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ArticleClifford Chance and Sky utilise targeted benefits communication
Employee Benefits Live 2015: Sky and Clifford Chance recognise the importance of using targeted benefits communication to reach all employees.Law firm Clifford Chance faced the challenge of informing its well-educated, highly-paid employees about their total benefits package. The employer found that it was important to understand how employees prefer to ...
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Article92% view the introduction of auto-enrolment positively
Almost all (92%) of respondents believe that it was a good idea for the government to introduce auto-enrolment, according to research by Hargreaves Lansdown.Its survey of 635 employees, which marks almost three years since auto-enrolment’s initial implementation in October 2012, also found that just 30% of respondents are aware of ...
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ArticleAlison Robb: Will the national living wage have unintended consequences for employers?
As major decisions go, the choice to become a living wage employer last year was a relatively easy one. Paying the workforce – including contracted employees and apprentices – a fair wage that gives them the opportunity to live a happy and healthy life is simply the right thing to ...
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ArticleRhys Moore: Will the national living wage have unintended consequences for employers?
The Summer Budget has marked a milestone in the living wage movement. The announcement of a minimum wage premium for over-25s is a huge step in the right direction to tackle the low wage culture in the UK.Currently, 1,600 businesses are accredited living wage employers that commit to pay all ...
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ArticleDuncan Brown: Will the national living wage have unintended consequences for employers?
When the national minimum wage (NMW) was introduced in 1999, employer bodies and classical economists predicted the loss of millions of jobs as the unintended consequence of such generous ‘over-payment’, as low-skilled workers priced themselves out of the labour market. It did not happen, and even during the recession, rates ...
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ArticleWearables could boost staff health
Employee Benefits Live 2015: Wearable technology could boost staff health and wellbeing, particularly if employers adopt gamification, according to Dr Chris Brauer (pictured), director of innovation and senior management studies at Goldsmiths University of London.Speaking at the closing keynote session on the first day of Employee Benefits Live 2015, Brauer ...
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ArticleEquinix moves to a regional reward approach
Employee Benefits Live 2015: Equinix is moving away from a centralised reward approach to a more locally-focused structure.The data centre operator previously managed all reward from its head office in the United States, but has put in place a project to structure a regional reward approach.Addressing delegates at Employee Benefits ...
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ArticleNovae Group flags dangers of ‘complex’ reward rhetoric
Employee Benefits Live 2015: Employers with overly complicated reward strategies risk disengaging employees and confusing them about the mechanics and value of their reward strategy, according to John Renz, group human resources director at Lloyds of London insurer, Novae Group.Speaking as part of his presentation, ’Getting buy-in from board level ...
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ArticleWorld Duty Free Group discusses successful recognition schemes
Employee Benefits Live 2015: Involving employees in a recognition scheme will help ensure that the programme is a success in bringing the intended results, says Karen Waterman from World Duty Free Group (WDFG).Addressing delegates at Employee Benefits Live 2015 in Olympia London, Waterman, UK reward and HR system manager at ...
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ArticleBenefits do not necessarily require generational segmentation
Employee Benefits Live 2015: Martha How, partner at Aon Employee Benefits, warned against segmenting benefits for employees based on sweeping assumptions about generational attitudes. Speaking at Employee Benefits Live 2015 in the session entitled ‘Is age just a number?’, How presented the results of several pieces of research that examined ...
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ArticleMultiple flex windows boost employee engagement
Employee Benefits Live 2015: Multiple flexible benefit plan windows help to boost employee engagement, according to Donna Nind (pictured), reward director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Ricoh Europe.As part of her presentation at Employee Benefits Live 2015, entitled ‘Strategies for boosting the take-up of flexible benefits schemes’, ...
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ArticleFedEx, Uber and Yelp cases bring employee status issue to the fore
In the US-based case of Gray vs FedEx Ground Package System, the latter contracts with operators to make deliveries. Under their contracts, the operators were not required to personally drive, but could hire someone else to do so. The plaintiffs brought a suit against FedEx claiming that they should be ...
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ArticlePolice forces to appeal decision on age discrimination case
An appeal has been filed against the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s (EAT’s) ruling that a regulation enabling police forces to compulsorily retire officers after they become entitled to a pension worth at least two-thirds of pensionable pay is not age discriminatory.The judgment in the case of Harrod and others v Chief ...
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61, 62, Buyer's guide to group personal pensions
What is a group personal pension (GPP)?A GPP is a contract-based pension scheme that is arranged by an employer, but each scheme member holds an individual contract directly with the pension provider.What are the origins of GPPs?GPPs were launched in 1988, after personal pensions replaced retirement annuity contracts.What are the ...
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59: Buyer's guide to share incentive plans
The facts What are Sips and how do they work?Share incentive plans (Sips) are a tax-efficient savings vehicle for employees. They are entitled to £3,600 worth of free shares a year, free from income tax and national insurance. The shares retain their tax-free status as long as they remain in ...
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ArticleAge UK offers benefits to support all generations
Employee Benefits Live 2015: Reward strategies need to be inclusive of all generations in the workplace so as to not discriminate against older workers, according to Caroline Bendelow (pictured), director of people and performance at Age UK.Speaking at a session at Employee Benefits Live 2015, Bendelow explained that employers need ...
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ArticleCareer development is key for total reward strategies of the future
Employee Benefits Live 2015: Career development support needs to be at the heart of total reward strategies of the future, according to Jane Marsh, group people director at drinks manufacturer Innocent Drinks.Speaking at Employee Benefits Live as part of the opening keynote speech, Marsh said that her staff, a large ...
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ArticleFollow the action at Employee Benefits Live
Employee Benefits Live, Europe’s largest employee reward and benefits event, returns for its 17th year today and tomorrow (21 and 22 September) at Olympia National, London.More than 2,000 visitors, including benefits, reward and human resources managers, are expected to attend the two-day event.Delegates will attend conference sessions on topics such ...
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ArticleNetwork with industry experts at Employee Benefits Live
Alongside a packed conference programme, delegates at Employee Benefits Live 2015 will have the opportunity to network with more than 100 providers, advisers and consultants in the reward and benefits industry.Aon Employee Benefits is headline sponsor for this year’s event. On 21 September, the opening keynote session is sponsored by ...
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Article19% motivated by regular rewards
Around one in five (19%) of employees are motivated by regular workplace rewards such as weekly or monthly treats, according to research by corporate gift card provider One4all Rewards.Its Push the button report, which surveyed 1,008 UK adults, also found that benefits such as increased pension contributions, savings on travel ...