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Venture Capital Platform to launch savings scheme for high earners
EXCLUSIVE: The Venture Capital Platform is to launch a workplace savings scheme that aims to offer high earners an alternative to a pension scheme.The investment-linked scheme, which will be launched at Employee Benefits Live on 25 and 26 September, has been developed in light of the government’s changes to the ...
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ArticleFollow the chat at Employee Benefits Live
More than 2,000 visitors, including benefits, reward and human resources managers, are expected to attend Employee Benefits Live, which is now in its 15th year.Employee Benefits Live takes place on 25 and 26 September at the National Hall in Olympia, London.The Employee Benefits team will be reporting from what is ...
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Employers need to target different generations with financial education
According to the report Talking about my generation: exploring the benefits engagement challenge, published in September by Barclays Corporate and Employer Solutions (C&ES) and Dr Paul Redmond, director of employability and educational opportunities at Liverpool University, 53% of Baby Boomers prioritise saving for retirement, while 41% of Generation X are ...
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Debi O'Donovan: You can only motivate staff face-to-face
As I made my way round the conferences, press briefings and employer meetings trying to absorb all things HR and benefits as quickly as possible, I learned that the psychological contract is the unwritten set of mutual beliefs, perceptions and informal obligations between employer and staff.It is all the stuff ...
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Pension charges cap will lead to transparency
A report from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) on its investigation into defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, which is also expected to include a recommendation for a cap on charges, was due to be published soon after Employee Benefits went to press. (The report was subsequently published on 19 ...
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Confessions of a benefits manager: Seeking pensions answers
Well, that’s no big deal because we have Smarmy Consulting for that sort of thing. Except Big Bad Boss doesn’t want me to ask them. Erm, why not? As our pension-gurus-in-residence, they are the only ones likely to give me that kind of information for free.Big Bad Boss avoids the ...
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Tim Wells: How can employers offer benefits to suit all generations?
Supporting numerous generations of employees in the workforce (primarily Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y) is currently a major challenge for HR professionals globally. One size does not fit all.This becomes particularly evident when offering benefits packages because each generation has different needs and priorities. Organisations looking to ...
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Dr Paul Redmond: How can employers offer benefits to suit all generations?
For the first time in industrial history, five generations are rubbing shoulders with each another in the workplace. They share the same work cubicles, chat together over the same water coolers, and mingle with each other in training seminars and awaydays.But don’t let this apparent multi-generational melting pot fool you. ...
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Buyer's guide to share incentive plans 2013
The factsWhat are Sips and how do they work?Share incentive plans (Sips) were introduced by the UK government in 2000 as a tax-efficient savings vehicle for employees. They can include four types of shares: free shares, partnership shares, matching shares and dividend shares. Employers can give each employee up to ...
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Buyer's guide to group personal pensions 2013
The factsWhat is a group personal pension (GPP)?It is a contract-based pension scheme that is arranged by an employer, but each member holds a personal contract directly with the provider.What are the origins of GPPs?GPPs are 25 years old this year, having been introduced on the back of individual personal ...
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Pg 15 Awards - Employee Benefits Awards 2014 categories announced
[DEBBIE L TO ADD PICTURES ONLINE BEFORE GOES LIVE, ALSO CHECK SPACING AND ADD LINKS FROM CATEGORIES TO AWARDS WEBSITE RELEVANT CATEGORY]The Employee Benefits Awards 2014 categories are:Best staff travel policy:Most effective travel strategy for business and perk car driversBest healthcare and wellbeing benefits – small employerMost effective healthcare and ...
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HMRC is top government department for payroll giving
Almost 10,000 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) employees donate to charity through their payroll.The UK’s tax authority, which topped a government department table with 9,493 staff donating through a payroll-giving scheme, will be awarded with a Gold Payroll Giving Quality Mark.In July, HMRC published figures that showed payroll-giving donations from ...
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Average NHS pay up nearly 9% since 2009
The average basic pay for a full-time NHS employee in England stood at £29,543 for the 12 months to June 2013, 1% more than in the 12 months to June 2012 and 8.6% more than in the 12 months to June 2009, according to the Health and Social Care Information ...
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Clare Bettelley: Employers must be realistic about flex needs
Organisations can, for example, offer their workforce as many benefits as they like, from the basics, including a pension scheme, holiday, life insurance, childcare vouchers, bikes-for-work schemes and dental and travel insurance, as well as new-style benefits, such as mobile phones and iPads.Multiple enrolment windows are also a consideration, to ...
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New exhibitors at Employee Benefits Live 2013
The lively exhibition that sits alongside the conference will include a number of new exhibitors to Employee Benefits Live.These include: Anthony Hodges Consulting, Axa PPP Healthcare, Barclays, Benenden Health, Broadstone, Cottrills, EnjoyBenefits, HS Admin, ITM, Kenexa, Lorica Employee Benefits, Rewards Direct, Jelf Employee Benefits, Tusker and Wellbeing People.Find out more ...
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Brewery's taste for travel
Something for the weekend…Every Friday, a beer (okay, maybe more than a beer), will be consumed down the pub after a hard working week.But how about earning an incentive trip around the world with the Meantime Brewing Company to learn about and taste some of the world’s best brews. That ...
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DOD’s blog: Beware of overburdening employers with pensions
I understand their concern.Except for those big enough to have a human resources department to pick up the pensions detail, the vast majority of employers find any extra requirements a responsibility too far. We, as a country, did this with defined benefit pensions. They started off being relatively straightforward but ...
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City Link staff to strike over pay and conditions
City Link employees will take seven days of strike action in a dispute over pay, working conditions and a change to contracts.The industrial action, which will take place from 24 to 30 September, is the result of a ballot with 157 drivers and 91 warehouse employees who are members of ...
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Pay ratio disclosure proposed in US
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new legislation that would require public employers to disclose the ratio of the compensation of its chief executive officer to the median compensation of its employees. The legislation would not prescribe a specific methodology for employers to use in calculating a pay ...