All articles by David Woods – Page 4
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Postal workers to strike again over pensions
Postal workers have voted in favour of industrial action because of the the proposed closure of their final salary pension scheme as well as post office closures and the threat to thousands of jobs.The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents postal workers, held a ballot at its conference for industrial ...
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Employers fail to measure payroll efficiency
More than half (57%) of employers do not measure payroll efficiency and a third (33%) would not examine payroll costs during spending cuts.According to The Wage bill and payroll debate research by ADP Employer Services, just 39% of finance professionals measure payroll efficiency compared with 49% in the HR department.The ...
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Museum of London staff strike over pay
Between 170 and 180 Museum of London employees are today taking part in a strike in protest to their 2007-2008 pay reward which they claim is 13 months late and at 2% is half the rate of inflation.The Prospect union who represent the employees has reported that staff from the ...
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P&O Ferries implement pensions governance solution
P&O Ferries has appointed eShare to enhance the management of the P&O Ferries Pension Scheme.The firm will provide trustees with appropriate tools to manage their board meetings and trustee knowledge and understanding (TKU) requirements.P&O Ferries Pension Scheme secretary Chris Bennell, said:”The P&O Ferries trustee board has appointed a very competent ...
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Grant Thornton holds staff wellbeing week
Grant Thornton has held a staff wellbeing week across its 30 UK sites. The week included events such as including healthy cooking demonstrations, food allergy testing, exercise classes, health advice and workshops on nutrition, and back and joint care. Fridge magnets also were handed out to all employees which included ...
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Carlson Wagonlit switches voluntary benefits providers
Carlson Wagonlit has switched voluntary benefits providers in a bid to boost employee engagement with its scheme.The business travel management company previously used Countdown to provide voluntary benefits, but has moved to Asperity's Rewards Gateway platform which makes cashback payments to users.The scheme, launched in April, will allow its 1,200 ...
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Employee Benefits Summit 2008: Employers told pay is not a lasting motivation tool
Pay is a hygiene factor and not a lasting motivation tool, delegates at the Employee Benefits Summit in Jerez, Spain were told.Adrian Furnham, professor of psychology at University College London, said: “If you want to use money as a motivator you need a lot of it and you need to ...
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Employee Benefits Summit 2008: Employers need more information on personal accounts
More information is still required about the government’s planned introduction of personal accounts in 2012 as a number of employers have yet to start reviewing their pensions provision.More than half (55%) of employers polled in the session on ‘Communicating pension and savings benefits to employees’ at the Employee Benefits Summit ...
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Staff to be given right to request time for training
Employees are to be given the legal right to request time to attend training courses from their employers, under proposals for new legislation unveiled by the government last month. The process will modelled on that used for flexible working. Employers will be legally obliged to consider requests for training, but ...
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Interview with Kathryn Higgins, head of personnel and development at John Lewis
Kathryn Higgins, head of personnel and organisational development at John Lewis, says benefits will be key to recruiting key talent to fulfil current expansion plansHaving spent time in merchandising and buying, and store management with John Lewis, Kathryn Higgins had ample experience as a line manager before moving into her ...
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Citigroup to launch flexible benefits scheme for UK staff
Citigroup is launching a flexible benefits scheme for its UK-based staff to go live in July, and is considering rolling it out to Spain, Russia and Poland.The financial services company hopes the scheme will bring it into line with other organisations offering flex in the sector.Staff will be able to ...
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Agency workers to get equal base pay and holiday rights
Agency and temporary workers are set to receive the same rights to base pay and holiday entitlement as permanent staff under new legislation. The prime minister has unveiled plans for legislation in the next parliamentary session that will "ensure new rules for fair treatment of agency workers".The announcement is a ...
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Agency workers to get equal base pay and holiday rights
Agency and temporary workers are set to receive the same rights to base pay and holiday entitlement as permanent staff under new legislation. The prime minister has unveiled plans for legislation in the next parliamentary session that will "ensure new rules for fair treatment of agency workers".The announcement is a ...
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Vehicle taxation and law on corporate manslaughter puts a strain on businesses
More than half of companies (53%) claim that government legislation such as the Corporate Manslaughter Act and CO2 based vehicle taxation has put a strain on their business.According to the Lex/YouGov survey of financial directors regarding the impact of Budget 2008 legislation on fleet and UK business, 56% of financial ...
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British Waterways considers fleet risk assessments
British Waterways is considering implementing driver licence checks and a risk assessment programme for drivers in its 1,000 strong fleet to ensure it is compliant with safety legislation and the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.These measures could be introduced under the organisation's existing fleet contract, which covers 450 ...
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Staff fail to take full lunch break
Eight-out-of-ten workers take less than half an hour for lunch.According to research by Reed Employment, 44% of employees eat lunch at their desks each day, more than two in five employees (41%) feel guilty if they take a full lunch hour and only 18% of employees take their full lunch ...
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges launches flexible benefits plan
International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has launched a flexible benefits scheme for all its UK employees.The scheme was launched to improve benefits administration, revitalise the firm's existing perks, and introduce new benefits.Staff will be able to make changes to their pension contributions and select benefits such as critical ...
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Groupama launches cycle-to-work scheme
Groupama has launched a cycle-to-work scheme in a bid to encourage staff to reduce carbon emissions and improve wellbeing.The insurance firm will buy the bikes from Halfords on behalf of its 800 staff and employees will pay the firm back through a salary sacrifice arrangement over a maximum of 12 ...
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EU backs GPP auto-enrolment and personal accounts exemption
The European Union is to allow employers to automatically enrol staff into group personal pensions (GPPs) when personal accounts are introduced in 2012 removing a major obstacle in the way of the UK government’s plans for pensions reform.The government has provided for the employers to be exempt from enrolling staff ...
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Employees afraid to call in sick
More than two thirds of employees (67%) come to work when they are sick because they are worried about what their boss will think if they stayed at home.According to part one of the Britain at Work study by research firm TNS, a 73% of UK employees, meanwhile, come to ...