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ArticleLand Securities and the Goodall Foundation gain living wage accreditation
Commercial real estate organisation Land Securities and education charity The Robin and Sylvia Goodall Charitable Foundation have been accredited as living wage employers by the Living Wage Foundation.The accreditation will see both businesses commit to paying permanent employees and third-party contractors at least the voluntary living wage rate of £8.45 ...
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ArticleGovernment consults on early exit charges and pension commission regulations
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation on draft regulations regarding the cap on early exit charges for occupational pension schemes and restrictions on member-borne commission payments.The consultation, which will run until 31 May 2017, seeks views on the draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Charges and Governance) ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Hologic launches online financial education programme
EXCLUSIVE: Global healthcare and diagnostics organisation Hologic has introduced a new online financial education programme for its 320 UK-based staff.The financial education programme, provided by Nudge, has been launched via a series of webinars and personalised online notifications or ‘nudges’ to employees across the organisation's Crawley, Manchester, and West Lothian ...
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ArticleLouise’s lowdown: A voice-first future for employee benefits?
The need to keep abreast of consumer behaviours and recognise the ways in which employees prefer to seek information, engage with others, and conduct transactions in their personal lives has been much discussed in the employee benefits industry in recent years, particularly when it comes to technology. It is perhaps ...
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11: Tax-efficient benefits
Just 9% of respondents’ organisations do not offer any benefits through a salary sacrifice arrangement, according to the Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017. This compares to 15% of respondents that said the same in 2016.The fall in the proportion of respondents that do not offer any benefits via salary sacrifice ...
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ArticleWhat are the alternatives to salary sacrifice benefit arrangements?
Need to know:The changes to salary sacrifice arrangements limit the range of benefits that attract tax and employer national insurance contribution advantages.Organisations that reinvested these savings into funding their benefits strategy may have to look at alternative approaches.The legislative changes provide an opportunity for employers to review their employee benefits ...
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Article52% of fathers would take up shared parental leave
More than half (52%) of respondents who are fathers would take advantage of shared parental leave (SPL), according to research by Working Families.Its survey of 358 fathers also found that a quarter (25%) of respondents that would make use of shared parental leave would do so because they and their ...
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ArticleAccenture sees 12% of new fathers take shared parental leave
More than one in 10 (12%) new fathers at management consulting and professional services organisation Accenture are currently taking shared parental leave.More than 150 employees from all career levels and areas of the business have taken shared parental leave since the government introduced the policy in April 2015.Shared parental leave, ...
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ArticleNorthern Trust introduces childcare advice benefit for London staff
Global financial services organisation Northern Trust has launched a new childcare support and advice benefit for its 1,600 London-based staff.The benefit, provided by Parental Choice, will offer assistance to employees with childcare responsibilities based at the organisation’s London office. This includes tailored childcare searches for all ages across all forms ...
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ArticleRBS rolls out sustainability engagement scheme
RBS has rolled out a sustainability engagement programme to staff at its 1,700 locations in the UK and Ireland following a pilot scheme in 2016.The Jump programme, provided by Green Rewards, was extended to all RBS employees in the UK and Ireland, comprising more than 60,000 individuals, on 25 March ...
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ArticleThe month in numbers: March 2017
A look at some of the facts and figures relating to employee benefits in March 2017:62% of employee respondents are worried about not having enough money when they retire (Source: Wealth Wizards) bit.ly/2mXrR89137.3 million working days in the UK were lost due to sickness or injury in 2016 (Source: Office ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: February-March 2017
The top 10 most-read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 7 February and 6 March 2017 were: BrewDog introduces global paid puppy leaveUS and UK employees at craft beer organisation BrewDog can take a week of paid leave to settle a new dog into their home, whether the pet is a puppy ...
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ArticleBlackshire moves up at McDonald’s
McDonald's Restaurants has promoted Neal Blackshire to director, non-executive compensation.Blackshire’s new role, which has a focus on compensation, will see him join the food organisation’s global rewards and mobility team, reporting to the corporate vice president for reward.Blackshire previously held the role of reward manager at McDonald’s Restaurants.
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ArticleGrayling promotes Zeratzion
Global communications organisation Grayling has promoted Joseph Zeratzion to people and development director, UK and Ireland.In this role, Zeratzion will lead the organisation's talent strategy and learning and development, as well as develop a competency and progression framework to support and reward staff.Previously, Zeratzion was Europe, Middle East and Africa ...
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ArticleFitch joins Shire
Lisa Fitch has joined biotechnology organisation Shire as associate director, international benefits.Fitch, who has in-depth experience of UK and international pensions, as well as employee risk benefits, previously worked as strategic relationships manager, corporate life and pensions UK and international at Zurich Insurance; and as senior manager, Europe, Middle East ...
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ArticleOKI Europe hires Chapman
Printing technology organisation OKI Europe has hired Keren Chapman as vice president, human resources.In this role, Chapman will develop and implement HR strategy, as well oversee compensation and benefits, employee communication, talent management, and performance management.Her prior experience includes roles as senior director, human resources at INC Research, and head ...
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ArticleANDIE appoints Preacher
Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Company of Europe (ANDIE) has appointed Andy Preacher as its group head of people and culture UK.In this role, Preacher will lead a cross-group team to develop engaged and high performing employees. He will be responsible for the full HR remit, and facilities management across the ...
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ArticleSchibsted hires Dexter
International media organisation Schibsted has appointed Nicki Dexter as vice president of HR, products and technology.In this newly created, London-based role, Dexter will build a strategic workforce and develop competence planning, to be rolled out for teams being created in London, Barcelona, Stockholm, Paris, Krakow and Oslo. She will also ...
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Article58% do not have salary information available across roles and genders
More than half (58%) of employer respondents do not have salary information available across roles and genders, according to research by Totaljobs.Its survey of 4,700 employees and 145 employers also found that 82% of employer respondents are not reviewing their gender equality or equal pay policy ahead of the introduction ...
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Article74% believe traditional working environments detract from a healthy lifestyle
Almost three quarters (74%) of respondents believe traditional working environments detract from a healthy lifestyle, according to research by teleconferencing organisation Powwownow.Its survey of 2,000 employees also found that a third (33%) of respondents would like an on-site gym in their workplace.The research also found:28% of respondents would like access ...