All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 152
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Supplier articleTop tweets from the Employee Benefits Summit
@Miczar75 – Very interesting so far and a lot of opportunities for interaction with peers #EBSummit@janetyjanet – Are your employees both well AND engaged? It’s no good having one without the other #EBSummit@WendyHall2012 – Sarah Purnell [of Tesco] says we need to rethink reward offerings given shifting consumer expectations, workforce ...
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Supplier articleLast month's top stories in numbers
23% – The percentage of pension members at creative communications agency Imagination who have increased their contributions after the launch of a workplace savings platform.10 – The number of Members of Parliament, out of 650, who donate to charity directly from their pay. £50,000 – The amount Polycom is aiming ...
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Supplier articleTop 15 stories on the website last month
1. Asda staff launch equal pay case 2. BT and Unilever launch report on depression 3. Employers focus on improving staff engagement 4. Why benefits professionals need to consider corporate social responsibility 5. Barclays partners The Positive Ageing Company to support ageing workforce 6. How to win finance director buy-in ...
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Supplier articleTop discussion on LinkedIn
In her weekly blog, Debi O’Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits, asked why some large employers are re-doing pensions auto-enrolment.She wrote: “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 ...
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Health Shield pays 97.5 per cent of all claims made during 2013
The most common reasons for claims were dental and optical-related healthcare benefits (52 per cent), chiropody, health and wellbeing therapies and physiotherapy (36 per cent).According to Health Shield, 2.5 per cent of claims were declined for a mix of reasons, including:Maximum amount already paid — 25 per centReceipt too old ...
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April 2014's top stories in numbers
67% The percentage of respondents concerned about the potential complexities and increased administrative burden of the government’s incoming shared parental leave system, according to research by Norton Rose Fulbright. 1,400 The number of Mazars Employee Benefits staff who have access to its new employee discounts scheme. 35% The percentage of ...
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India Election Update
More than 800 million Indians will go to the election polls in the next month as they participate in the largest global democratic exercise of its kind. These elections are critical since global investors are evaluating all emerging markets through the lens of reform potential. The frontrunner in India, Narendra ...
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Supplier articleTop 15 stories on the website
1. Tax and legislation changes taking effect in April2. The impact of an ageing workforce on a benefits strategy3. Google opens on-site wellness centre in Ireland4. All employers need to know about car salary sacrifice schemes5. Employers must support staff with mental health issues6. Employee Benefits Connect 2014 speaker slides ...
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Health Shield makes progress against ambitious targets
Against the backdrop of a depressed economy, Health Shield continues to make progress against ambitious targets. The insurer delivered £6.4m in new business sales, which was a nine per cent increase year on year. The economy growing at less than one per cent a year and many businesses are struggling ...
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Neptune video: UK economy: a sustainable recovery?
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Neptune video: Abenomics: the impetus for Japan’s fast-track recovery?
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Last month's top stories in numbers
73% of respondents in EMEA actively communicate with staff about their compensation and benefits packages, according to research by Aon Hewitt. 20,000 BT employees will receive a payout from the maturity of a five-year sharesave scheme. £203 million The amount John Lewis employees will share in a bonus payout. 24 ...
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Neptune video: a bull case for US equities?
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Neptune’s Paul Caruana-Galizia: what’s behind the UK’s recovery?
1. What explains the recent acceleration in growth? UK banking sector losses were concentrated in non-UK assets. Improving credit provision depended on deleveraging happening overseas, particularly in the eurozone. As external conditions improve, largely due to European Central Bank intervention, the UK’s banking system is recuperating and domestic financial ...
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Neptune video: Europe — banking on a recovery
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Supplier articleTop discussion from LinkedIn
I am looking at expanding the benefits range for a company I am working with and would love some feedback on benefits your employees like, over and above the usual discounts and vouchers side of voluntary benefits.- Jane Vivier (pictured), owner, The Rewarding CompanyBuying and selling holidays, or even control ...
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Most talked about news on the website
Charity ShareAction published a league table at the end of January, which ranked the UK’s workplace pension schemes for responsible investment. The BBC and BT were at the top of the table, while Barclays, GlaxoSmithKline and Rolls-Royce were given the lowest scores.”It is incredible that many major pension schemes still ...
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Supplier articleHow the Budget 2014 will impact employers
Find out how key announcements in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget 2014 will affect benefits:More flexibility to be allowed when taking DC pension savingsGovernment to guarantee free financial guidance for DC pension membersCompulsory pensions annuitisation scrappedEmployer-supported childcare vouchers to goGovernment to consult on four tax simplificationsPersonal allowance increase could impact auto-enrolment ...
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Supplier articleMeet the Employee Benefits Awards 2014 judges
The judging for the 2014 Employee Benefits Awards took place last week. The six panels of judges comprised of:Panel chairs: Debi O’Donovan, editor, Employee BenefitsDebbie Lovewell, deputy editor, Employee BenefitsClare Bettelley, associate editor, Employee Benefits Judges:Carol Baylis, total rewards director, Hitachi Data SystemsGary Brewer, head of reward and organisational development, ...
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Supplier articlePg 10-11 – Interactive – Top Tweets from Employee Benefits Connect
The top tweets at Employee Benefits Connect:@d_ashricky – Reflective mood after EB Connect. Met up with some good networking contacts today and made some more great contacts. #EBConnect@happyflierfrek – Excellent day, came away full of ideas! #EBConnect@hymansrobertson – Had a great day at #EBConnect! Thanks to everyone who came to ...