All articles by Jennifer Paterson – Page 184
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Energy Fitness Professionals raise money for charity
Members of Energy Fitness Professionals’ corporate fitness centres took part in a week of challenges and events to raise money for Sport Relief.The challenges and events included cake sales, a charity football match, aerobic classes and a hula hoop challenge. The Malvern and Farborough sites competed in a cycling, running ...
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Welsh Assembly Government re-tenders eyecare benefits
The Welsh Assembly Government has re-tendered its corporate eyecare benefits for its 6,500 employees. As a result, the government body selected Specsavers Corporate Eyecare to provide full eye examinations and visual display unit (VDU) glasses, if required, to all staff.The Welsh Assembly Government has held several health fair days for ...
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Pay freezes in private sector set to continue
Almost half (48%) of UK organisations have kept pay freezes in place with 52% closing their doors to new recruits, according to research from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).CMI’s Economic Outlook, which surveyed 900 chief executives from the private sector, revealed that employers are expecting the economic situation to get ...
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DIndividual introduces career reward
Gift and reward organisation DIndividual has introduced a new product that celebrates an employee's entire careerThe reward is a framed print that illustrates the employee's career from writing for the university newspaper at 22 to managing their own team.Gal Katzav, founder and CEO of DIndividual, said: “We wanted to create ...
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Philip Hutchinson establishes new reward and benefits consultancy
Philip Hutchinson, who was formerly head of corporate self-invested personal pension (Sipp) sales at Pointon York Sipp Solutions, has set up his own consultancy called RePosition.The new consultancy will offer a range of services, including reviews, advice and delivery in the areas of reward and employee benefits to support employers, ...
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A third of European employees are against a rise in national retirement age
A third (29%) of European employees are unhappy with government policy to raise the retirement age in their country, says new research from Aon Consulting.The Aon Consulting European Employee Benefits Benchmark surveyed 7,279 employees across Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. The research ...
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Workplace environment has an impact on staff satisfaction
The physical environment of the workplace has a positive impact on levels of staff satisfaction, according to a survey conducted by Chiswick Park.The West London office park, which houses the European headquarters of Starbucks, Paramount, Discovery, Foxtons and Setanta, surveyed more than 1,000 employees from 25 different organisations.The survey revealed ...
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Atkin Trustees launch pension scheme management service
Atkin Trustees has launched a new pension scheme management service designed to free employers up from the main responsibilities entailed with scheme governance. The service called the Scheme Management Outsourcing model will see Atkin Trustees take over full responsibility for the governance of an organisation’s pension scheme, as well as ...
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Recession dents a third of employees’ retirement plans
Almost three-quarters (68%) of employees believe they must take more personal responsibility for their pensions as the recession put significant dents in retirement plans. However, less than 30% say they feel comfortable managing this responsibility.According to Towers Watson’s Global Workforce Study, which surveyed employee attitudes and workplace trends covering 20,000 ...
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Steinway and Sons selects pension scheme trustee
Steinway and Sons has appointed Pitmans Trustees as the independent trustee to its pension scheme.The appointment marks the first time the piano maker has used an independent trustee.Philip Stowell, financial controller of Steinway and Sons UK, said: “Pitmans Trustees brings a fantastic dynamic to our pension scheme. Not only is ...
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Harbour and Jones rewards long service with a duvet day
Catering firm Harbour and Jones is offering a duvet day to its employees with more than five years' service.Six employees will take advantage of the inaugural free duvet day, as the catering company has only just reached its six-year anniversary. The reward will be offered annually to any of its ...
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Panasonic introduces payroll and HR system
Panasonic Europe has introduced a new payroll and hosted HR system which will be available to five Panasonic companies based across three UK offices.The system, called ResourceLink Aurora and supplied by NorthgateArinso, is accessible through a web browser and does not require any on-premise footprint.Richard Mills, head of UK HR ...
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Aegon: pensions crucial election issue
More than four in five people (81%) think pensions are more important or at least as important in this general election compared to the election five years ago.Research carried out for Aegon by YouGov also showed that 59% of respondents believe the government should do all it can to maintain ...
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Aviva adds expert commentary to group risk website
Aviva UK Health has updated its group risk website with 20 pages of new content, including 30 video clips of experts discussing a range of topics related to group risk, such as early intervention, claims management and rehabilitation.Designed to inform and educate employers on the benefits of selling group risk, ...
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Sutcliffe Play now owned by its employees
Sutcliffe Play, the designer and manufacturer of playground equipment, has handed ownership of its organisation over to its employees.Former owner Robin Sutcliffe chose to channel £800,000 of the total buyout sum back into the organisation, while 90 staff members invested their own money into Sutcliffe Play.Sutcliffe said: “Employee ownership has ...
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Sickness presence more costly than sickness absence
More employees reported one day of sickness presence (45%) than those who reported one day of sickness absence (18%) in a one month period, according to a report from The Work Foundation, which was commissioned by Axa PPP Healthcare.The report, Why do employees come to work when ill? An investigation ...
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Most organisations support work-life balance
A large majority (86%) of employees say their employer supports their work-life balance, according to a new survey.Conducted by office support recruitment company Tate, the survey polled 308 people, finding that endorsing a work-life balance leads to increased productivity and reduced absences.Jo Edwards, Tate’s managing director, said: “Where, in most ...
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More people planning to save for pensions, says research
The number of people planning to save for a pension has risen by 12% since 2009, according to the MoneyMood Survey from Legal and General.One third (32%) of approximately 940 people polled in 2010 intend to save for a pension, a significant rise from the 20% who were considering it ...
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K2 puts 'athlete at work' programme online
K2 Performance Systems has launched an online version of its athlete at work programme.The online format is based on the athlete at work high performance coaching programme, which was launched in 2003 and is designed to improve work performance through K2’s sports psychologists, health and fitness experts, and successful business ...
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Sterling McCall and Carey Pensions UK team up for pension service
Financial adviser firm Sterling McCall has added Carey Pensions UK, part of the Carey Group, as the administer and trustee of its bespoke workplace pension discretionary service.The discretionary fund will be managed by Sterling McCall via its platform partners, Newscape and Praemium.Steve Moseley, operations director at Sterling McCall, said: “We ...