All articles by Jennifer Paterson – Page 6
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ArticleHalf of UK workers will have chronic health condition by 2030
Almost half of UK employees will have at least one chronic health condition that will affect their work productivity by 2030, according to Fit for Work UK.Its report, Is the UK fit for work?: Confronting the challenge of UK workforce health, argued that the costs of ill health on the ...
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Article99% of largest employers have met legal duties around auto-enrolment
Nearly all (99%) of the UK’s largest employers have met their legal duties around auto-enrolment without the need for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to use its statutory powers to force them to do so, according to a report by TPR.Its Commentary and analysis report 2013/14 found that 10,817 employers completed ...
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Sports Direct boss exits bonus share scheme
Sports Direct’s executive deputy chairman Mike Ashley has withdrawn from the retailer’s 2015 bonus share scheme despite the scheme having received approval by shareholders at its annual general meeting on 2 July.After discussion with the employer’s remuneration committee, Ashley informed the board that he does not wish to be awarded ...
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ArticleUK lacks strategy to deal with low pay
The UK lacks an effective strategy for dealing with the challenge of low-paid work, despite the economic recovery, according to research by The Work Foundation.Its report, Rising to the challenge: a policy agenda to tackle low pay, highlighted that low pay now effects 5.1 million (21%) employees and that more ...
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ArticleArla Foods appoints Julian Daley
Arla Foods has appointed Julian Daley reward manager.His previous role was reward manager at Carlsberg UK.Daley had been with the brewery since January 1997 in a range of roles, including financial accounts analyst, HR specialist, and compensation and benefits specialist.
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ArticleBNP Paribas promotes Thomas Hiles
BNP Paribas has promoted Thomas Hiles to group benefits manager, UK.He has been with the French bank since 2009 in various roles, including reward consultant and benefits manager.Hiles’ other previous roles in the industry include project manager, employee benefits at CMS Cameron McKenna, compensation and benefits manager at Bureau Veritas, ...
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ArticleSerco promotes Emma Penn
Serco has promoted Emma Penn to head of reward and share schemes.She has worked at Serco since December 2007, as group share schemes manager and group reward and share schemes manager.Her previous roles include implementation manager at Capita Share Plan Services and senior service delivery manager at Lloyds TSB Registrars.
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ArticleTui hosts employee recognition event
EXCLUSIVE: Tui UK and Ireland has held its annual employee recognition event, which included 24 finalists and five overall winners.The event is a culmination of the travel organisation’s recognition programme, ‘Saying… Thank you’, which also includes e-cards, £20 voucher awards and quarterly £100 voucher awards.Cara Catlin, reward analyst at Tui ...
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ArticleFidelius Employee Benefits appoints James Biggs
Fidelius Employee Benefits has appointed James Biggs head of employee benefits.His previous role was director of corporate pensions at Lorica Employee Benefits, which was acquired by Aon in June 2014.With almost 15 years in the industry, Biggs has also been associate director of Jelf Employee Benefits, head of group self-invested ...
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ArticleLSL Property Services launches flexible benefits
LSL Property Services has launched an online flexible benefits scheme for its 5,000 UK staff.The property group, which owns the estate agency brands Reeds Rains and Your Move, identified a need to overhaul its benefits package after conducting a series of focus groups with staff.Nearly two-thirds (64%) of employees wanted ...
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ArticleCap executive pay at fixed multiple of lowest-paid staff
The government should consider requiring organisations to cap executive pay at a fixed multiple of their lowest-paid employee, according to a report by the High Pay Centre.Its report stated that different ratios could be applied to different sectors, based on the advice of businesses, employees and academic experts.??The report also ...
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ArticleMost talked-about news in June
Reward may never be the same again, said Sarah Purnell (pictured), head of UK reward and benefits at Tesco, during a session at the Employee Benefits Summit in Alicante, Spain in May. She said the recession, consumer trends and workforce demographics are the three key factors that will affect reward ...
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ArticleDr Bridget Juniper: Should employers include wellbeing policies in annual reports?
Anything that forces employers’ hands to take employee wellbeing seriously should be welcomed in principle. However, the devil is in the detail, and unless there are some clear parameters about what this entails, the whole initiative will be a waste of time.The phrase ‘wellbeing policies’ is very woolly and means ...
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ArticleBusy Bees Nursery launches mobile phone scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Busy Bees Group has launched its own mobile phone scheme to around 6,000 staff in its nurseries division.The scheme, which was introduced at the end of June, allows employees to purchase a new smartphone and pay for it across 24 months via a salary sacrifice arrangement.Jo Dalby, finance director ...
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ArticleGuinness World Records launches global HR system
Guinness World Records is to launch an online, self-service HR system for its 150 employees in London, New York, Beijing, Tokyo and Dubai.The HR system will change the way its HR and payroll department runs, providing managers with access to real-time workforce information and enabling employees to manage their own ...
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HSBC accredited as living wage employer
HSBC has been accredited as a living wage employer.The accreditation is a formal agreement by the bank to pay all UK employees, from permanent staff to contractors and temporary workers, at least £7.65 an hour, or £8.80 in London, higher than the current minimum wage of £6.31 an hour.HSBC committed ...
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ArticleGentoo Group wins engagement and wellbeing award
Gentoo Group has received the Bupa Workwell Engagement and Wellbeing Award at Business in the Community’s (BITC) Responsible Business Awards.The awards celebrate the achievements of employers that are tackling key social and environmental issues.The organisation, which operates care, support, construction and property services, works with 42 partner organsiations to embed ...
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ArticleTop 15 stories on the website last month
1. John Lewis and Harrods top employers for pay and benefits 2. Court rules holiday pay should include commission 3. Consumer Rights Bill to impact salary sacrifice benefits 4. Boots scraps annual staff bonuses for 2014 5. The problems payroll is causing for pensions auto-enrolment 6. Asos and M&S shortlisted ...
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ArticleHenk Verhoek increases profile of total reward
He previously held various roles at Inchcape Shipping Services, including head of global reward and group compensation and benefits manager.He has also been global compensation and benefits manager at Wilhelmsen Maritime Services and held a range of HR roles at Unitor Ships Service.At Inchcape and Wilhelmsen, Verhoek built the global ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by British Sugar
PensionTrust-based defined contribution scheme, with employer-matched contributions up to a maximum of 10%.From February 2013, all non-pension members are being auto-enrolled at contribution levels of 4% for employee and employer.Legacy defined benefit pension schemes.HealthcareEmployer-paid private medical insurance (PMI) scheme available for senior and middle managers, which make up about 50% ...