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ArticleEAT reverses ET decision on childcare vouchers
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has overturned an Employment Tribunal (ET) decision that it was discriminatory to require employees to agree to the suspension of childcare vouchers during maternity leave when signing up to the scheme.In the case of Peninsula Business Services vs Donaldson, a pregnant employee refused to enter ...
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ArticleReward Gateway acquires Yomp
Employee engagement organisation Reward Gateway has acquired health platform startup Yomp.Ry Morgan, founder of Yomp, will join Reward Gateway as head of wellbeing technology. Pascal Gessati, chief technology officer at Yomp, will take up the role of principle engineer at Reward Gateway.Morgan (pictured) said: “Yomp has huge ambitions within this ...
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ArticleEmployers must consider the evolving generational mix in benefits strategies
Employee Benefits Connect 2016: Employers need to consider the changing generational mix within the workforce when developing their reward and benefit strategies.In the opening keynote session ‘The evolution of our workforces and the implications for employee benefits’ at Employee Benefits Connect 2016 on 9 March, Nigel Jeremy, chief learning officer ...
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ArticleCommunications require rethink to close engagement gap
Employee Benefits Connect 2016: Employee communications strategies require an overhaul in order to close the communications gap currently impacting employee engagement.Speaking in a session titled ‘Mind the engagement gap’ at Employee Benefits Connect on 9 March, Matt Macri-Waller, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) at Benefex, said that the relevance ...
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ArticleNHS Scotland employees to receive 1% pay rise
NHS Scotland staff are to receive a pay rise of at least 1% from April 2016.The Scottish government is to implement the increase in pay after accepting independent recommendations from the NHS Pay Review Body and Doctors’ and Dentists’ Pay Review.Employees earning less than £22,000 will also receive an additional ...
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Article15% view frequent pensions regulation changes as a burden
Some 15% of employer respondents feel that frequent changes to pensions regulation are a burden, according to research by Barnett Waddingham and Standard Life.The Employers’ attitudes to the changing defined contribution (DC) pensions landscape report, which surveyed 76 employers, also found that more than half (52%) of respondents cite regulatory ...
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ArticleFollow the action at Employee Benefits Connect 2016
The reward, compensation and HR industry is gathering at the Lancaster London on 9 March for Employee Benefits Connect 2016.The event will provide delegates with the opportunity to hear the latest thinking on the future of reward across four conference streams: financial wellbeing, employee benefits strategy, global reward and workplace ...
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ArticleWall Street bonuses fall by 9%
The average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s security industry fell by 9% to $146,000 in 2015, according to the Office of the New York State Comptroller.Overall, Wall Street's bonus pool declined by 6% to $25 billion in 2015 as the security industry’s profits fell by nearly 11%.The ...
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ArticleIntu awards £10,000 prize through employee recognition scheme
Retail property management and development organisation Intu has rewarded its employees for their achievements through its national employee recognition scheme.The organisation, which employs 2,500 members of staff, held the first award ceremony for its Win Your Dream scheme on 3 March, when the national winner received the gift of their ...
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ArticleGain insight into using technology for global health and wealth strategies at Employee Benefits Connect
Delegates at Employee Benefits Connect 2016 on Wednesday 9 March will be able to gain insight into how technology can be harnessed to support the health and financial wellbeing of global employees.During the conference session ‘Using technology to manage employees’ health and wealth in the global eco system', Matthew Lawrence, ...
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ArticleLearn how to use gamification to engage generation Z at Employee Benefits Connect
Delegates attending Employee Benefits Connect 2016 can learn about utilising gamification techniques to engage generation Z during an interactive roundtable session led by Jon Bryant, director, online and communications at Aon Employee Benefits.The session, ‘How important will gamification be in fully engaging generation Z?’, will examine how gamification is currently ...
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Article79% used existing workplace pension scheme for auto-enrolment
Around three-quarters (79%) of respondents that already have a workplace pension scheme in place opted to use their existing scheme for auto-enrolment, according to research by the Department for Work and Pensions.Its Employers’ pension provision survey 2015, which is based on a survey of 3,008 private sector employers, also found ...
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ArticleFootball Association to discuss sports strategies for a healthy workforce at Employee Benefits Connect
The Football Association (FA) is to discuss how football and other team sports can create a healthier and more active workforce at Employee Benefits Connect 2016.Pete Ackerley, head of participation at the FA, will lead an interactive roundtable discussion at the one-day event, alongside Nigel Hargreaves, commercial director at Goals ...
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ArticleCostco to increase entry level pay
Costco Wholesale Corporation is to increase entry level pay for its employees in the US and Canada to at least $13-13.50 an hour.The membership retailer, which employs some 205,000 full and part-time staff worldwide, currently pays a starting rate of $11.50-12 an hour in the US and Canada.This is the ...
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Financial wellbeing: In numbers
A round-up of some of the latest facts and figures relating to financial wellbeing:24% offer financial wellbeing support (Source: the Employee Benefits/Close Brothers Pensions research 2015, November 2015) http://bit.ly/1S1eDN4Getty engages 73% of staff with financial wellbeing (November 2015) http://bit.ly/1NsUYS4London City Airport has introduced a financial wellbeing app for its 500 ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Visualsoft treats staff on Employee Appreciation Day
EXCLUSIVE: Web development organisation Visualsoft has given its 200 members of staff a token of thanks to mark Employee Appreciation Day today (4 March).The organisation treated each of its employees to a cupcake to celebrate the occasion. It conducted an early morning desk drop so that staff would receive the ...
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ArticleAdmiral Group rewards employees with free shares
Admiral Group has given each of it 8,000 employees £3,600-worth of free shares through its employee share scheme.The motor insurance firm rewarded its staff with the free shares after achieving a record profit before tax of £377 million in 2015, 6% higher than in 2014.The employee share scheme has been ...
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ArticleLearn whether car salary sacrifice risks have become a reality at Employee Benefits Connect
Those attending Employee Benefits Connect can gain insight into the potential risks around car salary sacrifice arrangements, and how to select risk mitigation approaches that best suit their organisation.In the session ‘Salary sacrifice for cars: evolving solutions and the truth about risks’, Claire Evans, head of fleet consultancy at Zenith, ...
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ArticleToyo Aluminium turns to art to boost creativity
Something for the weekend…Japanese aluminium foil producer, Toyo Aluminium, has turned to artistic means to stimulate its executives' creative thinking.During a conference for 20 of the organisation’s executives, including its president Hiroshi Yamamoto, the group was given large sheets of paper, split into small teams and asked to paint their ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 24 February and 3 March 2016: Puppies help de-stress Australian workplacesEY, Iceland and Nationwide are among the 25 Best Big Companies to Work For 2016Rolls-Royce introduces financial education and engagement strategyHow will the national living wage impact reward strategies?EXCLUSIVE: Countrywide introduces ...