part-time employees also found that 31% of respondents wish that their employer would provide more information on ...
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ArticleNew York introduces paid family leave for all private sector employees
New York has introduced a new state-wide paid family leave benefit for all New York-based employees who work in the private sector.The new family leave benefit, which is effective from 1 January 2018, will be phased in over a four-year period. It has been designed to enable new parents to ...
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ArticleGoodwood-based Rolls-Royce staff accept two-year pay deal
Rolls-Royce employees who are based at the car manufacturing organisation’s Goodwood site and who are members of the trade union Unite, have voted to accept a two-year pay deal.The pay deal, which will benefit 500 employees working at the West Sussex site, will include a 3.5% increase on top of ...
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ArticleSimplyhealth revamps benefits and reward proposition
Health cash plan provider Simplyhealth has revamped its benefits and reward proposition for its 1,300 UK-based employees, including enhancing the organisation’s defined contribution (DC) pension scheme, introducing financial education and launching a flexible benefits personal spending account.The changes to the organisation’s benefits offering, which were collectively effective from 1 January ...
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ArticleIceland passes law to make it illegal to pay men more than women
Iceland is the first country to pass a law to make it illegal for men to be paid more than women.The legislation came in to effect on 1 January 2018, will see organisations with more than 25 employees having to obtain a government certification for their equal-pay policies. Those failing ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2018 entry deadline fast approaches
The deadline for entries for the annual Employee Benefits Awards is fast approaching.Reward, benefits and HR professionals have until Monday 8 January to submit their entries to be in with a chance of gaining recognition for their organisation’s benefits achievements.Now in its 16th year, the Employee Benefits Awards celebrates best ...
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Article31% of employees want a more flexible approach to work
Just under one-third (31%) of employees would like to have a more flexible working environment, according to research by Investors In People (IIP).Its Exodus Survey 2018, which surveyed 1,000 UK employees, found that respondents considered it more important to have flexibility in their employment, such as working remotely, than having ...
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ArticleUK wage growth predicted to fall in 2018
UK employees will be set for a financial blow with real wages set to fall again in 2018, according to a Trades Union Congress (TUC) report published 29th December 2017.The TUC’s analysis of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) forecast reveals that pay growth in the UK is ...
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ArticleFTSE 100 defined benefit (DB) pension funding liabilities rise to £705 billion
The funding liabilities for FTSE 100 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK have risen to £705 billion at the end of December 2017 from £460 billion at the end of September 2017, according to research by JLT Employee Benefits.JLT’s The FTSE 100 and their pension disclosures report, based ...
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ArticleThe Equality and Human Rights Commission consults on draft regulations for gender pay gap reporting enforcement
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a consultation into draft regulations for the enforcement process that will be taken against employers who do not comply with gender pay gap reporting requirements.The consultation, which is running between 19 December 2017 and 2 February 2018, is seeking to gather feedback ...
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ArticleAuto-enrolment review confirms age criteria to be lowered to 18
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that the lower age criteria at which employers are required to auto-enrol employees into a workplace pension is to be reduced from 22-years-old to 18-years-old.The recommendation forms part of the DWP’s Automatic-enrolment review 2017: maintaining the momentum report, published today (Monday ...
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ArticlePPHE Hotel Group promotes Van Sterkenburg
Lifestyle hotel and hospitality organisation PPHE Hotel Group has promoted Jaklien Van Sterkenburg to executive vice president, people and culture, head of HR.In her new role, Van Sterkenburg's focus for 2018 will be to create and implement an employer brand and team value proposition for PPHE Hotel Group's Art'otel arm, ...
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ArticleTamsin Webster joins Snatch
Tamsin Webster has joined augmented reality organisation Snatch as chief people officer.In her new role, Webster is responsible for driving learning and development initiatives, as well as employee growth, across the organisation's London and San Francisco offices.Previously, Webster worked as head of organisational effectiveness, global at Fidelity International, commercial director ...
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ArticlePoll: 50% think collective DC pensions schemes are not a suitable DB replacement
Employee Benefits poll: Half (50%) of respondents think that collective defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are not a suitable replacement for defined benefit (DB) arrangements.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 26 responses, also found that 27% of respondents believe that collective DC schemes can work as a replacement ...
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ArticleAlex M Adamson gains living wage accreditation
Sheriff office and debt collection agency Alex M Adamson has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation has committed to paying its 57 permanent employees, as well as any third-party contractors, working across its five operating sites at least the voluntary living wage rate ...
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ArticleDo not miss the entry deadline for the Employee Benefits Awards 2018
Reward, benefit and HR professionals have until Monday 8 January 2018 to submit their entries for the Employee Benefits Awards 2018.The annual Employee Benefits Awards, which returns for its 16th year in 2018, provides employers with the opportunity to celebrate and showcase the excellent ongoing work, as well as specific ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 82% would like deadline to join childcare voucher schemes extended
EXCLUSIVE: More than four-fifths (82%) of employer respondents would like to see the joining deadline for childcare voucher schemes extended beyond April 2018, according to research by Jelf Employee Benefits.Its survey of 192 senior HR professionals also found that 63% of respondents will be making their employees aware of the ...
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ArticleLovewell's logic - Look to the future now...
It’s the time of year when seasonal festivities are in full swing and thoughts are inevitably turning to family, friends, celebrations and time away from work.It is also the time of year when many of us look back and wonder just where the year has gone. Is it just me ...