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ArticleAsda, Diageo and Maersk to speak at Employee Benefits Live 2014
Asda, British Sugar, Diageo, Fujitsu, Maersk, Samsung Electronics and Tui Travel are just some of the employers that will be speaking at Employee Benefits Live 2014, which takes place at Olympia, London, on 24 and 25 September.How to offer benefits on a budget, financial wellbeing and employee engagement are just ...
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ArticleESPN and Walt Disney staff take part in summer wellbeing events
EXCLUSIVE: More than 8,000 employees from 50 organisations based at Chiswick Park, London, are taking part in a number of health and wellbeing events this summer.The business park, which includes employers such as ESPN, Paramount Pictures, Starbucks and the Walt Disney Company, is running its summer programme between 6 June ...
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ArticleGuinness World Records launches global HR system
Guinness World Records is to launch an online, self-service HR system for its 150 employees in London, New York, Beijing, Tokyo and Dubai.The HR system will change the way its HR and payroll department runs, providing managers with access to real-time workforce information and enabling employees to manage their own ...
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ArticleDOD's blog: Health isn't an individual issue
It isn’t often someone says something that completely changes your opinion.But this happened on Tuesday morning over a coffee with Sneh Khemka, president – international population health solutions at Aetna.To date, I have been a keen believer in individual responsibility when it comes to healthcare (albeit with a healthy dose ...
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ArticleBenefits for the world's worst jobs
Something for the weekend…Whatever you might think of your job and the benefits that come with it, perhaps spare a thought for someone who actually gets paid to watch grass grow.Some of the world’s other worst jobs, according to a list compiled by The Daily Mirror, include armpit sniffer, pet ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk from 3-10 July:1. Barclays and IBM awarded for work-life balance 2. Thales wins Grand Prix at Employee Benefits Awards 3. EAT confirms compulsory retirement at 65 is justified 4. Argos staff to strike over work-life balance 5. North Korean employer bans chocolate ...
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ArticlePublic sector staff strike over pay and pensions
More than one million public sector employees are striking on 10 July in a dispute around pay, pensions and spending cuts.Teachers, firefighters, librarians, transport workers and council staff are among those taking part from several trade unions, with rallies being held across the UK.One of the biggest issues in the ...
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HSBC accredited as living wage employer
HSBC has been accredited as a living wage employer.The accreditation is a formal agreement by the bank to pay all UK employees, from permanent staff to contractors and temporary workers, at least £7.65 an hour, or £8.80 in London, higher than the current minimum wage of £6.31 an hour.HSBC committed ...
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ArticleGentoo Group wins engagement and wellbeing award
Gentoo Group has received the Bupa Workwell Engagement and Wellbeing Award at Business in the Community’s (BITC) Responsible Business Awards.The awards celebrate the achievements of employers that are tackling key social and environmental issues.The organisation, which operates care, support, construction and property services, works with 42 partner organsiations to embed ...
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ArticleTop 15 stories on the website last month
1. John Lewis and Harrods top employers for pay and benefits 2. Court rules holiday pay should include commission 3. Consumer Rights Bill to impact salary sacrifice benefits 4. Boots scraps annual staff bonuses for 2014 5. The problems payroll is causing for pensions auto-enrolment 6. Asos and M&S shortlisted ...
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ArticleHenk Verhoek increases profile of total reward
He previously held various roles at Inchcape Shipping Services, including head of global reward and group compensation and benefits manager.He has also been global compensation and benefits manager at Wilhelmsen Maritime Services and held a range of HR roles at Unitor Ships Service.At Inchcape and Wilhelmsen, Verhoek built the global ...
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ArticleJaguar Land Rover staff to volunteer at Invictus Games
Jaguar Land Rover employees will be given the opportunity to work as volunteers at the Invictus Games, the international sporting event for ‘wounded warriors’ that is championed by Prince Harry.Around 150 of the car manufacturer’s staff will be part of the 600 volunteers helping to run the games, which will ...
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ArticleLondon Underground pay and pension strike extended
The London Underground power workers’ strike around pay and pension differentials is set to continue until 22 July.The strike, which began on 1 July, involves a Tupe [Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006] arrangement, that saw employees move to other organisations some years ago, and then return under ...
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ArticleHighest pay rises globally expected in Brazil, China and India
The highest global salary increase budgets for 2014 are in Brazil, China and India, at 7.2%, 8.2% and 10.5% respectively, according to research by WorldatWork.Its 2014-2015 Salary budget survey found that these three countries are projecting similar salary increase budgets for 2015.The research found that 16 of the 17 countries ...
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ArticleMattioli Woods appoints Tony Filbin
Mattioli Woods Employee Benefits has appointed Tony Filbin in a strategic consultant role.Filbin joins from Legal and General, where he was managing director of workplace savings.He will work in an advisory capacity for Mattioli Woods and offers more than 30 years’ experience in the employee benefits sector.The appointment follows the ...
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ArticleFujitsu staff take part in fitness challenge
EXCLUSIVE: More than 1,400 employees at Fujitsu UK and Ireland are participating in the Global Corporate Challenge (GCC).The GCC is a 16-week initiative, which takes place between May and September and invites employees from around the world to form teams to represent their organisation.It aims to help staff improve their ...
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Article68% agree dental benefits help manage absence
EXCLUSIVE: More than two-thirds (68%) of respondents that provide a dental benefit to staff agreed it helps them to manage sickness absence, according to research by Denplan.The Denplan Health and wellbeing survey 2014, which surveyed 488 employee benefits decision makers and more than 5,000 UK adults, found that 32% of ...
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ArticleEAT confirms compulsory retirement at 65 is justified
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that compulsory retirement at the age of 65 can be justified.More than seven years ago, the case Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes raised a claim of age discrimination because Mr Leslie Seldon was forced to retire at age 65 from the law ...
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ArticleDavid Brackwell: Should employers include wellbeing policies in annual reports?
Policies are, to a degree, statements of aspiration. Placing a policy in the public domain does not mean there is a substantive programme or that the organisation is willing to effectively implement it.If we instead ask: should employers include information about their wellbeing programmes in annual reports?, my answer would ...
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ArticleEmployers focus on employees' mental wellbeing
Emma Mamo, head of workplace wellbeing at charity Mind, said: “Employers have a vital role in raising awareness of mental health among staff. After all, we all have mental health, just as we all have physical health.“It’s not just important for employers to support staff with a diagnosed mental health ...