All articles by Marianne – Page 5
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ArticleLearn about car salary sacrifice schemes fit for the future at Employee Benefits Connect
Delegates that attend Employee Benefits Connect 2016 can gain insight into how to offer a car salary sacrifice scheme that is effective for employers and employees now and in the future.During a roundtable session entitled ‘How to provide a successful salary savings car scheme’, Alison Argall, business development director at ...
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OpinionLynette Jacobs: Employers need to determine their objectives in extending a share plan internationally
Extending a share plan internationally is no longer an exception and the considerations for a small organisation extending participation into three jurisdictions and a multinational group operating a plan in 80 countries will be the same.The employer should first determine its objectives in extending the plan overseas, typically to strengthen ...
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ArticleScottish Power introduces retirement savings portal
Scottish Power has introduced an online portal to help its employees meet their retirement saving goals.The portal, provided by Hymans Robertson, enables the 2,500 members of Scottish Power's defined contribution (DC) pension scheme to set a retirement income target and helps them to make informed decisions to meet that target.Around ...
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Article17% cite auto-enrolment as a limiting factor on wage growth
Around a fifth (17%) of respondents cite pensions auto-enrolment as a reason why they were unable to raise basic pay by 2% or more in 2015, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its quarterly Labour market outlook report, based on a survey of 1,007 HR ...
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ArticleShare ideas with peers and experts at Employee Benefits Connect's roundtable sessions
Employee Benefits Connect will feature a number of roundtable sessions that will enable delegates to share ideas and experiences first-hand with peers and industry experts.During these interactive sessions, delegates will be able to talk through solutions to issues they are facing, examine current and future best practice, and gain insight ...
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ArticleGovernment announces draft regulations on gender pay reporting
The government has published its draft regulations on its compulsory gender pay gap reporting for organisations with 250 employees or more.Nicky Morgan, women and equalities minister, outlined the government’s plans to close the gender pay gap within a generation. The regulations include government plans to publish the pay gap by ...
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ArticleDiscover how data analytics can future proof benefits strategy at Employee Benefits Connect 2016
Delegates who attend Employee Benefits Connect 2016 can gain insight into the connection between data analytics and benefits strategy.In a session entitled ‘Using data analytics to future proof your employee benefits’, Dr Eric Tyree, chief data scientist at Capita Employee Benefits (pictured), will discuss how employers can use employee data ...
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ArticleWinners of the Corporate Adviser Awards 2016 announced
Employee Benefits’ sister publication, Corporate Adviser, announced the winners of its annual awards last night (11 February) at the Lancaster London, hosted by comedian Danny Wallace (pictured).Aon was named firm of the year at the ceremony, as well as being awarded for Best use of technology by a corporate adviser.The ...
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ArticleSnoop Dogg inspires Burger King staff
Something for the weekend…Fast food chain Burger King has called in rapper Snoop Dogg (pictured) to help train its employees.Burger King has entrusted Snoop Dogg to educate its workforce about a new food item being added to its menu: the Grilled Dogs.In an internal training video, which Burger King has ...
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ArticleAsda, Roche and Vauxhall Motors are among the UK's Top Employers 2016
Asda, Bentley Motors, HCL Technologies, KFC, Roche and Vauxhall Motors were among the winners at the Top Employers UK 2016 Awards, which took place on 10 February at London’s Guildhall.Some 71 organisations were recognised at the ceremony for their high standards of excellence in employee conditions, performance and talent management, ...
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Article23% of law firms believe workplace stress and burnout are increasing
Almost a quarter (23%) of law firm respondents believe that burnout and stress are increasing among fee-earning staff, according to research by Xerox HR Services.Its survey of 70 UK law firms also found that 38% of respondents feel that fee-earning employees’ stress levels are high or very high.The research also ...
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Article66% would not apply to work for an employer with a gender pay gap
Two-thirds (66%) of UK respondents are unlikely to apply to work for an organisation that they believe has a gender pay gap, according to research by recruitment firm Glassdoor.Its Global gender pay gap survey, which is made up of responses from 8,254 working adults across the UK, Canada, United States, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Atos launches car salary sacrifice scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Digital services provider Atos has introduced a car salary sacrifice scheme for its 10,000 employees.The scheme, which launched on 1 February and is provided by SG Fleet, was initially communicated to employees with a teaser campaign in the run-up to the launch using a range of posters, flyers and ...
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ArticleIntel reveals 100% gender pay parity
Intel has achieved 100% gender pay parity throughout the United States.Its Annual report 2015: leading and learning- strong progress and more to do, published on 3 February 2016, revealed the results of the organisation's analysis of its compensation packages. This found that employees of both genders who have the same ...
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ArticleCisco International and Samsung UK to speak at Employee Benefits Connect
Cisco International, Samsung UK and Standard Chartered Bank are among the organisations speaking at Employee Benefits Connect 2016, which will take place at the Lancaster Hotel London on 9 March 2016.Speakers include Joanna Bean, head of reward, UK and Ireland at Samsung, who will discuss how employers can use technology ...
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ArticleUS court proceeds with FedEx pension case
In January 2016, a US District Court Judge allowed a pension benefits claim brought by the same-sex widow of a FedEx employee to proceed while dismissing two other claims by the plaintiff.In the case of Stacey Schuett v. FedEx Corporation et. al., the plaintiff, Stacey Schuett, was in a relationship ...
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ArticleEnglish National Opera chorus to vote on strike action over pay
Members of the chorus at the English National Opera (Eno) are to take part in a ballot on industrial action over pay.The vote on strike action, to be held by Equity, the trade union for professional performers and creative practitioners, is in response to proposed pay cuts of 25% for ...
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ArticleWNDirect introduces new benefits and gains living wage accreditation
Delivery firm WNDirect has introduced new benefits for its 80 employees and has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.In December 2015, the organisation introduced a volunteering programme for its employees and regular desk massages for office-based staff.It also launched WNVoice, an initiative that gives ...
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ArticleB&Q to increase pay for 90% of shop floor staff
DIY store chain B&Q is to raise the hourly pay of 90% of its shop floor workers to at least £7.66 an hour from 1 April 2016.Shop floor employees currently receive a minimum of £6.70 an hour.The new pay rate is higher than the statutory national living wage rate of ...
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OpinionJonny Gifford: Why employees do not naturally engage with workplace savings schemes
The world overloads us with information at every turn and our minds do not like it. Detail clings to financial advice, on the other hand, like so many limpets. Of course it does: advisers need the detail to consider eventualities, recount sub-clauses and cover their backs. But our minds quickly ...