All articles by Jennifer Paterson – Page 134

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    Employee Benefits Live: McDonald’s Restaurants and John Lewis Partnership make TRS relevant to diverse employee groups

    2011-09-27T15:48:00Z

    McDonald’s Restaurants and the John Lewis Partnership have been using technology to make their total reward statements (TRS) relevant to their mobile and diverse employee bases.Neal Blackshire, benefits and compensation manager at McDonald’s Restaurants, and Jon C White, manager, leisure activities, leisure benefits at John Lewis Partnership, shared their experiences ...

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    Employee Benefits Live: Google focuses on emotional wellbeing to make staff healthiest on the planet

    2011-09-27T15:47:38Z

    Emotional wellbeing is the most important part of making Googlers the healthiest employees on the planet.During the opening keynote session of Employee Benefits Live 2011 on 27 September, Oli Husemeyer, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) lead for ‘Optimize your life’ at Google, said that helping employees build emotional resilience, ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: RBS rolls out total reward statements in Asia Pacific

    2011-09-26T09:00:00Z

    Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group is rolling out online total reward statements (TRS) for its employees based in Asia Pacific to reinforce its total reward package at a time of modest pay increases.The rollout began in Australia and Malaysia on 1 July and is due to end with Japan ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Wolseley plumbs staff into £4.5 million bonus scheme

    2011-09-26T08:55:00Z

    Heating and plumbing company Wolseley has introduced a performance-related profit-share scheme that will pay out up to £4.5 million in bonuses to compensate in low salary increases.The scheme is available to 80% of the organisation’s 7,000 UK staff. The other 20%, including branch and sales managers, already have access to ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: London 2012 sponsors offer event perks to staff

    2011-09-26T08:30:00Z

    Organisations such as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Lloyds TSB, Sainsbury's and Scottish Widows are using their status as sponsors of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to offer staff incentives and benefits aligned with the events.They are giving employees the opportunity to attend an Olympics or Paralympics event. Law firm Freshfields, ...

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    Interview with Dan Couzens, EMEA rewards programme manager at Yahoo!

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Dan Couzens, EMEA rewards programme manager at Yahoo!, is rising to the various challenges of providing compensation and benefits to 1,500 employees across 12 countriesAfter a decade in recruitment, and four months into his first job in reward and benefits, Dan Couzens, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) rewards programme ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Johnson Fleming rolls out tailored pensions communication service

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Johnson Fleming has a new service that provides tailored communications to defined contribution (DC) pension scheme members.Its Nudge Communications product is designed to assist with retirement planning and achieving better outcomes throughout the employee's lifecycle. It includes various reminders and notifications personalised to each member.Iain Chadwick, senior consultant at Johnson ...

  • Case Studies

    Case study: Fun perks make headlines at ITN

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    When ITN made some practical additions to its voluntary benefits scheme in 2010, it took the opportunity to add in some fun perks.On top of new benefits such as dental insurance, health cash plans, gym membership and travel insurance, the broadcaster added a Merlin pass for discounted theme park entry, ...

  • Analysis

    Health and wellbeing: Easing the burden of a taxing exercise

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    If you read nothing else, read this … Private medical insurance, dental plans, optical benefits and health cash plans are taxable perks. If the employer pays for any of these on the employee’s behalf, the employee does not pay national insurance (NI) on it, and the employer pays Class ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Co-operative Employee Benefits introduces energy and phone discounts

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Co-operative Employee Benefits has expanded its product range with energy and home phone discounts, legal services, family care advice and ethical nurseries.The provider, which previously only offered childcare vouchers and bikes for work, has introduced the products to ensure employers can offer something for all employees.If employees switch their energy ...

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    Voluntary benefits get quirky

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    If you read nothing else, read this . . . Voluntary benefits schemes are often the ideal home for quirky, unusual perks. These can be aligned with employers' corporate social responsibility profile or family-friendly policies. Voluntary benefits are a good place to offer benefits that can help with the general ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Personal Group research: Employers plan to review delivery of employee benefits

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Almost half (40%) of employers plan to review the management and delivery of their employee benefits, according to research by Personal Group.Its Benefits insights survey, which polled 58 organisations across a range of sectors, also found that 13% of respondents said they were under pressure to reduce the cost of ...

  • Case Studies

    Case study: TNT perks drive green agenda

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    During TNT's voluntary benefits launch this year, the transportation and distribution firm put the focus on environmentally friendly offerings.The scheme supports its corporate aim to reduce carbon emissions by highlighting green products and services, such as environmentally friendly gadgets and alternative energy providers.David Taylor, reward manager at TNT, says: "We ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: L'Oreal adds workplace choir to wellbeing programme

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    L’Oreal has added a workplace choir to its wellbeing programme.The choir, which began holding weekly practices in September, is provided by Music in Offices.L'Oreal's My Wellbeing package also includes: discounted gym memberships, healthy-eating options in its canteen, yoga classes, bikes for work, a Dance to Work programme in partnership with ...

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    EXCLUSIVE: Edenred adds incentive programme to product range

    2011-09-25T23:00:00Z

    Edenred has added a new incentive platform and a new employee discounts platform to its product range.The Complements Select incentive platform brings together all the provider’s reward products, including vouchers and gift cards for single and multi-store use, experience products, and holiday and travel products.A personalised email with an e-code ...

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    Church of Wales’ bishops to forego annual pay rise

    2011-09-23T10:28:51Z

    Bishops and senior clergy at the Church of Wales have chosen to turn down their annual 1.6% pay rise next year as a gesture of support for those facing financial uncertainty in parishes across Wales.About 35 people will forego or give away the pay rise. They include all the bishops, ...

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    London boroughs launch framework agreement for pensions administration

    2011-09-23T10:26:41Z

    The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and the London Borough of Brent have collaborated on a framework agreement to appoint a single pension administration provider.Under the agreement, other London boroughs can join the framework and appoint Capita Hartshead as their pensions administrator without needing to go through the public ...

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    Ranstad research: Hong Kong employees to seek pay increases up to 10%

    2011-09-21T09:18:17Z

    Employees in Hong Kong will seek pay increases of up to 10% in the year ahead as business leaders see promising local growth, according to research by Ranstad.The Ranstad World of work report 2011/2012 is part of Ranstad’s annual Asia Pacific study that gathered the perceptions of 8,200 employees and ...

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    Standard Life launches mastertrust to help employers with the 2012 pension reforms

    2011-09-20T23:00:00Z

    Standard Life has extended its defined contribution (DC) trust-based pension scheme with a mastertrust arrangement, which is aimed at helping employers with the 2012 pension reforms.It is also aimed at employers that are keen to set their pension scheme up under trust but are concerned about the responsibilities associated with ...

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    NAPF research: Confidence in pensions at a record low

    2011-09-20T10:16:57Z

    Almost half (48%) of working adults have no confidence in pensions, compared to other ways of saving, according to a survey by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).Its Pensions confidence index, which polled 896 employees in the UK, found that 42% of respondents are confident. However, this was the ...