All articles by Jennifer Paterson – Page 128
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Grant Thornton offers pay-as-you-go gym membership to staff
Accountant firm Grant Thornton has added a pay-as-you-go gym membership scheme to its health and wellbeing package.The scheme, provided by Payasugym, offers staff access to over 200 gyms and health clubs.Employees can visit any of the participating gyms, only paying for the gym sessions that they actually use. There are ...
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O2 research: Majority of UK employees feel employers support flexible working
Almost three-quarters (73%) of UK employees feel their employers support flexible working opportunities, according to research by O2.The study, which examined the future of work and flexible working in UK organisations, surveyed 1,167 UK workers.The respondents acknowledged the benefits flexible working brings, with 54% stating that it helps strike a ...
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The Pensions Trust appoints Cardano UK as investment adviser
The Pensions Trust has appointed investment adviser and fiduciary manager Cardano UK to work on its £800-million growth plan.Keith Nunn, chair of the investment committee at The Pensions Trust, said: “Vital for us was finding a pro-active adviser that could bring us fresh ideas and help us to implement them ...
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Deloitte staff celebrate diversity in the workplace
Deloitte employees took part in Diwali festivities, as the firm’s month-long diversity celebrations came to a close.An evening of celebrations included a panel debate on how diversity can be beneficial in the workplace.Particpants in the debate included: international cricketer, Ravi Bopara; Deloitte chairman David Cruikshank, the firm’s Hindu network leader, ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Cognizant Technology Solutions rolls out reward statements across Europe
Cognizant Technology Solutions will roll out online total reward statements (TRS) to its staff based in Belgium, France and Germany, after successful launches in the UK and the Netherlands in April 2011.The IT firm will introduce the statements in Belgium, France and Germany in early 2012, followed by launches in ...
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Zenith introduces employee share scheme
Fleet leasing provider Zenith has launched an employee share scheme to invest in the future of its staff.†The growth share plan is designed to reward loyalty, incentivise and continue to attract employees.It allows employees the opportunity to buy shares in Zenith, paying market price and holding the shares permanently in ...
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Friends Life rolls out employee guide to auto-enrolment
Friends Life has launched a five-point guide for employees to learn about auto-enrolment.The introductory tips to familiarise employees with the upcoming changes are:Where are you now? The ins and outs of pension saving are not always high on the agenda at the start of a new job, so a good ...
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Reckitt Benckiser incentivises staff to cycle to work
Reckitt Benckiser has rolled out a discount and reward programme around cycling, which offers employees extra perks to commute to work by bike.The scheme was launched with PleaseCycle on 1 November. The consumer goods company has already logged mileage equivalent to cycling three lengths of Britain, saving four London-Paris flights ...
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CBI/Harvey Nash research: Pay freezes are decreasing
The proportion of UK employers freezing pay has declined, according to research by Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and Harvey Nash.Staying the Course, the CBI/Harvey Nash employment trends survey, found that, among private sector organisations, only one in eight (12%) respondents plan to freeze pay at their next review.The figure ...
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Sandvik AB develops global pension risk management strategy
Sandvik AB is to develop a global pension risk management strategy in over 15 countries.The global engineering group, headquartered in Sweden, has appointed Mercer to provide multiple global actuarial, pensions and benefits services for over 40,000 employees internationally.As well as developing the global pension risk management strategy, Mercer will also ...
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BT, Electrocomponents and Tesco shortlisted for IFS Proshare awards
BAE Systems, BT, Electrocomponents, Royal Dutch Shell, Tesco and Vodafone are among the organisations that have been shortlisted for the IFS Proshare Annual Awards 2011.Electrocomponents is a finalist in the ‘Most effective communication of an employee share plan (1,001 – 15,000 employees)’ category, for the clear and concise communication of ...
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Government to consult on introduction of protected conversations between employers and staff
The government will consult on introducing protected conversations that would allow employers to discuss issues such as retirement plans and work performance with employees without fear of being referred to an employment tribunal.The consultation will also address employers’ fears of a tribunal by increasing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal ...
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Specsavers research: One-fifth of employers have no eyecare policy
One-fifth (20%) of employers have no eyecare policy in place, according to research by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare.The research, conducted among 223 organisations in both the public and private sectors, found that 42% of employers use the option of reimbursing eyecare costs through expenses, and 33% purchase eyecare vouchers.Additional findings include:77% ...
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Fujitsu to implement pension scheme accounting software
Fujitsu and DHL have implemented new pension scheme accounting software.The software, Aviary, is supplied by Profund Solutions, part of JLT’s UK employee benefits business.Katherine Terry, head of pension operations at Fujitsu UK and Ireland, said: “Our incumbent system was not specific to pension fund accounting and we felt there was ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Toshiba Information Systems rolls out employee discount scheme
Toshiba Information Systems has introduced an employee discount scheme as part of ongoing efforts to improve the benefits on offer to its 250 UK staff.Following an employee survey in April 2011, the consumer electronics firm learned that employees were interested in having access to discounts through the benefits package.The scheme, ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Jelf research: Half of employers will offer voluntary benefits because of welfare reforms
Almost half (48%) of employers expect to offer more voluntary benefits as a result of government welfare reforms, according to research by Jelf Employee Benefits.The survey, which was conducted in October among 169 small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), found that the reforms introduced in the Welfare Reform Bill 2011, may ...
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Animal Health Trust reduces costs with bundled pension and insurance plan
Animal Health Trust will bundle together its pension and life assurance benefits to reduce management costs.Its adviser, Creative Benefits will provide the animal charity with advisory and consultancy services for the bundled scheme, provided by insurance firm Aviva.Animal Health Trust previously closed its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme to future ...
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Allen & Overy employees stage opera at Sadler’s Wells
Allen & Overy staff have staged a production of Bizet’s Carmen at Sadler’s Wells in London to an audience of 1,200.The event raised over £15,000 for the British Red Cross and three East London primary schools: Christ Church, Sir John Cass and Stepney Greencoat.More than 100 members of staff and ...
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Nest Corporation issues auto-enrolment guide for employers
Nest Corporation has published a guide to auto-enrolment, designed to inform employers what they need to consider ahead of the upcoming pension reforms.The guide, How Nest can help you meet your duties, provides an overview of the key requirements around auto-enrolment, as well as setting out what the national employment ...
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Barclays, Ericsson and Pearson among winners at the Employee Share Ownership awards
Barclays, Ericcson and Pearson were among the winners at the Employee Share Ownership Awards 2011.In the category of organisations with 1,500 employees, Barclays, Ericsson and Pearson were the top winners.Barclays was commended for its Global Sharepurchase scheme, which allows employees to buy shares of up to £1,500 per year in ...