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DLA Piper research: Employers encourage social media for work activities
Many employers (65%) actively encourage the use of social media for work-related activities, according to research by DLA Piper.The report, Knowing your tweet from your trend: keeping pace with social media in the workplace, addresses the problems that employers face keeping up with social media and the procedures that can ...
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Standard Life research: Most employees will not opt out when auto-enrolled into a pension
The majority (82%) of employees auto-enrolled into a pension scheme would not opt out when information is presented clearly and effectively, according to research by Standard Life.The Keep on nudging report found that, of those who would opt out when the 2012 pension reforms are implemented, a fifth said they ...
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Telemetry challenges staff to abseil down its office building
Employers are constantly thinking up ways to get their staff to achieve new heights. But few are as adventurous as Telemetry, which is challenging its employees to abseil down the side of its skyscraper office building.The online video provider, which occupies the 39th floor of Tower 42 in London, considers ...
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LCP Ireland research: Irish DB pension liabilities fall by €2 billion
Defined benefit (DB) pension scheme liabilities of the top 30 publicly-quoted Irish organisations and 11 semi-state organisations fell by over €2 billion to €24 billion in 2010, according to research by LCP Ireland.Of the organisations analysed, the research found that approximately half had recognised a reduction in their pension liabilities ...
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Immedia Group launches radio station for employees
Immedia Group, which provides radio and in-store media for retailers, has launched its first radio station dedicated to its own employees.The station, which will be broadcast at Immedia’s headquarters in Newbury, will play a mixture of music, organisation news and features, as well as providing a pilot for new services ...
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Rise in state pension age for women delayed
Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has announced that women who would have seen a two-year increase to their state pension age will have their wait reduced to 18 months.The Pensions Bill, which is currently going through parliament, proposes that the state pension age for women will reach 65 ...
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The Mineworkers' pension scheme renews administration contract
The Mineworkers’ pension scheme has renewed its five-year administration contract with Xafinity Paymaster. The arrangement will see the provider continue to offer administration services for the scheme’s 230,000 members.Mike Furbank, secretary of the Mineworkers’ pension scheme, said: “We are pleased to be extending our partnership with Xafinity Paymaster and look ...
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Pension Protection Fund research: Pension scheme deficits increase by £80 billion
The aggregate deficit of pension schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index has increased to £196.4 billion from £117.5 billion in just one month.Figures from the PPF show that the deficit of the 6,533 defined benefit (DB) schemes in the index increased by almost £80 billion from the ...
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Canada Life research: Employees in the dark about return-to-work support
Employees are in the dark about what support they would get from their employer to help them return to work following a significant absence, according to research by Canada Life.The insurer’s research showed that 32% of employees have no idea how their employers would support them, while 18% know they ...
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Admiral Group awards two employees with trip to Rugby World Cup semi-finals
Admiral Group has given two of its employees a trip to Auckland to see Wales play France in the semi-final of the Rugby World Cup.The Welsh organisation offered staff the chance to win the trip by getting them to answer the question: How many World Rugby Union/Admiral jerseys will the ...
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Hay Group research: Public sector salaries have risen 13% higher than private sector salaries over last decade
The pay gap between the public sector and private sector has been reversed, with salaries in the public sector rising by 13% more than their private sector counterparts over the last decade.Hay Group’s PayNet UK salary tracker: public versus private pay gap found that public sector pay, at the operative ...
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JustGiving launches online fundraising tool for employers
Just Giving has launched an online fundraising tool to encourage employers to maximise the money their employees raise for charitable causes.The tool will give UK businesses the opportunity to showcase their employees’ achievements, and match their donations with employer funds if they choose. Organisations also have the option of covering ...
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Spirit Pub Company and Travelodge among employers considering Nest
Spirit Pub Company and Travelodge are among 100 employers that are considering using the national employment savings trust (Nest) ahead of the introduction of employer duties in 2012.Other large organisations considering the pension scheme, which will be provided by the Nest Corporation, are Sodexo and Gondola Group. Some smaller organisations, ...
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Lifestyle Services Group adds gym membership to voluntary benefits
Lifestyle Services Group (LSG) is adding gym membership to its online voluntary benefits scheme to cater for its young employee population.The organisation, which has 1,100 UK staff, has 700 call centre staff. Iain Cartwright, employee engagement manager at LSG, said: “The discounts match our demographic. Our call centre is mostly ...
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Equiniti ICS launches auto-enrolment service
Equiniti ICS has introduced an auto-enrolment administration service.The HR and payroll provider will manage all aspects of auto-enrolment administration for an organisation. The service is aimed at organisations that would prefer to outsource their administration in order to control risk and costs, ensure compliance and minimise the need to increase ...
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Meat and Livestock Commission completes pension scheme buy-in
The trustee board of the Meat and Livestock Commission’s pension scheme has completed a £150 million buy-in with Aviva.The deal, advised by Towers Watson, involves Aviva making payments to the scheme equivalent to pensions for over 900 members.The contract with Aviva will be held as an asset of the pension ...
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Unison to ballot public sector workers over changes to pensions
Unison is to ballot public sector workers over government plans to make changes to local government and NHS pensions.†Ballot papers will be posted to 1.1 million public sector workers.Unison is urging union members to vote for strike action and to join the public service strike on 30 November.The call for ...
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JLT Pension Capital Strategies research: FTSE 250 pension scheme deficit improves by £2 million
The total deficit in FTSE 250 pension schemes at 30 June 2011 was estimated to be £6 billion, an improvement of £8 billion from the position 12 months ago, according to research by JLT Pension Capital Strategies.The FTSE 250 and their pension disclosures research found that total deficit funding was ...
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Marks and Spencer for Business introduces e-gift card
Marks and Spencer for Business has rolled out an e-gift card for employers to use in reward and recognition programmes.It enables organisations to instantly reward employees via email.The gift card can be used to shop in store, online, via the web or over the phone. It can be redeemed against ...
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Globoforce adds social media and mobile enhancements to employee recognition programme
Globoforce has added new social media and mobile enhancements to its employee recognition programme.The enhancements were designed to give HR professionals more flexibility and control over the nomination and reward redemption process.The enhancements include: A mobile application that features an employer’s continuous social feed to provide visibility into the organisation’s ...