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  • Aker solutions
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    Aker Solutions benchmarks benefits globally

    2014-12-01T10:35:00Z

    Philip Hutchinson, head of reward at the global provider of products, systems and services to the oil and gas industry, says the organisation starts by looking at the statutory minimums required in each country and what is typically offered above these. It follows this by benchmarking within the oil and ...

  • Southern water
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    Southern Water launches cash plan to meet staff demand

    2014-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Just over 68% of the utility’s employees have joined the scheme, which is funded by the organisation, with employees liable only for a small benefit-in-kind tax payment. Suzanne Gregory, reward manager at Southern Water, says: “The cash plan fits really well with our promotion of the wellbeing programme we are ...

  • Heineken
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    Heineken's default funds will need to change after Budget reforms

    2014-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Neil Parfrey, head of pensions , says the scheme’s governance committee is currently re-examining its default funds after Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget changes liberalising how members can take their pension pots.“If some of our members are trying to target cash at retirement, then the investment strategy required will be different ...

  • CAFCASS
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    Cafcass restructured benefits team to aid engagement

    2014-11-26T16:39:00Z

    Until around two and a half years ago, 80% of the employer’s benefits resource was focused on employee relations, which dealt with case work, discipliniaries and sickness absence. But the structure was inefficient in resolving employee issues and resulted in the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills ...

  • Gripple
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    Employee ownership scheme boosts productivity at Gripple

    2014-11-19T17:11:00Z

    He says: “A sense of pride exists among all our staff and has allowed employees to take control of the destiny of the [organisation], thereby creating a culture of working together for the benefit of each other.”Measures of success include attendance levels that are significantly better than the industry average ...

  • First Group
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    FirstGroup boosts pay through salary sacrifice

    2014-11-11T06:01:00Z

    John Chilman, group reward and pensions director, says: “Initially, we called this ‘pay boost’ because existing members going into the scheme boosted their take-home pay, because they paid less national insurance. However, we changed the name to ‘salary adjustment’ in the UK, because the ‘pay boost’ term was not appropriate ...

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    Samsung evolves benefits strategy

    2014-11-05T06:00:00Z

    Engagement is one of Samsung’s primary organisational objectives aimed at helping to recruit and retain employees in a competitive industry, and over the last few years the organisation has been utilising its own technology to help harness and build employee engagement, Tess Smillie, vice president of human resources at Samsung, ...

  • Red Setter
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    Red Setter uses family friendly approach to motivate staff

    2014-11-04T08:00:00Z

    The company is comprised of ex brand directors, account directors and marketing managers who have all been used to working at a high level. Also, the majority of its employees have children.Claire Blyth, founder of Red Setter, says: “If they were still working in London they would all be experts ...

  • BGL Group
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    BGL Group offers wide package to attract top talent

    2014-11-03T06:00:00Z

    Much of its focus revolves around the overall employee experience, with a strong emphasis on wellness, the office environment and enabling staff to get involved in charitable initiatives.Claire Whieldon, head of reward, says: “We have a huge amount of fundraising events, from dragon boat racing to employees going off to ...

  • Northern Trust
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    Northern Trust implements emergency childcare support for staff

    2014-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Cara Collins, senior employee relations consultant at Northern Trust, says: “We looked at paying for a place at the nursery downstairs [in the organisation’s office building], but we did not think that was a good option because only one employee can benefit at any one time, and they also then ...

  • Timpson
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    Timpson motives staff with gifts for life events

    2014-10-22T16:07:00Z

    The shoe repair organisation also felt it was important to avoid offering impersonal benefits.These include a £25 cash award for expectant mothers to help them buy comfortable maternity clothes for work, as well as £25-worth of Mothercare vouchers for all new parents on the birth of a child.The organisation also ...

  • North Yorkshire County Council
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    North Yorkshire County Council relaunches voluntary benefits

    2014-10-15T15:20:00Z

    The platform offers lifestyle discounts, childcare vouchers, a bikes-for-work scheme, eco-friendly cars and now includes home technology, such as tablets, laptops and smart TVs.The benefits, accessed through a bespoke portal, come from a range of providers, including Computershare Voucher Services for the childcare vouchers, Cyclescheme for the bikes-for-work scheme, Tusker ...

  • BNP Paribas
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    BNP Paribas opens flex windows during related events

    2014-10-06T15:38:00Z

    Such events have included corporate social responsibility fairs and health and wellbeing fairs, which enable the organisation to communicate the flexible benefits on offer and open windows to help increase engagement and take-up.Its scheme, provided by Vebnet, allows staff to make changes to childcare vouchers, bikes for work, retail vouchers ...

  • Danone office
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    Danone opens flex window for lifestyle changes

    2014-10-06T15:36:00Z

    The organisation, which won ’Most engaging benefits package’ at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014, opens benefits windows for such staff every month for certain benefits.These benefits include childcare vouchers, the pension scheme, retail vouchers, gym membership and access to its health cash plan.The monthly windows open for any employee who ...

  • University of Reading
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    The University of Reading aligns recognition to values

    2014-10-02T05:00:00Z

    An online recognition portal, introduced in 2012, enables managers to nominate employees for awards with values ranging from £25 to £100. These can be redeemed for vouchers from various retailers.When nominating an employee, a manager has to specify what behaviours the individual has displayed and how these relate to the ...

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    Northern Trust supports employees' work-life balance

    2014-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Northern Trust, which has 1,400 employees in the UK and a workforce that is 35% female, introduced a range of work-life balance initiatives in 2012 with a view to increase flexible working, raise its return-to-work ratio among working mothers, and improve employee engagement and productivity.The firm’s WorkSmart programme, which enables ...

  • Bristol-Myers-Squibb-Employees-2014
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    Bristol Myers Squibb educates staff about pension reforms

    2014-10-01T00:00:00Z

    It has informed staff about the changes following the closure of its defined benefit (DB) scheme in 2012 and the introduction of a group personal pension plan .The employer has also launched an online retirement planning tool, provided by Aspire to Retire, which is available to employees who are five ...

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    Cafcass puts health and wellbeing at heart of business strategy

    2014-09-25T05:00:00Z

    As the UK’s largest employer of social workers, Cafcass has recognised the pressures its employees are under. The organisation, which works to represent the interests of children involved in family proceedings, has put staff wellbeing at the heart of its business strategy. One of its primary organisational objectives is to ...

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    Deloitte focuses on employee health under pressure

    2014-09-24T05:00:00Z

    Pressure is an integral part of the working week for many of Deloitte UK’s 12,000 employees, but, while many people flourish in such an environment, the organisation’s head of human resources, Stevan Rolls, is keen to ensure it does not lead to any unpleasant consequences.“People do enjoy the challenge this ...

  • Richard Higginson Towry Law 2009
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    Towry looks to effective providers for benefits

    2014-09-22T16:00:00Z

    Higginson has learned this the hard way, having endured a bad experience with a pensions provider handling the transition to auto-enrolment.“It told us they had this fantastic new automated computer system, but eventually confessed that somebody at its end would manually type all the data into the system,” he says.“That ...