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    Employee benefits at Centrica

    2008-11-20T00:20:00Z

    Overview of CentricaCentrica was born out of a demerger from British Gas in 1997. The group now comprises British Gas, Centrica Energy, Direct Energy, Centrica in Europe, Centrica Storage and Dyno.The group reported operating profit of £992m for the six months to 30 June 2008, down from £1.2bn in the ...

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    Case Study: Liverpool Women’s NHS Trust uses vouchers to reward staff

    2008-11-01T17:13:06Z

    When the Liverpool Women's NHS Financial Trust achieved a high performance rating for its services in a report published last year by the Healthcare Commission, the trust's board of directors decided to show staff their appreciation by providing them with a Christmas gift.The board recognised that the trust's outstanding performance ...

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    Case Study: Unilever extends healthcare to include wellbeing

    2008-11-01T15:19:25Z

    Last year, Unilever extended its traditional benefits package, which includes private medical insurance, with the launch of a wellbeing programme, Vitality into Action.Its first wellbeing initiative was a 15-minute health screening which checked details such as employees' weight, blood pressure and cholesterol, and provided tailored health information or referrals where ...

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    Employer Profile: Abbey

    2008-11-01T15:01:00Z

    Abbey’s takeover by Santander has enabled the bank to broaden its horizons when it comes to benefits, says Nicola SullivanAbbey is one of few banks that appear to be weathering the economic storm. It is part of the Banco Santander Group, the fifth largest bank in the world by profit. ...

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    Case Study: RAF Benevolent Fund tackles workplace stress

    2008-11-01T13:14:27Z

    The Royal Air Force (RAF) Benevolent Fund introduced several initiatives to help deal with stress among its 140-strong workforce as part of a wide-ranging benefits overhaul two years ago.This included the introduction of an employee assistance programme (EAP), which includes a stress counselling service alongside other perks.Richard Wheatley, head of ...

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    Case Study: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council fights sickness absence

    2008-11-01T13:10:16Z

    Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council introduced a wellbeing strategy seven years ago in a bid to reduce high absence levels among its 9,000 employees.Mick Forrest, assistant director, people and performance, explains: "We did not want to take the traditional route to handle the problem. We looked at how we could stop ...

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    Case Study: Royal Mail reduces sickness absence

    2008-11-01T13:04:53Z

    Five years ago, Royal Mail was losing money and often offering a poor service to customers, not least because staff absence rates were typically high at around 7% a year and costing an estimated £1 million a day. In a bid to tackle the problem, it introduced a range of ...

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    Case Study: Buckinghamshire County Council’s total reward strategy

    2008-11-01T12:02:32Z

    County Council understands that it takes more than pay and traditional perks to get employees fired up.The council's total reward strategy encompasses everything from training to the working environment as well as old favourites such as pensions, childcare vouchers and company cars.Motivation is about more than just pay and bonuses, ...

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    Case Study: InterContinental Hotels Group trials total reward statements

    2008-11-01T12:00:06Z

    InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is trialling total reward statements to help staff appreciate the true value of its benefits.Dave Lawrence, vice president, compensation and benefits, Europe, Middle East and Asia at the group, says: "The biggest challenge facing any total reward programme is helping employees understand and value the rewards ...

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    Case Study: GVA uses total reward statements to reinforce value of perks

    2008-11-01T11:54:20Z

    Property consultant GVA Grimley decided to use total reward statements to reinforce the value of its employment package following the launch of a flexible benefits scheme.Debbie Taggart, HR manager, says: "Flex went a long way towards helping our employees understand the true value of their remuneration packages but it is ...

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    Case Study: Runnymede Borough Council switches from PMI to cash plan

    2008-11-01T00:00:01Z

    Runnymede Borough Council switched from providing private medical insurance (PMI) to staff who had been with the organisation three years, to a healthcare cash plan for 500 employees after finding the increasing cost of PMI too much to handle.The council now pays for a cash plan for all employees once ...

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    Case Study: Certegy rationalises pension arrangements

    2008-11-01T00:00:01Z

    Following its merger with Certegy, financial technology firm, Fidelity National Information Services had three pension schemes: a stakeholder plan, a contracted-in money purchase plan and a group personal pension (GPP).To harmonise these pension arrangements, it consolidated the schemes into a new GPP. Julie Chell, Fidelity's HR director for Europe, the ...

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    Case Study : Alexander Mann Solutions

    2008-10-01T15:52:55Z

    Alexander Mann Solutions launched a flexible benefits plan for its 600 UK staff in March this year and has since rolled out a similar scheme in Germany and Australia.The recruitment process outsourcing firm, which has 1,000 employees worldwide, implemented the schemes after carrying out an extensive global review to gauge ...

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    Case study: Cisco

    2008-10-01T15:44:59Z

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    Case Study : O2

    2008-10-01T15:39:07Z

    Telecommunications company O2 implemented a flexible benefits scheme in the summer of 2007 to enhance the benefits that it offers to its 11,000 employees in the UK. Colin Watt, head of reward, explains: "We introduced the scheme to offer more to our employees in terms of their total reward package ...

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    Case Study : Boehringer Ingelheim

    2008-10-01T15:32:39Z

    Boehringer Ingelheim phased in its flexible benefits strategy between 2004 and 2006.Its first step was to launch a range of voluntary benefits, branded BI Lifestyle, along with a launch brochure and an online movie.This was followed three months later by online total reward statements to demonstrate the company's investment in ...

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    Case Study : Adecco

    2008-10-01T15:30:50Z

    Recruitment agency group Adecco (formerly Ajilon) took a phased approach to the introduction of its flexible benefits plan.A key objective was to ensure its permanent employees could access the benefits that were most appropriate to their needs, as well as understanding their package. To meet these aims, it obtained feedback ...

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    Case study: Home Retail Group pleased with take-u

    2008-10-01T15:06:11Z

    Home Retail Group, which owns Argos and Homebase, launched its second year of sharesave in June to more than 44,000 eligible members of staff. It offered shares at a 20% discount.In its first year, over 21% of all eligible staff joined the scheme, but in the second year only 13% ...

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    Employer Profile: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    2008-10-01T12:54:16Z

    Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has revamped its benefits package to help keep it at the top of the profession, says Debbie LovewellWhatever the state of the economy, law firms stand to benefit in some way. The credit crunch and economic downturn may have dampened merger and acquisition activity ...

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    Case study: Learning and Skills Council

    2008-10-01T11:56:25Z

    The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) ensures women get parity by carrying out annual equal pay audits.Alastair Hatch (pictured), head of reward at the training body, says: "The LSC uses a range of approaches to ensure consistency and equality in the application of pay and benefits. One of these is ...