All articles by Jennifer Paterson – Page 56

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    A third of respondents do not receive occupational health support

    2013-07-11T11:20:00Z

    Almost a third (31%) of respondents do not receive occupational health support from their employer, according to research by health and safety organisation Croner.Its research, which surveyed 2,009 working adults, found there is also a sizeable gap between full-time and part-time employees when it comes to occupational health support.One in ...

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    UK Coal transfers DB pension to the PPF

    2013-07-10T11:15:00Z

    UK Coal’s defined benefit (DB) pension scheme has been transferred to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) as the mining firm enters administration.Working closely with the PPF, UK Coal has developed a plan that will provide protection on accrued benefits for employees in the scheme. Members of the industry-wide Mineworkers’ Pension ...

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    NAPF's Philp to join B&CE

    2013-07-10T11:05:00Z

    Darren Philp, director of policy at the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), has been appointed head of policy at B&CE, provider of The People’s Pension. Philp (pictured) will join the pension provider from October 2013.Prior to joining the NAPF where he leads its policy and advocacy activities, Darren held ...

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    Ellipse enhances online group risk platform

    2013-07-10T10:59:00Z

    Ellipse has enhanced its online quotation system to provide flex and voluntary quotes for group life and critical illness cover.The system is designed to fit with benefits middleware, such as a platform, that is used to administer flexible benefits schemes.John Ritchie (pictured), chief executive officer at Ellipse, said: “Clearly, it ...

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    Janet Mckenzie moves to B&Q

    2013-07-10T04:25:00Z

    She was previously international reward, policy and mobility manager at The Body Shop.She has also been interim reward manager at NATS, interim head of HR at MIB Group, head of reward and benefits at Arqiva and reward and benefits manager at Lockheed Martin UK.

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    Wendy Taylor checks in at Costcutter

    2013-07-10T04:20:00Z

    She was previously at Morrisons for four years, most recently as HR director.Previous roles in the industry include: HR consultant at Bradford and Bingley, HR and organisational development director at VocaLink, HR director at Business Link South Yorkshire, regional personnel manager at William Hill and personnel manager at Boots.

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    Perform appoints Ken Kelly

    2013-07-10T04:15:00Z

    His previous roles in the industry include interim head of reward at the BBC, compensation and benefits director at News International, global head of compensation and benefits at SSL International and managing consultant at Mercer.

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    Andrew White joins Hitachi Europe

    2013-07-10T04:10:00Z

    He was previously a senior benefits consultant at Benefex.White spent seven years at Unisys, where his most recent role was global reward manager.

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    TMF takes on Jeremy Bennett

    2013-07-10T04:05:00Z

    He will be responsible for overseeing the organisation’s global reward strategy across its 114 offices.He has spent the past five years as senior reward manager at Barclays Bank, where he led the annual review process for over 12,500 employees.The organisation has also appointed Deborah Williams global head of HR and ...

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    Kirsty Peacock joins Cushman and Wakefield

    2013-07-10T04:00:00Z

    She joins from Aviva Investors, where she held a variety of HR roles since 2008, such as head of HR consultancy and senior HR business partner.Peacock has also been HR director at Associated British World Foods and HR manager at Scottish and Newcastle.

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    Coke sees 12% auto-enrolment opt-out

    2013-07-09T11:49:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Coca-Cola Enterprises has seen 12% of its eligible workforce who were auto-enrolled into its group personal pension (GPP) plan in April 2013 opt out.134 of the 1,151 employees who were auto-enrolled (around 25% of the organisation’s workforce) have opted out.Rashree Chhatrisha, senior benefits analyst at Coca-Cola Enterprises, said: “The ...

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    Nest restrictions to be lifted in 2017

    2013-07-09T11:42:00Z

    The government has announced that the restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) will be lifted in April 2017.The restrictions include a cap on annual contributions, as well as a ban on transfers in and out of the scheme.The announcement follows a government call for evidence on the restrictions. ...

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    A fifth of employees do not expect to retire

    2013-07-09T11:34:00Z

    One in five (20%) non-retired respondents think they will never retire, according to a report by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).Its Identifying the challenges of a changing world report found that, of those who do believe they will retire, 41% think they will continue to work on at least ...

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    National Dental Plan launches percentage reimbursement plan

    2013-07-09T11:22:00Z

    National Dental Plan (NDP) has launched a new percentage reimbursement dental care product.Its Radiant product, which provides 100% reimbursement for preventative and minor treatments and 80% for major treatments, will go live for employers on 2 September 2013.It is designed to complement NDP’s existing product, Clear, which provides a fixed ...

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    Lack of benefits communication costs UK £2.7bn

    2013-07-08T11:16:00Z

    Failing to tell staff about the employee benefits on offer is costing UK employers £2.7 billion every year, according to research by Cass Business School.The Money talks: communicating employee benefits research, which was commissioned by insurer Unum, used data from the government’s 2011 Workplace employment relations survey, and questioned both ...

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    Most employers offer stress management policies

    2013-07-08T11:00:00Z

    More than nine out of 10 (92%) of respondents operate stress and anxiety management policies in the workplace, according to initial findings from research by the Confederation of Business Industry (CBI) and Pfizer.The CBI/Pfizer Absence and workplace health survey, which will be published in full later in July, questioned HR ...

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    Alexander Mann Solutions focuses on work-life balance

    2013-07-08T10:56:00Z

    Alexander Mann Solutions is creating more opportunities for flexible working, investing in remote-working technology and enhancing its communications with employees.The enhanced benefits are part of the talent management firm’s focus on employee wellbeing and helping its staff to develop healthy, balanced lifestyles.It has invested in Lync software so that employees ...

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    Co-operative society sees 8% pension opt-out

    2013-07-05T11:09:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: The Heart of England Co-operative Society has seen opt-out rates of 8% since launching a new master trust pension scheme to comply with auto-enrolment, although it is still two months away from its staging date on 1 September 2013.The society, which operates supermarkets, department stores, funeral homes and travel ...

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    MyCSP pays out £700 dividends to employee owners

    2013-07-05T10:52:00Z

    Employee-owned business MyCSP has paid out its first dividend payment to employees.The mutual joint venture, which administers the pensions of some 230 current and ex-government departments, has paid out an average of £700 to each eligible employee.MyCSP employees own a 25% stake in the organisation, alongside the government and Equiniti ...

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    Bausch and Lomb hosts wellness day

    2013-07-04T11:28:00Z

    Bausch and Lomb hosted its first in-house wellness day to promote healthy lifestyle behaviours among its 120 staff.The global eyecare organisation held a series of health promotions and interactive activities at its UK headquarters in Kingston-upon-Thames.The wellness event included a health-check kiosk where employees could test their body mass index, ...