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Rob Beckett to host Employee Benefits Awards
Comedian Rob Beckett will host the Employee Benefits Awards 2013 on 7 June.Beckett’s TV credits include 8 Out of 10 Cats, Fresh Meat, I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here Now and BBC3’s The Comedy Marathon Spectacular.He has also toured with fellow comedians Russell Kane and Stephen K Amos, ...
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Condé Nast Britain launches HR and payroll system
Condé Nast Britain has launched an HR and payroll system to streamline its HR functions for its 600 employees.The publishing firm, which has introduced ADP’s HR.net system, was looking for an outsourcing provider to refresh its systems.It also required a system that could cope with the increase in data and ...
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ArticleDisparities in local council pension fund fees
There are disparities in the fees that local council pension funds pay to their fund managers, according to research by the Financial Times (FT).The newspaper’s analysis of pension funds’ annual reports, which was conducted for the FT by consultancy Investor Data Services, revealed that some councils were paying three ...
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Workplace Savings Quarterly (June 2013)
Read digital version of Workplace Savings QuarterlyPádraig Floyd: A pension warning for employers on ‘pot follows member’Mark Baker: Employers must respect staff attitudes to pension fund riskPaula Hargaden: How to select a share schemeHymans Robertson offers staff flexibility in savingHenderson Global Investors sees high take-up in share schemesWhy share schemes ...
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Gary Brewer: Does paternalism still have a place in benefits?
I would prefer to say we all have to face the challenges of austerity together. So what of paternalism?Drawing on my experience at William Grant and Sons, the key question is: why do we deliver benefits in the positive fashion that we do?Perhaps because others do and the market ...
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Michael Rose: Does paternalism still have a place in benefits?
So, to the extent that reward should reflect corporate values, as I believe it should, I do not think paternalism has a place in benefits.One of the reasons why I believe flexible benefits can be so valuable is that they carry the message that we are not being paternalistic, but ...
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Debbie Lovewell: Transparency reveals concern over advice
Last month’s announcement that consultancy charging is to be banned for auto-enrolment schemes is good news for staff who, under this remuneration structure, could have seen high charges deducted from their pension pot.Along with the ban on commission for new schemes brought in by the retail distribution review, pension minister ...
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Duncan Brown: Do executive bonuses really work?
That was the maximum available to WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell last year. However, 60% of shareholders voted against his £6.8 million package at the annual general meeting. under his new scheme, that maximum will fall to a mere 217.5%.That seems strange to me. if you believe bonuses work, ...
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Debi O'Donovan: Charges transparency must be clear for all
I would like to think that readers of Employee Benefits have a pretty clear idea of how much they are paying and what services they are getting in return (and if not, you can take a peek at How transparent are benefits charging structures?).The sad truth is that this is ...
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Performance focus for executive remuneration
The move, revealed in Morrisons’ annual report in May, follows similar announcements of bonus cuts for executives in organisations such as Aviva, Lloyds Banking Group and Trinity Mirror.This points to an increased focus on pay for performance in the design of remuneration packages for executive directors.Deborah Hargreaves, director at the ...
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Employee engagement a priority for employers
Research published by YouForce in May found that 79% of respondents rated employee engagement as a high priority, but only 41% had a strategy in place. Of the 41% that do have a strategy, 30% said it improves employee performance and 13% said it improves retention.The Benefits Research 2013, published ...
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Shares for rights changes could cost employers more
The government had to make several concessions to its original proposals before the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, commonly known as ‘shares for rights’, was passed by Parliament.Under the new legislation, employers will be able to allow staff to swap some of their employment rights, including unfair dismissal and redundancy rights, ...
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Concerns over consultancy charge ban
Consultancy charging, introduced under the retail distribution review, which came into effect at the end of last year, enabled employers to pay an adviser for some of its pensions management work out of the employee’s or employer’s contributions to a member’s fund.Jon Dixon, head of Chase de Vere’s auto-enrolment proposition, ...
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Executive remuneration to be discussed at Employee Benefits Summit
The panel will include Deborah Hargreaves, director at the High Pay Centre; Roger Barker, head of corporate governance at Institute of Directors; and Claire Morland, former head of compensation at Man Group.In April, the government amended its draft legislation requiring listed organisations to hold binding shareholder votes on directors’ pay. ...
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Employee Benefits Summit panel will discuss global mobility
The session will be led by Tim Wells, director at Wells and Co Consulting (pictured) and former global mobility manager at Britvic Soft Drinks, who will discuss how global mobility is changing to suit different generations.“Mobility is going through a transformational phase as Generation Y comes into the workforce,” said ...
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Highlights of the Employee Benefits Summit
Highlights of the Employee Benefits Summit, which will be held on 25-27 June at Barcelo Asia Gardens Hotel and Spa in Alicante, Spain, include:Stephan Gay, director of life, savings and protection at the Association of British Insurers (pictured), will speak about restoring confidence in pensions, including delving into what more ...
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Employee Benefits Live sessions cater to HR needs
The conference stream ‘Benefits as an HR tool’ is designed for HR generalists who have a broader remit that includes benefits, or who are currently working in a broader HR role but are looking to move across to specialise in benefits.One day of the conference, which will take place on ...
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Top discussions from the Employee Benefits LinkedIn group
I think the same factors would apply in the UK as in the US. What is open to question is how we measure these factors. Even technical skills cover a wide variety of sins. There is a variety of technical skills depending on which area you practise in. I like ...
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Lively exhibition at Employee Benefits Live
Delegates at Employee Benefits Live 2013, which will take place on 25 and 26 September at National Hall, Olympia, will be able to enjoy plenty of interaction with numerous reward and benefits providers, advisers and consultants, who will be on hand to demonstrate their offerings.This year’s exhibitors include: Aon Hewitt, ...
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Marguerite Ulrich is HR director at Veolia
She was previously vice-president of HR for Veolia Environmental Services in the US.Her 25 years in the industry include seven years as regional director of HR at Equity Office Properties Trust and two years as assistant vice-president of HR at Celtic Insurance Company.