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ArticleUniversities in London to launch pensions portal
London universities, such as King’s College London, London School of Economics and University College London, are to launch an interactive pensions website.The Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London (SAUL) will make the website available to its 54 participating employers, more than 36,000 pension scheme members and other stakeholders.SAUL provides ...
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ArticleFidelius Employee Benefits appoints James Biggs
Fidelius Employee Benefits has appointed James Biggs head of employee benefits.His previous role was director of corporate pensions at Lorica Employee Benefits, which was acquired by Aon in June 2014.With almost 15 years in the industry, Biggs has also been associate director of Jelf Employee Benefits, head of group self-invested ...
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ArticleLSL Property Services launches flexible benefits
LSL Property Services has launched an online flexible benefits scheme for its 5,000 UK staff.The property group, which owns the estate agency brands Reeds Rains and Your Move, identified a need to overhaul its benefits package after conducting a series of focus groups with staff.Nearly two-thirds (64%) of employees wanted ...
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HMRC loses Rangers employee benefit trust appeal
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has lost its appeal in the upper tier tax tribunal in the case around defunct Rangers Football Club plc’s use of an employee benefit trusts (EBT).In November 2012, the first tier tax tribunal ruled in favour of the Murray Group, which had owned the club ...
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ArticleCap executive pay at fixed multiple of lowest-paid staff
The government should consider requiring organisations to cap executive pay at a fixed multiple of their lowest-paid employee, according to a report by the High Pay Centre.Its report stated that different ratios could be applied to different sectors, based on the advice of businesses, employees and academic experts.??The report also ...
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ArticleMost talked-about news in June
Reward may never be the same again, said Sarah Purnell (pictured), head of UK reward and benefits at Tesco, during a session at the Employee Benefits Summit in Alicante, Spain in May. She said the recession, consumer trends and workforce demographics are the three key factors that will affect reward ...
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ArticleDr Bridget Juniper: Should employers include wellbeing policies in annual reports?
Anything that forces employers’ hands to take employee wellbeing seriously should be welcomed in principle. However, the devil is in the detail, and unless there are some clear parameters about what this entails, the whole initiative will be a waste of time.The phrase ‘wellbeing policies’ is very woolly and means ...
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Three UK awarded benefits team of the year
Three UK was named Benefits team of the year at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.Read why the organisation won this accolade.The Employee Benefits Awards 2014 were held on 27 June 2014 at the Artillery Garden at the HAC London.
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Danone has most engaging benefits package
Danone won the award for Most engaging benefits package at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.Read why the organisation was judged to be the best in this category.The Employee Benefits Awards 2014 were held on 27 June 2014 at the Artillery Garden at the HAC London.
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Thales awarded for aligning benefits to business strategy
Thales won the award for Best alignment of benefits to business strategy at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.Read why the organisation was judged to be the best in this category.The Employee Benefits Awards 2014 were held on 27 June 2014 at the Artillery Garden at the HAC Londo
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Thales awarded for total reward strategy
Thales won the award for Best total reward strategy at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.Read why the organisation was judged to be the best in this category.The Employee Benefits Awards 2014 were held on 27 June 2014 at the Artillery Garden at the HAC London.
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Asos and E.On awarded for benefits communications
Asos and E.On won the awards for Best benefits communications at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.Read why Asos (pictured right) won the award for best small employer and why E.On (pictured far right) was judged to be the best large employer in this category.The Employee Benefits Awards 2014 were held ...
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Cisco awarded for international benefits
Cisco won the award for Best international or expatriate benefits at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.Read why the organisation was judged to be the best in this category.The Employee Benefits Awards 2014 were held on 27 June 2014 at the Artillery Garden at the HAC London.
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Nottingham City Council awarded for voluntary benefits
Nottingham City Council won the award for Best voluntary benefits at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.Read why the organisation was judged to be the best in this category.The Employee Benefits Awards 2014 were held on 27 June 2014 at the Artillery Garden at the HAC London
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Marks and Spencer awarded for flexible benefits plan
Marks and Spencer won the award for Best flexible benefits plan at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.Read why the retailer was judged to be the best in this category.The Employee Benefits Awards 2014 were held on 27 June 2014 at the Artillery Garden at the HAC London.
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Unify awarded for motivational benefits
Unify won the award for Most motivatonal benefits at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.Read why the organisation was judged to be the best in this category.The Employee Benefits Awards 2014 were held on 27 June 2014 at the Artillery Garden at the HAC London.
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Samsung and LV= awarded for best pensions communications
Samsung and LV= won the awards for Best pensions communications at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.Read why Samsung (pictured right) won the award for best small employer and why LV= (pictured far right) was judged to be the best large employer in this category.The Employee Benefits Awards 2014 were held ...
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Pentland Brands and McDonald's awarded for best auto-enrolment strategy
McDonald’s Restaurants and Pentlands Brands won the awards for Best pensions auto-enrolment strategy at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.Read why McDonald’s Restaurants (pictured right) won the award for best large employer and why Pentland Brands (pictured far right) was judged to be the best small employer in this category.The Employee ...
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Cafcass and London Overground awarded for best healthcare benefits
London Overground Rail Operations and Cafcass won the awards for Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.Read why London Overground Rail Operations (pictured far right) won the award for best small employer and why Cafass (pictured right) was judged to be the best large employer in ...
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ArticleBusy Bees Nursery launches mobile phone scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Busy Bees Group has launched its own mobile phone scheme to around 6,000 staff in its nurseries division.The scheme, which was introduced at the end of June, allows employees to purchase a new smartphone and pay for it across 24 months via a salary sacrifice arrangement.Jo Dalby, finance director ...