All articles by Jennifer Paterson – Page 96
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Enterprise to expand flexible working
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is to expand its home-working programme after experiencing positive results during a pilot.The car hire company launched the pilot to establish whether home working was a viable approach to growing its call centre, based in Aldershot.During the pilot, call centre employees from its Enterprise Business Support (EBS) facility ...
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Ernst and Young extends coaching for mums
EXCLUSIVE: Ernst and Young has rolled out its maternity coaching webinars to employees in Austria, Belgium, France and the Netherlands.The firm launched the webinars for its UK employees in February 2011.The webinars cover all stages of pre, during and post-maternity, and help staff manage the transition in and out of ...
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Lebara redesigns global bonuses
Employee Benefits Live: Lebara Mobile has redesigned its global bonus scheme after conducting a review.Speaking at Employee Benefits Live, Gemma Bullivant, head of HR at Lebara Mobile, said the telecommunications firm launched the review to ensure its bonus scheme was working well in all countries.The telecommunications firm, which is based ...
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Berkshire NHS Trust launches salary sacrifice car scheme
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a salary sacrifice car scheme called SalaryPlan.The scheme is provided by Automotive Leasing, the public sector division of fleet management firm LeasePlan, in a sole-supply partnership with Derwent Shared Services.It enables eligible employees to save between £60 and £100 a month compared to ...
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Vebnet to offer benefit for carers
EXCLUSIVE: Vebnet will add Allianz Global Assistance’s family homecare plan into its benefits offering for employers.The product, which will be available from 1 October, ensures employees will be looked after and assisted should they experience an accident or sudden illness. Partners and parents can also be added to the cover.It ...
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UK workers unaware of auto-enrolment
More than half (52%) of respondents are unaware of the incoming auto-enrolment legislation, according to research by Scottish Widows.The Scottish Widows Workplace pensions report 2012 found that awareness is particularly poor among employees on an income of under £20,000 per annum, with only a third conscious of the upcoming changes.Of ...
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KFC prepares for pensions auto-enrolment
EXCLUSIVE: Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), part of Yum! Brands, will create an online learning module for staff to provide information about the impending auto-enrolment legislation.The module is the first step in a full review of the restaurant chain’s group personal pension (GPP) plan, auto-enrolment technology and communications strategy.The module will ...
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Morgan Sindall appoints fleet provider
EXCLUSIVE: Morgan Sindall Group has signed a three-year sole supplier agreement for the management of its 2,400-car fleet.Its provider, ALD Automotive, will deliver a range of services, including a telematics system, a mileage capture and fuel deduction system, risk-management products, and short-term cars for temporary staff.Graham Edgell, group procurement director ...
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Working Families Awards' shortlist announced
American Express, BT and the Royal Bank of Scotland are among the employers shortlisted for the 2012 Top Employers for Working Families Awards.The awards, which will be presented on 25 September, recognise organisations across the UK that support work-life balance and career development for working parents, carers and flexible workers.The ...
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Amey Group pilots electric cars
Amey Group has carried out an eight-week pilot to investigate the benefits and limitations of including electric cars in its company car policy.The pilot found that there is a role in organisations for electric car ambassadors and workplace knowledge centres to help drivers to understand the benefits and limitations of ...
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Amex introduces a care service
EXCLUSIVE: American Express is to introduce a back-up care service, open its voluntary benefits website to home access and host a series of events to coincide with National Work-Life Week from 24 to 28 September.The back-up care service, which will be provided by Bright Horizons, will be promoted with information ...
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KFC to roll out TRS to all staff
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), part of Yum! Brands, will be rolling out total reward statements (TRS) to its weekly-paid employees as part of plans to promote its employee value proposition (EVP) internally.Speaking during the total reward stream at Employee Benefits Live on 25 September, Craig Truter, total reward manager, at ...
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Age UK publishes recommendations on flexible working
Age UK has published a report that outlines recommendations for the government and employers around the benefits of offering flexible working to older employees.In the report, A means to many ends, Age UK expresses the concern that not enough is being done to support older workers to enter, and remain ...
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Flexible working most sought after benefit
More than half (55%) of respondents rate flexible working hours as the benefit they would most like to receive from their employer, according to research by financial services firm Engage Mutual.The Employee benefits study, which polled 1,254 working adults, found that 38% of respondents do not receive any workplace benefits, ...
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William Hill adds end-of-contract policy to cars
William Hill has added a new end-of-contract damage recharge policy to its company car scheme.The scheme, which is provided by Zenith, has already resulted in a 38% reduction in the company’s end-of-contract damage charges.Under the scheme, where the damage is due to driver fault, the driver is charged £100 for ...
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Thomsons Online Benefits staff train for triathlon
EXCLUSIVE: Thomsons Online Benefits has arranged weekly training sessions, motivational speakers, weekly sports massages, a nutritionist, a physiotherapist and branded kit to help its employees train for the 2012 Virgin London Triathlon on 22 September.More than 50 employees are training for the event.Co-founders Michael Whitfield and Chris Bruce created the ...
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10% of respondents have taken time off work to avoid workplace bullying
One in 10 respondents have taken time off sick to avoid bullying in the workplace, while 11% have done so because they have been unfairly treated by a line manager, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.The research, which surveyed 1,607 UK employees, found that 13% felt they have ...
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Lockton to enter UK benefits market
Insurance and risk management firm Lockton is to enter the UK employee benefits market.It aims to build a full-service capability by 1 January 2013.The employee benefits unit will be led by Mike Tyler, who will join from the UK division of global benefits firm Buck Consulting, where he was managing ...
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Freshfields opens health suite and launches health and wellbeing website
EXCLUSIVE: Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has opened a new health suite at its London head office and launched a website to bring all its health and wellbeing benefits under one brand.The health suite includes an on-site GP, dentist, nurse, physiotherapist and masseuse. There is also an occupational health programme, ...
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BT enables staff to transfer sharesave options online
EXCLUSIVE: BT Group has used an online facility for the first time to allow staff to transfer maturing sharesave options to an individual savings account (Isa), the BT pension scheme, or to a spouse or partner.Transfers were previously done manually, but staff can now log into their online share account, ...