All articles by Jennifer Paterson – Page 137
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My Family Care partners Australian provider Dial-an-Angel
My Family Care has partnered Australian provider Dial-an-Angel.The link-up will enable employers with offices in the UK and Australia to offer a consistent emergency care benefit to staff. Ben Black, founder and managing director of My Family Care, said: “A growing number of employers have realised helping staff with their ...
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American Express, Centrica and Deutsche Bank among winners of Top Employers for Working Families awards
American Express, Centrica and Deutsche Bank were among the top winners of the Top Employers for Working Families awards.The awards, founded by Working Families in partnership with the Institute for Employment Studies, recognises organisations across the UK that do the most to support the work-life balance needs of their employees.The ...
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Alphabet extends fleet management services to Slovakia
Alphabet has partnered with UniCredit Fleet Management to extend its services in Slovakia.The Slovak offering will include fleet consulting, financing, tyre and repair services, payment of taxes and insurance costs, fuel cards, replacement cars, roadside assistance and legal insurance.Norbert van den Eijnden, head of Alphabet International, said: “BMW Group Financial ...
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DWP research: Only 15% of young adults are in an employer-sponsored pension scheme
Only 15% of employees aged 16-24 are enrolled in an employer-sponsored pension scheme, according to figures published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).The DWP Family resource survey report shows the percentage of adults with pension provision by age group, demonstrating how these various age groups would be affected ...
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Kellog's and NHS trust launch workplace cycling programme
Kellog's and the East Chesire NHS Trust are among a number of organisations launching a workplace cycling programme with British Cycling.The programme enables organisations to encourage employees to take advantage of cycling as a pastime, a sport and a mode of transport.It includes ride leader training to enable employees to ...
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Johnson Fleming produces guide to salary sacrifice schemes
Johnson Fleming has produced a guide for employers that outlines the steps for administering, communicating and managing salary sacrifice schemes.The guide outlines the pros and cons of salary sacrifice, and includes examples on the levels of savings that can be achieved, both for an employer and their employees.Iain Chadwick, senior ...
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K&L Gates increases take up of discounted gym membership
Take-up of K&L Gates’ discounted gym membership has grown steadily since its launch, due to the scheme being offered through a monthly enrolment window.Around one-fifth of the law firm’s 217 employees have enrolled in the benefit since it was launched in May.Debra Scudder, HR manager at K&L Gates, said: “We ...
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South West Trains thanks staff with online discount scheme
South West Trains has launched an online discount scheme and an intranet site to help communicate benefits to its mobile employees.Internal communications manager Matt Hurst said: “We have launched the scheme to say thank-you to staff for their hard work during a challenging year. We thought it was time to ...
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Filmology launches discounted cinema voucher
Filmology has launched a discounted cinema voucher product for employers to offer to staff.The vouchers, which can be added to an organisation’s voluntary benefits portal, can save staff up to 40% on regular cinema admission.The vouchers are redeemable at over 480 cinemas across the UK and Ireland, including Cineworld, Showcase, ...
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Computershare staff raise money for charity
Computershare employees are getting active to raise money for charity in September.†Computershare employees, along with clients and contacts, will be cycling through Namibia on a 530-kilometre route that started in Windhoek on 3 September and ends in Walvis Bay three days later.Funds raised through sponsorship, as well as a yard ...
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Case Studies
Case study: D Young focuses on staff choices
Law firm D Young ran focus groups last year before launching a flexible benefits plan to find out what perks its staff wanted. The firm’s 150 staff includes partners, as well as fee-earning staff, support staff and managers.The focus groups, run by Thomsons Online Benefits, were held first with partners, ...
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Case study: Pub group staff show character
When Punch Taverns launched a flexible benefits plan in January, it did not want a scheme with one-size-fits-all approach.Sarah Bell, reward manager at Spirit Pub Company, which has since de-merged from Punch Taverns, says: “We have quite a varied workforce, with staff at head office, as well as field-based and ...
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CSC launches voluntary benefits scheme and online discussion group
IT consultancy CSC has launched a voluntary benefits scheme to its UK staff, along with an online discussion group through which employees can engage directly with HR about the new system.CSC, which has 93,000 staff in 80 countries, has offered its US staff voluntary benefits, provided by Next Jump, for ...
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Flexible benefits: BNP Paribas banks on savings
When banking group BNP Paribas introduced a flexible benefits scheme, technology and communication were major factors in its success, says Jennifer PatersonAs the UK struggled through the financial crisis of 2008-2009, BNP Paribas was preparing to launch a new flexible benefits system.Of the French banking group’s 8,000 UK-based staff, 3,500 ...
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Standard Life research: Most employers not prepared for auto-enrolment
The majority (93%) of large employers do not yet have firm plans in place to meet the requirements of auto-enrolment, according to research by Standard Life.Its Insight into auto-enrolment research, which surveyed 200 large employers, found just 7% had reached a decision on how they will deal with auto-enrolment, 39% ...
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Flexible benefits: Know your audience
If you read nothing else, read this … Employee profiling can segment the population to ensure relevant benefits are included in a flexible benefits plan. Key data includes age, gender, length of service, type of role, salary, family background and current take-up of benefits. Profiling can be conducted through data ...
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Vue Entertainment sees take-up rise after switching voluntary benefits providers
Vue Entertainment has seen take up of its voluntary benefits plan rise to 35% since switching providers. Its new scheme, My Vue Benefits, is provided by Asperity Employee Benefits and was launched in May for 2,900 staffacross 69 UK locations.Alex James, head of HR operations at Vue, said: “Providing staff ...
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LogBuy adds mobile phone application to voluntary benefits platform
LogBuy has added a mobile application (app) and a daily-deals programme to its voluntary benefits platform.Employers in the UK and Scandinavian countries that currently use LogBuy's products have been automatically upgraded to the new platform.The app, which is available on all smartphones, will allow users to access local deals as ...
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Mouchel adds discount scheme to voluntary benefits
Mouchel has added an employee discount scheme to its voluntary benefits package.The scheme, which is called Aspire Premium Discounts, is provided by Cottrills.It is offered alongside an employee discounts scheme, which has been provided by Asperity Employee Benefits for the past year. The Aspire scheme offers limited-time discounts of up ...
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ReThink Recruitment research: Pay for digital and social media staff on the rise
Senior digital and social media employees have seen their pay soar by almost 70% over the last three years, according to research by ReThink Recruitment.The research found that these employees, known as pay-per-click (PPC) and search -engine optimisation (SEO) staff, now earn average base salaries of approximately £75,000 per year, ...