All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 133
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Millennials: what do they want?
Employers are facing a new challenge in the workplace: there’s a whole new breed of employee that has begun to enter the workforce. And they have different needs and require more attention; in short they want it all and they want it now.There were Baby Boomers, then Generation X, and ...
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Workplace wellbeing: a problem for all employers…
“Health and wellbeing is still too often viewed as an individual issue, to be dealt with by the employee themselves through support outside of the workplace, rather than one that is central to business success and therefore a necessary concern of the business owner-manager.”The above text is taken directly from ...
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Under the radar – Fit for Work and sickness absence
Earlier this month we sat in on a presentation delivered by the Fit for Work service, and this session did highlight one small but important change to the offering that we must admit had slipped under our radar.The Sickness Absence Review published in 2010 suggested that the Independent Assessment Service ...
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Artemis’ Cormac Weldon: Earnings will start growing in the US next year
The head of Artemis’ US team explains why he is holding cyclical stocks (like semi-conductors) while also investing in growth (videogame producers, Amazon).
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The unintended consequences of the pension freedoms
As an employer, you could be forgiven for not being overly interested in what your staff are doing outside of your workplace pension scheme. However, some HR managers are discovering that when their staff take benefits outside of their scheme there are some significant unintended consequences and by then it’s ...
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A look at health cash plans in 2015
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Global equities: Resolution for a new year?
After a volatile 2015, Peter Saacke considers the prospects for a (smooth) recovery in 2016.
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European equities: good going – up and down
Paul Casson, the manager of the Artemis Pan-European Absolute Return Fund, expects to benefit from a (patchy) recovery in Europe and more profit warnings in 2016.
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Artemis US Smaller Companies: Economy supportive – of the strong
In 2016, Cormac Weldon expects the economy in the US to favour selected smaller companies in housing, airlines and technology.
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Artemis’ Mark Tyndall looks at the crystal ball
Most investors are better off than they were 12 months ago despite the summer’s volatility. Will next year bring the (delayed) global slowdown? Artemis’ senior partner weighs up the factors.
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Artemis’ Simon Edelsten: Running with the best
The fastest growers in the Artemis Global Select Fund this year were also the largest companies, Amazon and Nike. Simon is looking to buy more like them in 2016.
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Autumn Statement 2015: what you need to know
The Autumn Statement was a late addition to the main announcement scheduled for 25 November; the outcome of the latest five year spending review covering £4,000bn of government expenditure. Although the planned reforms received little attention when announced back in July, they represented just over half of the £9.075bn additional ...
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Auto-enrolment: do you have it covered?
It’s essential that your business complies with auto-enrolment, so we’ve created some steps that you can follow to help you ensure that everything is covered.Make sure you know when your staging date is for auto-enrolment. If you are an SME with under 30 members of staff, then it is likely ...
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Help your employees get happy
Insurer SunLife’s Cash Happy report, a study focusing on the UK’s spending and saving habits, has found that budgeting really can make you happier!What’s the issue?Apparently, Britons check their bank balance very regularly – 23% do it every day; but is that because we’re good at budgeting or because we’re ...
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Autumn Budget Statement – a few things caught our eye
As predicted, there was not too much of note for the world of Employee Benefits in the Autumn Statement on 25 November (which is something of a relief!) – but one point did catch our eye. The Chancellor said: “Over 5 million people have already been auto-enrolled into a pension ...
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Pensions auto-enrolment arrests
Earlier this month we highlighted that the number of enforcement notices and fines for non-compliance with auto-enrolment duties was starting to climb rapidly. That post can be read here.If that were not enough to convince employers of the need to comply with the new pension rules then this story most ...
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Beware of expat maternity costs
The subject of expatriate maternity packages is a complicated one and can leave both employers and individuals with many questions. With the cost of having a child varying greatly around the globe, as well as the standard of healthcare and the coverage from International PMI, this issue of pregnant employees ...
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Fit for Work: An image problem?
As we have mentioned here before, the new Fit for Work service is now available right across England and Wales.The aims and objectives of this important new service can be best summed up by the below from the Fit for Work website: “Fit for Work is a Government-funded initiative. Fit ...
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Flexible healthcare plans to replace historic defined structure
Employers are predicting a more flexible future for employee healthcare plans, according to new research we have recently carried out. Taking an analogy from the world of pensions, 55 per cent of employers believe that today’s structured and fully-funded comprehensive, defined benefit-style of health plans will be replaced by a ...
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Employers need to consider alcohol consumption strategies within health and wellbeing schemes
During Alcohol Awareness Week (16-20 Nov) and with Christmas not far away, Buck Consultants has produced guidance for employers on the importance of alcohol consumption strategies within their health and wellbeing schemes.Chris Evans, senior consultant, Buck Consultants at Xerox, says: “Whilst formally reported alcohol consumption has been falling consistently in ...