All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 137
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OpinionMalcolm Hurlston: Share schemes boost savings and productivity
Owning shares in the company they work for gives employees an extra stake, and when their company performs well they benefit too. Share plans work best as part of a full programme of employee engagement. As well as dividends and probably capital gains, employee shareholders can vote and the [Employee ...
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OpinionRob Barrett: Pension schemes must meet new freedoms
Since the government pension reforms in April, many pension providers have been reviewing their default funds. They have looked at whether their products will continue to meet the needs of their investors, and whether they are providing what people are looking for in the new environment.In particular, plans have looked ...
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Health Shield covers premium tax rise for cash plan members until 2017
It is believed that Health Shield is the first health insurance provider to make this type of announcement in response to the recent IPT increase.In the summer budget Chancellor George Osborne announced a more than 50% increase in the rate of IPT from 6% to 9.5% and Health Shield has ...
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Health Shield announces new online claiming service
The new paperless system allows all valid receipt-based claims to be paid within 24 hours and, unlike paper-based claims, eliminates members’ reliance on the postal system. The new initiative follows significant investment in IT infrastructure and is available to all Health Shield members. Health Shield paid 97.4% of claims in ...
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Health Shield pays 97.4% of claims in 2014
The most common benefits for claims were dental (144,267 or 32%), combined physiotherapy (98,126 or 22%) and optical (86,525 or 19%) – totalling 74% of all claims.Claims data over the last three years (2012, 2013 and 2014) shows that dental claims have increased by 8%, combined physiotherapy by 14% and ...
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Europe: Domestic backdrop & China impact
By Rob Burnett, Head of European EquitiesIn recent weeks equities have been buffeted by two shocks occurring at the same time: China’s devaluation of the renminbi and the prospect of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) raising interest rates. The market is not comfortable with the Fed raising rates at the ...
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Case StudiesCambridge Judge Business School brings apps to staff
Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS), at the University of Cambridge, is providing its 250-strong workforce with access to Rize, a mental wellbeing app for IOS and Android devices. The mobile app aims to enhance mental wellbeing and lower levels of stress and anxiety, by guiding users through bite-size, interactive tutorials ...
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Get your personal benefits experience at Employee Benefits Live 2015
Looking for tailor-made benefits to suit the needs of your business and employees? Join us at Employee Benefits Live 2015 for a personal demo of how benefits technology can help you: Engage your employees Deliver physical, emotional and financial benefits for your staff Streamline your benefits management through a branded, ...
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Fit for Work – an update
The Fit for Work press release makes it clear that employer access to the service is now universally available in England and Wales. So unlike the GP roll-out there is no postcode lottery to consider when seeking to access Fit for Work.However, the release is less clear on the timing ...
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Case Studies?Dixons Carphone boosts wellbeing with wearables
On 11 and 12 July 2015, around 200 Dixons Carphone employees participated in a gruelling ultra-challenge, in which they ran, trekked and walked 100km from Lewknor in Oxfordshire to the Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire.Of these 200, 12 were part of the organisation’s Average to Awesome (A2A) challenge. Following an ...
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OpinionChris Brauer: Behavioural profiling completes insight jigsaw
Workplace wearables promise a new future in workplace analytics, and data from human beings is one of the missing pieces in harnessing value and strategic insight from the big data puzzle in organisations.Economically, the price of sensors, processors and networking continues to fall in real and relative terms. Technically, exponential ...
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The National Living Wage and employee benefits
George Osborne announced in his July Budget speech that the UK will introduce a new National Living Wage in April 2016.The first thing to note is that the National Living Wage (NLW) does not always replace the existing National Minimum Wage (NMW).NLW is only intended to apply to those aged ...
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National Payroll Week 2015: educating the nation
It is now becoming apparent to employers that the holistic wellbeing of their employees is increasingly important: it’s not just about healthcare, but about all the other aspects that make up their wellbeing. Payroll teams in all businesses do a fantastic job managing benefits, and the emotional and social wellbeing ...
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Navigating a rising rate environment: Is quality king?
By Robin Geffen, Fund manager and CEOWatch Robin Geffen, Neptune founder and manager of the top performing Global Alpha Fund, discuss the key stock characteristics that he is seeking to navigate a rising rates environment In the video Robin discusses:Why he believes a focus on quality growth will be crucial ...
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New brands join up with Red Letter Days’ Lifestyle gift card
The new brands include Accessorize, Argos, cottages4you, Early Learning Centre, Lands’ End, Liberty London, Links of London, Monsoon, Mothercare, Joules, Odeon, Pizza Hut, The Entertainer, WH Smith, and just in time for the World Cup, The Rugby Store.Andy Ling, head of partnerships at Red Letter Days, said: “Our lifestyle gift ...
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Buck Consultants at Xerox selects Thomsons Online Benefits as a technology partner
Darwin will integrate fully with Compass, Buck Consultants’ new employee benefits portal, enabling Buck Consultants’ clients and their employees to manage their benefits package online, giving them the flexibility to choose the benefits that are meaningful to them. It will also allow HR departments to review costs, conduct risk analysis, ...
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White paper: International Benefits Management – managing your global benefits strategy
Click on the link below to download the white paper.LinksWhite Paper Managing your global benefits strategy
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In Focus: How to choose a flexible benefits provider — seven top tips
Click on the link below to download the white paperLinksIn Focus. How to choose a flexible benefits provider
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Red Letter Days for Business helps LateRooms.com launch long-service programme
The hotel bookings specialist has been providing discounted accommodation throughout the UK since 1999 and 15 years on, is celebrating 17 per cent of its workforce being with the company for five or 10 years. Long serving employees will be presented with a £150 or £250 Red Letter Days experience ...
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Red Letter Days for Business partners with Classpeople to reward teachers
In January 2015, Classpeople partnered with incentive and reward experts Red Letter Days for Business to launch the initiative that sees a supply teacher or EYE employee awarded each month for showing dedication and commitment to their role. The monthly winner is congratulated with a bottle of fizz, certificate, and ...