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Total reward for senior civil servants down by 17%
Total reward for senior civil servants has been reduced by around 17% in real terms over four years, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO).The report concluded that, owing to pay freezes and changes to pensions and benefits, promotion in the senior civil service is becoming so ...
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Gym and exercise breaks can increase productivity
Providing breaks for employees to visit the gym or to exercise during office hours could help to increase day-to-day productivity, according to research by specialist HR recruitment firm Ortus.The research, conducted among 570 HR professionals, found that 52% of respondents said gym and exercise breaks would boost work levels.Other popular ...
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Fitness First to launch master trust for auto-enrolment
Fitness First has launched a master trust pension scheme to comply with its auto-enrolment duties.The health club group will enrol nearly 700 employees into the scheme, provided by Now: Pensions, on its staging date of 1 August 2013.Neil Tune, HR director at Fitness First, said: “Finding the right partner to ...
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Uni of Lincoln staff take part in global challenge
EXCLUSIVE: The University of Lincoln has launched its fourth annual Global Corporate Challenge.The challenge, which began in May and will continue until September, will include a range of activities that focus on employee health and wellbeing.The university had four teams when it first participated in the programme in 2009, but ...
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Manufacturers lose faith in fit note system
British manufacturers have lost faith that the government’s fit note programme is getting people back to work, according to research by manufacturers’ organisation EEF.The 2013 EEF/Westfield Health sickness absence survey, which questioned 353 employers, indicates that improvements in sickness absence seen in recent years have now plateaued and that further ...
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Quarter of employers not satisfied with auto-enrolment product
EXCLUSIVE: More than a quarter (28%) of respondents believe they do not have the right auto-enrolment product in place for their organisation after reaching their staging date, according to research by Benefex.The research, which surveyed 100 employers that have already been through auto-enrolment, found that the top challenge was the ...
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Small employers face shareholder dissent over pay
One in five small UK organisations has experienced major objections from shareholders to their pay packages in 2013, according to research by KPMG.The research, which analysed shareholder voting at annual general meetings up to 31 May 2013, found that 20% of the FTSE small cap index had votes against their ...
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Employees feel employers support their wellbeing
More than half (58%) of respondents believe their employer does enough to support their wellbeing at work, according to research by CIC.The research, which surveyed 46 delegates at CIC’s Wellbeing and You seminar, looked into the issue of happiness, health and wellbeing in the workplace.Employer wellbeing support initiatives received by ...
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Network Rail introduces private shopping club for staff
Network Rail has launched a private shopping club for employees.The online club, Aspire, gives the railway’s 35,000 employees access to a weekly online sale of well-known brands with discounts of up to 70% off retail prices.The voluntary benefits was introduced after Network Rail renewed its contract with reward and incentives ...
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ArticleEmployers should look at benefits for rising number of older workers
The number of people aged 65 and over in employment has reached one million for the first time, according to figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its Labour market statistics, June 2013, found that, of the 29.76 million people in employment, 1,030,000 were over 65, up by 96,000 in ...
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A very dreamy payout
Something for the weekend…Staff may start offering their payroll managers copious amounts of Horlicks, comfy cushions and scented candles after hearing about a recent mishap in Germany.A tired banking employee fell asleep on his keyboard and accidentally transformed a €222 million (approximately £188.4 million) order, a court heard.The Hessen labour ...
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DOD’s blog: Below-inflation pay increases hurt businesses
I want draw your attention to important research published this week about how the UK workforce has largely seen a pay cut over recent years.Read: UK employees experience record pay cutsRead: Pay packets in south-west England fall by 10%I am concerned that the reaction of most people will be to ...
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Anglian Water switches healthcare trust suppliers
EXCLUSIVE: Anglian Water is to launch a new healthcare trust on 1 July.The scheme will be available to the utilities firm’s 4,000 employees. Its manager population, of around 100 staff, will also be able to add their dependents onto the scheme.The organisation has offered a healthcare trust for some years ...
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Capital One tops list of best UK workplaces
Credit card organisation Capital One, consultancy Impact International and social media firm Propellernet were ranked among the top employers in the Great Place to Work Institute’s list of best workplaces in the UK.Capital One took top spot in the large organisation (500 or more employees) category, Impact International in the ...
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RTI reporting deadline may be extended further for micro employers
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is seeking to extend the temporary relaxation of the real-time information (RTI) reporting deadline for micro employers (those with fewer than 50 employees), from October 2013 until April 2014.The proposed extension means that organisations will not be required to change their pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) approach halfway ...
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ArticleAverage weekly pay rises almost 1%
Average weekly earnings, excluding bonus payments, rose by 0.9% between February and April 2013, compared to the same period in 2012, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its Labour market statistics, June 2013, found that in cash terms, average weekly earnings, excluding bonus payments, were £447 in ...
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Most employers outsource pension administration
Three-quarters (75%) of respondents outsource the administration of their pension scheme, up from 69% in 2012, according to research by Aon Hewitt.Its 2013 Benefits administration survey, which questioned 361 employers with a combined £97 billion in pension assets and more than two million employees, found that nearly half of the ...
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Pay and benefits cause most dissatisfaction
Pay and benefits are the cause of most dissatisfaction among respondents, with nearly half considering a change of jobs because they are dissatisfied with their current pay and benefits package, according to research by Edenred UK.The Edenred barometer, conducted by Ipsos among 7,200 European employees, including 800 UK workers, found ...
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Jonathan Watts-Lay: Staff must make right choices at retirement
Many people are living longer, which is great news. But, with the removal of many defined benefit (DB) schemes in favour of DC, the onus is now on employees to consider their pension contributions, monitor their pension savings and, of course, choose the most appropriate retirement income option.These decisions are ...