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ArticleAverage total remuneration for university vice-chancellors rises to £277,834
The average total remuneration package for university vice-chancellors, including salary, benefits, employer pension contributions and bonuses, was £277,834 in 2015-2016, up by 2% from £272,432 in 2014-15, according to research by the University and College Union (UCU).The research, which is based on a freedom of information request to 160 higher ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Gain insight into engagement tactics fit for the future at Employee Benefits Connect 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Delegates at Employee Benefits Connect 2017 will be able to gain insight into engagement techniques that are fit for the future of work.Debra Corey (pictured), group reward director at Reward Gateway, and Glenn Elliott, founder and chief executive officer at Reward Gateway, will jointly lead a session titled ‘Connecting ...
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ArticlePut questions to the experts at Employee Benefits Connect's roundtable discussions
Delegates at Employee Benefits Connect can participate in roundtable discussions on a range of hot topics,with the opportunity to put their questions to industry experts and peers.The annual one-day event, held on Wednesday 1 March at Park Plaza, London, will host roundtable discussions across six core themes: holistic wellbeing; technology ...
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ArticleEmployee engagement in numbers
A round-up of some of the key facts and figures relating to employee engagement:46% of employer respondents that use segmentation in their communications and benefits offering report that employees are very or extremely engaged with their organisation (Source: Thomsons Online Benefits) bit.ly/2jTM0ea67% of employer respondents use exit interviews to measure ...
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Article9: ppl move: Blaney joins Euromonitor International
Emma Blaney has joined market research organisation Euromonitor International as global HR director.In this role, Blaney is responsible for managing all elements of HR, including the organisation's benefits.Blaney previously worked for Reveal Media as head of HR. Prior to this, she held numerous posts at Informa, including group HR director, ...
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ArticleNick Court: How far should an employer’s responsibility extend in supporting employees’ work-life balance?
We are more than aware that, with changes in technology, the edges of the working day are getting blurred. We take our work with us into our home, down the pub and with us when we go to bed. And we do not stop there, we take our online social ...
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ArticlePatrick Woodman: How far should an employer’s responsibility extend in supporting employees’ work-life balance?
On 1 January 2017, a new law came into force in France that gives workers the legal right to avoid work emails outside of working hours. Commonly known as ‘the right to disconnect’, businesses with over 50 employees must draw up a charter of good conduct, which will set out ...
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ArticleJulian Hemming: How far should an employer’s responsibility extend in supporting employees’ work-life balance?
Matsuri Takahashi jumped to her death at the age of 24 in December 2015 after working 100 hours’ overtime in just one month for her employer, Dentsu. While a sad and extreme example, there is no doubt that employers have a responsibility to support employees’ healthy work-life balance. So, how ...
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ArticleBuyer's guide to bikes-for-work schemes
The facts:What are bikes-for-work schemes?Bikes-for-work schemes are tax-exempt arrangements that encourage employees to cycle to work to reduce environmental pollution and promote healthier lifestyles. The scheme enables employers to fund bikes and safety equipment, and loan these to employees.Where can employers find more information?Additional information can be found on the ...
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Article73% experience musculoskeletal problems
Almost three-quarters (73%) of employee respondents have experienced musculoskeletal problems, such as back, neck and shoulder pain, according to research by Axa PPP Healthcare.Its survey of 2,007 UK adults also found that 46% of respondents spend between four and six hours a day sitting down at work, and 25% of ...
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Article50% do not know how much they have invested in their retirement savings
Half (50%) of respondents do not know how much they have invested in their retirement savings, according to research by Portus Consulting.Its survey of 1,043 UK employees also found that 17% of respondents have built up three or more pension funds during their working lives.The research also found:11% of respondents ...
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Article4% feel they can talk to their manager about depression
Less than one in 20 (4%) of employee respondents who experience depression feel they can speak to their manager about it, according to research by Legal and General.Its survey of 2,000 full-time employees and 200 managing directors and HR managers also found that just 5% of employee respondents who experience ...
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ArticleHaseltine Lake launches global wellbeing activity programme
European intellectual property firm Haseltine Lake has launched a year-long global health and wellbeing programme for its 144 employees.The new initiative, HL Well!, includes a series of wellbeing challenges and access to health resources designed to help employees manage their health and wellbeing.Each month of the programme will focus on ...
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ArticleGovernment leadership brings mental health support to the top of the agenda
On 9 January 2017, prime minister Theresa May announced a package of measures that aim to improve mental health support in the UK at each stage of a person’s life, including in workplaces, schools, and the community.As part of this wider reform, Lord Dennis Stevenson, a mental health campaigner, and ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories: December 2016-January 2017
The top 10 most-read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 1 December 2016 and 16 January 2017 were: Government publishes draft legislation on limitations of salary sacrifice tax advantagesThe draft legislation details the limitations of tax and employer national insurance contribution advantages where benefits are offered through salary sacrifice arrangements, or where ...
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EB Awards
With 24 awards up for grabs, this is the premier Awards for reward and benefits professionals to really shine. The best of the industry gather at a glamorous afternoon ceremony, to network, sip Pimms, celebrate the winners, and afterwards, enjoy the revelry of a private fairground.
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ArticleHow will the changes announced in the Autumn Statement affect group risk cover?
The Autumn Statement 2016 announced the outcome of the government’s consultation on restricting the fiscal advantages of salary sacrifice arrangements to benefits so that they are more equitable and reflect provision that the government specifically wants to encourage. As largely anticipated, the tax and employer national insurance (NI) advantages of ...
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ArticleWhat impact will the Autumn Statement changes have on engagement with ultra-low emission vehicles?
Need to know:From April 2017, current tax and national insurance advantages for some company car salary sacrifice schemes will be removed, with the exception of arrangements relating to ultra-low emission vehicles.Pre-existing car salary sacrifice arrangements in place before April 2017 will be protected until April 2021.There will be new tax ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Gain insight on artificial intelligence and the future of employee health at Employee Benefits Connect 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Delegates at Employee Benefits Connect 2017 will be able to explore how developments in artificial intelligence and advances in technology can help structure a personalised, data-driven health and wellbeing strategy.Umang Patel (pictured), partnerships director at Babylon Health, will present a session titled ‘How is artificial intelligence redefining the future ...
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ArticleGovernment consults on the sustainability of private sector defined benefit pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation into the sustainability of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the private sector.The green paper, Security and sustainability in defined benefit pension schemes, poses consultation questions around four key areas: employer contributions and affordability; member protection; consolidation of DB ...