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ArticleShire Pharmaceuticals appoints Gerard Leahy
Shire Pharmaceuticals has appointed Gerard Leahy international benefits lead.He joins the organisation from 3M, where he was compensation and benefits analyst.Leahy’s other previous roles include senior software engineer at SDL, compensation and benefits analyst at State Street Bank and Trust, and managing consultant at Grove Recruitment Solutions.
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ArticleSouthern Water triples bikes for work take up
EXCLUSIVE: Southern Water has tripled take up of its bikes-for-work scheme since it re-launched the benefit in May.Around 100 employees have taken up the scheme, up from 33 staff who signed up for the scheme in 2013.The scheme, which is provided by P&MM, has been re-launched as part of the ...
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ArticleYachts, jewellery and clocks give rise to benefit in kind
The First-Tier Tax Tribunal has ruled that the use of yachts, jewellery and clocks ‘placed at the disposal’ of an employee gives rise to a benefit in kind.In the case, Gillian Rockall v HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Rockall and her husband were the directors and controlling shareholders of two ...
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ArticleAdidas and Nomura among healthiest employers
Adidas UK, Nomura and Gilead Sciences have been named some of Britian’s healthiest organisations.The annual awards, Britain’s Healthiest Company, which were launched by Pruhealth and Mercer, looked at the health of more than 25,000 employees and the health and wellness facilities provided by 82 employers.It also looked at a number ...
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ArticleNetwork Rail faces equal pay claim
Network Rail is facing an equal pay claim after bonuses for senior male staff topped £1 million.More than 30 female managers have launched the claim, which is being backed by the union Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA).Female managers at the transport organisation are paid between £3,000 and £4,000 a year ...
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ArticleHalf of UK workers will have chronic health condition by 2030
Almost half of UK employees will have at least one chronic health condition that will affect their work productivity by 2030, according to Fit for Work UK.Its report, Is the UK fit for work?: Confronting the challenge of UK workforce health, argued that the costs of ill health on the ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Mental health support should be applauded
Perhaps most noteworthy about these examples is these employers’ willingness to publicly share the great efforts they are making in this area. As all aspects of employee health and wellbeing continue to rise up employers’ agendas, more organisations are focusing on mental, as well as physical, health. With one in ...
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ArticleBT Group pension guarantee upheld
The Court of Appeal has upheld a 2010 High Court judgement that the government would fund BT Group’s defined benefit pension obligations for all 313,000 members, regardless of whether an employee joined the organisation pre or post-privatisation.In 2010, the High Court ruled that the government would take responsibility for the ...
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ArticleObesity could be covered by anti-discimination law
Employers could be legally required to bear the costs of all necessary reasonable adjustments to accommodate the needs of severely obese employees after an opinion delivered by the Advocate-General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).The opinion relates to the Danish case, Karsten Kaltoft v Billund Kommune, ...
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Article99% of largest employers have met legal duties around auto-enrolment
Nearly all (99%) of the UK’s largest employers have met their legal duties around auto-enrolment without the need for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to use its statutory powers to force them to do so, according to a report by TPR.Its Commentary and analysis report 2013/14 found that 10,817 employers completed ...
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ArticleHow work-life balance supports budding sports champions
Something for the weekend…Everyone knows that motivated staff are more engaged and loyal and, therefore, help to boost their employer’s productivity, but it is not always easy to find effective motivational tools with which to work. Well, here is one idea that may help employers to motivate their employees and ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk from 10-17 July:1. HMRC loses Rangers employee benefit trust appeal2. Benefits for the world’s worst jobs 3. How to identify staff at risk of diabetes 4. ESPN and Walt Disney staff take part in summer wellbeing events 5. LSL Property Services launches ...
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ArticleClare Bettelley: Is tokenism an effective driver of engagement?
Prime Minister David Cameron this week announced an overhaul of his cabinet that saw the ousting of 11 ‘white male ’suits’ and promotion of eight women as part of his ongoing efforts to modernise the Tory party.I’m all for representation, but this reshuffle smacks of tokenism at best, and we ...
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Sports Direct boss exits bonus share scheme
Sports Direct’s executive deputy chairman Mike Ashley has withdrawn from the retailer’s 2015 bonus share scheme despite the scheme having received approval by shareholders at its annual general meeting on 2 July.After discussion with the employer’s remuneration committee, Ashley informed the board that he does not wish to be awarded ...
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ArticleAberdeen Asset Management to pay living wage
Aberdeen Asset Management has been accredited as a living wage employer.The accreditation is a formal agreement by the asset manager to pay all UK employees, from permanent staff to contractors and temporary workers, at least £7.65 an hour, or £8.80 in London, which is higher than the current minimum wage ...
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ArticleUK lacks strategy to deal with low pay
The UK lacks an effective strategy for dealing with the challenge of low-paid work, despite the economic recovery, according to research by The Work Foundation.Its report, Rising to the challenge: a policy agenda to tackle low pay, highlighted that low pay now effects 5.1 million (21%) employees and that more ...
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ArticleArla Foods appoints Julian Daley
Arla Foods has appointed Julian Daley reward manager.His previous role was reward manager at Carlsberg UK.Daley had been with the brewery since January 1997 in a range of roles, including financial accounts analyst, HR specialist, and compensation and benefits specialist.
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ArticleBNP Paribas promotes Thomas Hiles
BNP Paribas has promoted Thomas Hiles to group benefits manager, UK.He has been with the French bank since 2009 in various roles, including reward consultant and benefits manager.Hiles’ other previous roles in the industry include project manager, employee benefits at CMS Cameron McKenna, compensation and benefits manager at Bureau Veritas, ...
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ArticleSerco promotes Emma Penn
Serco has promoted Emma Penn to head of reward and share schemes.She has worked at Serco since December 2007, as group share schemes manager and group reward and share schemes manager.Her previous roles include implementation manager at Capita Share Plan Services and senior service delivery manager at Lloyds TSB Registrars.
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ArticleTui hosts employee recognition event
EXCLUSIVE: Tui UK and Ireland has held its annual employee recognition event, which included 24 finalists and five overall winners.The event is a culmination of the travel organisation’s recognition programme, ‘Saying… Thank you’, which also includes e-cards, £20 voucher awards and quarterly £100 voucher awards.Cara Catlin, reward analyst at Tui ...