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ArticleEmployee Benefits Winter School launches tomorrow
Employee Benefits will launch its first Winter School video for reward, benefits and HR professionals tomorrow (18 February).The series of short videos will allow benefits professionals to brush up their knowledge on the latest trends and key changes in different benefits areas.Benefits experts from leading suppliers will run the educational, ...
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ArticleSee top speakers at Employee Benefits Connect
Other speakers include Tobin Murphy-Coles, commercial director at Aon Benefit Solutions, speaking on Financial wellbeing to suit a multi-generational workforce, Jabbar Sardar, director of human resources and organisational development at Cafcass, speaking about Building a holistic employee wellbeing strategy, and Guy Roberts, director at Novalease, SG Fleet UK, who will ...
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ArticleAgeing workforce a focus at Employee Benefits Connect
Employers have to think more strategically about how to adapt their workforces to take on the challenges presented by the ageing workforce.Speaking in a session titled ‘The impact of the ageing workforce’ at Employee Benefits Connect on 4 March at the Lancaster London, Dr Bernard Casey, principal research fellow at ...
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Article69% plan pay rise of 2% or more in 2015
More than two-thirds (69%) of private sector employers expect to increase their basic pay award by at least 2% in 2015, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).This comes as 39% of staff experienced a pay freeze in 2014, highlighting an increasing pay divide between ...
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ArticleMicrosoft to look beyond digital age at Employee Benefits Connect
Microsoft will discuss how to look beyond the digital age in the workplace, and why we should do so, at the closing keynote of this year’s Employee Benefits Connect.The session, ‘The rise of humans: how to outsmart the digital deluge’, will be led by Dave Coplin, chief envisioning officer of ...
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ArticleRandstad rewards staff for 2014 performance
Randstad has awarded a number of its UK employees for their performance in 2014.The recruitment and HR services provider awarded employees through its reward and recognition scheme during each quarter of 2014, with employees across every business line of the organisation awarded a cash prize of £1,500.Its High Performance Awards ...
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ArticleEnd-of-year bonus paid in pigs
Something for the weekend…Most often than not, end-of-year bonuses have some form of monetary value be that gift cards or a cash bonus to reward employees.But this wasn’t the case for one Chinese real estate firm which decided to think outside of the box as part of its Chinese New ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid cleans up pensions data
There isn’t a mail-out we send without Smarmy cautioning us that the addresses are incomplete, nor a valuation made without it saying the birth dates look to be inaccurate.Our old administrators, Hugely Expensive Consulting, washed their hands of the issue. It says the data was perfectly good when it handed ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk from 5-12 February 2015:1. Winners of the Corporate Adviser Awards 2015 announced2. Carlsberg UK revamps employee benefits package3. Lloyds Banking Group offers enhanced parental leave4. Co-Operative Group to roll out loan for home rental deposits5. Police sting stress with beehive operation6. Government ...
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ArticleAmey recognition scheme boosts corporate values
EXCLUSIVE: Amey’s employee recognition scheme has helped to drive internal awareness of the organisation’s core values.The public and regulated services provider’s scheme, called Stars and provided by Red Letter Days for Business, has also increased staff motivation with the organisation.The number of reward cards sent to employees has increased month ...
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ArticleEmployers spend less on benefits
The number of employers spending over 20% of employees’ salary costs on workplace benefits has dropped from a third in 2014 to a quarter this year, according to a study from Towers Watson.Just over a quarter (29%) of employers spend 11-15% on benefits, according to the study.The annual Benefits HealthCheck ...
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ArticleNest CEO to stand down
Nest has confirmed that it has begun the recruitment process for a new chief executive offcer following Tim Jones’ (pictured) decision to stand down at the end of 2015.Jones is leaving to develop a global digital money product in 2016.Otto Thoresen, chair of Nest, said: “As the first chief executive ...
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ArticleAlign global benefits with business strategy
Employers should align global benefits with their business strategy to engage and motivate employees.Speaking in a session titled ‘Aligning global benefits with broader business strategy’ at Employee Benefits Connect on 4 March, Kim Smart (pictured), HR consultant and fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), will discuss ...
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ArticleOpenBet launches flexible benefits scheme
OpenBet is to launch a flexible benefits scheme to enhance its employee benefits package for its 450 UK employees. The software provider to the sports betting industry will launch the scheme, which is provided by Portus Consulting, in March. The plan will include critical illness cover, travel insurance, dental insurance ...
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ArticleUK employees to see real wage growth in 2015
UK employees will start to see a recovery in real wage growth in 2015 as a result of lower inflation levels, according to research by global management consultancy Hay Group.Its Global salary forecasts 2015 report found that while salary forecasts of 2.5% remain the same as 2014, lower predicted inflation ...
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ArticleCarers lose £130 million in pay due to minimum wage breaches
Social care workers are losing out on £130 million a year due to pay rates that are in breach of the national minimum wage, according to research by independent think-tank the Resolution Foundation.Its analysis is part of an investigation into improving pay in social care, which is due to conclude ...
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ArticleRoadchef staff win 17-year battle over share options
Hundreds of Roadchef employees are set to receive a pay-out after settling a 17-year dispute over lost share options.The long-running dispute was between Roadchef Employee Benefits Trustees (REBTL) on behalf of former and current members of staff and its former owner Timothy Ingram Hill, in relation to how the motorway-catering ...
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ArticleTop 15 most visited stories on the web
1. John Lewis Partnership faces £12m holiday pay cost2. The desk staff can use in bed3. Lookers launches employee discounts scheme 4. Disney, Pepsi and Starbucks to take part in wellbeing event 5. BP freezes pay globally for 2015 6. John Lewis reviews DB and DC pension schemes 7. FCA ...
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ArticleRoffey Park extends health and wellbeing initiative
EXCLUSIVE: Half of Roffey Park Institute’s employees have taken part in its second round of health and wellbeing workshops offered to all 60 members of staff.The leadership institute hosted the workshops for all UK employees in December 2014 and May 2014.Its first workshops were rolled out in September and October ...
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ArticleFinancial Times staff receive 2.2% pay increase
Financial Times (FT) employees will receive above-inflation pay rises of around 2% from 1 April 2015. Editorial staff will see their salaries increase by 2.2% for those paid up to £65,000 for the calendar year. This translates to 2.93% under its HR adjustment formula.The pay deal, which was outlined in ...