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Spirit AeroSystems launches eyecare scheme for staff
Spirit AeroSystems has launched an eyecare scheme for staff, which will offer onsite eye examinations, and prescribe safety eyewear and visual display unit (VDU) glasses as required.The scheme, provided by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, will be offered to staff at the commercial aircraft designer and manufacturer's Prestwick, Scotland and Preston, England ...
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Randox Health Checks opens London health screening clinic
Randox Health Checks has opened a clinic in London for the provision of its preventative health screening programme.Employers can offer the screenings to staff, either at the City-based clinic, or onsite at the workplace, both locally and internationally.Randox Health Checks’ programme is based primarily on blood analysis, and provides individuals ...
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ADP and Thomsons Online Benefits partner to offer employers information on pension reforms
ADP and Thomsons Online Benefits has partnered to help employers understand the pension reforms.The partnership will provide consultancy on every aspect of the pension reforms and auto-enrolment, including provider selection, cost modelling, employee engagement and ongoing management.It also aims to help employers restructure their reward strategies, provide technology to help ...
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Nearly half of respondents plan pay freezes for 2012
Nearly half (43%) of respondents plan to implement a pay freeze in 2012, according to research by Croner.The research, by the UK provider of workplace information, software and services, also found that a quarter of the 100 private sector organisations surveyed said their pay award for 2012 will be higher ...
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BT sharesave scheme to pay out average of £8,000 to staff
BT employees are to receive an average payout of £8,000 as a three-year sharesave scheme matures.The organisation will also pay a £250 bonus to all UK employees to recognise the achievements of the business over the last three years.The sharesave scheme was launched in 2009 with shares available to BT’s ...
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Asos.com management staff to split £66m in shares
Asos.com management staff are to split £66 million in shares, as part of a plan to incentivise and reward its management team.The online retailer’s chief executive and founder Nick Robertson will receive shares worth nearly £25 million, while three directors will receive £35 million, and three senior managers will receive ...
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BBC journalists accept 1% pay rise
BBC journalists have accepted a 1% pay rise, calling off strike action that was threatened for June.The pay offer for 2012-13 will include a minimum increase of £400 per employee.The agreement is a joint deal between the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU) and the National Union of Journalists ...
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Admiral Group, Baringa Partners and Intuit UK are top winners at Best Places to Work 2012
Admiral Group, Baringa Partners and Intuit UK were among the UK employers named the Best Workplaces 2012.The UK’s Best Workplace programme, which is run by Great Places to Work UK, consists of an annual employee survey and management culture audit, which pinpoint and evaluate specific aspects of an employer’s people ...
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Age-old tradition of elevenses eroded by modern working practices
As the country prepares to celebrate the best of British for the Queen’s Jubilee, a study has found that the age-old tradition of elevenses has been eroded by modern working practices.The survey, conducted by juice producer PomeGreat, found that 54% of British workers now favour a mid-morning snack by 10:30 ...
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Aviva launches anti-stress app
Aviva has launched a free application (app) called My Stress Kit to help employees manage their stress levels.The app, which is free to download on smart phones, can be included in employers’ health and wellbeing programme.Users have to complete a short quiz to identify their stress levels, as well as ...
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Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill outlines binding vote for shareholders
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill has been published, which includes giving shareholders binding votes on directors’ pay.Vince Cable, business secretary, presented the bill to Parliament.He said: “The measures in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill will help make Britain one of the most enterprise-friendly countries in the world.“It will ...
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Akzo Nobel enters into £1.4 billion longevity insurance contract
Akzo Nobel has entered into a £1.4 billion longevity insurance contract to make its future pension costs more predictable.The agreement between the Azko Nobel (CPS) Pension Scheme and Swiss Re differs from most longevity hedging contracts. Swiss Re will retain the risk on its balance sheet, rather than pass it ...
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Thomsons Online Benefits to launch social gaming benefits campaign
Thomsons Online Benefits is to launch an online campaign called Benefits Games, which is designed to engage employees with benefits by using social gaming.It will provide an interactive way for key benefits messages to be communicated. For five days, starting on 28 May, the website will be available to share ...
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Half of larger firms review employee benefits annually
More than half of organisations with 1,000-plus staff review the benefits they offer on an annual basis, according to research by Legal and General.The research found that two-fifths of organisations with between 10 and 100 staff do not plan to review the benefits they offer to staff in the foreseeable ...
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18% of respondents receive a dental plan through their employer
Only 18% of respondents are offered access to a dental plan through their employer, according to research by Cigna UK.The study, carried out in conjunction with YouGov, found that almost a third of those who are not offered dental †benefits through their employer would like to be.The research coincides with ...
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InterContinental Hotels Group staff to receive pay rise as part of London living wage
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) employees will receive a five-year phased pay rise in support of the London living wage, currently set at £8.30 per hour by the Mayor of London.The group behind Holiday Inn and Intercontinental has committed to phased pay rises in each of its eight London hotels that ...
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Hymans Robertson launches auto-enrolment services for mid-sized employers
Hymans Robertson has launched a range of services to help mid-sized employers prepare for auto-enrolment.These will tackle four key stages of implementing auto-enrolment:Designing a solution for auto-enrolment.Turning the design into reality.Providing technical support.Reviewing the approach.Lee Hollingworth, head of defined contribution (DC) at Hymans Robertson, said: “The auto-enrolment journey for Britain’s ...
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Nest launches guidance for communicating pensions to new generation
The national employment savings trust (Nest) has launched eight golden rules, aimed at helping employers to lead staff through the incoming pension reforms.The rules, which focus on removing jargon, are:Keep it real: Avoid abstract languageRights not responsibility: Tell people what they are entitled toOut with the old: Make pensions relevant ...
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The Pensions Regulator sets out strategic focus for next three years
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has set out its key areas of strategic focus for the next three years in its Corporate plan 2012-15.Over the period covered by the plan, TPR’s actions will include:Ensuring that employers are ready for auto-enrolment, tailoring its approach for businesses of different sizes;Continuing the progress made ...
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Employers struggle to pay salaries that keep up with inflation
Employers continue to struggle to close the gap between basic salaries and the cost of living, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its Spring 2012 Labour market outlook survey of more than 1,000 employers found that pay award expectations for the next 12 months have ...