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Strange requests for Best Western staff
Something for the weekend…Employees can be asked to undertake different tasks throughout their working day, perhaps even outside their normal duties, but it is unlikely to involve tracking down a friendly ferret.However, if you are working at a Best Western hotel, it may not be the strangest request you receive.The ...
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The Pensions Trust to launch multi-employer pension
The Pensions Trust will launch a defined contribution (DC) multi-employer pension scheme for the voluntary sector.SmarterPensions, which will be rolled out in early 2013, will provide a platform for employers’ qualifying workplace pension schemes.Stephen Nichols, chief executive at The Pensions Trust, said: “Over the last year, we have listened to ...
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Small employers could face RTI penalties
Small organisations and those that employ casual staff could suffer under real-time information (RTI) reporting, particularly from the on-or-before payment requirement.It requires the employer to submit information to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) each time they pay an employee. For example, when a catering company that uses casual staff to ...
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Stagecoach staff take advantage of bikes scheme
Stagecoach Group employees have benefited from £1-million worth of new bikes as part of the organisation’s bikes-for-work scheme.The bus and coach organisation has also improved the facilities at its bus depots for staff who cycle to work by introducing better bike racks, lockers and showers.Employees can choose from 140 bikes ...
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Employee Benefits unveils new website
Employee Benefits has unveiled phase one of its new-look website.In response to research, the site, www.employeebenefits.co.uk, now includes a compliance section covering the tax and legislation issues benefits professionals need to be aware of.It will still offer resources on benefits best practice, research benchmarking and case studies from employers.Besides offering ...
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Thomsons Online Benefits launches auto-enrolment service
EXCLUSIVE: Thomsons Online Benefits has launched an auto-enrolment service for employers.The service provides employers with the employee benefits providers’ Darwin technology, which can conduct assessment of employees’ pension eligibility and then auto-enrol them into the pension scheme.It also includes:Consultancy support on preparing for the changes and restructuring an employer’s reward ...
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Formal stress management policies needed
More than one in four (28%) respondents said they have no formal process in place to deal with the stress and anxiety of employees, according to research by recruitment agency OfficeTeam.The research, which surveyed 200 HR directors across the UK, found that, of those employers that did offer a formal ...
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DWP launches consultation on auto-enrolment thresholds
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation on the auto-enrolment thresholds for 2013/2014.The consultation comes as the UK’s largest employers prepare to auto-enrol their staff into workplace pension schemes.It sets out the revision factors that the secretary of state may take into account in the annual ...
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Bluefin and Capita Hartshead to become Capita Employee Benefits
Bluefin Corporate Consulting and Capita Hartshead will operate as a combined organisation under the new name Capita Employee Benefits from November 2012.This follows the acquisition of Bluefin Corporate Consulting by Capita in April 2012.The combined organisation will offer a range of services, including pension administration and consulting, investment and actuarial ...
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Employee Benefits Connect 2013 Westminster Park Plaza London 1 March 2013
The inaugural Employee Benefits Connect was a huge success in 2012 with hundreds of reward and benefits professionals attending to meet, link, share and connect.Join us again on 1st March 2013 at the stunning Park Plaza Westminster Hotel, right in the heart of London.
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BGL hosts benefits fairs for employees
UK insurance firm BGL Group has hosted benefits fairs for more than 200 employees to highlight the offerings in its benefits scheme.Gail Cingolani, reward and benefits manager at BGL Group, said: “We are constantly looking for new ways to develop our reward and benefits offering.“Our fairs not only provide the ...
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Mears Group prepares for auto-enrolment
Social housing repairs and maintenance provider Mears Group is to launch a super trust pension scheme in preparation for its auto-enrolment staging date of 1 March 2013.The People’s Pension, provided by B&CE, will be available to the organisation’s 10,000 employees.Andrew Smith, finance director at Mears Group, said: “We have chosen ...
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Entries to Employee Benefits Awards 2013 to open in October
These awards recognise and showcase employers that have made a significant difference to their organisations through their reward strategies. The independence and integrity of these coveted awards is well recognised and therefore makes winning a highly regarded achievement. We will be opening the Employee Benefits Awards 2013 to entries later ...
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Bird and Bird raises flexible benefits take-up
EXCLUSIVE: Bird and Bird has seen take-up in its flexible benefits scheme increase to 64% after it relaunched the scheme in August.The international law firm relaunched the scheme with Portus Online to refresh its offering and improve administration.The firm has also added new benefits to the flex scheme, including critical ...
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Servisair launches corporate gift cards
Airport lounge provider Servisair has launched gift certificates for employers to use in reward and incentives packages.The certificates provide access to 21 Servisair lounges throughout the UK, continental Europe and Canada.The lounges feature complimentary drinks and snacks, newspapers and magazines, flat-screen televisions and flight information screens, and free Wi-Fi.The certificates ...
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Evans Cycles adds benefits to bikes-for-work schemes
Evans Cycles has added two new benefits to its bikes-for-work scheme.Users will now receive up to £50 worth of cycling accessories when purchasing a new bike through the scheme, as well as a half-price discount on bike servicing for a year.Mark Brown, head of Ride2Work at Evans Cycles, said: “We ...
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Leading speakers announced
The conference line-up for Employee Benefits Live, which will be held 25-26 September at Olympia, London sees expert reward, benefits and HR specialists discussing the latest challenges in free-to-attend sessions.Michelle Connolly, compensation and benefits director, UK region, at Oracle, will deliver the opening keynote address on Tuesday 25 September. She ...
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Health check with a difference
Most people welcome a health screening benefit provided by their employers to help them stay fit and healthy, but when Bali needed a health check it took eight people to get her along to it.Of course, since Bali is a 23-foot reticulated python living at Chester Zoo, she may well ...
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Jelf launches auto-enrolment guides
EXCLUSIVE: Jelf Employee Benefits has launched a series of guides to help employers navigate the changing landscape of pensions in the UK.The series, Making sense of workplace pension reforms, reflects the nine sections of The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) guidance for professional advisers.It is designed to make the topics accessible for ...
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FSA announces incentive scheme review findings
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has completed a review of 22 organisations’ financial incentive schemes.The review encompassed banks, building societies, insurers and investment firms.It found:Most incentive schemes were likely to drive employees to mis-sell and these risks were not being properly managed.Firms were failing to identify how incentive schemes might ...