All articles by Debbie Lovewell-Tuck – Page 42
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Gain tax and legal advice at Employee Benefits Live
In the auto-enrolment drop-in sessions, delegates can seek advice and support from legal experts and industry mentors, while salary sacrifice drop-in sessions will have tax specialists on hand to answer all delegates questions.Careers clinics, meanwhile, offer the opportunity for delegates to gain career advice and find out how to progress ...
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ArticleFirst auto-enrollers less likely to wait for staging date
The first organisations to auto-enrol staff were more likely to do so before their staging date than those that have still to do so, according to the Employee Benefits/Capita Pensions Research 2013.The research, which surveyed 370 HR and benefits professionals, found that just over half (53%) of those that have ...
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Opinion
Lovewell's Logic: Removing barriers for post-maternity returnees
Many factors influence a mother’s decision to return to work following maternity leave. The desire to balance their new life as a parent with their working life will often be a key consideration, so employers that are willing, and able, to offer flexible working patterns may find this stands them ...
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Former MI5 head to deliver keynote at Employee Benefits Live
Manningham-Buller, who headed Britain’s Security Service from 2002 to 2007, led the organisation though substantial change in the wake of 9/11 and the threat from Al-Qaeda. During this time, MI5 also doubled in size and altered its approach to the professional development of staff.For more information and to register to ...
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Debbie Lovewell: Reward professionals can make a big difference
One of the things that stood out about many of this year’s Employee Benefits Awards winners was their proactive approach to tackling tricky or sensitive issues that often go beyond employees’ working lives. It was this that made BMW (UK) a deserving winner of this year’s Grand Prix award for ...
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Wide range of topics at Employee Benefits Live
During the two-day event, delegates can attend conference sessions on topics such as benefits strategy, tax-efficient benefits, pensions and workplace savings, global reward, flexible benefits, healthcare and compensation.The free-to-attend conference will be packed with speakers from top employer brands, as well as the industry’s leading thinkers, who will provide expert ...
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Top tips on auto-enrolment at Employee Benefits Live
In a stream dedicated to auto-enrolment for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), speakers such as Kim Brosnan, director of talent at Which?, will offer information, guidance and advice to those that are currently tackling the issue.On the same day, delegates with international responsibility will be able to hear Trevor Sparrow, ...
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Exhibition offers mine of information at Employee Benefits Live
It will be packed with reward and benefits providers, advisers and consultants, who will be on hand to interact with, and demonstrate their offerings to, delegates.This year’s exhibitors include Barclays, Capita Employee Benefits, Hay Group, Health Shield, Leasedrive and Westfield Health.The 15th annual Employee Benefits Live will be held at ...
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Work-life balance policies crucial for talent
Individualisation is driving work-life balance strategies and HR policies, which is crucial if organisations are to achieve the talent they require to grow.Speaking at the Employee Benefits Summit in Alicante, Spain, in a session looking at ‘Workplace flexibility as a tool to boost productivity’, Dr Steven Poelmans, professor and director ...
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Generation Y drives global mobility
Generation Y will increasingly influence employers’ global mobility strategies, which they must adapt to suit young employees’ differing mindsets and expectations.Speaking in a session titled ‘Consistency, transparency and flexibility in today’s approach to global mobility’ at the Employee Benefits Summit in Alicante, Spain, on 26 June, Tim Wells (pictured), former ...
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Large pay ratios can demotivate staff
Organisations with a high ratio between the highest and lowest-paid employees may have lower levels of engagement and motivation.Speaking in a panel debate at the Employee Benefits Summit on 25 June, Deborah Hargreaves, director of the High Pay Centre, said: “There comes a tipping point beyond which a high ratio ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2013: Grand Prix winner
Winner: BMW (UK)Scheme: Stress Management Programme - Mental Health and Wellbeing ServicesBMW was a clear winner for this award for its work in tackling a highly sensitive and often stigmatised issue. The judges commended the organisation for the steps it has taken to support employees’ mental wellbeing, including the foundation ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2013: Benefits team of the year
Winner: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLPThis award celebrates how an in-house benefits team worked together to deliver benefits that meet their organisation’s HR and business strategies.Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s team (Gary Wilkins, head of compensation and benefits (C&B), Jackie Palmer, senior manager C&B and Claire Walker, benefits executive) aimed to distinguish itself ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2013: Employee benefits professional of the year
Winner: Janine Sparks, senior reward manager, British AirwaysJanine has established herself as one of the recognised leaders in employee benefits during her 25-year-plus career.She has successfully established herself as a ‘go-to’ person for industry peers requiring advice and guidance, because of her vast knowledge and experience. Whatever the challenge, she ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2013: Most engaging benefits package
Winner: Holiday ExtrasScheme: My.extrasEntered by: Thomsons Online BenefitsThe winner of this category is recognised for how it has used benefits within a wider strategy to engage employees, and the extent to which staff have been engaged to influence wider business results, such as improved productivity and absence levels.The judges felt ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2013: Best reward strategy aligned to business strategy
Winner: Goodman MassonScheme: The Benefits BoutiqueThis award gives employers the chance to demonstrate how their reward strategy is aligned with their broader business strategy.Goodman Masson has integrated its inclusive reward strategy into its business culture to create a package to retain its strong performers. Its financial benefits include a student ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2013: Best total reward strategy
Winner: City Health Care Partnership CICScheme: Flextra Staff Benefits PortalEntered by: EdenredThe judges were looking for an employer that has successfully integrated its reward offerings, which could include pay and bonuses, pensions and benefits, staff development and the work environment, into a single total reward strategy. They were also looking ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2013: Best benefits communications - large employer
Winner: J.P. MorganScheme: ElementsEntered by: VebnetThis award is designed to recognise an organisation with more than 5,000 employees that has demonstrated an effective and innovative approach to benefits communication, be it through face-to-face, print, social or digital media.To encourage staff to think about benefits from a fresh perspective, J.P. Morgan ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2013: Best benefits communications - small employer
Winner: Benefex – The Marvellous School of BenefitsThis award is designed to recognise an organisation with fewer than 5,000 employees that has demonstrated an effective and innovative approach to benefits communication, be it through face-to-face, print, social or digital media.Benefex’s communications strategy went further than any other, playing on the ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2013: Best international benefits
Winner: Bwin.party Digital EntertainmentScheme: Just.rewardsEntered by: Thomsons Online BenefitsThis award is designed to recognise an organisation that operates a reward strategy across two or more countries outside the UK, or has large numbers of expatriate staff. The winner has used its global reward strategy to help drive its business goals.Bwin.party ...