All articles by Marianne Calnan – Page 2
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ArticleMorrisons faces legal action over payroll data leak
Morrisons is facing legal action from a group of employees over a data breach that resulted in the leaking of salary, bank and national insurance details of 99,998 members of staff.The supermarket is facing claims from over 2,000 members of staff after Andrew Skelton, who was a senior internal auditor ...
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Article14 per cent of staff over 55 are targets of pension scams
More than one in ten (14%) respondents aged 55 and over have been targeted by pension fraudsters since the introduction of the pension freedoms in April 2015, according to research by employment benefits consultant Portus Consulting.Its survey of 1,088 workers over the age of 50, including 789 employees over the ...
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Article23 per cent feel effects of lost productivity
Almost a quarter (23%) of respondents believe workplace productivity is an issue for their organisation, according to research by industry body Group Risk Development (Grid).Its Group risk employer research study, which surveyed 501 employers, also found that almost a third (29%) of respondents offer their staff flexible working options in ...
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OpinionBill Longe: What if pensions tax relief was scrapped?
“When you see someone putting on his big boots, you can be pretty sure that an adventure is going to happen.” AA Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh. Another Budget and yet more changes to pensions tax relief. Coupled with the announcement of further consultation on the subject, it is not difficult to reach ...
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ArticleGareth Hopkins: Should employers take more responsibility for employees' retirement savings?
There has been a trend for employers to move from trust-based pension arrangements to contract-based pension provision.Group personal pension (GPPs) plans are the go-to arrangement because they offer more flexibility compared with trust-based schemes. For example, an employee can keep contributing to a GPP once they leave their employer. However, ...
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ArticleJustine Tate: Should employers take more responsibility for employees' retirement savings?
Pensions are often seen as being complicated and confusing, resulting in people avoiding having much to do with them.Employers’ input is vital for those who prefer not to engage with pension saving and who would rather not make decisions for themselves. An employer’s active support of a good pension scheme ...
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ArticleRos Altmann: Should employers take more responsibility for employees' retirement savings?
After all, pension provision costs are part of the overall remuneration package, so if employers pay more into pensions there will be less left for salaries.Forcing employers to do more is not necessarily what staff need, and employers are already helping with retirement savings as auto-enrolment rolls out to all ...
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ArticleMost talked about news in June 2015
Virgin Management is to offer staff a full year’s pay when taking paternity, maternity or adoption leave, providing they have been with the organisation for four or more years.Virgin Management workers who have less than two years’ service with the organisation will receive a quarter (25%) of their salary.“Richard Branson’s ...
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ArticleCharles Cotton: Should benefits professionals get to know their staff?
To coin a phrase, ‘it’s good to talk’, and, according to the latest Employee Outlook survey by the the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), published in March 2015, there is a clear link between employer communication and pay satisfaction.Of those employees who reported a pay rise in ...
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ArticleJackie Buttery: Should benefits professionals get to know their staff?
I read an article fairly recently about the value of insight and about doing your homework before investing money. The retailers all do their homework extensively, canvassing customer opinion widely.Could benefits professionals take something from this sector and regard staff as more like customers to seek feedback more readily?We conduct ...
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ArticleTracey Dawson: What does the future hold for dependants' pensions?
From April 2015, workers are able to access their pension savings more flexibly. Gone are the days of being railroaded into an annuity at retirement. Employees are now free to withdraw their savings as a one-off lump sum, or as a series of lump sums, and use the money for ...
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ArticleGail Khan: What does the future hold for dependants' pensions?
The change in the way that pensions are being provided now means that there is no future for dependants’ pensions.Dependants’ pensions are a legacy feature, which is more closely associated with a bygone era of pension benefits provided under final salary schemes that included generous provisions for dependants, and escalation ...
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ArticleJacqueline Moore: What does the future hold for dependants' pensions?
However, in recent years, as the traditional family and work models have become much more flexible, family finances have changed too, and we have closed the DB scheme in favour of a defined contribution (DC) plan.Thirty years ago, if an employee died during active service, there may well have been ...
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Article13 Big Question - Nadeen Jackson-Barker: Should benefits professionals get to know their staff?
Understanding the make-up of your employees and their professional and personal goals can only be the right thing to do, can’t it?As I see it, getting to know employees shouldn’t be viewed as paternalistic, but as a genuine desire to build a long-standing and sustainable culture of trust, whereby staff ...
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ArticleNicky Morgan: What can employers do to address the pay gap?
Tackling the gender pay gap is about more than making sure women are paid the same for doing the same job as men, although this is of course essential. It is also about ensuring women can access a range of careers, including those with higher pay, enabling them to move ...
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ArticleJon Dymond: What can employers do to address the pay gap?
While employers need to ensure that they are paying people the same money for the same work without reference to gender, as the law insists, addressing pay inequality alone will not remove the pay gap.Whether we as employers like it or not, traditionally male-dominated sectors pay more on average than ...
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ArticleGreet Brosens: What can employers do to address the pay gap?
The Autumn Statement 2014 announced that the gender pay gap is at its lowest in history and this is fantastic news. However, until the pay gap is completely closed, employers will continue to experience challenges in the workplace.This disparity in pay can be damaging. It can undermine a hard-won reputation, ...
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OpinionKelly Mitchell: Prepare for childcare changes
Some parents could potentially be worse off under the new tax-free childcare scheme, due to different conditions for eligibility and lower savings for some.Once the tax-free scheme is introduced, employer-provided childcare voucher schemes will no longer be open to new applicants. However, employees already receiving childcare vouchers can continue to ...
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OpinionNadeen Jackson-Barker: Engineer engaging communications
With workforces becoming increasingly diverse, it is more and more difficult to find the right communication approach to engage staff.And with shrinking benefits budgets and soon-to-be five generations in the workplace, how can employers be sure to communicate benefits programmes in a way that is effective and packs an engagement ...
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ArticleEllen Broome: Is shared parental leave a good thing?
The reforms are a very welcome development. It is truly encouraging to see the government acknowledging the importance of supporting parents to make genuinely free choices about their work and family lives.By removing one of the key barriers to fathers playing a full and equal part in family life, the ...
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