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Originem sets out plans for pensions auto-enrolment
EXCLUSIVE: Originem plans to comply with the auto-enrolment legislation from October, well ahead of its staging date in September 2013.The outsourced recruitment company is the employer of record for about 900 temporary and contract staff, which it places with UK organisations in the construction, education, healthcare and IT industries.Chris Clowes, ...
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BOC appoints Sophie Sheppard
BOC, part of the Linde Group, has appointed Sophie Sheppard employee services adviser.Her previous roles in the industry include: HR and reward adviser at Unum and recruitment officer at WWF UK.Read more about careers in reward and benefits
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Deep Sea UK appoints Rebecca Hislam
Deep Sea UK has appointed Rebecca Hislam HR manager.Her previous experience in the industry includes: HR manager at WT Partnership, HR adviser at trade union GMB, HR project manager at the British Red Cross, personnel officer at St George’s Hospital Medical School, and HR administrator at Admiral Training Solutions.Read more ...
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New Look appoints Miranda Rosenbaum
New Look has made Miranda Rosenbaum interim group reward manager.Her previous roles include: group reward manager at JD Williams, systems and benefits consultant at Pearson VUE, and HR and payroll co-ordinator at Prometric.Read more about careers in reward and benefits
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Asperity Employee Benefits launches shopping discount app
EXCLUSIVE: Asperity Employee Benefits is to launch a shopping discount application for smartphones and tablet devices.Its Reward Gateway app is designed to allow employees to browse discounts, check offers, order SMS text vouchers, which can be sent straight to their mobile device, and top up reloadable cards on the go. ...
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News analysis: Would true pay transparency work?
Should employees know how much their colleagues are earning? For many organisations that could open a can of worms, says Jennifer PatersonA televised experiment on pay transparency has shone a spotlight on the implications of employees disclosing salary details to colleagues, and whether transparency is really the best policy in ...
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American Express EMEA role for Jonathan Marsh
American Express has promoted Jonathan Marsh to Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) benefits manager.His previous roles at the credit card company include: EMEA HR lead for ePayroll implementation, organisational readiness manager, and compensation and benefits analyst.Read more about careers in reward and benefits
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Aidan Crossey joins Affinity Sutton
Affinity Sutton Housing Association has appointed Aidan Crossey head of reward and remuneration.His previous roles include: total reward development lead at NHS Employers, reward manager at Alfred McAlpine, head of reward at Edexcel and reward specialist at the Royal College of Nursing.Read more about careers in reward and benefits
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Archbishop Sentamu Academy launches second bring-your-own device scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Archbishop Sentamu Academy in Hull is to launch a second bring-your-own-device scheme for its 200 staff in the next academic year, which begins in September.The scheme enables staff to buy an Apple device, such as an iPad, that can be used in the classroom, via a salary sacrifice arrangement. ...
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Interview with Francis O'Mahony, head of employee share plans and share registration at BT Group
When Francis O’Mahony is not indulging in his love of vintage cars and fine wine, he is focused on his wide-ranging remit as head of employee share plans and share registration at BT Group.O’Mahony was named ‘Employee benefits specialist of the year’ at the 2012 Employee Benefits Awards in May ...
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Buyer's guide to dental benefits
Focus on factsWhat are dental benefits?These provide financial assistance with some, or all, of the costs of visiting a dentist and dental treatment. Benefits can be delivered through a dental insurance scheme, of which there are two types. One has cover limits for broad areas such as routine examinations, hygiene ...
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Confessions of a benefits manager: Quality control
The pensions consultancy wants feedback on its performance, but Candid fears her catalogue of complaints will not be heededThe first email from Smarmy Consulting is ignored, and the second one too. Then it starts to get nasty. “We notice you have not replied to our questionnaire,” it writes. “This information ...
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Employee Benefits Pensions and Workplace Savings Research 2012: Attitudes
Many employers have a long history of taking responsibility for the long-term financial wellbeing of their staff . Twelve years ago, 68% of respondents to the Employee Benefits Pensions strategy research 2000 told us this was the case in their organisation. This figure has remained consistently high over the past ...
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Employee Benefits Pensions and Workplace Savings Research 2012: Auto-enrolment
After many years in the pipeline, the Pensions Act 2008 will finally begin to take effect from October this year. For some organisations, compliance is already a reality, with some having opted to bring their staging date forward to last month. The legislation will introduce compulsory minimum employer and employee ...
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Employee Benefit Pensions and Workplace Savings Research 2012: Key Findings
Our survey, which was carried out in June 2012 among readers of Employee Benefits magazine and users of www.employeebenefits.co.uk, received 206 responsesKEY FINDINGS85% will use their existing pension scheme for implementing the auto-enrolment reforms.75% know how much auto-enrolment will cost, with 32% saying it will increase costs by 1-9%.34% will ...
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Virgin cabin crew told to mind their Ps,Qs and mates
Virgin’s Australian cabin crew will undergo etiquette classes to improve the airline’s chances of competing for business passengers.While most employers will offer information technology (IT) training or team-building exercises, Virgin is more concerned about the etiquette of its Australian staff.Classes will include wine appreciation and guides to body language, according ...
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BASF, Crest Nicholson and Merck awarded Pension Quality Mark
Chemical company BASF, housebuilding firm Crest Nicholson and pharmaceutical firm Merck are the latest employers to be awarded the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) for their workplace pension schemes.The PQM, which was launched by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) in 2009, recognises employers that offer pension schemes with good ...
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A quarter of private sector staff are in workplace pensions
Only a quarter (26%) of private sector employees are active members of their employers’ pension scheme in the UK, according to research by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).The research, Employers’ pension provision survey 2011, also found that only 31% of private sector organisations currently offer pension provision for ...
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Court of Appeal rules on holiday entitlement during long-term sick leave
The Court of Appeal has ruled that an NHS Leeds’ employee is still entitled to paid annual holidays, despite being off sick for the whole of that year.The court ruled that NHS Leeds’ clerical worker Janet Larner is entitled to her paid leave for the year 2009/10, even though she ...
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Pitmans Trustees launches pensions governance committee training initiative
Pitmans Trustees has launched a governance committee training initiative for newly-formed and existing defined contribution (DC) governance committees.The independent trustee firm’s training includes:Information on the background on the necessity for governance committees.The structure of a committee.The roles and responsibilities of committee members.The terms of reference and responsibilities specific to a ...