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ArticleEDF Energy settles pay dispute
EDF Energy has settled a pay dispute for nearly 500 workers.The employees, who install meters and deal with alleged electricity theft, in the London, south east, south west and eastern regions, staged selective industrial action in the dispute.Staff were disputing three elements of the ogranisation’s pay package:A 2013 pay offer ...
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Article11.9m workers not saving enough for retirement
Nearly 12 million UK workers are not saving enough to ensure they can maintain their standard of living in retirement, according to research published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).Its Scenario analysis of future pension incomes research, found that, of the 11.9 million ‘undersavers’, nearly half are at ...
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ArticleWork’s a beach for Japanese firm
Something for the weekend …Hopefully, all our readers have managed to take a holiday this summer, whether enjoying a staycation in the beautiful British sunshine or jetting off to more exotic locales.Where employees have not managed to get away, perhaps they can bring a bit of the tropics into the ...
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ArticleDOD's blog: More wine, less cycling
How many of you have succumbed to one of these mobile wellbeing apps or bracelets?A few years ago we hadn’t even heard of them, now large numbers of people rely on them and their entry into UK workplace wellbeing programmes must be imminent (perhaps an employer is already using them ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
1. Government launches review of taxation on travel and subsistence expenses2. MetLife research: Employers review benefits to meet needs of older workers3. EXCLUSIVE: Madgex launches wellbeing workshops4. The Pensions Regulator has used auto-enrolment powers 23 times5. EXCLUSIVE: IMG launches personalised financial education 6. What are collective defined contribution pension schemes?7. ...
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Article78% of global employers committed to healthy workplace culture
More than three-quarters (78%) of respondents are strongly committed to creating a workplace culture of health to boost employee engagement and organisational performance, according to research by Buck Consultants at Xerox.Its Working well: a global survey of health promotion and workplace wellness strategies research, which surveyed more than 1,000 employers ...
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ArticleGlassdoor launches benefits comparison site
Jobs and careers website Glassdoor has launched a comparison site for benefits packages.The free online benefits review survey, Benefits Reviews, asks employees to rate how satisfied they are with their employer’s overall benefits package, and describe the best and worst aspects of the package they receive. Employees are also asked ...
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ArticleGo North East switches voluntary benefits provider
Go North East has switched the provider of its voluntary benefits scheme. The bus organisation introduced its new scheme, Save on the go, at the end of June, because it offered more diverse communications options than its previous scheme.The new scheme, which is provided by Personal Group, offers the organisation’s ...
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ArticleDens sees 50% pension take up before auto-enrolment
EXCLUSIVE: Action against homelessness charity Dens has seen 50% of staff take up its pension scheme after it complied with auto-enrolment more than three years early.The charity’s auto-enrolment staging date is 1 January 2017, but it launched a master trust, provided by Now: Pensions, in October 2013.This is the first ...
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ArticleEmployers review benefits to meet needs of older workers
More than a third (37%) of respondents plan to review their benefits package to meet the needs of an older workforce, according to research by MetLife Employee Benefits.Its research, which surveyed 214 HR directors, found that 17% of respondents have already done so.More than half (54%) of respondents are anticipating ...
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Article67% of SMEs unaware of auto-enrolment staging date
Two-thirds (67%) of respondents have no idea when their auto-enrolment staging date is, according to research by accountancy firm HW Fisher and Company.Its research, which surveyed 750 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), found that nearly a third (32%) of respondents felt they do not know enough about auto-enrolment to be ...
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Madgex launches wellbeing workshops
EXCLUSIVE: Madgex has launched a range of health, wellbeing and personal performance workshops for its staff.The workshops, which were delivered by wellness consultancy The Tonic, covered a range of topics, including how to fit exercise into a busy schedule, how to eat well, how to sleep well and how to ...
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ArticleTPR has used auto-enrolment powers 23 times
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published compliance and enforcement details that show it has had to use its formal powers to ensure employers comply with their auto-enrolment duties a total of 23 times.The powers listed include its ability to carry out inspections and to issue statutory notices, including fixed penalty ...
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ArticleDuncan Brown: Should employers pay for skills and qualifications?
When both my girls were in full-on exam-stress mode recently, one to get into university, the other to stay there, I lay low at home. But underneath the headlines of mounting student debt and graduates being forced into low-skilled jobs, what’s the evidence that all the effort of getting a ...
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ArticleGovernment launches review of taxation on travel and subsistence expenses
The government has launched the first stage of its review into the taxation of travel and subsistence expenses, which it announced in the 2014 Budget in March.The consultation follows the Office of Tax Simplification’s (OTS) report, Review of employee benefits and expenses: second report, which was published in January 2014.The ...
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ArticleFans could miss their Big Bang Theory fix due to pay row
Something for the weekend …Fans of American television sitcom The Big Bang Theory could be left without their weekly fix of the lovable nerds after the sitcom’s stars boycotted the set on 30 July in a row over pay.Stars Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar and Simon Helberg did not ...
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ArticleDOD’s blog: Is your EVP in tune for 2014?
This week, I have been interviewing candidates for a reporter role at Employee Benefits (sadly, our wonderful Jennifer Paterson is moving back home to Canada after four years on the EB reporters’ desk).During the interviews, as our potential reporter candidates talked us through why they want to work for us, ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk from 25-31 July:1. EAT to hear three cases on holiday pay2. Health Management to run Health and Work Service3. DAC Beachcroft launches financial education4. Norton Rose Fulbright extends policies for working parents5. HMRC launches consultation on unapproved share schemes6. Bookatable.com sees no ...
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ArticleSpeedy Services launches wellness strategy
EXCLUSIVE: Speedy Services has launched an wellness programme aimed at improving the wellbeing of its 2,500 employees.Through the programme, which was launched in June and is provided by Optum, the tools, equipment and plant hire firm communicates a different health-related theme each month.Employees can also access a number of fact ...
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ArticleOcado launches share incentive plan for staff
EXCLUSIVE: Ocado has launched a share incentive plan (Sip) for employees.The scheme, which was launched in July, has two elements. The first is a buy-as-you-earn scheme, which awards staff with one matching share for every seven partnership shares they purchase.Joanna Gordon-Utting, reward and benefits manager at Ocado, said: “We had ...