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E.On delivers powerful message on flexible benefits
With about 12,000 staff across 80 sites in the UK, including wind farms and customer contact centres as well as field-based employees, the organisation was keen to ensure its benefits scheme was communicated in an engaging way.Its campaign used a network of employee representatives, known as local champions, as well ...
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Rise in staff absence prompted Quintiles to adopt stress policy
It introduced its current stress management policy in 2012 as part of its holistic health and wellbeing strategy.A driving factor behind the stress management policy was an increase in stress-related sickness absence. To address this, Quintiles formed a health management team, which concluded that the organisation should improve its approach ...
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Asda rewards staff for customer service
The scheme, Asda Stars, operates in 660 locations and is available to 177,000 employees.So far, 68,856 employees have received awards, with 41,828 recognised as ‘unique’ employees for making exceptional efforts.An employee builds up Star points by meeting particular goals, and can then redeem them on a variety of rewards.Jane Earnshaw, ...
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KFC prepared early for auto-enrolment
The fast food chain’s workforce includes a large number of weekly-paid and young employees under the age of 25 as well as its salaried population. It therefore has a number of staff who are on the cusp of meeting the qualifying criteria for auto-enrolment, and could find that they do ...
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Telent communicates different pension fund approach
The scheme is provided by Standard Life and currently has 764 members.Peter Harris, director of pensions at Telent, says: “We originally chose our default fund on the basis that we did not expect our membership to be financially sophisticated, and therefore a lifestyle profile with a diversified growth fund in ...
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Case StudiesCenter Parcs' perks engage staff with key aims
The physical working environment has obvious attractions, but the parks offer other benefits for employees, says Margaret Mitchell, senior HR manager. “We didn’t set out to make it that way, but we know what our employees like and so, working at Center Parcs, they have access to discounted breaks and ...
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Henderson Global Investors sees high take-up in share schemes
Henderson operates a variation of plans across 20 countries, including: a UK and a US sharesave; a UK and an international Sip; an employee stock ownership plan; and a restricted share plan, which was launched in 2004 for senior employees and has performance conditions attached to it.Henderson offers employees in ...
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Pay and holidays are main attraction for offshore workers at Ceona
The London-based organisation, which now has 76 employees, has offshore sites in the North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Norwegian continental shelf and West Africa.Dave Mackay, offshore construction manager at Ceona, says remuneration and holidays, with employees receiving up to six months’ leave per year, are major attractions for ...
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Volkswagen UK educates staff about retirement options
Platten says: “I talk about their aspirations, what they want to achieve and their options at retirement, and try to make them feel as comfortable as possible.”Volkswagen also holds retirement planning seminars for staff who are retiring. The one-day seminars are hosted by Platten, who invites a range of industry ...
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JP Morgan wants good dental health for staff
In 2007, the dental plan became part of the bank’s new flexible benefits scheme.The employee-funded plan offers five levels of cover and is available to all 13,500 of the organisation’s UK staff.Adam Brooke, employee benefits manager (UK) at JP Morgan, says: “We wanted choice within the offering, just as we ...
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Listening approach keeps Network Rail’s reward and benefits package on track
“I was very conscious of sitting and listening to people and asking lots of questions,” she says. “It was an opportunity to ask the dumb questions because I was the new girl, so I took advantage of that. I asked the questions that perhaps [new recruits] can’t ask two or ...
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Shire Pharmaceuticals focuses on pensions engagement
In the lead-up to its November 2013 staging date, Shire will not face the same compliance challenges as some other organisations. It already contractually enrols all UK staff into its group personal pension (GPP) plan, which has resulted in 98% of these 530 employees belonging to the scheme.Contribution levels into ...
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Pentland Brands scraps ‘free fuel’ and saves thousands
The organisation behind global brands such as Speedo, Mitre and Berghaus used The Miles Consultancy’s (TMC) system to gather the data it needed to make the change, which resulted in Pentland reducing fuel usage by 16% and cutting thousands of pounds from its fleet budget.Pentland Brands estimates that withdrawing the ...
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VideoMerlin Entertainments harmonises reward and benefits
This mantra is also reflected in the benefits and reward package it offers to its 8,000 UK employees.Its focus on building memorable experiences has had a positive impact on staff. In Merlin’s 2013 employee opinion survey, 86% of employees said they were satisfied with their benefits. Debra Corey, group compensation ...
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Wavin Pension Trust gives members support around choices
There are currently 266 members in the trust, which is run alongside two defined benefit (DB) plans.The scheme offers a range of multi-asset lifestyle strategies and 16 self-select investment options. Brian Baker, Wavin’s compensation and benefits manager, says: “The independent professional trustee keeps all the investments under review, amending and ...
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Schlumberger educates expat staff about pensions value
Oilfield services business Schlumberger has introduced a classroom-based training course and pension modelling tools as part of an initiative to help engage its expatriate employees with its defined benefit (DB) pension plan.Sarah Moise, global benefits manager at Schlumberger, says: “Although we hire from universities, retirement is typically not our recruits’ ...
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Staff transfers ease auto-enrolment burden for Incisive Media
But with about 10 staff in each of its US and Hong Kong offices, the media company is aware of its obligations as an employer for its international staff.Emma Cutbill, benefis manager at Incisive Media, says: “Some of our UK employees have transferred over to those offices. Because they are ...
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CSC offers staff multiple flex windows
All UK staff have a core minimum level of benefits, which fall into four categories: financial, health, lifestyle and protection. The flex scheme gives them the ability to increase the level of benefits they receive.CSC switched flex provider from Hewitt Associates (now Aon Hewitt) to Benefex three years ago. Donna ...
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Flexible benefits give Munich Re staff freedom
Benefits offered to all employees include: buying and selling holiday; life cover which can be flexed down; pension contributions (staff can make contributions or flex down); critical illness cover; dental cover; two health cash plans; childcare vouchers; and private medical insurance (PMI).The flexible benefits are offered to all permanent employees ...
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Mountaineering builds team spirit at UKFast
From an all-expenses paid annual festival for all staff and their families to working breaks in Verbier, Switzerland, and Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, he spares no expense.Jones strives to generate loyalty from each employee’s first day at work. He has invested in a hotel in Snowdonia, Wales, ...