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ArticleTechnology causes staff to disengage
How employees engage with technology is the biggest cause of disengagement in the workplace, according to Dave Coplin, chief envisioning officer at Microsoft.Speaking in the closing keynote session titled ’The rise of the humans: how to outsmart the digital deluge’ at Employee Benefits Connect on 4 March, Coplin said that ...
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ArticleWolseley UK to introduce mobile technology for flex
Wolseley UK is looking to implement mobile technology within its flexible benefits scheme to improve its employee engagment levels and take up of benefits. The heating and plumbing organisation is hoping to implement the technology this year so that employees can make flex choices via their mobile and tablet devices.Speaking ...
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ArticleCNH Industrial keeps global communications simple
Commuications around global compensation and benefits schemes should be kept simple, according to Rob Gerdes, vice president of compensation and benefits at CNH Industrial. Speaking in a session titled ’Developing a global compensation and benefits brand’ at Employee Benefits Connect 2015 on 4 March, Gerdes said: “Communication and marketing materials ...
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ArticleTrinity Mirror Group to pay £36m to plug pension deficit
Trinity Mirror Group is to pay £36.2 million over the next three years to help plug its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme deficit.The publishing organisation announced the funding arrangements in its Preliminary results report after the scheme’s deficit increased by £49 million last year to £301.2 million.This reflected the impact ...
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ArticleDon't miss your chance to question pensions minister Steve Webb
Do you have a burning question for pensions minister Steve Webb? Maybe there is a pension issue you would like clarification or more information on?Today (4 March) you will have your chance to put your questions to him as he opens Employee Benefits Connect. Webb (pictured) will deliver the opening ...
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ArticleFollow the chat from Employee Benefits Connect
The fourth annual Employee Benefits Connect is taking place tomorrow (4 March).Held at the Lancaster London, the highly popular one-day event is the perfect opportunity for HR, benefits and global reward managers to think ahead and make long-term plans to deliver the best benefits packages and strategies for their organisation.Inspiring ...
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ArticleResults Through Digital joins DWP gender campaign
Digital technology firm Results Through Digital is to implement the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) workplace gender equality agenda, Not Just For Boys.Launched last month, the initiative aims to help close the gender pay gap, particularly in traditionally male-dominated sectors such as construction, engineering, science, sport and technology. It ...
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ArticleSantander to pay living wage
Santander UK has been accredited as a living wage employer.The bank has committed to pay all 20,000 staff working in its branches, offices and banking centres the national living wage of £7.85 an hour, and those working in London, the London living wage of £8.80.The living wage is an hourly ...
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ArticleMcDonald’s, Halfords and Santander among best employers
Halfords, Santander and Zenith are among the top 100 best employers to work for, according to The Sunday Times.The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For 2015 ranked lingerie retailer Bravissimo in its list, as well as Hymans Robertson, Bibby Financial Services, White Stuff, BMW UK, The Perfume Shop and ...
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ArticleEB Connect to discuss global online benefits scheme surge
Global online benefits are gaining in popularity, with greater numbers of employers implementing a strategy across their global workforce. In a session at Employee Benefits Connect on 4 March entitled, ‘Global online benefits: myth or reality?’, Martha How, partner reward and benefits at Aon Consulting, will discuss their global prevalence ...
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Article?BBC staff paid £228 million to work unsociable hours
BBC employees were paid over £228 million to work unsociable and unpredictable hours in 2014.Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show that thousands of BBC employees take home an average of almost £4,000 on top of their basic salaries as a reward for working irregular hours.Some 7,941 BBC ...
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ArticleOne in five have no savings
One in five (19%) people in the UK have no savings, according to research from pension, life and investment firm Scottish Widows.However, The Savings Report 2014, which surveyed 5,144 UK adults through YouGov, did find that 33% of respondents are saving more than they were two years ago.The study also ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits digital magazine - March 2015
Read this month’s articles in the digital magazine by clicking the links below, or read the online versions by using the links to the right under ‘Related articles’ (these articles will go live in stages during March 2015).How to createan integerated financial wellbeing strategy toupport business needs. Read more in ...
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ArticleVodafone to launch global maternity policy
Vodafone Group is to introduce a mandatory minimum global maternity policy across 30 countries by the end of 2015. Women working at all levels across the multinational telecommunications group will be offered at least 16 weeks fully paid maternity leave.Staff will also receive full pay for a 30-hour week for ...
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ArticleLess than half of employers offer enhanced maternity leave
Less than half (48%) of UK employers offer enhanced maternity pay to staff, according to research by Wolters Kluwer and Croner.the Croner reward employee benefits report, which surveyed 127 employers, found that the most commonly offered enhances scheme was 12 to 13 weeks at full pay.The research also found that ...
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Financial disengagement could limit success of pension reforms
Financial disengagement among people approaching retirement could threaten the success of the government’s pension reforms, according to research by the Strategic Society Centre.Its Defined capability: pensions, financial capability and decision-making among retirees research found that among respondents aged 55 to 64, only one in three with defined contribution (DC) pension ...
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ArticleGE rolls out new retirement communications strategy
GE is in the throes rolling out a new retirement communications strategy to help communicate the new pension freedoms available to staff from 6 April. It is part of a flexible retirement policy that the organisation, which specialises in energy, healthcare, aviation and transport services, implemented last year. Michelle Newton, ...
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ArticleWork and Pensions Committee recommends single pensions regulator
A single pensions regulator and an independent commission will need to be set up to help protect pension savers when the new pension flexibilities come into effect from April 2015, according to a report by the Work and Pensions Committee.Its Progress with automatic-enrolment and pension reforms report highlighted that an ...
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ArticleSteve Webb urges employers to consider pension freedom choices
Employers and their staff should avoid rushing to make decisions around the new pensions freedoms coming into force on 6 April, and consider the date as the start of a journey rather than a deadline, according to Steve Webb, minister for pensions, speaking at Employee Benefits Connect 2015. “The chances ...
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ArticleCBT offered to staff referred to Fit for Work
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is to be offered to employees who have been referred to the Fit for Work service by their employer or GP. The offer, which was announced in the Budget report, will see employees with mental health concerns offered CBT through a free online service from early ...