All articles by James Dyble
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AnalysisWhy should employers care about their employees' blood pressure?
If you read nothing else, read this…High blood pressure is the most common health complaint in the UK today, with 30% of the population suffering from it.It is referred to as the ‘silent killer’ because its symptoms often go unnoticed and it can lead to some serious health problems.With regular ...
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OpinionSimon Nash: Why I'm not interested in making staff happy
Reward professionals are pretty straightforward people. We like to make salary and bonus decisions on an analytical basis, taking into account market data, labour market trends and the commercial drivers of the business and sector.When it comes to benefits, too, a similar logic applies. We are looking for return on ...
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Case StudiesNorthern Trust implements emergency childcare support for staff
Cara Collins, senior employee relations consultant at Northern Trust, says: “We looked at paying for a place at the nursery downstairs [in the organisation’s office building], but we did not think that was a good option because only one employee can benefit at any one time, and they also then ...
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AnalysisCost considerations around workplace childcare
If you read nothing else, read this…78% of people with dependent children were in employment, so employers need to consider workplace support where required. Cost and implementation time are often cited by employers as reasons why they do no offer their staff childcare support. It is easy for employers to ...
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Buyer's guide to group personal pensions
Under a group personal pension (GPP), an employer agrees to make monthly contributions into the scheme, but the contract is between the employee and the pension provider. Currently, a GPP ends when the member retires and buys an annuity with the proceeds, so there is no obligation on the employer ...
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ArticleCrown Estate appoints Eleanor Smith
The Crown Estate has appointed Eleanor Smith as reward, benefits and pension manager, a newly created position.She was previously compensation, benefits and payroll manager at JLT. Smith has more than 19 years’ experience in the HR and benefits industry, including head of reward and people systems at Sainsbury’s, global reward ...
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Case StudiesTimpson motives staff with gifts for life events
The shoe repair organisation also felt it was important to avoid offering impersonal benefits.These include a £25 cash award for expectant mothers to help them buy comfortable maternity clothes for work, as well as £25-worth of Mothercare vouchers for all new parents on the birth of a child.The organisation also ...
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ArticleKirsten Bromilow joins salesforce.com
Kirsten Bromilow has joined cloud technology firm salesforce.com as a benefits analyst.Part of the total reward team, she will be responsible for managing benefits across the EMEA region.Bromilow worked at Google UK as an HR business partner and benefits specialist for three years, before taking some time out to be ...
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ArticleHelen Jackson joins Lloyds
Helen Jackson has been appointed head of performance and reward for Lloyds Banking Group’s retail and insurance divisions.Acting as the link between the business and group performance and reward, she will also be responsible for leading the reward agenda.She was previously executive reward director at Diageo and has held reward ...
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ArticleMisys promotes Anne Teggart
Anne Teggart is the new head of global benefits at Misys after being promoted from her previous role of head of performance and pensions.She is now responsible for the organisation’s benefits strategy.Teggart previously worked at Sapient as head of reward for Europe, and before that was at Sony Pictures and ...
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ArticleEmployee fails to win claim for outstanding sick pay
An employee has appealed against the initial ruling in an unfair dismissal case, Mr Clutch Auto Centres v Blakemore.The employment tribunal ruled that the claimant was still an employee of the respondent, despite the claimant arguing that he had been wrongfully dismissed and the respondent claiming that he had resigned. ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2015 categories
BEST STAFF TRAVEL POLICYMost effective travel strategy for business and perk car driversBEST HEALTHCARE AND WELLBEING BENEFITS – SMALL EMPLOYERMost effective healthcare and wellbeing strategy for employers with fewer than 1,000 staffBEST HEALTHCARE AND WELLBEING BENEFITS – LARGE EMPLOYERMost effective healthcare and wellbeing strategy for employers with more than 1,000 ...
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ArticleMost talked-about news in September
The government has confirmed its intention to remove the annual contribution limit and transfer restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest). The restrictions on annual contributions, which currently stand at a maximum of £4,600, and bulk transfers will be lifted on 1 April 2017.?We fully welcome proposals to remove ...
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Buyer's guide to share incentive plans 2014
The factsWhat are Sips and how do they work?Share incentive plans (Sips) are a tax-efficient savings vehicle for employees, who can receive up to £3,600 worth of free shares a year, free of income tax and national insurance. If the shares are kept in the plan for at least five ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2015 offer 22 categories
The Employee Benefits Awards 2015 offer 22 categories for reward and benefits professionals to vie for an accolade. The awards, which will open for entries shortly, offer professionals the ideal opportunity to showcase, and gain recognition for, the outstanding work they have done over the past 12 months.Employers are encouraged ...
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ArticleManchester Airport Group boosts pension engagement
Manchester Airport Group has seen employee engagement with pensions rise following the launch of its communication briefings.More than 90% of employees attended the pension briefings and some 450 members of staff, 60% of its working population, attended one-to-one meetings to discuss their pension.Mark Cliff, reward director at Manchester Airport Group, ...
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ArticleSantander evolves reward offering and people brand
Santander is evolving its reward offering for employees. Elliot Rees-Davies (pictured), reward director at Santander, will discuss how the bank has evolved its flexible benefits package over the past two years and its new internal people brand in a session titled ‘Flexible benefits to drive employee engagement’ at Employee Benefits ...
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ArticleJP Morgan boosts flexible benefits engagement
JP Morgan has increased staff engagement with its flexible benefits scheme from 38% to 74% after revamping and relauching its benefits platform in 2012.Adam Brooke (pictured), employee benefits and wellness manager at JP Morgan, will discuss how the organisation achieved this increase in engagement in a session titled ’Communication strategies ...
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ArticleTotal reward is outdated
Total reward has served its time because it has not delivered joined-up reward strategies that are relevant to employers and employees.Martha How (pictured top), partner at Aon Employee Benefits and Duncan Brown (pictured bottom), head of the UK performance, reward and talent consulting practice at Aon Employee Benefits, will discuss ...
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ArticleFemale professor loses equal pay appeal
A female University of London professor has lost a sex discrimination case against her employer after it was found that her male colleagues’ bonus payments were retention fees, despite her claim that the university’s genuine material factor defence was tainted.The claimant was appointed to the university in 1996 and claimed ...