All articles by Debbie Lovewell-Tuck – Page 36
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Capital One awarded best staff travel policy
Capital One won the award for Best staff travel policy at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.Read why the organisation won the award.The Employee Benefits Awards 2014 were held on 27 June 2014 at the Artillery Garden at the HAC London.
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Tesco awarded for employee share schemes
Tesco won the award for Best employee share schemes at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.Read why the organisation was judged to be the best in this category.The Employee Benefits Awards 2014 were held on 27 June 2014 at the Artillery Garden at the HAC London.
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OpinionLovewell's Logic: Five generations driving reward agenda
Differing life experiences, advances in technology, shifting consumer trends and a changing economic environment mean each of these generations will have very different expectations of their employer.Listening to employers’ experiences while at the Summit, it became clear that this is having a fundamental impact on reward. Expectations in benefits are ...
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Opinion
Liz Wood: Contract-based pension schemes versus master trusts
Contract-based DC schemes and master trusts have both been around for years, despite the recent rebranding of master trusts. Both types of scheme are seeing a surge in popularity, spurred on by the arrival of auto-enrolment. The obvious appeal of both contract-based schemes and master trusts for employers is the ...
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AnalysisWhy employee wellbeing should be on every business agenda
If you read nothing else, read this…Employers need to build staff engagement to help fight the war for talent. Organisations need to consider benefits that help differentiate them from competitors.Wellbeing plans need to be aligned to employers’ workforce demographics. As the economy strengthens and the job market improves, the power ...
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Mental health is now a boardroom issue
If you read nothing else, read this…The stigma of mental illness is yet to be shaken off.Employers need to take a more pragmatic approach to dealing with employees’ mental health needs.Good mental health makes good business sense.The mental health agenda has reached a tipping point.Finally, enlightened organisations are starting to ...
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Employee Benefits Summit inspires delegates
She said the impact of the recession, consumer trends and workforce demographics means reward may never look the same again.Speaking in a session entitled ‘The outlook for reward and benefits as the economy improves’, Sarah Purnell, head of UK reward and benefits at Tesco, said three key drivers are fundamentally ...
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Opinion
MC Schraefel: How employers can reduce staff absence caused by chronic workplace pain
If you read nothing else, read this…Workplace pain is a familiar experience to most people.Employers should offer staff opportunities to move about throughout the day.Organisations have to commit to embedding wellbeing practices into their culture to optimise their success.Pain is a vicious cycle that often causes people to become more ...
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ArticleEngagement shapes benefits strategy for 72%
Employers’ desire to improve employee engagement remains the key issue shaping benefits strategies in 2014.Just under three-quarters (72%) of respondents to The Benefits Research 2014, which surveyed 256 respondents in March 2014, said the desire to improve staff engagement was the key issue shaping their organisation’s benefits package.This issue first ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live returns on 24-25 September 2014
Taking place at Olympia, London, Employee Benefits Live offers an extensive editorial-driven conference programme and exhibition.See more information.The event provides a platform for compensation, benefits and HR professionals to come together and network, share ideas and best practice, benchmark suppliers, source the latest solutions and learn new techniques to help ...
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ArticleGym membership and retail discounts top voluntary perks
Gym membership and retail or leisure discounts are the most commonly offered benefits via voluntary benefits schemes, according to The Benefits Research 2014, which surveyed 256 respondents in March 2014.Over the past few years, employers have increasingly taken a proactive approach to employee wellbeing, which may explain why gym membership ...
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ArticleWhy attend the Employee Benefits Awards?
“The Employee Benefits Awards are the pinnacle of our industry, and it is always interesting to hear about what the best employers are doing to continue to push the benefits engagement agenda.”John Whitaker, BSkyB“The awards are a great opportunity for employers to showcase the suite of benefits that they offer ...
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ArticleDuncan Brown: Innovative rewards boost engagement and add value
How would you feel if I suggested your performance and reward management strategy for the next 12 months needs to involve a significant hike in pay levels? Career suicide for any reward professional?A number of research studies published recently suggest this might well be a sensible policy to pursue to ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Professional of the Year shortlist announced
This year’s Employee Benefits Professional of the Year will be chosen by members of the Employee Benefits 100 Club from nominations made by readers of Employee Benefits and users of www.employeebenefits.co.uk.Previous winners of the accolade include Janine Sparks, head of reward and performance at Southern Water, Debra Corey, group rewards ...
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ArticleEmployers’ international benefits provision remains steady
More than a third (37%) of respondents offer benefits to employees based outside the UK, according to The Benefits Research 2014, which surveyed 256 respondents in March 2014.Of this group, 13% offer benefits to local employees only, but manage their benefits strategy centrally; 12% provide perks for both local staff ...
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ArticleHR systems most popular technology used to deliver benefits
HR systems are the most popular form of technology used to deliver benefits, according to The Benefits Research 2014, which surveyed 256 respondents in March 2014.HR systems are being used by 31% of respondents, followed closely by flexible benefits platforms, used by 30% of respondents, and voluntary benefits platforms, used ...
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ArticleDebbie Lovewell-Tuck: Should CEOs share bonuses with staff?
This month, about 19,400 of the retailer’s staff who have worked for the organisation for at least three years will receive a one-off bonus worth an average of 1.5% of salary after Wolfson announced his intention to share his £4 million payout from a share-matching plan with employees.This is not ...
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ArticleReward may never be the same again says Purnell of Tesco
The recession, consumer trends and workforce demographics are the three key factors that will impact reward and benefits in the coming years, according to Sarah Purnell (pictured), head of UK reward and benefits at Tesco.Speaking on ‘The outlook for reward and benefits as the economy improves’ at the Employee Benefits ...
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ArticleRecruitment and retention remains top reason for offering benefits
Benefits’ use as effective recruitment and retention tools remain the top reasons why employers offer benefits for the 10th consecutive year.In 2004, when the inaugural Benefits Research was published, two-thirds (66%) of respondents said benefits were an effective recruitment tool, while 64% said they helped to support staff retention.This year, ...
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ArticleSenior management attitudes to wellbeing beginning to change
EB Summit 2014: Convincing senior management of the business benefits of employee wellbeing is a key part of the business case for such initiatives.Employee Benefits polled delegates at the Employee Benefits Summit in Alicante, Spain, on 14 May to identify how senior management attitudes have changed in the past five ...