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13, Close Brothers industry insight: The importance of selecting the best-fit financial education
Summary box:Initiatives including auto-enrolment, changes to the state pension and the most recent pension freedoms have driven an increase in demand for financial education.But not all financial education solutions are equal and some may not engage with all staff within an organisation and so may not drive the best return ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE RESEARCH: 79% believe eyecare enhances employee health and wellbeing
EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH: Just over three-quarters (79%) of respondents believe that having an eyecare policy in place helps with the overall health and wellbeing of their staff, according to research by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare.The research, based on responses from 158 employers, also found that 84% of respondents believe that eyecare can ...
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ArticleEntercom introduces new benefits for staff
US radio broadcasting firm Entercom, which employs a total of 2,726 staff, is to introduce new employee benefits in January 2016, including a volunteering initiative, a student loan reimbursement programme and a discounted stock purchase scheme.The volunteering programme will give Entercom’s employees a half-day off each quarter to volunteer for ...
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ArticleLivingbridge to acquire Broadstone
Private equity firm Livingbridge is to acquire Broadstone Corporate Benefits and Broadstone Risk and Healthcare Ltd from Oakley Capital.Broadstone provides pensions, employee benefits, actuarial and investment services advice to small and medium sized employers, pension scheme trustees and individual pension scheme members.Livingbridge aims to help Broadstone increase in scale and ...
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Article61% of City workers would move jobs if remuneration expectations are not met
Around two-thirds (61%) of City worker respondents are prepared to move jobs if their compensation package expectations are not met, according to research by recruitment firm Astbury Marsden. This is up from 51% in 2014 and 45% in 2013.The study, which surveyed 1,060 employees who work in the city, also ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Danwood to pay all staff the national living wage
EXCLUSIVE: Printing services organisation Danwood is to pay the national living wage rate of at least £7.20 an hour to all of its 1,144 employees.Danwood will implement the national living wage rate from 1 January 2016, in advance of the wage becoming a legal requirement in April 2016.Although it is ...
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Article18% to change reward package as a result of national living wage
Some 18% of respondents plan to make changes to their reward package to mitigate the impact of the national living wage, according to research by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Accenture.The CBI/Accenture employment trends survey, which is based on responses from 342 employers, also found that more than ...
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ArticleBuyer's guide to corporate gym membership 2015
The factsWhat is corporate gym membership?Where employers offer employers paid-for or discounted access to a gym, health club, leisure or sports centre, or even fitness classes and facilities, as part of the voluntary or flexible benefits package.Where can employers get more information?Visit the Employee Benefits website at: www.employeebenefits.co.ukWho are the ...
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ArticleSarah Purnell: What's on your employee benefits wish list?
Most of my ideas are around saving time and giving me a chance to do more of things I want to with my time.A main winner would be a personalised search engine that knew what I was looking for and what was relevant to me. Cookies go some of the ...
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ArticleDaryl Maitland: What’s on your employee benefits wish list?
My wish list largely centres around health and wellbeing. Some macro-level factors will, in my view, create increased demand and expectations that employers provide wellbeing-related benefits and workplaces that are conducive to our health.There is still a significant way to go to rebalance our public finances. The strain on the ...
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ArticleDebra Corey: What’s on your employee benefits wish list?
I discussed this topical question with my colleagues over social media, which helped generate some great ideas, most of which revolve around fitness, food and fun.Unsurprisingly, fitness benefits are high on the employee benefits wish list. Ideas include an onsite gym, a pool and a climbing wall. All great ideas, ...
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ArticleReducing stigma around workplace stress
With more than a quarter (28%) of employees calling in sick because of anxiety about the workplace, according to research by Adecco in November 2015, workplace stress and anxiety remains a challenging issue for employers.Initiatives such as National Stress Awareness Day, which took place on 4 November 2015, can be ...
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ArticleHealthcare and wellbeing strategies rise to the top of many corporate agendas
November saw several events that brought employers’ healthcare and wellbeing strategies firmly back to the top of many corporate agendas.National Stress Awareness Day on 4 November highlighted the ongoing issue facing many organisations of how best to support staff suffering from stress and other mental health issues.This can be such ...
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ArticleHealth and wellbeing in numbers, December 2015
A look at some of the latest facts and figures in workplace health and wellbeing.44% of respondents would like their employer to help them make positive changes to their lifestyle (Source: Bupa) 56% of respondents cite unrealistic deadlines and workloads as a key trigger for workplace stress (Source: LV=) 13% ...
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ArticleThe month in numbers: November 2015
A round-up of some of November’s stand-out facts and figures relating to employee benefits.29% of female workers earn less than the living wage (Source: KPMG)£8.25 is the new living wage rate recommended by the Living Wage Foundation42% of respondents affected by critical illness have to make lifestyle changes in order ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most read stories in October-November
Most read stories online between 15 October and 15 November:PWC launches return-to-work programmePricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has launched a return-to-work programme to encourage talent back into the workplace.LinkedIn US to introduce unlimited holidayLinkedIn introduced unlimited holiday for its 6,000 US employees, effective 1 November 2015.Parliamentary committee urges Pension Wise improvementsThe government should ...
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ArticleSmith moves to UCL
Karen Smith has joined University College London (UCL) as head of wellbeing.Smith's prior experience includes organisational wellbeing manager, as well as reward and wellbeing manager at the Financial Ombudsman Service.
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ArticleWragge Lawrence Graham recruits Mckie
Law firm Wragge Lawrence Graham and Company has appointed Neil Mckie head of reward and performance.Neil previously worked at Herbert Smith Freehills as head of reward, management information (MI) and HR systems, at Deloitte as head of reward and MI, and at Barclays as senior manager change and reward.
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ArticleBurtoft joins Comcast
Kirsten Burtoft has moved to media production organisation Comcast where she is global benefits manager.She was previously reward manager at NBCUniversal, as well as a reward advisor. Burtoft's previous experience includes reward analyst at MTV Networks Europe and reward analyst at John Lewis.
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ArticleBritish Land hires Bourne
Warren Bourne has joined British Land as reward consultant (interim). He joined from EDF Trading, where he was head of reward (interim).Bourne previously held the role of global and UK reward director (interim) at Bupa, and of reward consultant (interim) at Henderson Global Investors.