All articles by kscott – Page 52

  • Steven Taylor
    Opinion

    Steven Taylor: Is financial education the key takeaway from the TPR and FCA consultation?

    2018-08-21T13:00:45Z

    Nelson Mandela famously said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” In today’s pension’s landscape, financial education has also come to be of paramount importance; this could be one of the key takeaways from the recent The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and Financial Conduct ...

  • Tanya-Whitehead
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE: Tanya Whitehead of Great Ormond Street to discuss benefits on a budget

    2018-08-21T09:10:04Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Tanya Whitehead (pictured), HR business partner at Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSHCC), will discuss how to create an engaging benefits proposition on a limited budget at Employee Benefits Live 2018.The session, titled ‘Strategies for motivating and retaining staff on a limited budget’, will form part of the ...

  • cycle
    Article

    Surrey County Council launches cycle to work scheme

    2018-08-21T08:58:10Z

    Surrey County Council has launched a cycle to work scheme as part of its new employee benefits platform for 23,000 employees.The scheme, provided by Green Commute Initiative (GCI), was implemented in August 2018 as part of the Council’s new bespoke employee benefits platform, supplied by provider My Staff Shop. The ...

  • Baker McKenzie
    Case Studies

    Baker McKenzie includes gender identity counselling in PMI scheme

    2018-08-21T05:00:24Z

    When global law firm Baker McKenzie’s private medical insurance (PMI) scheme, provided by healthcare insurer Cigna, renewed in April 2018, it introduced a new counselling benefit for employees over the age of 18 with gender identity disorder.Included as part of the organisation’s standard single PMI coverage for its 900 UK ...

  • transgender-inclusive
    Analysis

    What support should PMI offer transgender employees?

    2018-08-21T05:00:17Z

    Need to know:Insurers currently offer gender affirmation treatments and surgeries within private medical insurance (PMI) schemes on an on-demand basis.Many employers are starting to include transgender-specific healthcare by incorporating mental health support services as part of their PMI offering, tailored for trans employees.PMI can prove useful for managing transgender employees’ ...

  • Darren Towers
    Opinion

    Darren Towers: Making health and wellbeing inclusive for trans employees

    2018-08-20T15:00:39Z

    We know that people perform better when they can be themselves, but trans staff face distinct challenges in the workplace, from physical spaces, such as gendered facilities, to direct harassment based on gender identity.Stonewall’s 2018 LGBT in Britain: Trans Report, published in January 2018, found that 51% of trans and ...

  • Andrew-Kirkley
    Article

    29% cannot explain how company cars impact upon their taxes

    2018-08-20T10:21:34Z

    Under a third (29%) of respondents cannot explain how having a company car impacts on their taxes, and simply accept the amount that comes out of their pay packet, according to research by vehicle supply organisation OSV.Its survey of 759 individuals also found that 51% admit that they still do ...

  • MoJ
    Article

    Prospect members reject five-year Ministry of Justice pay deal

    2018-08-20T09:59:52Z

    Employees working at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) who are members of the trade union Prospect have voted to reject a five-year pay deal because of corresponding changes to their employment terms and conditions.Around 65% of Prospect members who work at the MoJ participated in the three-week ballot. As a ...

  • NHS Scotland
    Article

    NHS Scotland awards three-year pay deal to 60,000 staff

    2018-08-20T09:20:44Z

    The NHS in Scotland has agreed a three-year pay deal for 60,000 employees who are members of the trade union Unison.Unison members voted 94% in favour of the new agreement, which is applicable for direct employees and NHS Scotland contractor staff, during a four-week online ballot.Matt McLaughlin, head of health ...

  • Julian Daley
    Article

    Daley joins Hotelbeds Group

    2018-08-20T08:40:26Z

    Julian Daley has joined global travel service provider Hotelbeds Group as reward and mobility manager.In his new role, Daley will be working across all Hotelbeds Group's service lines and businesses on a global scale, tackling salary reviews, bonuses, job evaluations and employee benefits.He will also assist on the design and ...

  • Pension jar, coins
    Article

    TPR used enforcement powers 43,700 times to tackle pensions non-compliance in Q2

    2018-08-17T11:13:46Z

    The Pensions Regulator (TPR) used its enforcement powers for pensions auto-enrolment non-compliance 43,700 times between April and June 2018, compared to 35,862 times last quarter, according to research by TPR.Its Compliance and enforcement quarterly bulletin: April-June 2018 report, which provides information on the powers TPR has used, as well as ...

  • employee benefits
    Article

    Extracurricular clubs rank as most popular employee benefit

    2018-08-17T10:39:38Z

    Extracurricular clubs, such as arts and crafts sessions and book clubs, rank as the most popular employee benefit, with a perceived value score of 97.57 out of 100, according to research by engagement and motivation organisation Perkbox.The 2018 Great Perk Search report, which surveyed 2,315 UK employees, found that community-based ...

  • db-pension
    Article

    Menzies Distribution completes £75m pensions buy-out

    2018-08-17T10:05:33Z

    Logistics organisation Menzies Distribution has completed a £75 million pensions buy-out transaction for Section B of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme, the Menzies Pension Fund.The transaction, completed with the Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), was designed to align with a strategy imposed by the John Menzies Group, which owns Menzies ...

  • New Zealand Dollars
    Article

    New Zealand government awards 30% pay rise to address pay equity claim

    2018-08-17T09:40:22Z

    The New Zealand Ministry of Education is to award a pay increase of up to 30% to 329 school support employees to address a pay equity claim.On Tuesday 14 August 2018, the government signed a terms of settlement document with trade union The New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI), which confirms ...

  • Cuddle
    Article

    Team Tactics seeks professional cuddlers to run corporate team building events

    2018-08-16T16:04:34Z

    Something for the weekend: Corporate events organisation Team Tactics is helping colleagues to cosy up by hiring a professional cuddler to run team building sessions.The ‘Cuddle a co-worker’ event, which launched this week, is a one-day team bonding event for groups of between four and 20 employees. Set in specifically ...

  • Engagement
    Article

    Poll: 46% believe a good work-life balance is their organisation’s top engagement driver

    2018-08-16T16:00:31Z

    Employee Benefits poll: More than two-fifths (46%) of respondents believe that having a good work-life balance is the top engagement driver at their organisation.A straw poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 48 responses, also found that 29% of respondents feel that their organisational culture is the strongest engagement driver for ...

  • 9-15 August 2018
    Article

    Top 10 most read stories: 9-15 August 2018

    2018-08-16T13:29:15Z

    The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 9 and 15 August 2018 were: The Santander Group extends physical activity benefit to 200,000 global employeesEXCLUSIVE: Digital wellbeing provider Hero acquires Colour-FitNike to face lawsuit around pay inequity at US head officeCivil Service trade unions launch legal action over implementation ...

  • Cafe
    Article

    Primadell accountant pleads guilty to pensions auto-enrolment non-compliance

    2018-08-16T09:35:13Z

    An accountant working on behalf of Primadell, the organisation that runs Gran Caffe Londra in Knightsbridge, has pleaded guilty to falsely informing The Pensions Regulator (TPR) that employees had been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension scheme.In October 2015, Gran Caffe Londra missed its deadline to confirm that it had ...

  • Redington
    Article

    Redington reduces mean gender pay gap by 21.4% in one year

    2018-08-16T09:01:51Z

    Financial services organisation Redington has reduced its mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay by 21.4%.In 2017, the firm’s mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay was 21.6%, and the median gender pay gap was 30.8%. Over the course of the last year, the mean gender pay gap ...