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Healthcare research 2012: Attitudes
Cost remains the dominant influence on employers’ decisions to provide healthcare benefits, but most still do not measure the return on their investment, says Debbie LovewellSince 2006, cost has remained the most important factor influencing employers’ decisions to buy, or to continue to offer, healthcare benefits. Cost and obtaining the ...
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Healthcare research 2012: Sponsor's comment: Benefits of health are clear
A co-ordinated approach is needed to get the best out of healthcare benefits, says Kirsty Jagielko, head of product management at Cigna HealthCare Benefits (UK HB)There is no doubt that, as employers, we accept the business benefits of having a healthier workforce. It is great to hear that more employers ...
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Winners of the Employee Benefits Awards announced
The 2012 Employee Benefits Awards took place at The Artillery Garden at the HAC in London on 31 May.Hosted by Jason Byrne on behalf of Employee Benefits magazine and celebrating the best in benefits, just 24 winners were selected from 100 finalists.More details and photos will be added to this ...
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Reforms agreed for Local Government Pension Scheme
The Local Government Association (LGA) and trade unions Unison and GMB have reached an agreement on how to take forward the reform of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), to take effect from 1 April 2014.The proposals will now be communicated to scheme members, employers, funds and other scheme interests. ...
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Today’s graduates can expect to work as long as the Queen
As the UK prepares to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this weekend, Punter Southall’s Ross Matthews, says that graduates starting their first job can expect to be healthy enough to rack up their own 60 years in the workplace.Ross, the actuarial consultancy’s head of longevity research, said: “The last few ...
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Professional service staff are dirtiest at home
Anyone envious of the slick offices many employees in the professional services enjoy, might take comfort from the fact that away from work these professionals can be mucky pups.Research from carpet cleaners, Rug Doctor, has revealed that 48% of professional services employees claim they do not have time to do ...
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Employer-paid benefit choice most common in UK
Almost half (48%) of respondents in the UK offer some form of choice in employer-paid benefits, according to research by benefits consultants Mercer.The European survey on employee choice in benefits, which polled 516 employers across 11 European countries, found that employer-paid benefit choice is the most common among respondents in ...
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Half of respondents introduced telematics to mitigate fleet risk
Five in ten (50%) respondents have introduced telematics to their company fleet in order to reduce the risk associated with fleet management and to meet their duty-of-care responsibilities, according to research by ALD Automotive.The research was conducted by YouGov among UK employers with more than 1,000 staff which have introduced ...
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A third of respondents offer family-friendly policies
A third (67%) of employers offer family-friendly policies to staff, but only one in five working fathers take advantage of these, according to research by BT and the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI).The research, which surveyed 1,500 working fathers across the UK, also found that 49% of respondents ...
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Karen Thomson: Would more flexible parental leave end reward inequality?
Although many of the government’s proposals are geared towards ending inequality in the workplace, theory versus practice is another matter. The measures assume fathers will want to take more responsibility in caring for their offspring and, with improved legislation to help them, it assumes fathers will actually take leave and ...
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Padraig Floyd: DC pension schemes
Auto-enrolment, the most ambitious attempt to reform pensions in a century, will launch in the autumn, but we must not think we have cracked the problem of getting people to save for their retirement. We haven’t. Not by a long chalk.After all, what does auto-enrolment actually achieve? For many, it ...
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Clarity Global launches financial education website for employers and employees
Independent financial advice firm Clarity Global has launched a website to provide employers and employees with resources for financial education.The website will offer employers:The ability to deliver a foundation of financial education to all employees in a cost-effective manner.Full personalisation, which allows employers to monitor employees’ use on the site ...
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Employers should contribute more to the cost of childcare
Nearly half (47%) of respondents said employers should contribute more to the cost of childcare, according to research by Mumsnet.Its Childcare costs survey also found that 77% of respondents do not think the government does enough to support working parents with the cost of childcare.The research also found:38% of respondents ...
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Workplace Options offers free carer’s pack during Carer’s Week
Workplace Options will provide a free carer’s pack to the employers it work with during Carer’s Week, which runs from 18-24 June.The pack is designed to help employees look after their wellbeing, as well as learn how to effectively balance their working lives with their caring responsibilities.It includes information and ...
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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust launches salary sacrifice car scheme
The Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has launched a salary sacrifice car scheme.The scheme, provided by Tusker, is open to the trust's permanent employees as part of its flexible benefits package.It will also be available to around 5,000 staff at the Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust as part of an ...
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T-Systems increases pension scheme take-up and launches online flexible benefits
T-Systems has increased take-up in its group personal pension (GPP) plan from 80% to 84%, and has introduced an online flexible benefits scheme.The GPP plan was promoted during the launch of the flex scheme in January. Since the launch, 81% of the telecommunications firm’s 1,000 employees have registered on the ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Workplace Options launches work-life balance programme
Workplace Options, in partnership with childcare provider Bright Horizons and charity the National Childbirth Trust (NCT), has introduced a work-life balance programme.The programme, Working Family Advantage, helps employers create a family-friendly culture in the workplace.It includes:One-to-one coaching sessions to help parents and carers find a work-life balance.Group training and development ...
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Allianz Worldwide Care launches international PMI product
Allianz Worldwide Care has launched an international private medical insurance (PMI) scheme, which is designed for UK-based employees and expatriates.The product called, Signature, is divided into two core plans: Signature Prime and Signature Plus. These cover a range of in-patient and day-care treatments.There are also a number of optional add-ons ...
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Pensions Management Institute launches qualification for advisers affected by RDR
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has launched a diploma in regulated retirement advice, which is fully compliant with the retail distribution review (RDR).The diploma provides advisers affected by RDR with the opportunity to gain the necessary accreditation they need to continue to provide advice.The diploma comprises three modules under the ...
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Medicash adds EAP to health cash plan product
Medicash has added an employee assistance programme (EAP) to its health cash plan offering.The EAP service includes a support helpline and an intervention for stress programme.It also includes:Access to emotional support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.Access to local face-to-face counselling.Post-trauma critical incident support.Enhanced debt management service.Career coaching.An ...