All articles by Jennifer Paterson – Page 163
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Case Studies
Case study: Schlumberger powers a healthier workforce
Oil and gas firm Schlumberger has reimbursed employees’ gym membership up to a maximum of £250 a year for many years. On 1 July 2010 it rolled out Gymflex, provided by Incorpore, making 2,500 health clubs across the UK and Ireland available to the 3,000 staff who are eligible for ...
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Bombardier launches salary sacrifice car scheme
Bombardier Transportation has switched its contract-hire funded company car fleet to a salary sacrifice car scheme for all employees, and aligned it with its environmental strategy.The new scheme, which is provided by Tusker, sets an upper limit of 120g/km of CO2 for all cars. It is open to all UK ...
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Aviva launches insurance policy for salary sacrifice car schemes
Aviva is launching an insurance policy for organisations which operate an employee salary sacrifice car scheme.The offering, which has been modelled on Aviva’s Fleetwise commercial insurance product for corporate fleets, has been developed following feedback from leasing organisations, brokers and employers.Through a salary sacrifice car scheme, the employer receives the ...
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Lex Autolease launches salary sacrifice fleet product
Lex Autolease is launching a salary sacrifice product which will be available to all large corporate fleets with more than 500 cars or an employee base above 1,000.Employers can also choose to extend the scheme to employees’ friends and family.Claudia Rose, corporate sales director at Lex Autolease, said: “Our offer ...
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Analysis
Humberside Police arrests sickness absence and tackles budget cuts
An effective sickness absence management strategy is helping Humberside Police to cope with budget cuts, says Jennifer PatersonWith the government’s budget axe coming down on the public sector, benefits will be under strict review over the next year. The biggest challenge for Humberside Police is to come to grips with ...
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Pension schemes able to communicate with members electronically from 1 December
A draft regulation from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) that allows pensions schemes to communicate with members electronically comes into effect on 1 December 2010.Following a public consultation exercise between 6 January and 1 March 2010, a number of changes have been made in drafting the Occupational, Personal ...
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Sodexo Motivation Solutions offers chance to win £5,000 in vouchers
Sodexo Motivation Solutions is offering organisations that purchase £500 of its multi-retailer gift voucher, SayShopping Pass, to win £5,000 of the vouchers, as well as the opportunity to enter a free prize draw for £1,000 on its dedicated Christmas competition site.Toy store Hamleys has also joined the SayShopping network.Iain McMath, ...
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Payroll-giving donations fall
The proportion of employees donating to a payroll-giving scheme has seen a 12% decline, according to a report from Equiniti ICS.The HR and payroll services provider also found there has been a decline in donations of up to 50% since September 2008, coinciding with the recession.Alan Foley, director of Equiniti ...
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Legal and General launches auto-enrolment initiatives
Legal and General has launched two new initiatives, designed to meet the auto-enrolment challenges facing employers.WorkSave Choice is designed to manage the process for enrolling or opting out of auto-enrolment into a trust-based qualifying pension scheme, helping to ensure employers fulfil their obligations.WorkSave Pension Trust is designed to provide a ...
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Siemens axes bikes for work but adds gym membership
Siemens has removed its bikes-for-work scheme from its flexible benefits plan for the latest enrolment period.It took the benefit out of the scheme following HM Revenue and Customs' clarification of what constitutes a fair market value at the end of a bicycle's loan period, which has caused some problems for ...
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Incisive Media revamps discount voucher scheme
0Incisive Media has switched providers for its employee discount scheme and extended the perk to its 135 US and Hong Kong-based staff.The new scheme, also introduced for its 650 UK staff in November, is provided by Asperity Employee Benefits.The firm's previous scheme was provided by The Voucher Shop. Emma Cutbill, ...
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KPMG rejigs flexible benefits scheme
KPMG has updated the online portal for its flexible benefits scheme, introduced a longer election period, negotiated better terms for its private medical insurance (PMI) and rebroked dental and optical perks available through flex for its 11,000 staff.The professional services firm's PMI scheme will continue to cover outpatient costs up ...
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Smiths News extends payroll giving scheme
Smiths News is extending its payroll-giving scheme to its 400 Bertram Books employees.The scheme, provided by Workplace Giving UK, is now available to 5,300 staff at the newspaper and magazine wholesaler. Kerrie Colford, community programme manager at Smiths News, said: "We wanted to provide staff with a way to give ...
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Fair care portal offers charity giving option
Fair Care is to add a payroll-giving scheme to its voluntary benefits portal, Benefit Select, early next year once it has been granted HM Revenue and Customs’ approval.Staff will be able to save to a charity bank by making regular or ad-hoc payments to charities of their choice. The payments ...
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Bikes-for-work schemes back on road after HMRC clarification
BP and BNP Paribas are two of the employers that have reintroduced bikes-for-work schemes since HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) issued clarification on valuing bicycles at the end of the loan period.Richard Grigsby, director of Cyclescheme, said: "HMRC has provided some clear information but some employers have had a bit ...
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Simons upwardly mobile
ABB has appointed Toby Simons global head of mobility, based in Zurich.He will take up his new role in January, after leaving his current position as head of international HR and reward at EC Harris.Simons previously held international HR positions at Italian oil company ENI and South African investment firm ...
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Meads moves up at IBM
IBM UK has promoted Samantha Meads from within its HR integrated services team to the role of UK total compensation.Her previous position was as HR benefits specialist.Read more articles on People Moves
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Buyer's guide to benefits consultants
Nuts and boltsWhat are the costs involved?Consultancy costs depend on the size of a client organisation and the nature of the services. The fee charged depends on the type of project and the time it takes to complete. Consultants either charge a fixed annual fee or a standard annual fee ...
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New orbit for Beeby
Comet has promoted Richard Beeby to group reward manager. In this role, he will be responsible for the strategic direction of reward for Comet, along with its sister organisations, such as Laskys and Comet On Call.Beeby has held three previous HR positions at Comet over the past five years – ...
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Analysis
Fitness facilities aid employee efficiency
If you read nothing else, read this… Workplace fitness practices should reflect the lifestyle and needs of an organisation’s staff. Gym membership can be offered as an onsite facility, as membership at an offsite commercial facility, or a combination of both. The perks can be offered standalone or bundled in ...