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Article89% use salary sacrifice to buy technology they could not afford outright
Almost nine in 10 (89%) respondents who have purchased a technology product through a salary sacrifice scheme would not have bought the product elsewhere because they could not afford to buy the item outright, according to research by Let’s Connect, part of Personal Group.Its survey of 1,100 employees who have ...
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Article60% believe their employer should provide fresh fruit at work
Almost two-thirds (60%) of employee respondents believe their employer should offer fresh fruit to staff in the workplace, according to research by British Summer Fruits.Its survey of 2,000 UK employees also found that 78% of respondents do not know who the relevant person to speak to is about introducing healthier ...
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ArticleLouise’s lowdown: The pull, pinch, and push power of pay rates
In August 2017, the Living Wage Foundation and National Union of Students released the results of the Student opinion survey: June 2017, which found that 93% of students are motivated to work for an organisation that pays the voluntary living wage.The Living Wage Foundation’s living wage rate is paid by ...
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ArticleIndian restaurant transports Londoners to work in tuk tuk
Something for the weekend: The morning commute can be a dreary experience for many employees, especially when commuters are crammed into busy tube carriages or battling the temperamental British weather for a soggy walk to work. However, Indian restaurant Anokha revamped London-based employees’ journeys into work this week by providing ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week: 10-16 August 2017
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 10 and 16 August 2017 were: Tata Steel gains initial approval for pensions scheme restructureThe Pensions Regulator names schemes that fail to meet basic auto-enrolment dutiesEAT ruling on voluntary overtime's inclusion in holiday pay raises practical considerationsGoogle and Expedia among 2017's ...
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ArticleArgos tops minimum wage non-compliance list for £1.4m underpayment
Retail organisation Argos has topped the list of 233 employers named by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for failure to pay employees the national minimum wage and living wage.Argos failed to pay £1,461,881.78 to 12,176 employees. In February 2017, Argos announced that it would provide back ...
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ArticleBenenden Health
Founded in 1905, Benenden Health is a not-for-profit health and wellbeing organisation, offering award-winning employee healthcare, plus an extensive range of onsite health assessments and a business health cash plan.With no upper age limits and no medical questionnaires necessary, we believe our business health and wellbeing services could support your ...
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Conway accepts permanent role at Bupa
Grant Conway has accepted a permanent position at healthcare organisation Bupa as its new people director, Bupa Global.Conway, who has strategic and operational experience in general HR and reward for both the UK and internationally, has held interim posts at Bupa in the past, acting as the organisation’s interim global ...
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ArticleBupa promotes Loughrey
Healthcare organisation Bupa has promoted Zara Loughrey to reward director.Loughrey will move from her current role as head of reward, Bupa Global to start in her new position.Previously, Loughrey has worked as head of reward at Arqiva, UK head of HR at Pall Europe, and as reward director at Babcock ...
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ArticleTotal and regular pay fall by 0.5% in real terms
Both total pay, which includes bonus payments, and regular pay, which excludes bonuses, fell by 0.5% in real terms for employees in Great Britain between April-June 2016 and April-June 2017, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK labour market: August 2017 report, also found that in ...
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ArticleCostain extends employee assistance programme to supply chain staff
Construction organisation Costain has extended access to its employee assistance programme (EAP) to staff working in its supply chain.The EAP provision forms part of the organisation’s overall business strategy, which includes a focus on improving employee health and wellbeing under its Costain Cares initiative. This includes encouraging other organisations to ...
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ArticleEquality and Human Rights Commission recommends measures to reduce pay gaps
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has recommended that employers in the UK, Scotland and Wales offer all jobs, including the most senior positions, on a flexible and part-time basis to help employees retain skilled positions in the workplace.The recommendation forms part of the Commission’s Fair opportunities for all: ...
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ArticleGlasgow City Council agrees 6% annual pay increase for school janitors
Janitors who work for Glasgow City Council in primary, nursery and additional support for learning (ASL) schools and are members of the trade union Unison have agreed a 6% annual pay increase following a long-running pay dispute.The pay deal, which came into effect on 14 August 2017, will increase the ...
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Article77% of manufacturing organisations are aware of the Fit for Work service
More than three-quarters (77%) of employer respondents in the manufacturing sector are aware of the government’s Fit for Work service, and 7% of these respondents have used it, according to research by manufacturers' organisation, EEF.Its Employee health: making industrial strategy work for Britain report, which surveyed 264 manufacturing organisations that ...
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ArticleSSE hedges £1.2bn of longevity risk for two defined benefit pension schemes
Energy organisation SSE has hedged pension longevity risks of £1.2 billion across two of its defined benefit (DB) pension schemes through the completion on one longevity insurance and two buy-in transactions.The two buy-in transactions, conducted with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), totalled £350 million. This included a buy-in for SSE’s Scottish ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Summer School to deliver e-learning via video series
Employee Benefits Summer School 2017 will launch today (Tuesday 15 August), providing insight on the latest issues shaping the benefits landscape, delivered via a series of bite-sized videos.The e-learning tools feature Employee Benefits editor Debbie Lovewell-Tuck in conversation with industry experts, covering topics such as financial wellbeing and pensions governance.This ...
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6, 7, 8, 9 - Strategy
The estimated cost to respondents of providing healthcare benefits (including the cost of insurance, adviser, consultant, administration and/or communication)Less than 1% of payroll 21%1-3% of payroll 33%4-6% of payroll 13%7-9% of payroll 1%More than 10% of payroll 3%Do not know 30%Sample: All respondents (104)The factors that influence respondents’ decisions to ...
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ArticleRehabWorks acquires Crystal Palace Physio Group
Healthcare organisation RehabWorks has acquired musculoskeletal service provider Crystal Palace Physio Group.The acquisition has been formally completed by Archimed SAS, a health-focused private equity fund that owns injury management and rehabilitation business RehabWorks as well as workplace wellbeing organisation Right Corecare.The new combined business will have 334 staff across 20 ...
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ArticleTata Steel gains initial approval for pension scheme restructure
Tata Steel UK and trustees of the British Steel pension scheme (BSPS) have agreed a restructuring deal, which has been granted initial approval by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).Under the agreement, Tata Steel UK will pay £550 million to the British Steel pension scheme (BSPS) to meet conditions of a regulated ...
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ArticleEmployers expect median basic pay to rise by 1%
Median basic pay is expected to increase by 1% over the 12 months to June 2018, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Adecco Group.Its Labour market outlook: summer 2017 report, which surveyed 1,139 HR professionals and senior decision makers, also found that ...