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Guy Stallard: What are the challenges and rewards of offering a living wage?
We employ more than 600 staff in our of?ces across the UK who provide vital support services, such as cleaning, catering, reception and security. As a business, we could simply not function effectively without them. These are absolutely essential employees, who do a good job, work hard for us and ...
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Rhys Moore: What are the challenges and rewards of offering a living wage?
We saw [London mayor] Boris Johnson and [Labour party leader] Ed Miliband publicly renew their backing for the campaign.The ?rst wave of accredited living wage employers was announced: a list of more than 100 organisations, large and small, private and public, including KPMG, Birmingham City Council, Save the Children and ...
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Andrew Taggart: What are the challenges and rewards of offering a living wage?
Making a public commitment to pay the London living wage shows true corporate responsibility at a fundamental level. It sends a message that the organisation values and respects its staff.The living wage is de?ned as a wage that can meet people’s basic needs to maintain a safe, decent standard of ...
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Debbie Lovewell: Motivating staff boosts business performance
Chief executives in all industry sectors are formulating strategies to steer their organisation onto a strong growth path.The success of these business goals is intrinsically linked with the organisation’s reward strategy, particularly with its approach to employee engagement.The most successful organisations will embrace, manage and obtain value from their workforce’s ...
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Duncan Brown: How will you treat employees in 2013?
Analysing the four largest public sector pension plans, the Pensions Policy Institute’s October report The implications of the coalition government’s reforms for members of the public service pension schemes found the proposed reforms will reduce the average value of the benefit across all scheme members by one-third. No wonder they ...
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Confessions of a benefits manager: Presents of mind
Big Bad Boss has asked me to organise a Christmas gift for the UK office. At least it is only for the UK; I can imagine what it would be like if I had to do it for the whole of the international business. All the same, I am rather ...
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Debi O'Donovan: Older staff will need some benefits TLC
Turns out that keeping such folk at work for longer is often good for both them and their colleagues, as long as their work is fulfilling and not drudgery.Cognitive neuroscientist and business improvement strategist Dr Lynda Shaw points out that staying in employment can help you age more healthily because ...
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Women face lifetime pay gap
And the gap could begin when a woman graduates, according to separate research by the University of Warwick.The CMI 2012 National management salary survey, published in November, found the average male executive earned a basic salary of £40,325 over the last 12 months to August 2012, while a female executive ...
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Good practice trend emerges in exec remuneration
Deborah Rees, director of consulting at Innecto Reward Consulting, said: “There is some very long and hard thinking going on about the things that make a business successful in the short and long term, and how these can be combined effectively into a plan that rewards executives but also gives ...
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Employee Benefits Awards entry deadline this month
All the information you need to enter, plus the entry forms that must be completed for each submission, can be found at www.employeebenefitsawards.co.uk.The deadline for entries is Friday, 14 December 2012.
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Employers spread seasonal cheer
Michael Rose, director at Rewards Consulting, said employers are more aware of the diversity in their workforces, which is reflected in the gifts they give.Staff at Asda received a ‘thank-you’ £20 gift voucher to spend at the store, contributions to their Christmas party and a free festive lunch. Jane Earnshaw, ...
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Do you deserve an Employee Benefits Award?
If so, you could be an ideal candidate for the Employee Benefits Awards 2013.The awards are designed to recognise and showcase employers that have used reward strategies to make a significant difference to their organisation. Entries can be focused on new initiatives or long-running programmes. Benefits consultants, advisers and providers ...
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Auto-enrolment progress report from DWP at Pensions Summit
On day one of the Pensions and Workplace Savings Summit, Bridget Micklem, head of private pensions policy and analysis at the Department for Work and Pensions, will provide an update on the new regime’s progress so far and will look at what employers can do to create the best environment ...
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Natalie Bickford moves at Sodexo
She had been with Sodexo UK and Ireland since 2008 as HR director.Bickford was previously HR director at AstraZeneca, and has held various HR roles at Kingfisher.
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Delegates can go with the flow at Employee Benefits Connect
These streams are aimed at: employee benefits professionals who want a round-up of current trends and thinking; those who are responsible for, or are involved in, implementing pensions autoenrolment in their organisation who want to top up their knowledge and share practical lessons; international reward managers tasked with meeting the ...
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Jeremy Hinds joins Body Shop
He was previously head of people systems and reward at Pret a Manger.Since 1991, Hinds’ roles in HR and benefits have included: HR operations manager at SJ Berwin, group payroll manager at Esporta, payroll and benefits manager at The London Clinic, and business systems manager (HR/pay) at Sema.
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Panasonic appoints Bryony McCowan
She will be covering Beverly King’s maternity leave from November 2012.McCowan’s previous roles at Panasonic Europe include compensation adviser and interim compensation and benefits manager.
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Soldier On is charity partner for 2013 Employee Benefits Awards
Soldier On is a community charity that provides career management and employment support to members of the British armed forces who have been made redundant on medical grounds.Its individually tailored career management aims to help rehabilitate any medically discharged service leaver and support their transition to a civilian career. The ...
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Jerry Edmondson joins Hymans
He will be responsible for the evolution of the organisation’s employee communication and engagement offering.Edmondson joins from JLT Group, where he was head of benefit communications.
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Experts to speak at Employee Benefits Pensions and Workplace Savings Summit
With auto-enrolment now under way and pensions issues still a priority for many organisations, leading employers will be on hand at the event to share their experiences.On the first day, Wendy Taylor, head of central HR services at Morrisons, will describe how employers can prepare for the cost of helping ...