All articles by Georgina Fuller – Page 2
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AnalysisHow to support employees in a financial emergency
Need to know:The nature of the financial problem often depends on the stage of life an employee is at.Employee assistance programmes (EAPs), debt management support and emergency loans are just some of the ways that employers can help their employees during difficult times.Employers can also offer online budget modellers, a ...
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AnalysisBuyer’s guide to computer salary sacrifice schemes 2016
The factsWhat is a computer salary sacrifice scheme?This is an arrangement where an employer buys a computer from a computer scheme provider and then loans it to an employee, typically via a flexible or voluntary benefits scheme. The employee repays the cost through their gross pay.Where can employers get more ...
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Case StudiesEvraz offers share plan to Russian employees
Steel, mining and vanadium business Evraz offers employee share plans to its 105,000 employees in Russia, Ukraine, the US, Canada, the Czech Republic, Italy, South Africa and Kazakhstan.In Russia, the organisation has offered a long-term incentive plan (L-tip), administered by Computershare, since 2012. Employees are able to access details of ...
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AnalysisHow to offer a share scheme internationally
Need to know:Any employer looking to roll out a share scheme internationally will need to conduct a thorough analysis and overview of the legal and tax regulations of the country it is looking to expand into.Some countries may have a more advanced savings culture than others or different economic ...
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AnalysisThe pros and cons of using in-house and external financial education expertise
Need to know:A good financial education scheme should help an organisation achieve its wider business objectives, increase engagement, improve financial wellbeing and improve the employee’s understanding of their benefits and their own personal finances.Employers can look to both in-house resources or external parties to provide financial education programmes.A financial education ...
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AnalysisBuyer’s guide to group income protection
The factsWhat is group income protection?Group income protection (GIP) provides an income to an employee when they are unable to work as a result of an illness of injury. Payment usually starts after a set waiting period, normally six months, and can continue until the employee returns to work or, ...
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Case StudiesDomestic and General engages global workforce with recognition scheme
Domestic and General launched an international reward and recognition scheme for its 2,500-plus employees in December 2014. The reward programme, provided by Red Letter Days for Business, is available to employees in six countries: the UK, Australia, France, Germany, Spain and Italy.Phil Harvey, group HR director for the warranty provider, ...
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AnalysisHow is the management of global reward changing?
If you read nothing else, read this…Employers are increasingly establishing governance teams and appointing global benefits brokers to work with their benefits teams.Growth in technology, especially smartphones, has boosted the communication of global benefits programmes, but this can still be a challenge.Employees are looking for more benefits that improve their ...
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AnalysisThe latest trends in voluntary benefits
If you read nothing else, read this…Employee health and wellbeing is becoming an increasingly important voluntary benefit with employee assistance programmes, bikes for work and a range of other wellbeing initiatives now being offered as standard.Financial health is also a growing trend, especially financial education and financial benefits.The voluntary benefits ...
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Case StudiesExperian refreshes voluntary benefits scheme
Kathryn Finch, reward consultant at Experian, explains that this feedback is the basis behind the popularity of the credit risk management’s firm voluntary benefits scheme. “Our employees told us that the opportunity to flex their holiday allowance was important to them so we built our voluntary benefits scheme from there,” ...
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ArticleBuyer's guide to financial education 2015
What is financial education?Workplace financial education involves employers, or a third-party provider, educating employees about financial benefits, such as pensions and share plans. It can also include individual savings accounts (Isas) and tax planning, and how to use these perks to optimise their financial wellbeing.Financial education can be delivered to ...
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AnalysisHow to boost share plan take-up
If you read nothing else, read this:Last April, the government increased sharesave and share incentive plan (Sip) savings limits from £250 to £500 per month for sharesave and from £125 to £150 for Sips.Organisations with Sips are entitled to employer national insurance contribution (NIC) savings and employers are also required ...
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Case StudiesAsda boosts sharesave take-up
Simon Bell, senior reward manager at the supermarket behemoth, explains: “Our sharesave scheme plays a key part of our reward strategy and we openly encourage participation throughout our organisation from hourly-paid and salaried colleagues to board members.”Before designing its 2014 sharesave campaign, Asda carried out face-to-face research with a broad ...
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AnalysisHow to get the most from emergency childcare spend
If you read nothing else, read this…Employers should carry out research to ascertain what percentage of employees will use emergency childcare and calculate the time and money they can save staff by offering an in-house scheme.The scheme should be communicated properly and made as accessible to employees as possible.Employers could ...
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Case Studies
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust offers workplace nurseries
The trust operates two nurseries for its main sites in Brighton and Haywards Heath. These operate 10 hours a day, five days a week, covering early starts and late finishes.The nurseries offer long-term childcare, but also provide short-term emergency cover for incidents such as a breakdown in an employee’s local ...
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Case Studies
BNP Paribas enhances benefits package with emergency childcare
The scheme covers any sort of disruption to normal childcare arrangements and employees have access to up to 10 days of care each year, booked a maximum of two weeks in advance. All costs are met by the employer, including any tax charges. The scheme, which includes nurseries, play schemes ...
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Buyer's guide to share incentive plans 2013
The factsWhat are Sips and how do they work?Share incentive plans (Sips) were introduced by the UK government in 2000 as a tax-efficient savings vehicle for employees. They can include four types of shares: free shares, partnership shares, matching shares and dividend shares. Employers can give each employee up to ...
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How to maximise tax efficiencies through flex
If you read nothing else, read this…Provider selection should be based on track record and benefit take-up support and not administration fee.Employers need to keep track of tax changes throughout the year.Employees need support and advice about how to make their flexible benefits as tax efficient as possible.Carefully select and ...
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AnalysisRewards grow for offshore workers
IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS…Offshore workers are often employed by agencies, so do not necessarily receive the same traditional benefits as permanent workers.Offshore workers are often exempt from the Working Time Directive regulations and usually work a rota of 14-28 days on and 14-28 days off.The average salary ...
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Case Studies
Pay and holidays are main attraction for offshore workers at Ceona
The London-based organisation, which now has 76 employees, has offshore sites in the North Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Norwegian continental shelf and West Africa.Dave Mackay, offshore construction manager at Ceona, says remuneration and holidays, with employees receiving up to six months’ leave per year, are major attractions for ...
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