All Benefits technology articles – Page 95
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Ensign launches pensions communications product
Ensign Pensions Administration has launched a product to help pension scheme members communicate with their scheme administrators. The product, Intouch, provides video communications services, which enable employees to receive live face-to-face support from the administration team that looks after their pension.The calls are designed to help employees share and review ...
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Use of self-service HR and payroll on the rise
A quarter of respondents intend to introduce self-service HR and payroll in the next two years, according to research by MidlandHR.Its research, Self-service e-evolution: HR and payroll, which surveyed 200 HR and payroll managers from UK organisations with more than 500 employees, found that almost two-thirds (61%) of respondents that ...
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Southco Manufacturing launches portal
Southco Manufacturing has launched an online benefits portal, which comprises the employer’s voluntary benefits package and a new environmental benefit.The online portal, My Southco Benefits, which is provided by BHSF, includes access to the engineering firm’s employee assistance programme, virtual doctor service, discounts scheme and the new environmental benefit, Green ...
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BT Group expands global pay review process
BT Group has expanded the reach of its global pay review process to include 38,000 employees across 60 countries using software from Talentia. The telecommunications organisation had previously only used the software provider’s web-based package to support and manage the process for management.Stakeholders and managers can now oversee the process ...
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Greenery UK hires DB pension administrator
Food distributor, Greenery UK, has appointed Capita Employee Benefits to provide actuarial and administration services for its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.The services, which are part of a three-year contract, went live on 1 October.John Priest, trustee of the pension scheme, said: “We saw [Capita] as a trusted partner and ...
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Aon Hewitt launches auto-enrolment product
Aon Hewitt has launched its auto-enrolment product, A to Z.It selected insurer Zurich as the pensions provider for A to Z.The product, which has been developed for organisations that are implementing auto-enrolment in 2014, has a flat annual management charge of 0.5% for all members if they use Zurich’s default ...
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Workforce Metrics launches HR compliance product
Workforce Metrics has launched a web-based HR product, which is designed to help HR departments better comply with government legislation.The product, ER Tracker, aims to increase visibility and compliance, while also improving diversity, fairness and privacy in the workplace.Andy Shettle, managing director of Workforce Metrics, said: “Surviving in today’s uncertain ...
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Lorica adds master trust to auto-enrolment product
EXCLUSIVE: Lorica Employee Benefits has partnered Now: Pensions to add a master trust to its integrated auto-enrolment and pensions product, Littleblue.Littleblue, which also includes a group personal pension (GPP) plan, is designed to suit employers with between five and 250 employees, but can be used by both larger and smaller ...
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HMRC to shut down unused PAYE schemes
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced that unused pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) schemes will be shut down.Employers that have not used their schemes will receive letters to explain that their PAYE schemes have been closed.Any PAYE schemes opened after 5 April 2013 will be shut down automatically where the employer has ...
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Oscar Mayer launches online benefits portal
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar Mayer has launched an online benefits portal for employees to access all of their core and voluntary benefits in one place.The food production organisation consulted with its 1,600 employees and learned they wanted a package that contained all their core benefits, such as healthcare and legal advice, alongside ...
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Ceridian launches auto-enrolment product for SMEs
Ceridian has launched an off-the-shelf auto-enrolment product for small and medium-sized employers (SMEs).The technology and service providers’ product aims to help organisations with between 499 and 59 employees that will reach their staging date in 2014 and reduce the administrative burden of complying with auto-enrolment.It is delivered through Ceridian’s HRevolution ...
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DOD’s blog: What do we do with ‘big data’?
At last week’s Employee Benefits Live, a debate started among HR people frustrated by the volume of management information they were being swamped by.As an aside, have you noticed how people seem to have stopped saying ‘management information’ and now call it ‘big data’? Oh, big deal.Over the years I ...
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Five key criteria to ask a flexible benefits provider
If you read nothing else, read this…Employers should ascertain whether a provider works alone or is supported by a third party to deliver the scheme.The provision of eight to 10 employee benefits is advisable in the first year of a scheme.Workplace benefits days can help employees to understand the perks ...
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Thomson Reuters launches global HR and payroll system
Thomson Reuters has launched an HR management and payroll system for 60,000 employees across 100 countries.The system, provided by Workday, has replaced the media and information firm’s in-house system.Thomson Reuters was involved in shaping several of the product’s applications in collaboration with its new provider, including talent management and time ...
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William Grant aligns payroll globally
EXCLUSIVE: William Grant and Sons has completed the first phase of a global alignment of its payroll systems.The distiller, which manufactures drinks brands such as Glenfiddich, Hendrick’s and Tullamore Dew, employs 1,700 employees across Asia, Australia, Europe, the US and the UK.Gary Brewer, head of reward and organisational development at ...
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Fire authority to launch new HR and payroll system
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service has signed a five-year deal to have its HR, payroll, finance and procurement systems hosted and delivered by managed services provider Advanced 365.The finance and procurement applications will go live in August, followed by HR and payroll in the following months.The new contract will include ...
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Civil Aviation Authority launches DB pensions website
The Civil Aviation Authority Pension Scheme (CAAPS) has launched a new website for the 15,000 members of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.The member-facing website, which includes details of predicted outcome, contributions, benefits, pensioner payslips and online benefit statements, can be accessed online at any time.The project, completed with communications ...
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Staffcare's Auto-Enrolment Portal: a simple guide
brightcove.createExperiences();This article has been provided by our channel sponsor, StaffcareStaffcare’s Auto-Enrolment Portal is an independent platform built with award-winning software to ensure that you can meet your obligations in a cost-efficient and risk-free way.
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AnalysisTop tips for communicating flexible benefits
IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS…Targeted communication is vital to the success of a flexible benefits scheme.Employers can optimise employee engagement by using a range of media to communicate the flex scheme to their workforce.Flex scheme communications should be kept updated to keep staff reminded of the scheme’s existence.Employers ...
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RTI reporting deadline may be extended further for micro employers
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is seeking to extend the temporary relaxation of the real-time information (RTI) reporting deadline for micro employers (those with fewer than 50 employees), from October 2013 until April 2014.The proposed extension means that organisations will not be required to change their pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) approach halfway ...