All articles by Kate Cummins – Page 2

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    Employee Benefits Connect 2013: Useful advice for advisers

    2013-01-28T06:07:00Z

    The conference is free to attend for corporate advisers and benefits consultants.Leading employers will take to the stage to explain what they want from their advisers.This will be followed by panel discussions on the key areas of benefits. These will allow a wide range of views to be expressed by ...

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    Fizz Benefits role for Jason Taylor

    2013-01-28T06:05:00Z

    His previous roles include international sales and business development executive at Mercer, commercial director at FirstCare, European head of sales at Aon Hewitt, and managing director at Benefex.

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    Employee Benefits Connect 2013: Focus on tax and compliance

    2013-01-28T06:05:00Z

    At Employee Benefits Connect 2013, Amanda Flint, tax partner, employer solutions team at Grant Thornton (pictured), will run through practical, non-technical pointers to bear in mind.She will cover a range of benefits, ideas for incentives, and how to extend the range of tax-efficient benefits on offer.Book your place

  • Case Studies

    Good homework drives RAC's flex provider decision

    2013-01-28T04:10:00Z

    Verona Farquharson, reward manager at RAC, says: “We wanted to be able to talk to its client list, so we could ask other HR professionals what the service was like and what the pinch points were.”The company got in touch with two clients for each of the three suppliers it ...

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    James Kirkland moves to Axa

    2013-01-07T07:25:00Z

    He moves from Telefonica, where most recently he was head of pensions, benefits and recognition for Telefonica Europe.He was previously senior pensions consultant at Xafinity Consulting.

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    David Whitfield lands at BAA

    2013-01-07T07:20:00Z

    He was previously head of compensation and benefits, UK, Ireland and Nordics at DHL Supply Chain.Whitfield joined the logistics firm five years ago as reward analyst, and has also held the role of recognition manager at Royal Mail.

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    Network Rail recruits Paula Hayes

    2013-01-07T07:15:00Z

    Since 2002, she has held various roles at Home Retail Group, including director of employment policy and reward, head of group policy and reward, and group compensation and benefits manager.Hayes has also held roles at Reality Group and Bradford and Bingley.

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    Essex County Council appoints John Farrell

    2013-01-07T07:10:00Z

    In nearly 30 years in reward and benefits, his roles have included: reward manager, benefits and incentives at Whitbread, reward and performance management manager at Lebara Mobile, compensation and benefits manager at SThree and senior compensation specialist at Network Rail.

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    Employee Benefits Awards entry deadline this month

    2012-11-26T06:38:00Z

    All the information you need to enter, plus the entry forms that must be completed for each submission, can be found at www.employeebenefitsawards.co.uk.The deadline for entries is Friday, 14 December 2012.

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    Do you deserve an Employee Benefits Award?

    2012-11-26T06:35:00Z

    If so, you could be an ideal candidate for the Employee Benefits Awards 2013.The awards are designed to recognise and showcase employers that have used reward strategies to make a significant difference to their organisation. Entries can be focused on new initiatives or long-running programmes. Benefits consultants, advisers and providers ...

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    Auto-enrolment progress report from DWP at Pensions Summit

    2012-11-26T06:30:00Z

    On day one of the Pensions and Workplace Savings Summit, Bridget Micklem, head of private pensions policy and analysis at the Department for Work and Pensions, will provide an update on the new regime’s progress so far and will look at what employers can do to create the best environment ...

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    Natalie Bickford moves at Sodexo

    2012-11-26T06:25:00Z

    She had been with Sodexo UK and Ireland since 2008 as HR director.Bickford was previously HR director at AstraZeneca, and has held various HR roles at Kingfisher.

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    Delegates can go with the flow at Employee Benefits Connect

    2012-11-26T06:21:00Z

    These streams are aimed at: employee benefits professionals who want a round-up of current trends and thinking; those who are responsible for, or are involved in, implementing pensions autoenrolment in their organisation who want to top up their knowledge and share practical lessons; international reward managers tasked with meeting the ...

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    Jeremy Hinds joins Body Shop

    2012-11-26T06:20:00Z

    He was previously head of people systems and reward at Pret a Manger.Since 1991, Hinds’ roles in HR and benefits have included: HR operations manager at SJ Berwin, group payroll manager at Esporta, payroll and benefits manager at The London Clinic, and business systems manager (HR/pay) at Sema.

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    Panasonic appoints Bryony McCowan

    2012-11-26T06:15:00Z

    She will be covering Beverly King’s maternity leave from November 2012.McCowan’s previous roles at Panasonic Europe include compensation adviser and interim compensation and benefits manager.

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    Soldier On is charity partner for 2013 Employee Benefits Awards

    2012-11-26T06:15:00Z

    Soldier On is a community charity that provides career management and employment support to members of the British armed forces who have been made redundant on medical grounds.Its individually tailored career management aims to help rehabilitate any medically discharged service leaver and support their transition to a civilian career. The ...

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    Jerry Edmondson joins Hymans

    2012-11-26T06:10:00Z

    He will be responsible for the evolution of the organisation’s employee communication and engagement offering.Edmondson joins from JLT Group, where he was head of benefit communications.

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    Experts to speak at Employee Benefits Pensions and Workplace Savings Summit

    2012-11-26T06:10:00Z

    With auto-enrolment now under way and pensions issues still a priority for many organisations, leading employers will be on hand at the event to share their experiences.On the first day, Wendy Taylor, head of central HR services at Morrisons, will describe how employers can prepare for the cost of helping ...

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    International perspective at Employee Benefits Connect

    2012-11-26T06:08:00Z

    Nicos Nicolaides, director of compensation and benefits for Europe at InterContinental Hotels Group, will speak on building a global reward infrastructure as a foundation for expansion. Caroline Jowett-Ive, group vice-resident of reward at Travelport, and Spencer Roach, compensation and benefits manager, international at Nuance Communications, using a global reward strategy ...

  • Caoimhe O’Neill
    Analysis

    Legal issues around auto-enrolment

    2012-11-26T05:05:00Z

    IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS…Employers cannot agree to provide alternative benefits on the understanding an employee opts out of a pension scheme.Qualifying earnings include various components of pay, including salary, wages, commission and bonuses.Employers must ensure they identify workers correctly under auto-enrolment.Ian Curry, associate, Wragge & CoQ: I ...