All articles by Jennifer Paterson – Page 182

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    Tesco staff embark on charitable wellbeing initiative

    2010-05-21T08:33:15Z

    More than 1,700 Tesco employees across the UK started a 125-day virtual walk as part of the Global Corporate Challenge.Each of the 245 teams of seven will be expected to walk a distance equivalent to travelling around the world (8,616 miles), monitoring their distances with pedometers.Colin Williams, occupational health manager ...

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    Victory Housing Trust adds new payroll outsourcing service

    2010-05-20T09:43:32Z

    Victory Housing Trust has appointed Frontier Software to provide a payroll outsourcing service.The payroll services contract will allow direct access to the trust’s dedicated HR and payroll database giving immediate access to payroll information.Reports, financial systems and banking interfaces are also available. The service includes payslips that are emailed or ...

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    University of Edinburgh appoints Aon Consulting to manage pensions

    2010-05-20T09:40:25Z

    The University of Edinburgh has appointed Aon Consulting as its actuarial consultant and pension administrator.The University currently employs more than 10,000 staff and has more than 5,000 members in its pension schemeJon Gorringe, finance director at the University of Edinburgh, said: “We considered a number of advisers which could provide ...

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    Employers deem work-life initiatives integral to total reward

    2010-05-19T09:18:03Z

    More than half (59%) of multinational organisations consider work-life initiatives as a staple of total rewards.According to The State of Total Rewards Integration survey by WorldatWork and Mercer, which polled 741 multinational organisations, when asked to define total reward, the majority of respondents included work-life balance, such as flexible work ...

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    Half of UK employees are consulted on voucher preferences

    2010-05-18T12:44:12Z

    More than half (53%) of employees are consulted on which vouchers they would prefer to receive as a reward or incentive, according to a poll by The Voucher Shop.Paul McRae, business development manager at The Voucher Shop, said: “Consulting with employees on which vouchers they would like to receive is ...

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    J Sainsbury injects millions into pension scheme

    2010-05-18T09:40:34Z

    J Sainsbury has reached a revised funding agreement with its pensions trustees to increase its annual payments from £38m to £49m for the next ten years.The supermarket chain will establish a new property partnership with the pension scheme, which will address £600m of the organisation’s £1,227m deficit.Properties to a value ...

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    Charity staff want ethical pensions investment

    2010-05-18T09:37:50Z

    Nearly three quarters (72%) of charity workers believe ethical investment is one of the most important attributes for their pension scheme.The 'Survey Report on Charity Worker's Views on Responsible Investment' conducted by The Pensions Trust, found the pensions pot at retirement is the most important attribute of a pension for ...

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    Mind launches workplace mental health and wellbeing campaign

    2010-05-17T08:57:24Z

    One in 10 workers have sought support from their doctors and 7% have started taking anti-depressants for stress and mental health problems directly caused by the pressures of the recession on their workplace.The findings, from a populous poll of 2.050 workers by the mental health charity Mind, have led it ...

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    Half of organisations do not carry out annual employee engagement surveys

    2010-05-14T10:21:34Z

    Only 59% of UK organisations carry out annual or half-annual employee engagement surveys, according to a poll conducted by employee communication consultancy Caburn Hope.Three-quarters (78%) of respondents confirmed they have conducted some form of employee feedback or employee engagement survey, but only 19% of these were on an ad-hoc basis.Chris ...

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    British Horseracing Authority appoints Mercer to manage its pension fund

    2010-05-14T10:19:46Z

    The trustees of the British Horseracing Authority’s (BHA) pension scheme have appointed Mercer to consult on its £40m pension fund.The contract includes the development of a de-risking investment strategy and subsequent implementation.Steve Broughton, chairman of the trustees at BHA, said: “We conducted a thorough due diligence exercise of the Mercer ...

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    Steve Webb appointed pensions minister

    2010-05-14T10:17:36Z

    Steve Webb has been appointed pensions minister.The Liberal Democrat MP, who was elected in 1997, was previously a spokesperson for the party on the environment, energy, food and rural affairs. From June 2001 to May 2005 he was the spokesperson on works and pensions, and returned to the role in ...

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    Strait Logics rolls out online HR product

    2010-05-11T23:00:00Z

    Strait Logics has launched an online product called HR Pad, a self-service personnel administration service that provides a web communications portal for employers and their staff.The product is designed to be offered through an organisation’s corporate intranet, so that employers can refresh the data at anytime, measure traffic going through ...

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    E.On relaunches flexible benefits

    2010-05-11T23:00:00Z

    More than a third of staff at energy company E.On have made chosen options from the organisation’s relaunched flex programme - a more than 7% rise on the same time last year.The energy firm’s latest flex scheme went live on 1 April following a three-week enrolment period from 17 February ...

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    Oscar Mayer UK expands mobile optical service offering

    2010-05-11T09:51:19Z

    Oscar Mayer UK’s new mobile optical service will be expanded to its Somerset and North Wales locations after its initial offering saw a take-up of more than 200 employees at its Ferndale Foods site in Kent last month.Ken Martin, group benefits manager at the food manufacturer, said: “The response has ...

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    Workplace Options offers tips for workplace strategies during the World Cup

    2010-05-11T09:49:21Z

    Employee benefits provider Workplace Options is offering upon-request packets to both employers and employees containing tips and information for enjoying next month’s World Cup while still maintaining an effective and efficient workplace.The tips include: reiterating company policy on time away from work, and encouraging employees who are able to take ...

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    ALC Health offers access to network of healthcare professionals

    2010-05-10T14:24:08Z

    International private medical and travel insurance provider ALC Health has partnered with global health and safety services company HTH Worldwide to offer its customers access to a network of contracted doctors and hospitals in more than 175 countries worldwide.Available to employees through their employers’ private medical insurance, users will be ...

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    Bupa enhances international health offerings

    2010-05-10T10:06:17Z

    Bupa International has enhanced its health insurance cover for organisations with globally mobile employees.The cover is now divided into four levels of cover – Essential, Classic, Gold and the new Gold Superior. The Gold Superior includes a range of dental benefit options and additional optical cover, offers full refunds for ...

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    IMG Europe adds to international healthcare product

    2010-05-07T11:48:00Z

    IMG Europe, the European subsidiary of International Medical Group (IMG), has made changes to its international healthcare product.The product, GlobalSelect International Healthcare Cover, is designed for organisations to offer to expatriate employees and local nationals.Changes include: the addition of sight and hearing tests as well as vaccinations to the annual ...

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    Hammerson outsources executive share plans

    2010-05-07T11:09:37Z

    Property company Hammerson has outsourced the administration of its executive share plans.Previously, the company’s managed its share plans in-house, but the move was made in early 2010 to outsource these to Killik Employee Services, which will provide share plan administration, share dealing services and an employee web portal.A spokesperson for ...

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    Employees plan to use more holiday entitlement in 2010

    2010-05-06T09:08:00Z

    More than a third of UK workers (38%) did not use up all their holiday allowance in 2009, compared to 81% of staff who intend to take all their annual leave in 2010.The findings, from the Institute of Payroll Professionals’ (IPP) Time for a holiday survey, also revealed 28% of ...