All articles by Jennifer Paterson – Page 105
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EXCLUSIVE: BNP Paribas launches physiotherapy referral service
BNP Paribas has introduced a physiotherapy referral service, removing the need for GP referral.The service, which includes on-site physiotherapists, was launched on 1 May and is available to the bank’s 4,000 employees and their families via its private medical insurance (PMI) scheme.One-third of BNP’s medical spend is on musculoskeletal issues, ...
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Rolls-Royce reintroduces bike scheme
Rolls-Royce has reintroduced a bikes-for-work scheme for its 20,000 UK employees.The car manufacturer had previously offered a scheme in 2009, but discontinued it because it felt it was difficult to administer and there were ongoing changes from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on some aspects of the scheme.Miriam Valten-Agnew, head ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Enrich Employee Benefits launches benefits portal
Enrich Employee Benefits has partnered with the Money Advice Service (MAS) to launch a benefits portal called Benefits2go.The portal includes access to online advice and support from the MAS, a document library with articles on financial education, a pensions modelling tool, an intranet site where staff can view their entire ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Barclays Investment Bank hosts health and wellness day
Barclays Investment Bank hosted its third health and wellness day at the end of May, as a way to communicate the firm’s healthcare and wellbeing benefits to its 24,000 staff.The event, which was first held in July 2011 as part of the bank’s wellness programme Living Your Potential, is held ...
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John Whitaker moves to IHS
IHS has appointed John Whitaker senior benefits consultant, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).His role will include a review of the EMEA benefits programme, a harmonisation of benefit schemes across EMEA, and an enhancement of financial awareness among employees.His previous roles in the industry include US project manager at Asperity ...
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Myra Lisky takes on interim role at GTS
GTS (part of Kuoni Group) has appointed Myra Lisky interim compensation and benefits manager.Her previous roles include interim global reward manager at SThree, interim global reward manager at the British Standards Institute, HR mobilisation manager at Interserve, divisional HR and business improvement head at Accord Operations, and remuneration and benefit ...
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Mark Connell joins Friends Life
Friends Life Group has appointed Mark Connell senior reward manager.His previous roles in the industry include reward and recognition manager at Tata Steel Europe, consultant at Lloyds Banking Group, head of reward at Royal Mail Letters, HR manager, reward at the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and group evaluation executive ...
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Case Studies
Case study: BT connects with staff health
As part of its Work Fit programme, BT Group promotes health and wellbeing to its 75,600 UK staff each year, covering topics such as cardiovascular health, diabetes, cancer, smoking, mental health and physical activity.The programme is communicated through BT’s intranet site, weekly emails, employee newsletters, leaflets and roadshows. BT also ...
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Interview with James Kirkland, head of pensions, benefits and recognition at Telefonica Europe
James Kirkland, head of pensions, benefits and recognition at Telefonica Europe, still has time to play in a rock band despite the demands of applying reward packages internationallyJames Kirkland, head of pensions, benefits and recognition at Telefonica Europe, was not planning on a career in pensions. But after graduating with ...
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Morrison Supermarkets appoints Karen Caddick
Morrison Supermarkets has appointed Karen Caddick HR director.With almost 20 years in HR, she has held various roles, such as HR director at Punch Taverns and The Spirit Group, global HR director at the Financial Times, head of HR at Channel Five Broadcasting, head of employee relations and HR policy ...
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Dixons Retail appoints Carolyn Ryan
Dixons Retail has appointed Carolyn Ryan interim head of reward.Ryan is the founder of a consultancy called Performance, Leadership and Success Cultures, and her previous roles include interim reward manager at Northern Rock, interim group HR executive at Skipton Building Society, interim European HR director at Premier Farnell, interim group ...
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Rolly Srivastava Khera appointed to global role at Tullow Oil
Tullow Oil has appointed Rolly Srivastava Khera global reward adviser.Previous roles include HR business partner at Talisman Energy, compensation and benefits specialist at Talisman Energy UK, assistance manager, HR, at AOL India, consultant at Mercer and HR intern at Max New York Life Insurance.Read more about careers in reward and ...
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Reforms agreed for Local Government Pension Scheme
The Local Government Association (LGA) and trade unions Unison and GMB have reached an agreement on how to take forward the reform of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), to take effect from 1 April 2014.The proposals will now be communicated to scheme members, employers, funds and other scheme interests. ...
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Employer-paid benefit choice most common in UK
Almost half (48%) of respondents in the UK offer some form of choice in employer-paid benefits, according to research by benefits consultants Mercer.The European survey on employee choice in benefits, which polled 516 employers across 11 European countries, found that employer-paid benefit choice is the most common among respondents in ...
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Half of respondents introduced telematics to mitigate fleet risk
Five in ten (50%) respondents have introduced telematics to their company fleet in order to reduce the risk associated with fleet management and to meet their duty-of-care responsibilities, according to research by ALD Automotive.The research was conducted by YouGov among UK employers with more than 1,000 staff which have introduced ...
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Employers should contribute more to the cost of childcare
Nearly half (47%) of respondents said employers should contribute more to the cost of childcare, according to research by Mumsnet.Its Childcare costs survey also found that 77% of respondents do not think the government does enough to support working parents with the cost of childcare.The research also found:38% of respondents ...
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Workplace Options offers free carer’s pack during Carer’s Week
Workplace Options will provide a free carer’s pack to the employers it work with during Carer’s Week, which runs from 18-24 June.The pack is designed to help employees look after their wellbeing, as well as learn how to effectively balance their working lives with their caring responsibilities.It includes information and ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Workplace Options launches work-life balance programme
Workplace Options, in partnership with childcare provider Bright Horizons and charity the National Childbirth Trust (NCT), has introduced a work-life balance programme.The programme, Working Family Advantage, helps employers create a family-friendly culture in the workplace.It includes:One-to-one coaching sessions to help parents and carers find a work-life balance.Group training and development ...
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SSI adds flexible benefits and moves to GPP
Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI) UK has launched a flexible benefits scheme and switched from a stakeholder pension scheme to a group personal pension (GPP) in preparation for auto-enrolment.The steel firm launched its flex scheme, branded One Reward, when it recruited more than 1,000 new staff, increasing its workforce to 1,800. ...
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Northumbrian Water awarded for tackling sickness absence
Northumbrian Water has won Business in the Community’s (BITC) Workwell award for its programmes to address sickness absence among its 3,000 employees.The programmes include RehabWorks, which was introduced in April 2008 to address sickness absence due to musculoskeletal disorders, and NWLSupport, which was introduced in April 2010 to address sickness ...