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BASF launches communications campaign for UK pension schemes
Chemical company BASF has launched a communications campaign to increase staff engagement with its UK-based pension schemes.The pension schemes have nearly 12,000 members, including pensioners, deferred and active members, all in very different job types and based at 18 sites.The communications campaign is with Shilling Communication.Lynne Rawcliffe, scheme pension manager ...
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Thomsons Online Benefits staff train for triathlon
EXCLUSIVE: Thomsons Online Benefits has arranged weekly training sessions, motivational speakers, weekly sports massages, a nutritionist, a physiotherapist and branded kit to help its employees train for the 2012 Virgin London Triathlon on 22 September.More than 50 employees are training for the event.Co-founders Michael Whitfield and Chris Bruce created the ...
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Employers plan to increase HR technology spend
A third (31%) of employers are planning to increase their spend on HR technology in the next year, according to research by Towers Watson.The HR service delivery survey, which polled 628 organisations, found that this was being fuelled by a need to continue growth in the organisation and also improve ...
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10% of respondents have taken time off work to avoid workplace bullying
One in 10 respondents have taken time off sick to avoid bullying in the workplace, while 11% have done so because they have been unfairly treated by a line manager, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.The research, which surveyed 1,607 UK employees, found that 13% felt they have ...
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Lockton to enter UK benefits market
Insurance and risk management firm Lockton is to enter the UK employee benefits market.It aims to build a full-service capability by 1 January 2013.The employee benefits unit will be led by Mike Tyler, who will join from the UK division of global benefits firm Buck Consulting, where he was managing ...
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Mercer and Pruhealth launch Britain’s Healthiest Company initiative
PruHealth, in partnership with consultancy Mercer, has launched an initiative called Britain’s Healthiest Company, to find organisations in the UK with the best practices in maintaining a healthy workforce.The initiative was launched on 26 August. The closing date for entries is 7 November, with the results to be announced in ...
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Employees believe employer has violated overtime laws
Just under two-thirds (63%) of UK hourly-paid workers believe their employer has violated laws or rules governing overtime, according to research by The Workforce Institute at Kronos.The global survey, which polled employees from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, India, Mexico, the UK and the US, found that the vast majority ...
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MacLeod leads focus on HR strategy
A focus on human resources strategy is new for Employee Benefits Live 2012.The second day, 26 September, features a keynote speech on employee engagement by David MacLeod, co-author of the MacLeod Report, an update of which is due out in October, plus three seminars aimed at HR generalists with benefits ...
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Freshfields opens health suite and launches health and wellbeing website
EXCLUSIVE: Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has opened a new health suite at its London head office and launched a website to bring all its health and wellbeing benefits under one brand.The health suite includes an on-site GP, dentist, nurse, physiotherapist and masseuse. There is also an occupational health programme, ...
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BT enables staff to transfer sharesave options online
EXCLUSIVE: BT Group has used an online facility for the first time to allow staff to transfer maturing sharesave options to an individual savings account (Isa), the BT pension scheme, or to a spouse or partner.Transfers were previously done manually, but staff can now log into their online share account, ...
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BMW to roll out new total reward statements
EXCLUSIVE: BMW is to launch new total reward statements and send them to more staff than in previous years.In 2011, the car manufacturer sent statements to staff in its sales arm, BMW UK, to raise awareness of the benefits they receive.In 2012, statements will also be sent to 1,000 employees ...
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Recognition programmes motivate staff
Among UK employees whose employer offers a recognition programme, 70% feel appreciated in their job, according to employee reward and recognition organisation Globoforce.The Globoforce UK workforce mood tracker survey, which was carried out in conjunction with One Poll and had 1,000 respondents, also found that only 11% of staff with ...
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Telefonica launches first phase of auto-enrolment communications
EXCLUSIVE: Telefonica has launched the first phase of its auto-enrolment communications campaign, focusing on the non-members of its pension scheme.The campaign, which is part of a package of communications services from Caburn Hope, will include a second phase later in 2012.The telecommunications firm has 6,000 employees, with around 50% in ...
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Easyjet employees receive £4,600 each as sharesave matures
EXCLUSIVE: Easyjet employees received an average payout of £4,600 each as a sharesave scheme matured on 1 August. The highest payout was £12,000.There were 780 employees in the sharesave, which is provided by Yorkshire Building Society.It has been offered every year for eight years, at a discount of 20%.Ken Lawrie, ...
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Sarah Maddox moves to UK Mail
UK Mail has appointed Sarah Maddox HR director.She was previously at National Express for 14 years, starting in 1998 as HR officer and progressing to the role of head of HR.Read more about careers in reward and benefits
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Serco recruits Julia Warren
Serco Group has appointed Julia Warren HE director, UK and Europe, as part of its newly-formed UK and European division.Warren was previously HR director at Thomson Reuters.Read more about careers in reward and benefits
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Seagate Technology to reduce employee medical costs
EXCLUSIVE: Seagate Technology says co-sharing medical costs with staff will reduce the annual employee medical inflation level for its Singapore operation to 2-3% in 2012.In 2008, the global producer of hard drives experienced medical inflation of 10.6%.In 2010, it became one of the first companies in Singapore to introduce co-sharing. ...
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D Young staff take part in charity run
EXCLUSIVE: Employees of D Young and Co took part in a charity run as part of the law firm’s focus on health and wellbeing.The firm has taken part in the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge in Battersea Park for several years, but the 2012 run saw its highest attendance yet, ...
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Fair Care launches health screening campaign
EXCLUSIVE: Fair Care Employee Benefits has launched a campaign to encourage employers to offer health assessments in the workplace.Its Get checked campaign focuses on health screening, pointing out that schemes are tax-free when offered via a salary sacrifice arrangement.Fair Care will send mailshots to existing clients as well as carrying ...
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Vinci UK increases staff spend on voluntary benefits plan
EXCLUSIVE: Vinci UK has increased the employee spend on its voluntary benefits plan by 100% through a series of new communications programmes.Transactions via the construction firm’s employee discounts site has increased to £20,000 per month, up from £10,000 at the beginning of 2012.Gemma Concannon, benefits manager at Vinci UK, said: ...