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Article50% to offer new pension flexibility to older staff
Half of respondents could offer new pension and remuneration flexibility to older workers to enable them to take advantage of the new Freedom of Pensions rules, according to research by Jelf Employee Benefits.The new legislation, which is due to come into force in spring 2015, will allow older employees, (those ...
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ArticleEmployers need a crisis management plan to tackle Ebola outbreak
The latest figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO), at the time of writing, put the current death toll at 4,900. The outbreak also continues to hit health workers. So far, 443 healthcare workers have been infected with Ebola, of which 244 have died.Only Nigeria and Senegal have been declared ...
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ArticleEuropean Global Mobility Summit takes place on 7 November in London, UK
American Express, Deutsche Bank, and TNT Express are among the employers that will speak at the EMEA Global Mobility Summit 2014 in London on 7 November. This flagship event, run by Employee Benefits’ sister brand the Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM), brings together influential global mobility professionals, providers, consultants and ...
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ArticleSiemens launches social media website
EXCLUSIVE: Siemens has launched an internal social media website to help communicate its employee benefits to more than 13,000 employees in the UK.The Siemens Social Network, which has on average 40% of its employees visiting the site every month, allows the organisation to create groups, post new topics and let ...
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ArticleLiving wage increases to £7.85
The UK living wage has increased to £7.85 an hour and the London living wage has increased to £9.15 an hour.The voluntary wage, which increased by 20p and is set by the Living Wage Foundation, is now 21% higher than the compulsory national minimum wage, which is currently £6.50 an ...
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ArticleGlobal mobility challenges in Brazil, South Africa and Turkey
EXCLUSIVE: There are a number of challenges employers need to consider when relocating employees to Brazil, South Africa and Turkey, which will be discussed at Employee Benefits’ sister brand the Forum for Expatriate Management’s (FEM) EMEA Global Mobility Summit 2014 on 7 November.Kelly Adam, client services director and Lisa Reid, ...
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ArticleDebi O'Donovan: Benefits are changing to attract young talent
But for the millennials, or Generation Y if you prefer, they probably feel they have stepped back in time when they come into the workplace.For example, the technology we use at work often falls behind that used by people at home, while the ability to upgrade, as you would with ...
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ArticleGoodwin moves to Countrywide
National property organisation Countrywide has appointed Neil Goodwin reward manager, with responsibility for reward and pensions.Goodwin worked previously as reward manager at Macmillan Science and Education, reward consultant at Hutchinson 3G and HR global analyst at Cable and Wireless Communications.
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2015 categories
BEST STAFF TRAVEL POLICYMost effective travel strategy for business and perk car drivers.BEST HEALTHCARE AND WELLBEING BENEFITS - SMALL EMPLOYERMost effective healthcare and wellbeing strategy for employers with fewer than 1,000 staff.BEST HEALTHCARE AND WELLBEING BENEFITS - LARGE EMPLOYERMost effective healthcare and wellbeing strategy for employers with more than 1,000 ...
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ArticleBuyer's guide to health cash plans 2014
If you read nothing else, read this… A health cash plan is an insurance policy that reimburses the partial or full cost of an employee’s health treatment. They are a cost-effective benefit with which employers can offer employees wide-ranging workplace health and wellbeing support. The costs and cover of ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits digital magazine – November 2014
Employers are looking at how enhanced benefits can help them attract and retain the best employees. Read how on page 18Samsung’s focus on innovation runs right through the organisation, and has been key to the evolution of its employee benefits strategy. Read how in on page 58Rewarding employees who are ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits digital magazine – November 2014
Employers are looking at how enhanced benefits can help them attract and retain the best employees. Read how in Seducing the talent (page 18)Samsung’s focus on innovation runs right through the organisation, and has been key to the evolution of its employee benefits strategy. Read how in Inspiring change (page ...
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ArticleGPPs remain employers' most popular pension scheme
Group personal pension (GPPs) plans remain the most commonly offered type of scheme by employers.More than three-quarters (78%) of respondents now offer a GPP as their primary pension scheme, according to the Employee Benefits/Close Brothers Pensions research 2014, which surveyed 216 respondents in September 2014.Although the numbers have fluctuated over ...
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ArticlePension reforms drive staff need for guidance
More employees will want and need guidance around their pension decisions both at retirement and throughout their career as a result of the government’s pension reforms.Just under half (48%) of respondents felt that this would be the case at retirement, while 43% said staff would require guidance throughout their career, ...
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ArticleUK universities strike over pensions dispute
Employees at a number of UK universities including Oxford and Cambridge have gone on strike in a long-running pensions dispute.Employees are in dispute over proposed changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme, which could see the existing defined benefit (DB) pension scheme axed and around 150,000 active scheme members moved to ...
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ArticleA fifth of HR directors not ready for shared parental leave
Around a fifth (21%) of HR directors are not ready to meet the requirements of shared parental leave legislation, according to research by business outsourcing provider ADP.Its report, The workforce view 2014/15, which surveyed more than 2,500 working adults in the UK, also found that almost three-quarters (70%) of HR ...
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ArticleDeloitte, PWC and Shell to offer enhanced paternity packages
Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and Shell are to offer enhanced paternity packages to all employees ahead of new shared parental leave legislation coming into effect from April 2015. Under its package for shared parental leave, Deloitte will match its current level of enhanced maternity or adoption pay, which is set at ...
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ArticlePWC loses flexible working discrimination case
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) has lost a sex discrimination case against an employee who wished to pursue work flexibly but had his request rejected.Erik Pietzka, who was a manager at accountancy firm PWC’s office in Cardiff, was told by his employer that pursuing the idea of flexible working would damage his career, ...
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ArticleGerald Eve boosts financial education
EXCLUSIVE: Gerald Eve has boosted financial awareness among its 360 employees after holding a number of age-based and one-to-one financial education sessions.The chartered surveyor’s financial education programme, provided by Hargreaves Lansdown, has switched its focus to helping employees deal with stress around personal finances. It has achieved attendance rates of ...
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ArticleLicensed Trade Charity boosts pension take up
Nick Funnell, head of LVS Ascot Junior School, with studentsThe Licensed Trade Charity has seen take up increase in its pension schemes following auto enrolment.The organisation offers three schemes. Firstly, a money purchase defined contribution (DC) scheme, provided by Legal and General, which was introduced for auto enrolment. It has ...