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ArticleEmployee Benefits Connect, London focuses on HR, benefits and global reward
The fourth annual Employee Benefits Connect will take place in London on 4 March 2015.
ArticleDOD’s blog: It’s a goodbye from me
This is my final blog as editor of Employee Benefits. But is it certainly not my final employee benefits blog.
ArticleFind out who has won an EMMA
Celebrating excellence in global mobility worldwide, the Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards (EMMA Awards) are the only international accolades that truly recognise the industry leaders, business successes and rising stars in the global mobility industry.
ArticleGovernment taskforce to assess holiday pay ruling
A taskforce is to be set up to assess the possible impact of the ruling on holiday pay from the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
ArticleEuropean Global Mobility Summit takes place on 7 November in London, UK
American Express, Deutsche Bank, and TNT Express are among the employers that will speak at the EMEA Global Mobility Summit 2014 in London on 7 November.
ArticleDebi O'Donovan: Benefits are changing to attract young talent
But for the millennials, or Generation Y if you prefer, they probably feel they have stepped back in time when they come into the workplace.
ArticleDOD’s blog: The holiday pay debacle
Unless you have been hiding under a rock this week, you will be fully aware that on 4 November the Employment Appeal’s Tribunal (EAT) has made a hugely significant ruling about how holiday pay is calculated.
ArticleDOD’s blog: Low pay is bad for society
This week we found out that more people are on low pay than ever before. Now 22% of UK workers earn the equivalent to £7.69 an hour according to the Resolution Foundation’s annual audit, Low pay Britain 2014.
ArticleFourth Employee Benefits Connect is fast approaching
It is the perfect opportunity for HR, benefits and global reward managers to catch up on current trends, upcoming changes to benefits and to meet leading benefits providers.
ArticleDOD’s blog: Time to network differently
Earlier this month I popped along to the inaugural meeting of the Independent Women in Insurance Network (iWIN).
ArticlePensions not suitable for 10% of SABMiller staff
Over 10% of employees at beer brewer SABMiller will have an annual pensions allowance problem within the next three years.
ArticleDOD’s blog: Finger on the pensions pulse
This week the big annual pensions industry gathering is taking place – the National Association of Pensions Funds (NAPF) is meeting in Liverpool.
ArticleGovernment must deliver substance says shadow pensions minister
The lack of substantial action by the government on pensions governance committees, charges caps, transaction costs and the 2014 Budget reforms all came under attack by shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont when speaking at the annual National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) conference in Liverpool.
ArticleDOD’s blog: What does Ebola mean for global mobility?
In the past few weeks I have had several conversations with HR people about the impact of Ebola.
ArticleDOD's blog: Long live group risk insurance
There is nothing more exciting than insurance, surely?This week has been group risk-tastic, with two events dedicated to the topic. Lucky you, I hear you all chant!
AnalysisWhy pension investment lifestyling strategies need a re-style
Now that members have the freedom to access their pension funds whenever they wish (once they have reached the age of 55), it is harder to manage the default fund so that it is likely to give a good outcome for members.
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Implications of the October 2015 childcare voucher changes
If you read nothing else, read this…
ArticleDOD's blog: Not being on social media is a risk
This week my blog comes from Employee Benefits Live – that wonderful, frenetic two-day event where over 2,000 employee benefits professionals come together to learn, gossip (er.. network) and catch up on all things benefits and reward.
ArticleDOD’s blog: Employment up, wages down
The good news is that Britain’s jobless rate fell to 6.2% this week.
ArticleDebi O’Donovan: You can't bottle time
Making time during busy working days can be tricky, as so many tasks (and emails) pile up demanding our attention. But without time set aside to think creatively, to step back and consider strategy, to stop and do things differently, we get bogged down. We are often too busy to ...