All articles by Kate Donovan – Page 17
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Denplan launches cycle-to-work scheme
Denplan is to launch a cycle-to-work scheme to offer its staff a healthier option and help reduce the number of cars on the road.The plan, which will launch next month and is offered through a salary sacrifice arrangement, will be communicated using on-site roadshows at the company’s Winchester offices.James Wilson, ...
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Celtic FC launches healthcare cashplan
Celtic Football Club has launched a new healthcare cash plan and rebranded its voluntary benefits scheme to aid staff retention.The perks, which are available online via the football club’s new benefits website, include discounts on products such as computers, hire cars and dry-cleaning services. The scheme is available to the ...
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Scottish Life launches new pensions marketing material
Scottish Life has launched a new range of workplace marketing material to help promote occupational pension schemes.It has launched a range of marketing material for its Retirement Solutions range of corporate pensions, which has been designed to help employers promote pension schemes effectively.The pack includes posters; payslip inserts and guides, ...
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Towers Perrin acquires global employee research firm ISR
Towers Perrin has acquired global employee research firm ISR.It will now combine its existing consulting and research capabilities with those of ISR.Mark Mactas, Towers Perrin chairman and CEO, said: "With the addition of ISR's capabilities, we can enhance the integrated solutions and metrics we provide to clients across all of ...
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Morrisons introduces staff discount to tackle turnover
Morrisons plans to introduce a 10% staff discount as part of its bid to reduce high turnover.The move is part of the supermarket chain’s planned £450m investment to modernise its stores and will be available to all 118,000 employees across the business.Marc Bolland, the company’s new chief executive, said: “In ...
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Ethnic minority women experience larger pay gap
The pay gap for Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Black Caribbean women is larger than that faced by white female employees.According to Moving on up? The way forward by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), these three ethnic groups are also more likely to be unemployed, under-represented in senior level jobs and clustered ...
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Henley Management College launches MSc in advanced HR
Henley Management College has launched a MSc in Advanced Human Resource Management to help senior HR managers operate at a strategic level.The MSc has been designed to appeal to experienced and practicing HR managers approaching senior or board level. The programme was†put together after research by the college revealed a ...
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Staff engagement and motivation can boost customer service levels
Improving employee engagement can help to boost customer service levels.Some 61% of employers believe†staff training and better management is the†key to improving customer service.According to the Customer Services Barometer survey by Investors in People, nearly six-in-10 organisations (59%) intend to invest more in customer service in the coming year than ...
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Steve Delo elected president of Pensions Management Institute
Steve Delo has been elected as president of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) for 2007/2008.Delo has held the position of since 2005 after being elected to PMI council in 2001. Before 2001, he was chairman of the PMI's London region. Delo is the managing director of Close Multi-Manager (formerly Close ...
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Consultation looks at merging pension bodies
The pros and cons of merging the Pensions Regulator and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have been set out in an independent consultation paper commissioned by the government.As part of the independent Review of Pensions Institutions commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), a consultation document written by ...
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Super union to form in May
Members of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers Union (T&G) have voted to merge and form a two-million member-strong union.Some 86%†of T&G members, and 70% of Amicus members voted in favour of merging to form the country's biggest trade union. Both unions achieved a 27% turnout.The new union will ...
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John Lewis distributes GBP155m in bonuses
John Lewis Partnership will distribute £155m among its 68,000 employees as a partnership bonus after a profitable year for the company.The bonus, which will be shared among employees at a rate of 18%, is equal to more than nine weeks' pay for each employee. When combined with the value of ...
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BT launches university foundation degree for staff
BT has created a new foundation degree for its employees, in partnership with the University of Sunderland.BT Global Services UK and the University of Sunderland have developed a foundation degree in sales account and relationship management in order to offer BT employees business-focused, work-based higher education. The two-year programme will ...
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Minimum wage increase welcomed as good for economy
The planned national minimum wage increase from £5.35 to £5.52 per hour has been welcomed as a good decision for the economy, particularly retailers.John Cridland, deputy director-general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), has said that the rise which will be implemented in October, has taken account of "business ...
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Barclaycard offers redundant staff three months' pay and job-seeking support
Barclaycard is to give employees at its Manchester call centre three months full pay and one-to-one support to find alternative employment when the centre closes on 16 July 2007.Employees at itsPeterloo site will continue to work until that date, when 630 jobs will be lost. After the closure, Barclaycard staff ...
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Employers undeterred by rejected amendment to age laws
Employers face a continued campaign for changes to age discrimination laws around group protection benefits after their proposals were rejected by the employment minister, Jim Fitzpatrick.His rejection was of a briefing sent by employer representatives and the insurance industry at the end of last year that set out concerns that ...
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Staff should avoid exceeding lifetime allowance
Employers should ensure that high-earning employees are not tempted to make pension contributions that will take them above the lifetime allowance limit.Doing so, could result in high tax penalties for staff and mean that they miss out on pension contributions from their employer, warns consultancy Watson Wyatt.The lifetime allowance, which ...
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ITV's DC online administration goes live
A website dedicated to the defined contribution (DC) section of ITV's pension scheme has gone live, following the appointment of a new consultancy at the end of last year.The trustee of the ITV pension scheme appointed JLT Benefit Solutions to provide administration services to its DC section of the pension ...
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Corporate dental plans are considering cosmetic trends
Cosmetic dental procedures are rising in popularity, but corporate products have been slow to cover these due to their potential to increase premiums, says Kate DonovanIf you read nothing else, read this ...Only a handful of providers cover cosmetic dentistry treatments for employees.Including cosmetic treatments in dental plans may increase ...
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A buyer's guide to share incentive plans
Firms are always keen for workers to hold on to their company share holdings for as long as possible, however, there are more than just ethical issues surrounding how strongly the 'escape window' is publicised to staff, says Kate DonovanLast year saw share incentive plans (Sips) celebrate their five-year anniversary, ...