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    Employee Benefits Award winners give top benefit scheme tips

    2013-09-27T11:06:00Z

    For employers wanting to engage staff in their benefit scheme it needs to be simple, have good communication and be fun.Speaking during a session at Employee Benefits Live on 25 September, several winners of the 2013 Employee Benefits Awards, gave their top tips on making a successful benefits strategy.Debra Corey, ...

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    Showcase achievements at Employee Benefits Awards 2014

    2013-09-27T05:00:00Z

    With 22 categories to enter in the Employee Benefits Awards 2014, there is sure to be one to showcase your organisation’s achievements.You can enter as many categories as you like, so don’t worry if you find it difficult to choose between them. All we ask is that you tailor each ...

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    Get paid to stay in bed

    2013-09-27T01:00:00Z

    If, like me, you’re struggling to get up today after hitting the floor for two days at Employee Benefits Live, how about landing a job where you can be paid to stay in bed?Well, if you apply for the National Aeronautics and Space Agency’s (Nasa) bed-rest study research programme, you ...

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    DOD’s blog: Give yourselves a collective pat on the back

    2013-09-27T00:00:00Z

    It is always a thrill to see the whole employee benefits industry come together for 48 hours to network, learn, sell and be inspired.Although I am sure we all (visitors, exhibitors and organisers) reach the end of the event exhausted, there must be some part of us that leaves enthused ...

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    Employee happiness drives productivity

    2013-09-26T11:29:00Z

    Employees are more productive when they are happy, rather than happy when they are productive, according to Simon Nash (pictured), HR director at law firm Carey Olsen.Speaking at Employee Benefits Live 2013 on 25 September, Nash claimed that this common employer misconception of motivation is a result of organisations working ...

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    Communications needed around pension contributions

    2013-09-25T04:00:00Z

    This article has been supplied by Scottish WidowsThe 2013 Scottish Widows Workplace pensions report found that low levels of staff understanding around pension contributions, both in terms of their own and their employer’s contributions, has led to a fall in the amount UK workers are prepared to save into their ...

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    FTSE 100 remuneration structures changing

    2013-09-25T03:30:00Z

    FTSE 100 companies are listening to shareholders and are making changes to remuneration structures to support better shareholder alignment and long-term stewardship, according to research by business advisory firm Deloitte.Its Directors’ remuneration in FTSE 100 companies research found that two-thirds of FTSE 100 companies’ bonus plans incorporate measures based on ...

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    TI Group completes pension buy-in

    2013-09-24T11:22:00Z

    TI Group has completed an insurance buy-in for its defined benefit pension scheme.The transaction, with provider Pension Insurance Corporation, covers around £170 million of liabilities, taking the total liabilities insured by the scheme to more than £800 million.Smiths Group, a global technology organisation, is the parent company and sponsoring employer ...

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    32% do not plan to comply with auto-enrolment

    2013-09-24T11:21:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Almost a third (32%) of respondents have no intention of complying with auto-enrolment legislation, according to research by pensions consultancy Secondsight.The Secondsight Auto-enrolment survey report, which was conducted by its parent company Foster Denovo, questioned 327 respondents which are predominantly small and medium-sized employers (SMEs).The research also found:66% of ...

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    HR align benefits with business objectives

    2013-09-24T11:20:00Z

    Reward and HR professionals are taking steps to ensure that the benefits they offer support the objectives of their organisation, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its Aligning strategy and benefits survey, which is based on responses from 444 organisations, found there is also a ...

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    Asperity to rebrand as Reward Gateway

    2013-09-24T11:17:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Asperity Employee Benefits is to rebrand as Reward Gateway, displaying its new name at Employee Benefits Live on 25 and 26 September at National Hall, Olympia.The employee benefits provider will also launch Reward Gateway 2014, the latest version of its employee discounts and benefits platform.The updates to the product, ...

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    Barnett Waddingham appoints head of wellbeing

    2013-09-24T11:07:00Z

    Consultancy Barnett Waddingham has appointed Carl Chapman (pictured) head of wellbeing in its employee benefits team.Chapman has more than 13 years’ experience in employee benefits and joins Barnett Waddingham from Capita Employee Benefits, where he worked as a senior health management consultant for four years.His other previous roles include risk ...

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    Investec appoints Jane Richards

    2013-09-24T05:00:00Z

    She will hold the role for 12 months.Her previous job was reward technical partner at Coutts.Richards has held a number of reward and compensation roles since 2000, including senior reward manager at BDO, senior reward specialist at Accenture, and reward and policy specialist at Cable and Wireless.She will take part ...

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    Action needed on living wage

    2013-09-24T05:00:00Z

    In its report, Social Mobility: The Next Steps, the government-appointed commission made a number of recommendations, including that the government should encourage employers that can afford to pay the living wage to do so voluntarily and to pay the living wage more widely in the public sector.Duncan Brown, principal at ...

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    Tupe changes will allow employment term renegotiation

    2013-09-24T04:00:00Z

    Employers will be able to renegotiate the terms and conditions of employees when transferring them between businesses, as part of changes announced by the government to Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Tupe) regulations.This is provided that the overall change is no less favourable for an employee than their previous ...

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    Motivation report 2013

    2013-09-23T16:07:00Z

    Read the digital version of the Motivation 2013 supplement.The report includes the following articles:The motivational impact of sports and social clubsMcDonald’s Restaurants built on motivationEli Lilly links voluntary benefits and recognitionMotivational sporting events to follow in 2014How to run a global recognition schemeHow to run legally-compliant long-service award schemesRead the ...

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    Employee Benefits magazine - October 2013

    2013-09-23T12:22:00Z

    Emerging from a tough year that included industrial disputes, One Housing Group has stepped up to unify its reward offering. Find out how they did it in Building Harmony (page 56).Open referral crept into our private medical insurance lexicon a few years ago, but what does it really mean for ...

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    Royal Mail amends DB pension proposals

    2013-09-23T11:34:00Z

    Royal Mail Group has amended the proposed reforms to its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.The changes were announced to staff on 6 September, following a consultation with members of the Royal Mail Pension Plan, which began on 21 June and concluded on 25 August 2013.Under the amendments, promotional increases to ...

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    Santander and Allianz promote National Work-Life Week

    2013-09-23T11:32:00Z

    Barclays, Allianz, National Grid, Santander UK and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust are among the employers promoting National Work-Life Week, from 23 to 27 September, to staff.Barclays is to run a week of activities focused on flexible working, including workshops for managers and a panel debate at the end ...

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    Evans Cycles to change end-of-hire process for bikes

    2013-09-23T11:19:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Evans Cycles has changed the end-of-hire process for its bikes-for-work scheme.Employers will no longer be required to pay a nominal buy-back fee at the end of the scheme. The changes also provide employees with a free no-deposit continuation option.Mark Brown, head of business-to-business services at Evans Cycles, said: “It ...