All articles by Jennifer Paterson – Page 2
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ArticleRICS promotes Ben Wimshurst
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has promoted Ben Wimshurst to international head of reward.He had been international HR business partner at the organisation since June 2012.Before that, he was HR business partner at QBE; HR manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Mitsui and Co; and HR generalist ...
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ArticleSamsung uses technology to boost engagement
Joanna Bean (pictured), head of reward, UK and Ireland at Samsung, will demonstrate how the organisation has used flexible benefits technology to boost employee enagegement.She will speak in a session titled ‘Flexible benefits to boost employee engagement’ at Employee Benefits Live, which will focus on using benefits and technology to ...
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Case StudiesSuperdry awards restaurant vouchers as Christmas rewards
With nearly 3,000 employees and 123 stores around the UK, Superdry faces a difficult challenge in celebrating the Christmas season with its staff.In December 2013, the retailer presented every employee with a £30 Restaurant Choice gift voucher to fund their team Christmas outing. The vouchers could be spent at more ...
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AnalysisHow to select the right Christmas rewards for staff
If you read nothing else, read this …First determine what kind of Christmas reward to give staff, such as an annual bonus, sales incentive, festive thank-you or seasonal gift.Gift cards and vouchers are popular, while employers can also help staff with their work-life balance by providing more time off during ...
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OpinionJillian Naylor: Severe obesity and employers’ benefit offerings
As a nation, we are getting bigger: 24% of the population is currently obese [Statistics on obesity, physical activity and diet – England, 2014, Health and Social Care Information Centre, February 2014] and NHS costs for dealing with obesity are estimated at £5 billion a year [Reducing obesity and improving ...
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ArticleBritish Sugar uses total reward to attract and retain talent
Henk Verhoek, head of reward at British Sugar, is to share a case study at Employee Benefits Live about how the organisation uses total reward to attract, develop and retain the right talent.The session, ‘Showcasing benefits to top talent’, will show delegates how total reward can drive culture and performance.Verhoek ...
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ArticleTop 15 stories on the website last month
1. HMRC loses Rangers employee benefit trust appeal 2. DHL Express launches online benefits portal 3. KFC launches salary sacrifice car scheme 4. Government sets out plans for guidance guarantee 5. Latest developments in online recognition platforms 6. NS&I and HMRC to administer tax-free childcare scheme 7. EAT to hear ...
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ArticleTui Travel engages staff with non-cash reward
Robert Cross, head of reward, UK and Ireland at Tui Travel, is to lead a session on the importance of non-monetary reward at Employee Benefits Live.The session, ‘Delivering a true total reward strategy’, will also emphasise the importance of listening to employees and understanding the employee demographic.Cross said: “It will ...
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Case StudiesMarks and Spencer goes multi-channel for flex
Marks and Spencer (M&S) knew it was undertaking an ambitious project when it set out to launch a flexible benefits scheme to its entire workforce in 2013.Most of the retailer’s 75,000 UK employees work offline across more than 800 stores, so it had to develop a scheme that was accessible ...
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OpinionKatherine Wilson: What would the ultimate care voucher look like?
It would be accessible, affordable and appropriate for working parents and carers.It would apply to childcare and care for a dependent adult, such as a partner, elderly parent, relative or close friend.It would be simple and flexible to use for emergency or back-up care, care search, information and advice services, ...
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OpinionSuzanne Tyrrell: What would the ultimate care voucher look like?
However, the new scheme only deals with childcare. What about carers of disabled adult or elderly family members?At present, there is no similar scheme to provide employees with other caring responsibilities with financial support. These are employees who may have had to reduce working hours or even leave employment in ...
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Personalised financial education becoming more important
At the end of July, when the government announced that its guaranteed guidance would be provided by independent organisations rather than pension providers, it settled most of the questions that had been circling the industry since the initiative was introduced by Chancellor George Osborne in the March Budget.Before the announcement, ...
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OpinionAndy Major: What would the ultimate care voucher look like?
Clearly, childcare is a key consideration, and such a voucher should include every working parent as standard. But it should also list every employee who has an elderly dependant to worry about. As flexible working becomes more commonplace, what about people who need to work flexibly in order to perform ...
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ArticleBuyer's guide to group dental plans 2014
The UK’s total dental plan market, which covers capitation, dental insurance and dental cover via health cash plans, was estimated to be worth £719 million in 2012, with £95 million of this spent on dental insurance by individuals and employers, according to the Dentistry UK market report – fourth edition ...
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ArticleBuyer's guide to motivation vouchers 2014
Its research also found that 63% of providers in the gift card and voucher market saw double-digit growth in sales during the first quarter of this year.The market is certainly continuing to grow. B2B gift card and voucher sales rose in the first quarter of 2014, with direct sales up ...
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Case StudiesDixons Carphone looks to harmonise benefits
Both organisations operate in the retail environment, with brands that include Currys, Carphone Warehouse, Dixons Travel and PC World, but the two entities each have their own benefits structures.Toria McCahill, group reward manager at Dixons Retail at the time of the merger and now head of UK reward at Dentsu ...
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ArticleWhat employers need to know about calculating holiday pay
In July, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) warned that these costs could run into billions of pounds and could even bankrupt some organisations. Katja Hall, deputy director-general at the CBI, said: “Moving the legal goalposts in this way is unacceptable.“We need the UK government to take a strong stand ...
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ArticleRound-up of tax and legislation changes in summer 2014
Here is a round-up of legislative and tax changes announced this summer:The government published its draft Taxation of Pensions Bill, which provides further details about how people can access defined contribution pension savings flexibly from April 2015. The government confirmed that National Savings and Investments and HM Revenue and Customs ...
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ArticleAsda to share insight into recognition plan at EB Live
Jane Earnshaw, senior director of reward at Asda, will give delegates an insight into the retailer’s company-wide recognition scheme at Employee Benefits Live.In the session, titled ‘Motivation and recognition schemes to drive productivity’, Earnshaw will demonstrate how the organisation has developed its recognition scheme over the past 15 years, particularly ...