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ArticlePaul Wallace moves to NHS Employers
Paul Wallace has been appointed director of employment relations and reward at NHS Employers.He moves to the organisation from his role as group head of reward at the Ministry of Justice, where he was responsible for the development of all aspects of pay and reward strategy.Wallace will take up his ...
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ArticleDebs Chapman moves to Shop Direct
Debs Chapman has joined online retailer Shop Direct as head of reward and pensions.Chapman moves into her new role from the Royal Bank of Scotland where she held a number of roles including global reward manager, international benefits manager and cultural transformation lead, agile working.
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ArticleCafcass promotes Daryl Maitland
Cafcass has promoted Daryl Maitland to senior HR manager from his previous role as HR manager.His new role will cover a portfolio of learning and development, benefits and reward, wellbeing and engagement as well as HR management information.Maitland has worked at Cafcass since 2008.
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ArticleMichelle Cracknell: How can employers predict employees’ behaviour around pension flexibilities?
At The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS), call volumes have been high since the start of 2015, which includes a significant proportion of people asking about how the new reforms would work.Based on our helpline, there is an indication that April may see people using the reforms to tidy up defined ...
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ArticleDon't miss the 2015 Employee Benefits Awards and summer party
The 13th annual Employee Benefits Awards 2015 will take place on 12 June at the Artillery Garden at the HAC in London.Through its 23 categories, the awards enable reward and benefits professionals to gain recognition for the outstanding work they have undertaken over the past year.The awards and summer party ...
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ArticleEA Gibson launches employee ownership trust
Shipbroking firm EA Gibson has launched an employee ownership trust.The firm is now 100% owned by its employees following a buy out from oil and gas supply firm Hunting.Employees in an employee-ownership trust organisation can receive income-tax-free bonuses of up to £3,600 per tax year.The organisation was advised by Graeme ...
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ArticleHome Group recognition scheme boosts corporate values
Housing charity Home Group offers its staff recognition e-cards to send to one another for helping to better represent its core values and increase employee engagement.So far, 12,000 of these have been sent to employees. The organisation also conducted workshops in-house with employees and managers about how to better live ...
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ArticleLegislation and tax changes that took effect from 6 April 2015
On 6 April 2015, a number of changes to tax and legislation impacting employee benefits came into effect.The full list of changes are:Pensions:Individuals over the age of 55 now have access to their defined contribution (DC) pension savings in full. Employees can take their savings as cash, enter drawdown or ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits digital magazine - April 2015
Read the full digital April edition of Employee BenefitsWhy should organisations take steps to shelter themselves against employee benefit-related risk? Read how they can do so in Protective measures.Some employee benefits attract tax and national insurance exemptions, so it is essential that employers keep up to date with the rules ...
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ArticleMcDonald's improves employee benefits in the US
McDonald’s USA is enhancing its benefits offering for more than 90,000 employees at its company-owned restaurants.It will include a wage increase and paid time-off for all employees of up to five days.The global restaurant chain will also provide eligible employees at both its company-owned and franchise restaurants with free high ...
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ArticleWindsor Castle staff balloted on industrial action over pay
Windsor Castle is facing industrial action over employees’ pay.This is the first time such action specific to the royal households has been carried out.The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) opened a ballot for staff of Windsor Castle on 31 March. It will close on 14 April with action planned ...
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ArticleAmerican Express and Heineken to speak at FEM London event
American Express, AugustaWestland, British American Tobacco and Heineken are among some of the employers that will speak at the FEM London Roadshow run by Employee Benefits’ sister brand the Forum for Expatriate Management.This year, Employee Benefits is working in partnership with FEM on the show’s Fundamentals of Internal Assignments stream, ...
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Article69% of managers do not believe stress warrants time off
More than two-thirds (69%) of senior business managers do not believe stress, anxiety or depression is a serious enough reason for employees to take time off work, according to research by Axa PPP Healthcare.Its survey of 1,000 employees and 1,000 senior business managers, such as chief executives and managing directors, ...
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ArticleEAT rules controlled type 2 diabetes is not a disability
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that type 2 diabetes which is controlled by diet and does not have a substantial adverse effect on an employee’s day-to-day activities does not amount to disability discrimination.In the case of Metroline Travel v Stoute, the claimant was a bus driver who suffered ...
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ArticlePeople in the South West spend most time in retirement
People in the South West of England are likely to spend the most amount of time in retirement (18.7 years), compared to counterparts in other areas of the UK, according to research by Club Vita, part of Hymans Robertson.The study, which surveyed 1,526 UK adults who have not retired, also ...
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ArticlePunter Southall integrates wearable technology with income protection
Punter Southall Health and Protection Consulting (PSHPC) is to distribute and administer the first group income protection product linked to wearable technology.The product from the organisation’s Havensrock brand brings employee wellness and traditional income protection together. It is offered in partnership with Aviva.It also aims to engage all staff in ...
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ArticleHalf of savers miss tell-tale signs of pension scams
More than half of pension scheme savers aged over 50 are missing tell-tale signs of potential scams and risky investments, according to research by Zurich.Its survey of 1,011 people in defined contribution (DC) pension schemes found that 38% of respondents would not be suspicious of an unsolicited letter, while 22% ...
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EY to offer enhanced shared parental leave
EY is to offer an enhanced shared parental leave (SPL) policy for eligible members of staff. The professional services organisation will offer additional pay on top of the statutory entitlement for 39 weeks by offering eligible staff 6 weeks leave at full pay, followed by 33 weeks at half pay. ...
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ArticleKPMG and Santander top employers for women
KPMG, Santander and Marks and Spencer are among the employers that have been named in The Times’ Top 50 Employers for Women 2015.The list, which is compiled in partnership with Opportunity Now the gender equality campaign from Business in the Community, identifies and celebrates employers that can demonstrate best practice ...
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HSBC increases financial education provision
HSBC is increasing the financial education available to its 45,000 UK employees ahead of changes to its pensions schemes due to come into effect in July. The banking firm’s programme, KnowYou, which launched in 2013, aims to educate employees about its operational changes.Its strategy is to focus on education and ...