All Benefits technology articles – Page 100

  • Article

    Aegon launches mobile app for 2012 pension reforms

    2011-10-03T09:57:58Z

    Aegon has launched a mobile application to support employers through the 2012 pension reforms.The Pensions Reform Planner app can be downloaded for free from the Apple store, by scanning a quick response (QR) code, or through the Aegon pension reforms website.The calendar-based app highlights key dates for the pension reforms. ...

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    Squire Sanders Hammonds launches employment law application

    2011-09-14T09:39:32Z

    The application also allows users to access the law firm’s own employment law updates and HR-focused workshops, as well as to an iPhone version of the firm’s HR legal facts booklet.Charles Frost, labour and employment partner at Squire Sanders Hammonds, and designer of the application, said: “We have endeavoured to ...

  • Article

    Punter Southall launches pensions auto-enrolment product

    2011-09-09T09:57:09Z

    Punter Southall has rolled out an interactive auto-enrolment product to help employers understand the cost implications of the 2012 pension reforms.The tool, PS Prepare, offers projections which show total costs, but can also be broken down by grade or segmentation categories (age and income group, for example), enabling employers to ...

  • Article

    Advanced Business Solutions research: Employers divided as to where payroll function should sit

    2011-09-05T09:28:28Z

    Organisations are divided as to where the payroll function sits within the business, according to research by management and information systems provider Advanced Business Solutions.The research, conducted among HR and payroll professionals in the UK and USA, found that 36% believe the payroll function should sit between the HR and ...

  • Article

    Virgin Media streamlines benefits and payroll administration

    2011-09-02T09:51:08Z

    Virgin Media has launched a platform called Employee Services to effectively communicate with all its employees.RightNow centralises the organisation’s various HR departments – the people team, employee benefits and payroll – into a single resource for staff. Its aim is to expedite employee access to benefits and payroll information.The platform ...

  • Article

    Logica partners SuperChoice to launch auto-enrolment product

    2011-09-02T09:49:29Z

    Business and technology firm Logica has partnered with Australian superannuation exchange SuperChoice to launch an auto-enrolment product to help employers meet the legislative requirements of the 2012 pension reforms.The product is based on the SuperChoice technology platform, which provides online contribution processing systems to around 40% of Australia’s largest pension ...

  • Article

    Vodafone to launch global compensation software programme

    2011-08-23T09:49:31Z

    Vodafone Group is launching a software programme to manage its fixed and variable compensation for 85,000 employees across 20 countries.The Compensation Cockpit from Excentive International will enable the organisation to manage bonus calculations, long-term incentives, salary reviews and allowances.Bernd Flossbach, head of group reward operations and policies at Vodafone Group, ...

  • Article

    Alexander Forbes forms partnership with Staffcare

    2011-08-11T08:57:00Z

    Alexander Forbes has teamed up with Staffcare to use its benefits communication and administration software, as part of a new strategic partnership.The benefits administration software will be used as part of Alexander Forbes’ new benefits offering which is set to be launched over the coming weeks.It will offer a suite ...

  • Article

    The Isle of Man government appoints Xafinity Claybrook for pension administration

    2011-08-05T09:37:00Z

    The Isle of Man government has appointed Xafinity Claybrook to administer a variety of public sector pension schemes using its Compendia software.The software will be installed to support 15,500 employees in a number of schemes covering public sector workers in the civil service, health service, teachers and police.Ian Murray, pensions ...

  • Analysis

    Pilot schemes are a good way to test benefits

    2011-07-31T23:00:00Z

    If you read nothing else, read this… Running a pilot benefit scheme is a good way to find out how it will work, timescales and budgets, what communications are needed, and whether it is right for the workforce. Preparations should include details on expected outcomes, as well as the desired ...

  • Article

    Personal Group re-brands as product range expands

    2011-07-25T12:38:56Z

    Employee benefits and financial services provider Personal Group has unveiled a new brand image, with a new logo aimed at combining traditional values with modern developments.The new look is launched at a time when Personal Group is expanding its products, including developing a new customer portal due to be launched ...

  • Article

    Equiniti launches online employee share portal

    2011-07-20T09:23:23Z

    The Equiniti Group has launched a new platform to enable employees to access and manage their share plans online.The ESP portal, which can be employer branded, allows employees to view their holdings, access their plan information and transact and sell shares.Employees can log on to the portal through a link ...

  • Article

    Fair Care launches pensions auto-enrolment product

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    Fair Care is to launch a product in August to help employers and staff manage the auto-enrolment and compliance issues associated with the 2012 pension reforms.Smart Pensions, designed for use with plans that operate salary sacrifice arrangements, can be added to the provider’s flexible benefits product. It will help with ...

  • Article

    Creative Benefits launches auto-enrolment services

    2011-06-14T23:00:00Z

    Creative Benefits has introduced services designed to assist employers with the auto-enrolment of staff into occupational pension schemes from 2012.The firm, formerly known as Creative Benefits Solutions, coincided the launch of five services with its rebrand and name change in May.Issues covered by its auto-enrolment services are: strategy and budget, ...

  • Article

    Buyer's guide to payroll software

    2011-06-05T23:00:00Z

    Payroll software can be customised to meet employers' specific needs, but organisations must decide whether to operate it in-house, or partially or fully outsourced, says Nick MartindalePayroll software lies at the heart of any employer's administration and record-keeping system, recording and processing all pay information and the figures needed for ...

  • Article

    Hay Group launches human resource management service

    2011-06-03T09:15:35Z

    Hay Group has launched a new human resource management product.Hay Group Spectrum is an evolution of the consultancy’s job evaluation service which is used by employers to analyse, understand and measure the work that occurs in their business.It helps employers to optimise how they reward employees, how they design jobs, ...

  • Article

    Standard Chartered considers adding sharesave plan to corporate wrap platform

    2011-05-04T23:00:00Z

    ?Standard Chartered is considering adding a sharesave plan and a range of investment funds for higher-rate taxpayers to its corporate wrap platform.The bank wants to provide more options for staff affected by tax changes, including the cut in the annual tax-free pension contribution allowance from £255,000 to £50,000.David Curtis, group ...

  • Article

    Kas Bank launches pension fund monitor app for iPad

    2011-04-13T09:40:37Z

    Kas Bank has launched a pension fund monitor application for the iPad.The app enables pension fund managers, trustees, sponsors and fund administrators to access up-to-date fund data at any time, from any location.It links to Kas Bank’s pensions dashboard which delivers metrics for the scheme’s funding level combined with compliance, ...

  • Article

    Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese introduces HR and payroll software

    2011-04-07T09:31:00Z

    Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese has introduced a new HR and payroll software system provided by Bond International Software.The Bond TeamSpirit system will allow the diocese to combine existing payroll processes with its HR function, sharing data between the two departments, which will significantly decrease the time spent on administration.The diocese ...

  • Article

    HMRC confirms changes to PAYE system

    2011-04-05T09:16:32Z

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed that Real Time Information (RTI), a new system that will improve the operation of pay as you earn (PAYE), will go ahead.Following consultation, HMRC confirmed that a pilot will begin in April 2012 with volunteer employers and software developers. It will work to ...