All articles by Debi O'Donovan – Page 4
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ArticleDevelop strategies at Employee Benefits Connect in New York
Develop your medium and long-term employee benefits strategic and operational plans at Employee Benefits Connect on March 25 in New York.Book your free placeDebra Corey, an international rewards director who has attended Employee Benefits Connect in Europe, said: “I think benefits managers will find it really valuable to attend.“I have ...
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DOD’s blog: Is AE unravelling?
In the past few weeks, just about every pensions adviser and provider I have spoken to has talked about how increasing numbers of employers which have already staged for auto-enrolment are now already reviewing what they did.Hopefully the vast majority were happy with how they implemented auto-enrolment the first time ...
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DOD’s blog: Why we are getting back to basics
In the past few weeks I have been getting out into the market as much as possible, meeting all sorts of benefits suppliers, consultants and fund managers. This is in addition to speaking to many of the hundreds of employers who attended Employee Benefits Connect last week.In all this, I ...
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DOD’s blog: What the Budget means for workplace pensions
Wednesday’s Budget is a game changer for workplace pensions, and one that I broadly welcome.The details and ramifications of these changes to the way savers can withdraw wealth from defined contribution (DC) pension plans will play themselves out over the coming months and years.But the new rules – some of ...
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ArticleShare plan savers benefit from Isa limit increase
The annual individual savings account (Isa) allowance will be increased to £15,000 from 1 July 2014, according to Chancellor George Osborne in today’s Budget speech.This will allow staff transferring exercised shares into an Isa from a maturing employee share plan (such as sharesave) to protect more of their gains over ...
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DOD’s blog: Does your CSR strategy take into account staff needs?
A couple of weeks ago I went to a talk at the business forum Initiatives of Change UK on Business in the new world economy.While I found some of the ideas discussed pretty ‘out there’, there was was plenty to challenge the audience to think differently unless we want businesses ...
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Employee Benefits Connect 2014 speaker slides available
K1 What does the future hold for the employee benefits market? Stephen Hackett, head of health & risk, Aon Risk SolutionsDOWNLOAD SLIDESA1 Evolving technology – future view of how benefits will be deliveredRobin Hames, head of marketing & research and Jon Cooke, head of technology, CapitaDOWNLOAD SLIDESA2 Motivating your ...
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DOD’s blog: Why a fertility app in the workplace shocked me
A workplace mobile app that tracks female employees’ fertility made the papers this week.Yes, I was as surprised as most of you probably are.Our fertility, or lack thereof, is not something most of us would consider to be a ‘workplace issue’.However, over in the US this new app, called ‘Glow’ ...
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Employee Benefits Connect launches in New York on March 25, 2014, The Metropolitan Pavilion
Rewards and benefits professionals at Employee Benefits Connect will hear inspiring keynotes and seminars at the conference.View full conference program.The exhibition will give visitors the opportunity to assess current suppliers, discover new opportunities and learn more about latest advances in employee benefits.It will allow both exhibitors and delegates to build ...
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Employee Benefits magazine – March 2014
In this issue we announce the Employee Benefits Hot 100 benefits managers for 2014. You can read all about these movers and shakers in the benefits industry in Hot 100 on page 21.As the UK’s workforce ages, employers will have to reassess their benefits strategies to meet employees’ changing needs. ...
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Debi O’Donovan: Is HR ready for age management?
However, for many years industry, government and pensions trusts got their forward projections wrong. Once the longevity numbers were corrected, it has been (and still is) incredibly hard to adjust to this new world order.So, I wonder, is HR equally head-in-the-sand about what is really going to happen as the ...
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ArticleEmergency eldercare fastest-growing flexible benefit
Currently, this benefit is offered by just 9% of respondents to the survey. However, a further 10% of the total sample plan to add it to their flex plans.Other predicted fast-growing benefits include salary sacrifice cars, gadget insurance and low-emission cars. These are all expected to be offered by double ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Connect launches in New York on 25 March
Employee Benefits Connect will launch in New York, USA on 25 March 2014. The program is bespoke for US-based benefits and rewards managers.This exciting, free, one-day conference will bring together benefits and rewards directors working in the North-East to hear from leading benefits and HR directors and to network with ...
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Register now for Employee Benefits Connect 2014
HR, reward and benefits managers are invited to join leaders in the benefits industry for a day of ideas, innovation and inspiration.Employee Benefits Connect is a one-day conference with workshops and exhibition.It takes place on 27 February at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.Attendance is free for HR and benefits ...
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DOD's blog: Creative, fun ideas on pensions
We are seeing a fundamental shift in the way leading employers are talking about pensions to their staff. I have seen some pretty impressive, creative ideas out there.Last week I blogged about whether ‘pensions’ is a problem word or not (a rose by other name, would smell as sweet - ...
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Richard Scase to speak at Employee Benefits Connect
The theme throughout Employee Benefits Connect is about looking ahead and preparing for the future.To inspire attendees, the closing keynote session ‘Future of the workplace’ will be delivered by Professor Richard Scase, a leading authority on leadership, futurology, innovation and corporate change.Book your free place at this sessionEmployee Benefits Connect ...
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DOD’s blog: The word that dare not speak its name
I wasn’t too surprised to discover that the most read article on the Employee Benefits website this past week was ‘Top 10 pension jargon expressions to avoid’. The topic seems to have hit a cord, at least on Twitter (partly because of the great infographic).The one jargon word we did ...
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Come to global benefits sessions at Employee Benefits Connect
Global reward and benefits sessions will be on offer as part of Employee Benefits Connect 2014.Experienced international benefits and reward directors will be speaking on topics such as:How to obtain value with a global workforce when budgets are strained’What to expect in global mobility compliance’‘Global wellness initiatives: long-term employee commitment ...
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Book a date in your diary for the Employee Benefits Awards 2014: 27 June at HAC, London
So now is a good time to start planning your diary and book in the Employee Benefits Awards on 27 June.This glittering lunchtime event, followed by all the fun of the fair in the summer sunshine (we hope!) is a must attend for all the the benefits industry.Booking for the ...
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Get good value at Employee Benefits Connect, New York
The team that runs Europe’s largest employee benefits event will launch its first event in New York on 25 March.Employee Benefits Connect is an exciting new event from Centaur Media that is big enough to inspire but small enough to engage on a one-on-one basis.Debra Corey, international rewards director who ...