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National Express employee enjoys voluntary discounts
Neil Watson is a team manager at the National Express contact centre, which he joined, initially as an adviser, some six years ago.When he began working for the firm, Watson only received the employee bus pass but has since made the most of the subsequent benefits developments.Despite the expense of ...
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Bristol-Myers has a comp and bens team within its HR dept
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals has a dedicated compensation and benefits team as part of its HR department.Alison Maitland, director of compensation and benefits at the US-owned drugmaker, which markets drugs to help those suffering from conditions such as HIV and cancer, says: "All benefits for employees in the UK are managed ...
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MTV moves from traditional reward to flexible benefits
MTV introduced its flexible benefits scheme in 2005 in order to replace its previous more traditional style of reward structure.As an innovative and exciting global brand, it felt that its previous reward package was in stark contrast to the image that the company wanted to promote to both current and ...
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Cooper Parry divides benefits between HR and finance
Cooper Parry divides responsibility for benefits between its HR and finance functions.While the HR team at the East Midlands accountancy firm runs the lion's share of perks, its finance department oversees its car fleet and pensions.Neena Tebbutt, director of HR, says: "Responsibility for employee benefits is [with] a combination of ...
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Homeserve runs its employee benefits via HR
Homeserve GB sticks with the tried-and-tested method of running its employee benefits through the human resources department.The HR team at the emergency call-out and repairs company has responsibility for all perks, bar its company car fleet and gym membership, which are outsourced.However, the department still needs to get changes signed ...
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KPMG uses two annual employee engagement surveys
Accountancy firm KPMG uses two annual internal employee surveys to assess staff engagement levels and the effect benefits have on this.One survey analyses engagement levels, while the other focuses on benefits. In the future, the firm plans to combine the two to gain a better idea of the relationship between ...
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Cambridgeshire County Council has a well-developed total reward strategy
Cambridgeshire County Council has been developing its total reward strategy since 2000. Stephen Moir, director of people and policy at the council, says that the biggest reason behind deploying the concept was to use reward to improve recruitment and retention. "There was no sense of quantification. Employees didn't realise how ...
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EC Harris distributed total reward statements before its flex re-brand
Property consultancy EC Harris distributed total reward statements to its 1,600 UK employees before it re-branded its flexible benefits scheme in July 2005.The statements helped it to communicate scheme changes and minimise the chances of take-up rates being low.The statements were also deemed to be far more effective in communicating ...
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Employer Profile: Barclays
Financial services firm Barclays invests in perks to help staff give back to the community, says Debbie LovewellFor many, helping a charity is as simple as dropping several coins into a collecting tin or buying the Big Issue. While the idea of being more actively involved in charitable causes may ...
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Barclays' employee appreciates help in giving to charity
Debbie Phillips, corporate affairs manager, has worked for Barclays for 20 years.She contributes £30 a month through the company's payroll giving scheme, which, after tax relief and Barclays' matched funding, equates to £1,200 a year."It's something I've thought about for a long time but it took me a while to ...
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Richmond Housing Partnership offers performance related pay
Richmond Housing Partnership (RHP) is a housing association that offers performance-related pay (PRP) to all of its staff.Alison Henderson, RHP's human resources manager, says: "The aim of the PRP scheme is to reward individual performance and actively engage employees in achieving goals."Everyone at the South-West London social housing association has ...
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McNicholas' holiday trading scheme proves popular
McNicholas is on to a winner with its holiday trading scheme. When the Hertfordshire-based engineering firm carried out its annual survey, it found buying and selling leave was the most popular benefit.Lindsay Blackman, former HR director at the firm, says: "Staff are positive about the [holiday trading] scheme and wish ...
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Employer profile: Scottish Power
Scottish Power prioritises healthcare and wellness perks, making doctors and nurses available on a number of its sites, says Nick GoldingScottish Power is no stranger to acquisitions. Since it was formed in 1990, it has bought UK companies Southern Water and Manweb, and American firm Pacificorp.But now the boot is ...
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Scottish Power employee benefits from DB scheme
Wired into the company's DB plan Barbara Teape is an executive support assistant at Scottish Power, where she has worked for 29 years.Teape is a member of the company's defined benefit (DB) scheme, having joined before the stakeholder scheme and eligibility criteria requirements for the final salary plan were introduced. ...
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Jones Lang LaSalle believes in its sharesave scheme
Real estate services group Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) believes its sharesave scheme helps it stand out from its competitors. Shameel Ahmed, head of reward at the firm, says: "Most of our rivals are partnerships and cannot offer a sharesave scheme. It's definitely a competitive advantage when recruiting."JLL introduced its first ...
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British Library balances financial and work-life incentives
The British Library aims to strike a balance between financial and work-life balance incentives.Mary Canavan, director of HR, explains: "Employees feel that the organisation values them not only through extrinsic reward, such as performance-related pay, but also through intrinsic reward, such as [providing] feedback, recognition and employee wellbeing support."†The organisation, ...
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Henkel automatically enrols staff in its defined contribution pension scheme
Consumer products group Henkel takes a behavioural approach to encouraging employees to save more towards their retirement.The company, which manufactures and markets brands such as Schwarzkopf and Pritt Stick glue, gives staff a prod in the right direction by automatically enrolling them in its defined contribution scheme.Paul Ryan, HR operations ...
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Honda assesses staff illness and rehab
The Honda motor plant in Swindon has a comprehensive process for assessing the ability of employees to work and for rehabilitating them in the event of injury or illness.The Honda motor plant in Swindon has a comprehensive process for assessing the ability of employees to workThe process starts with a ...
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British Antarctic Survey's staff enjoy a range of benefits
While Captain Scott battled diminishing rations, inadequate clothing and a leaky ship, today's polar explorers have it somewhat better.British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff enjoy a raft of perks, including 30 days annual leave and a defined benefit pension scheme, plus state-of-the-art bases equipped with on-site gyms and chefs. Fiona Brazil, ...