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Katherine George moves to Discovery
Discovery Communications has appointed Katherine George interim international benefits analyst.Previously, George has worked as interim benefits manager at HSBC, interim reward specialist at BDO, interim benefits consultant at ITV, and compensation and benefits manager at Syngenta.Read more articles on jobs in reward and benefits
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JD Wetherspoon launches employee discounts scheme
JD Wetherspoon has launched an employee discounts scheme for its 26,000 employees.The scheme, which is provided by Asperity Employee Benefit and provides access to online and in-store shopping discounts at more than 2000 retailers, was taken up by 7,000 employees in the first two weeks after its launch at the ...
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K&L Gates increases take up of discounted gym membership
Take-up of K&L Gates’ discounted gym membership has grown steadily since its launch, due to the scheme being offered through a monthly enrolment window.Around one-fifth of the law firm’s 217 employees have enrolled in the benefit since it was launched in May.Debra Scudder, HR manager at K&L Gates, said: “We ...
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South West Trains thanks staff with online discount scheme
South West Trains has launched an online discount scheme and an intranet site to help communicate benefits to its mobile employees.Internal communications manager Matt Hurst said: “We have launched the scheme to say thank-you to staff for their hard work during a challenging year. We thought it was time to ...
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Filmology launches discounted cinema voucher
Filmology has launched a discounted cinema voucher product for employers to offer to staff.The vouchers, which can be added to an organisation’s voluntary benefits portal, can save staff up to 40% on regular cinema admission.The vouchers are redeemable at over 480 cinemas across the UK and Ireland, including Cineworld, Showcase, ...
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Computershare staff raise money for charity
Computershare employees are getting active to raise money for charity in September.†Computershare employees, along with clients and contacts, will be cycling through Namibia on a 530-kilometre route that started in Windhoek on 3 September and ends in Walvis Bay three days later.Funds raised through sponsorship, as well as a yard ...
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Capital One launches global wellness portal
Capital One is launching an online global wellness portal for its 28,000 staff, as well as onsite massages and beauty treatments in its head office.The Get Active programme, which goes live in September, invites staff to create their own fitness challenges in teams, develop an online food journal with over ...
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CA Technologies rolls out global wellness programme
CA Technologies is rolling out its global wellness programme to Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal and Israel in its continued efforts to boost engagement and morale, while controlling healthcare costs.Since launching the programme in the UK, CA has seen its private medical insurance claims fall, resulting in a saving of £37,500.The ...
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Interview with Nik Butcher, senior general manager reward at Ceva Logistics
A musical background with the Royal Marines and West End shows has given Nik Butcher, senior general manager reward at Ceva Logistics, an unusual harmony with the benefits worldFrom sailing the seven seas with the Royal Marines to playing in the orchestra for Les Miserables, Nik Butcher, senior general manager ...
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Mark Bradshaw joins Tata Steel
Tata Steel Europe has appointed Mark Bradshaw director, reward and recognition.He was previously HR director – reward and engagement at Amey for eight years.Bradshaw has also held various pensions and benefits roles at Siemens and National Grid.Read more about jobs in reward and benefits
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The Big Question: Is the stock market fall turning staff off pension savings?
We ask the experts for their answers… have your say online.Dev Raval, director of reward at BSkyB:The recent fall in global stock markets is only the latest challenge to the ‘pension’ brand. Recent headlines have told us of changes to state, private and public sector plans and stories of poor ...
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CSC launches voluntary benefits scheme and online discussion group
IT consultancy CSC has launched a voluntary benefits scheme to its UK staff, along with an online discussion group through which employees can engage directly with HR about the new system.CSC, which has 93,000 staff in 80 countries, has offered its US staff voluntary benefits, provided by Next Jump, for ...
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Richard Beeby bubbling at Britvic
Britvic Soft Drinks has appointed Richard Beeby group reward manager.For the past six years, he has worked at Comet Group in roles including group reward manager, reward analysis and implementation manager, HR business programme manager, and HR business partner.Before joining Comet Group, Beeby spent three years as a personnel manager ...
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Aviva switches share scheme providers
Aviva has transferred all shareholders, including staff participating in either its share incentive plan (Sip) or sharesave scheme, to a new share scheme provider.The insurance firm, which completed the six-month long project in July, moved around 25,000 live employee share plan records move to Computershare from previous provider Equiniti.Employees will ...
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Informa to tie in auto-enrolment staging date with flexible benefits renewal
Informa may comply with the incoming pension reforms several months before its staging date in order to tie in with its flexible benefits renewal period and provide a buffer should it make any acquisitions.The media firm’s staging date was originally August 2013 but this changed to July 2013 after it ...
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Standard Life research: Most employers not prepared for auto-enrolment
The majority (93%) of large employers do not yet have firm plans in place to meet the requirements of auto-enrolment, according to research by Standard Life.Its Insight into auto-enrolment research, which surveyed 200 large employers, found just 7% had reached a decision on how they will deal with auto-enrolment, 39% ...
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Employers warned on Agency Workers Regulations (AWR)
Employers are being warned to get to grips with the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), which come into force in a month’s time.The rules, which apply from 1 October, give temporary agency staff the same basic working conditions, including pay, some bonuses, working hours and holidays, as permanent workers after 12 ...
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News analysis: The taxman rides again
Opinions are divided over how new VAT rules for benefits offered via salary sacrifice will affect perks such as bikes for work, says Nicola SullivanDebate is raging over how employers and employees will be affected by the new ruling on applying VAT to benefits offered through salary sacrifice. Last month, ...
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Benefits roles change after Punch Taverns and Spirit Pub Company demerger
Following the demerger of Punch Taverns and Spirit Pub Company, Simon Belton, previously group pensions manager at Punch Taverns, is now head of pensions at Spirit Pub Company.Belton’s previous roles include international benefit consultant at Thomsons Online Benefits and pensions consultant at KPMG.In addition, Jackie Burn is now HR director ...
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Vue Entertainment sees take-up rise after switching voluntary benefits providers
Vue Entertainment has seen take up of its voluntary benefits plan rise to 35% since switching providers. Its new scheme, My Vue Benefits, is provided by Asperity Employee Benefits and was launched in May for 2,900 staffacross 69 UK locations.Alex James, head of HR operations at Vue, said: “Providing staff ...