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    The Pensions Trust launches flexible retirement website

    2011-09-26T10:08:14Z

    The Pensions Trust has launched a website to assist employers and defined contribution (DC) pension scheme members to manage flexible retirement plans.The website provides web-only administration for the flexible retirement plans, and interactive and informative tools for members, prospective members and employers.It also includes information on the plan, the options ...

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    Spire Healthcare acquires Lifescan

    2011-09-26T09:55:08Z

    Private hospital group Spire Healthcare has announced the acquisition of Lifescan, the provider of CT health checks.The acquisition, which has been valued at £1.365 million, will help to diversify Sprire’s services and increase patient volumes.Lifescan operates within 12 Spire hospitals, as well as two standalone centres.Rob Roger, chief executive officer ...

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    Aviva Health research: Employers and staff believe productivity is directly related to health

    2011-09-26T09:44:21Z

    Three in five (63%) UK employers and over three-quarters (78%)† of employees believe that health has a direct effect on productivity, according to research by Aviva Health.The annual Health of the workplace report found that 47% of employers said that the impact of the recession has made them realise the ...

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    Stadia Trustees launches investment directory

    2011-09-26T09:17:45Z

    Stadia Trustees, the provider of self-invested personal pensions (Sipps), has launched a directory offering a wide choice of investment products.The service, called SippWise, offers a wide range of investments from deposit accounts to more unusual alternative investments for both Sipps and qualifying recognised overseas pensions schemes (Qrops).Some of the more ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: RBS rolls out total reward statements in Asia Pacific

    2011-09-26T09:00:00Z

    Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group is rolling out online total reward statements (TRS) for its employees based in Asia Pacific to reinforce its total reward package at a time of modest pay increases.The rollout began in Australia and Malaysia on 1 July and is due to end with Japan ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Wolseley plumbs staff into £4.5 million bonus scheme

    2011-09-26T08:55:00Z

    Heating and plumbing company Wolseley has introduced a performance-related profit-share scheme that will pay out up to £4.5 million in bonuses to compensate in low salary increases.The scheme is available to 80% of the organisation’s 7,000 UK staff. The other 20%, including branch and sales managers, already have access to ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: RWE Npower sets new charity target

    2011-09-26T08:50:00Z

    RWE Npower is encouraging its staff to pull together to raise an additional £100,000 this year for its nominated charity, Macmillan Cancer Support, which is celebrating its centenary year.In October, the energy firm's 12,000 employees will be given time off to collect money for charity at Tesco and Morrisons stores, ...

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    Confessions of a benefits manager: Present and correct

    2011-09-26T08:31:00Z

    Presentations can be a pain in the neck for Candid, and a conference call with the US gives rise to unseen complicationsI don't mind making presentations. I don't get particularly nervous. At least I don't seem to, but I do get this funny neck-ache that appears as soon as I ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: London 2012 sponsors offer event perks to staff

    2011-09-26T08:30:00Z

    Organisations such as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Lloyds TSB, Sainsbury's and Scottish Widows are using their status as sponsors of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to offer staff incentives and benefits aligned with the events.They are giving employees the opportunity to attend an Olympics or Paralympics event. Law firm Freshfields, ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Good Measures offers green service to help employers promote sustainability

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Good Measures is to launch a service that encourages staff to improve their employer's environmental sustainability and take a share of any cost savings.The service, One Planet Workplace, is designed to help UK employers meet the government target of a 34% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.It allows organisations ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Hatton-Gore is director at Rewardhr

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Tony Hatton-Gore has become full-time director of reward consultancy Rewardhr.The consultancy was founded in September 2010, with Hatton-Gore previously acting as director alongside his practitioner roles.From January 2011, he served as director of reward at Atkins. Hatton-Gore’s other previous roles include director, head of remuneration and benefits at Arup; HR ...

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    Interview with Dan Couzens, EMEA rewards programme manager at Yahoo!

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Dan Couzens, EMEA rewards programme manager at Yahoo!, is rising to the various challenges of providing compensation and benefits to 1,500 employees across 12 countriesAfter a decade in recruitment, and four months into his first job in reward and benefits, Dan Couzens, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) rewards programme ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Johnson Fleming rolls out tailored pensions communication service

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Johnson Fleming has a new service that provides tailored communications to defined contribution (DC) pension scheme members.Its Nudge Communications product is designed to assist with retirement planning and achieving better outcomes throughout the employee's lifecycle. It includes various reminders and notifications personalised to each member.Iain Chadwick, senior consultant at Johnson ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Comet promotes Kate Yerby

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Comet has appointed Kate Yerby group reward manager.Yerby has worked for Comet since 2010 as a reward specialist. Her role covers recognition, engagement, and Comet’s health and wellbeing strategy.Previously, she was compensation and benefits analyst at Ipsos Mori and HR analyst at Christie’s.Read more about jobs and careers

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    Buyer's guide to electronic vouchers

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Key factsWhat are electronic voucher cards?These can be offered to employees as part of an incentive scheme or through salary deduction. The cards can be programmed for use at a specific retailer, multiple retailers, or at a selected group of retailers.Where can employers get more information?The UK Gift Card and ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Co-operative Employee Benefits introduces energy and phone discounts

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Co-operative Employee Benefits has expanded its product range with energy and home phone discounts, legal services, family care advice and ethical nurseries.The provider, which previously only offered childcare vouchers and bikes for work, has introduced the products to ensure employers can offer something for all employees.If employees switch their energy ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Personal Group research: Employers plan to review delivery of employee benefits

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Almost half (40%) of employers plan to review the management and delivery of their employee benefits, according to research by Personal Group.Its Benefits insights survey, which polled 58 organisations across a range of sectors, also found that 13% of respondents said they were under pressure to reduce the cost of ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Societe Generale appoints Neil Robson

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Societe Generale has appointed Neil Robson reward consultant.His previous roles include deputy head of reward at HSBC; head of reward, western hemisphere at Standard Chartered; head of reward integration at AEB and Standard Chartered; head of reward integration at American Express; total remuneration adviser at Chevron; and compensation and benefits ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Anthony York creates reward consultancy

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Anthony York has founded a new reward consultancy called Only People, of which he is director.†York said: “Only People will offer basic reward tools and will build a network of complementary professionals, from HR consulting and a wider pool, to create a one-stop shop that is focused on communications.”York’s previous ...

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    News analysis: Are bosses' pensions fair?

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    The TUC's PensionsWatch survey has revealed major disparities between directors' pensions and those of other employees, says Tynan BartonThe issue of fairness around pensions provision within organisations came to the fore last month with the publication of the Trades Union Congress' (TUC's) ninth PensionsWatch survey.It found that the average defined ...