All articles by Georgina Fuller – Page 4

  • Article

    Buyer's guide to private medical insurance

    2010-09-01T00:00:01Z

    Focus on factsWhat is private medical insurance (PMI)?PMI provides cover for individuals if they become unwell or suffer an injury. The patient will be referred by their doctor to a private consultant, who will arrange treatment or surgery. PMI is usually offered to staff as a benefit to ensure they ...

  • Analysis

    Fresh growth for share incentive plans

    2010-05-31T23:00:00Z

    If you read nothing else, read this...Share incentive plans (Sips) celebrate their tenth anniversary next month.If staff hold shares in a Sip and stay with their employer for five years, they will not incur tax or NI on the value of the shares.Although Sips offer, arguably, one of the most ...

  • Analysis

    Financial education: Likely effects of the retail distribution review

    2010-03-01T00:00:01Z

    The retail distribution review planned by the Financial Services Authority could have major repercussions for financial education, says Georgina FullerThe days of benefits consultants and advisers having commission remunerated by pensions providers will come to an end if the Financial Services Authority's proposals for the retail distribution review (RDR) are ...

  • Analysis

    Voluntary benefits report 2009: Getting local businesses involved in staff discount schemes

    2009-11-02T14:58:53Z

    Discount schemes are popular with staff, but careful negotiations are needed to get local businesses on board, says Georgina FullerDos and don’ts of setting up a local discount scheme:Do approach local businesses directly and be clear and concise about what you would like to offer.Do make sure you ask staff ...

  • Case Studies

    Case Study : Alexander Mann Solutions

    2008-10-01T15:52:55Z

    Alexander Mann Solutions launched a flexible benefits plan for its 600 UK staff in March this year and has since rolled out a similar scheme in Germany and Australia.The recruitment process outsourcing firm, which has 1,000 employees worldwide, implemented the schemes after carrying out an extensive global review to gauge ...

  • Article

    Harmonising flexible benefits internationally

    2008-10-01T15:49:23Z

    Bringing harmony to benefits provision globally through a flex plan can pay dividends for employers, but there are numerous pitfalls they need to avoid, says Georgina Fuller.As businesses become increasingly global and multi-national organisations open up opportunities for employees to move between locations, some employers are looking to harmonise their ...

  • Analysis

    Making healthy returns?

    2008-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Identifying the return on investment of healthcare benefits is a complex business, as Georgina Fuller goes in search of specific evidence linking wellbeing perks to sickness absence improvements†With finance teams increasingly calling for benefits professionals to prove the return on investment in all areas of reward, the pressure to do ...