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ArticleSenior management attitudes to wellbeing beginning to change
EB Summit 2014: Convincing senior management of the business benefits of employee wellbeing is a key part of the business case for such initiatives.Employee Benefits polled delegates at the Employee Benefits Summit in Alicante, Spain, on 14 May to identify how senior management attitudes have changed in the past five ...
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2% and 3% most common budgeted pay rises for 2014
EB Summit 2014: The recession and economic downturn had a major impact on organisations. But as the economy begins to improve, is this being felt yet within organisations’ business outlooks and reward strategies?Employee Benefits polled delegates at the Employee Benefits Summit in Alicante, Spain, on 14 May to identify how ...
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ArticleBenefits cost less than 20% of payroll
Most respondents spend 20% of payroll or less on benefits each year (including pension, but excluding pay and cash bonuses).More than three-quarters (88%) of respondents to The Benefits Research 2014, which surveyed 256 respondents in March 2014, said this was the case in their organisation.Despite widely varying economic conditions, this ...
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ArticleCoventry Building Society appoints Stephen Gambles
For the past three years, he has been senior reward manager – benefits, pensions and executive remuneration at Santander.Before that, his roles included head of reward and HR services at Alliance Medical, reward and benefits senior manager at Banco Santander, reward and benefits senior manager at Alliance and Leicester, and ...
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ArticleCity and Guilds appoints Ricky D'Ash
His previous role was head of compensation and benefits at Equity Insurance Group.His other previous roles in the industry include global rewards consultant at Unisys, reward consultant at Prudential, benefits/reward consultant at Barclays Bank and HR manager at Woolwich/Global Home Loans.
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ArticleTalkTalk appoints Jenny Davidson
She will cover the organisation’s pay and benefits strategy and implementation, including executive compensation.Her previous roles include director of compensation and benefits, Europe, Middle East and Africa at CSC, pensions consultant at Alliance Boots, and head of reward and group pensions manager at Novar.She also set up a consultancy called ...
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ArticleKFC and RBS shortlisted for pensions communications
KFC and Royal Bank of Scotland Group are among the employers that have been shortlisted for the award ‘Best pensions communications – large employer’ at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.For this award, the judges were looking for a successful communications strategy, which helped to boost employee knowledge, and understanding, of ...
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ArticleStandard Life becomes living wage employer
Standard Life has been accredited as a living wage employer.The organisation, which employs more than 5,000 people, will pay all staff the living wage, which is set at £8.80 in London and £7.65 for the rest of the UK.The financial services organisation first introduced the living wage in April 2012, ...
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ArticleOnly ten MPs donate to charity through payroll giving
Jus 1.5% of 650 members of Parliament (MPs) currently donate to charity directly from their pay.The information was gathered through a Freedom of Information request by the Geared for Giving Campaign.Only 10 MPs donate to charity through payroll giving, which is one more than the nine who did so in ...
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ArticleThe Benefits Research 2014
Read the digital edition of the Benefits research 2014.The supplement includes the following articles:Debbie Lovewell-Tuck: Engagement is driving benefits strategiesKey findingsEngagement continues to drive benefits strategiesRecruitment and retention remain employers’ top reason for offering benefitsHR systems most popular technology used to deliver benefitsBenefits cost less than 20% of payrollTwo-thirds plan ...
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ArticleKey findings of The Benefits Research 2014
Read more findings from The Benefits Research 2014
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Engagement is driving benefits strategies
This covers issues such as the key trends shaping benefits strategies in 2014, what benefits employers offer and why they do so.At Employee Benefits, we have been carrying out research into this broad topic for more than a decade, so we are able to draw on a vast source of ...
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ArticleBank of America Merrill Lynch aids staff weight loss
EXCLUSIVE: Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) employees have lost a total of 74.6 kilograms (kg) since the bank launched a weight management programme in January.The programme, ‘Weight a Minute’, aims to encourage employees to proactively review their eating habits, increase fitness activity and to make these changes sustainable.During the ...
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ArticleWorkplace walking campaign launches
National charities Living Streets and Mind have teamed up to help employers keep their workforce well and motivated during Walk to Work Week, which runs from 12 to 16 May.The campaign aims to encourage organisations to help employees build some walking into their day to benefit their physical and mental ...
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ArticleGovernment consults on changes from abolition of DB contracting out
The government has launched a consultation on proposed changes resulting from the abolition of defined benefit contracting-out of the additional state pension for people in workplace pension schemes.The government confirmed the change in the 2013 Budget.Defined benefit contracting-out will end when the current two-tiered system of basis and additional state ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Award winners to be announced in June
The Employee Benefits Awards 2014 and summer garden party will take place at The Royal Artillery Garden at the HAC in London on Friday 27 June.As well as finding out which organisations have won this year’s coveted trophies, the high-profile event also provides the ideal opportunity to network and celebrate ...
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ArticleClare Bettelley: Data protection must be at the heart of employers' healthcare strategies
Perhaps the most pressing driver of this is finance directors’ (FD) unwavering demands for a clear return on investment for any new products and services procured throughout their organisation, and in a language they can easily understand.Our feature on how employers can win FD buy-in to their strategies explores some ...
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ArticlePaula Evans uses consultancy experience in Fujitsu role
“I joined to be the UK pensions manager, and over that time I have had responsibility for various things, such as global mobility,” she says.Before Evans moved to an in-house role, she was a pensions consultant for several consultancies, including Hewitt Associates (now Aon Hewitt), HSBC Actuaries and Consultants, Hymans ...
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ArticleDavid Brackwell focuses on wellbeing at Fujitsu
“The role I initially came into was managing various health benefits, such as private medical insurance and occupational health, and health and safety,” he says.A couple of years ago, Brackwell began to look after wellbeing, a remit that has since been broadened to include diversity and inclusion.“The wellbeing programme and ...
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Article67% plan to increase benefits communication
More than two-thirds (67%) of respondents plan to increase communications in the coming 12 months to boost employee understanding and awareness of benefits.Just under half (48%) increased communications for this reason in 2013, according to The Benefits Research 2014, which surveyed 256 respondents in March 2014.This indicates that some respondents ...