All articles by Employee Benefits – Page 154
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Nik Butcher: Communicating with a diverse workforce
Nik Butcher (pictured), total rewards manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Kao Group will speak at Employee Benefits Live on 25 September about communicating with a diverse workforce.Employee Benefits asked him a few key questions.1. What has been your biggest challenge in 2013?The biggest challenge this year has been ...
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Health Shield staff take part in triathlon for bowel cancer charity
Thirty-seven Health Shield triathletes will attempt a 500m swim, a 20km cycle and a 5km run at the North West Triathlon event on Sunday 8 September. As well as four Health Shield staff who are taking on all three parts of the triathlon, 11 teams of three have also been ...
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Jenny Davidson: Proving ROI on reward and benefits spend
Jenny Davidson (pictured), former director of compensation and benefits at CSC, will speak at Employee Benefits Live on 26 September about proving return on investment (ROI) on reward and benefits spend in the current economic environment.Employee Benefits asked her a few key questions.1. What has been your biggest challenge in ...
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Ian Wright: Is a global recognition programme possible?
Ian Wright (pictured), director, compensation and benefits at The Attachmate Group, will speak at Employee Benefits Live on 25 September about whether it is possible to operate a homogeneous global recognition programme.Employee Benefits asked him a few key questions:1. What has been your biggest challenge in 2013?Harmonising benefits in several ...
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Karen Gaynor: Total reward and the employer value proposition
Karen Gaynor (pictured), head of reward, UK and north-west Europe at Siemens will speak at Employee Benefits Live on 25 September about total reward and the employer value proposition.Employee Benefits asked her a few key questions:1. What has been your biggest challenge in 2013? The readiness for auto-enrolment has taken ...
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Top discussion from the Employee Benefits LinkedIn group
What does your organisation do to make a difference in employees’ lives?Making a difference to employees’ lives with responsive benefits in all their guises must have, as its core model, front-line engagement with the end client: the employee. Understand what would deliver to their priorities and, of course, find a ...
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Health Shield delivers strong growth for fourth year, says market research report
The Health Cover UK Market Report 2013 has revealed that the non-profit-making Friendly Society is the fourth-largest health cash plan provider, with 5.5 per cent of the market. It shows that Health Shield’s overall turnover increased by £1m to £27m in 2012, strengthening its position.According to the report, the number ...
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Health Shield set to participate in Cash Plan Provider Golf Day
The event will take place at the Forest of Arden golf course and the money raised will be donated to Breast Cancer Care — a charity chosen by Westfield. Each provider was asked to nominate a good cause to play for, with the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries’ (AMII’s) chairman, ...
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Top 10 most read stories this week
1. Government consults on tax-free childcare2. Employee Benefits/Capita research: First auto-enrollers less likely to wait for staging date3. William Hill staff to receive £3.5m sharesave payout4. HSBC to launch new global employee share plan5. John Lewis extends physiotherapy service to all staff6. London Overground launches online voluntary benefits plan7. LCP ...
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The top 10 most visited stories on the website this month
1. EXCLUSIVE: Most common causes of sickness absence2. Auto-enrolment prompts employers to review their benefits offering3. EXCLUSIVE: Most common sickness absence strategies4. EXCLUSIVE: SAP to outsource benefits system ahead of auto-enrolment5. EXCLUSIVE: Coca-Cola sees 12% auto-enrolment opt-out6. Top tips for communicating flexible benefits7. How employers can promote heart health in ...
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Health Shield joins the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries
AMII promotes and maintains high standards of professional and ethical conduct amongst members, and aims to increase awareness of the role of specialist medical insurance advisers. Members adhere to a code of ethics and commit to ongoing professional development.The organisation voted to open up its membership to insurance companies at ...
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Interactive - The month in numbers
The month in numbers …31% of respondents pay pension contributions above the minimum regulatory requirement.600 HSBC employees are benefits champions.47% of UK adults use their personal devices for work purposes.
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Interactive - Most talked about news
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) has called for MPs’ pay to rise to £74,000 in 2015. It has also launched a consultation, which closes in October 2013, on MPs’ pay and pensions.MPs should receive the same treatment as other public sector workers. Four years without a pay rise, followed ...
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Share your views on pension trends and auto-enrolment
Employee Benefits is conducting a significant piece of research, which will examine the latest pension trends and find out about auto-enrolment progress to date.To have your say and gain an insight into what your peers are doing, please participate in the short survey.Auto-enrolment is the biggest change in the recent ...
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Health Shield survey reveals high degree of satisafaction with customer service
The Call Handling Survey of nearly 1,000 members, which was conducted between January and June 2013, revealed that 94 per cent of those questioned were happy with their overall experience of calling the corporate health cash plan provider.The research showed that 93 per cent of members agreed that queries were ...
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Health Shield receives 'Healthcare and Wellbeing Provider' award nomination
The non-profit-making Friendly Society, which aims to provide affordable healthcare support to the widest possible community, has been shortlisted for ‘Healthcare and Wellbeing Provider of the Year’. It will go head to head with other industry players at an awards ceremony in October.The Workplace Savings and Benefits Awards recognise both ...
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Health Shield highlights benefits of voluntary corporate health cash plans
The non-profit-making friendly society aims to highlight the benefits of implementing a voluntary corporate health cash plan among human resources professionals, particularly if they do not have a budget for company funding.Voluntary corporate schemes are completely cost free for employers and allow them to help employees meet the cost of ...
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Tim Wells has set up a reward and benefits consultancy called Wells and Co Consulting. With 13years in the industry, his previous roles include group global mobility manager at Britvic Soft Drinks, global mobility manager at Electronic Arts, manager, assignment services at Ernst and Young, and senior international assignment consultant ...
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Top 10 most visited stories on the web
1. Ban on consultancy charges for auto-enrolment2. EXCLUSIVE: Top benefits offered by UK employers3. First £2,000 of national insurance contributions to be waived4. Queen’s speech legislates for childcare changes5. EXCLUSIVE: Most common salary sacrifice perks6. Flat-rate state pension introduced in Pensions Bill7. Xerox changes holiday purchase scheme8. Asda and Tesco ...
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Time Warner appoints Tina Odell
She had previously worked at Sony since 2001 in roles that include employee benefits specialist, assistant pension and benefits manager, and pensions manager for Sony Europe.Her previous roles include pensions and benefits specialist at IBM.