All articles by Jennifer Paterson – Page 119
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O2 pilots flexible working ahead of Olympics
O2 has offered its 2,500 employees based at its Slough headquarters the opportunity to participate in a flexible working pilot.The initiative is being trialed ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to establish how employees can work remotely to avoid the expected operating, travel and business challenges of the event.O2 ...
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Fairsharemusic launches corporate reward and incentives division
Music download website Fairsharemusic.com has launched a corporate reward and incentives division.Fairsharemusic for Business offers gift cards and e-gifts, which employers can provide for staff through recognition schemes or benefits packages.Recipients can browse and spend their reward on chart singles and albums, as well as a back catalogue of over ...
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BAE Systems introduces payroll and HR management system
Global defence and security firm BAE Systems has introduced a payroll and HR management system for its UK employees.The system, provided by technology service organisations Logica and Oracle, is aimed at supporting BAE Systems’ workplace priorities, including employee engagement and performance, efficiency and organisational effectiveness.Haydn Clulow, HR director, transformation at ...
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Hay Group launches suite of online HR management products
Global management consultancy Hay Group has introduced a suite of online products for HR professionals and line managers to manage their HR processes.The new offering comprises reward benchmarking, pay, employee assessment and recruitment.Philip Spriet, a global director at Hay Group, said: “Post-recession, organisations are looking for a consistent, quality approach ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Atos aligns non-contractual perks following acquisition
IT services company Atos has begun aligning non-contractual benefits for staff following its acquisition of Siemens’ IT Solutions and Services in July 2011.While the contractual benefits terms of its 3,500 new employees were protected under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Tupe) regulations, Atos has tried to align the non-contractual ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Whitbread Group staff could receive £4.4m from sharesave
Whitbread Group’s three- and five-year sharesave schemes could result in a possible total return of £4.4 million for employees after they matured on 1 February.Just over 1,100 employees participated in the three-year scheme, while 69 took part in the five-year plan. When the three-year scheme was launched, Whitbread Group’s share ...
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EXCLUSIVE: The Body Shop splits flexible benefits into three categories
The Body Shop is to outsource its flexible benefits plan after administering it in-house for 10 years and has divided its flexible benefits into three categories – My Health, My Money and My Family – to target staff communications.Francine Smith, reward and benefits adviser at The Body Shop, said: “We ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Freshfields saves tax and NI through salary sacrifice
Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has saved its staff £2 million in tax and national insurance over the past 12 months through salary sacrifice, and has revamped its flexible benefits.This message was used in a poster campaign around the annual enrolment period for its Benefits Plus plan. Jackie Palmer, senior ...
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What the retail distribution review will mean for employers
If you read nothing else, read this… Under the RDR, after 1 January 2013, all independent financial advisers and employee benefits consultants will be remunerated on a fees rather than a commission basis. Under commission-based charging, when a product such as a pension scheme is being purchased, the provider pays ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Cook motivates staff with Olympic perks
Thomas Cook is using its sponsorship of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as an opportunity to engage and motivate its 16,000 staff in the UK and Ireland.The travel firm has access to 3,500 tickets to events, which it receives under its sponsorship deal, and will offer a portion ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Personal computer schemes rebooted
Personal computer schemes are gaining popularity, with KPMG and National Grid all offering staff access to iPads or computers, through updated versions of the former home computing initiative (HCI), tax breaks for which were removed in 2006.Personal computer schemes, including Apple products, enable employees to pay for a computer or ...
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Cost most important when buying corporate eyecare vouchers
Large employers place most emphasis on cost when choosing an eyecare voucher provider, according to research by Specsavers.The Specsavers Corporate Eyecare research, which polled 223 organisations of varying sizes, found that cost was of the utmost importance for just 9% of respondents with less than 100 employees, while 22% of ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Marks and Spencer boosts take-up of voluntary benefits and sharesave schemes
Marks and Spencer has boosted take-up of its voluntary benefits and sharesave schemes by involving staff and going paperless for its communications.Its voluntary benefits website has attracted over 45,000 hits since the perks were relaunched in September – a 450% increase on this time last year. Take-up of the sharesave ...
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Interview with Spencer Roach, international compensation and benefits manager at Nuance Communications
Spencer Roach, international compensation and benefits manager at Nuance Communications, says his love of adventure helps him succeed in a global reward roleBalancing work and life as an adventure-seeker, Spencer Roach, international compensation and benefits manager at Nuance Communications, has racked up many exploratory experiences over the past 15 years.As ...
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Collective gains from benefits in France
If you read nothing else, read this… France has three compulsory pension schemes and one voluntary pension for employers to offer staff. Profit-sharing schemes are mandatory for employers with over 50 staff. Subsidised lunch is available for all French employees.France has three compulsory pension plans and profit-sharing is mandatory for ...
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EXCLUSIVE: LogBuy partners Affinion International Travel for discount travel scheme
LogBuy has partnered with Affinion International Travel to offer employers access to a discounts travel scheme.Employers that offer LogBuy’s employee discounts scheme to staff can now book anything from ski holidays to city breaks through the travel firm. Affinion is also cutting out all credit card fees on purchases, which ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Gatwick Airport adds extra enrolment periods to promote bikes for work
Gatwick Airport has added extra enrolment periods to encourage staff to take up its bikes-for-work scheme.The scheme, which was launched in July 2011 with Evans Cycles, was opened again in October 2011, and will open in March for further enrolment.Evans Cycles’ representatives were on hand at the airport’s two canteens ...
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EXCLUSIVE: BT increases voluntary benefits take-up to 94% with relaunch
British Telecom (BT) has increased take-up of its voluntary benefits scheme to 94%.The scheme was relaunched on 2 February as part of its 2nd anniversary. Since its 2010 launch the Benefits Plus scheme, provided by Next Jump, has had over 71,500 (94%) of employees register and savings have totaled over ...
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DTZ increases take-up with the relaunch of flexible benefits
DTZ has increased the take-up of its flexible benefits scheme, following a re-launch.The UK property firm, which introduced the online scheme provided by Bluefin in January 2011, has seen 86% of employees log into the system and 75% actively select benefits.Mark Savory, benefits manager at DTZ, said: “The re-launch exceeded ...
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BGL Group promotes wellbeing programme and fundraises for charity trek
BGL Group is promoting its wellbeing programme by offering employees the opportunity to take part in a charity trek in China.The trek, which will take place in April 2012, aims to raise over £100,000 for the insurance firm’s charity partner, Marie Curie Cancer Care.As part of fundraising efforts for the ...