News – Page 52

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    Creative Benefit Solutions launches benefits platform

    2010-05-04T13:08:38Z

    Creative Benefit Solutions has launched a benefits platform called My-infolink.The platform can be branded under an organisation’s name and can be tailored to reflect the range of benefits offered by the organisation.Options that can be included in the platform are details about pension savings, total reward statements, flexible benefits, holidays ...

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    Generation Financial Services launches flex software service

    2010-04-28T13:24:24Z

    Generation Financial Services has launched an integrated service that simplifies the way in which organisations can access flexible benefits software.The service removes the front end charges that can be requested by third party providers and instead operates a monthly charge.The offering will also include total reward statements, web-based administration, flexible ...

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    Philip Hutchinson establishes new reward and benefits consultancy

    2010-04-26T10:20:04Z

    Philip Hutchinson, who was formerly head of corporate self-invested personal pension (Sipp) sales at Pointon York Sipp Solutions, has set up his own consultancy called RePosition.The new consultancy will offer a range of services, including reviews, advice and delivery in the areas of reward and employee benefits to support employers, ...

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    Travel disruption puts pressure on payroll departments

    2010-04-20T15:50:45Z

    The ban on flights in response to the volcanic ash cloud also has serious implications for employers' payroll departments.Payroll staff have had to decide whether the unplanned absence of stranded staff affects their annual holiday allowance or should be treated as unpaid or paid leave.Lindsay Melvin, chief executive of the ...

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    Panasonic introduces payroll and HR system

    2010-04-16T09:15:20Z

    Panasonic Europe has introduced a new payroll and hosted HR system which will be available to five Panasonic companies based across three UK offices.The system, called ResourceLink Aurora and supplied by NorthgateArinso, is accessible through a web browser and does not require any on-premise footprint.Richard Mills, head of UK HR ...

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    Johnson Service Group introduces new payroll and HR system

    2010-04-07T11:23:35Z

    Johnson Service Group (JSG) has introduced a new payroll and hosted HR system for the 2,500 employees within its textile service division.JSG has signed a five-year contract with NorthgateArinso to supply its ResourceLink Aurora, which is accessible online.Avi Kar, financial director at JSG, said: “We needed a firm to provide ...

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    Benefits cost can be reduced by shopping around

    2010-04-07T10:40:00Z

    Employers could save up to 20% of the cost of their insured benefits by shopping around for a better deal.According to research by consultancy Mercer, employers could save between 10 and 15% of their premium costs in cases where the benefits remain with their existing provider, but they can secure ...

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    Generation Financial Services launches employee benefits division

    2010-04-06T10:57:17Z

    Generation Financial Services has introduced an employee benefits division.The new division will be integrated at board level with the company’s core independent financial advice (IFA) business.As well as offering the implementation, management and administration of employee benefits, it will also provide fee-based consultancy, either as a standalone service or within ...

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    Friends Provident introduces corporate investment platform

    2010-04-01T11:36:29Z

    Friends Provident is launching a new corporate investment platform aimed at employee benefit consultants and trustees in the unbundled pensions market.Developed in partnership with FNZ, the investment platform is the first stage of Friends Provident’s new corporate savings platform, which will be rolled out later this year.Key features of the ...

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    Amor Group and Haldanes select new benefits provider

    2010-03-30T15:16:55Z

    Amor Group, the business technology company, and Haldanes stores, the retailer and supermarket chain will be using Kudos Financial Services’ employee benefits division to provide a range of advice, administration and internal communications.While the Amor Group contract is unspecified, the Haldanes contract will continue for two years.Jim Tennent, Kudos’ managing ...

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    Interview with Sara Davies, reward and HR services director at Ladbrokes

    2010-03-28T23:00:00Z

    Sara Davies, reward and HR services director at Ladbrokes, is keen to get the message across that the reward function is very much more than just ‘pay and rations’, says Ben JonesAs befits the reward and HR services director of bookmakers Ladbrokes, Sara Davies spent some time at last month’s ...

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    Staffcare introduces new benefits portal

    2010-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Staffcare has launched a new benefits portal, called flexeasy, for communicating and administering core and flexible benefits for businesses of all sizes.Through the portal a selection of more than 20 benefits are available from three different providers, which employers can pick and choose from.A typical flex project takes anywhere between ...

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    Research finds reward is growing as a wider company strategy

    2010-03-19T10:55:54Z

    Reward was found to represent 70% of a company’s total costs, making it a top management issue rather than merely the sole responsibility of compensation and benefits experts, according to new research from the HayGroup, The Changing Face of Reward.The global reward research was conducted through the survey of HR ...

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    Arnold Clark appoints new payroll manager

    2010-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Motor dealer Arnold Clark has signed a contract with HR services supplier NorthgateArinoso for the management of the monthly payroll for its 8,000 employees.The ResourceLink-Aurora platform will interface with Arnold Clark’s existing in-house HR and time and attendance system.Eddie Hawthorne, Arnold Clark managing director, said: “NorthingateArinso is a company with ...

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    Buyer's guide to flexible benefits administration systems (February 2010)

    2010-02-01T14:47:00Z

    Administration systems for flexible benefits schemes can take various forms, and suppliers are targeting employers of all sizes to offer the functionality they need, says Sam BarrettFlexible benefits plans have many advantages for employers, including greater employee engagement and improved performance. But to maximise these advantages, organisations must make sure ...

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    Cisco puts employee benefits online

    2010-02-01T10:59:50Z

    Cisco has moved benefits online for its 2,500 staff in the UK and Ireland to help them understand the full value of their reward package and what they are entitled to.It has also replaced its stakeholder pension scheme with a group self-invested personal pension (Sipp). Employees can transfer between the ...

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    BDO Investment Management partners Staffcare for flexible benefits schemes

    2010-02-01T09:40:07Z

    BDO Investment Management (BDOIM) has agreed a partnership deal with Staffcare to use its software to offer flexible benefits.The arrangement will enable BDOIM to offer flex schemes to new and existing clients. Staffcare will provide the flex technology, which will be branded for BDOIM. BDOIM will then provide consultancy and ...

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    Confessions of a benefits manager: Organising the Christmas party

    2009-12-03T11:30:31Z

    Filling in for the department secretary, Candid is tasked with planning the team Christmas meal, so practical research is called forWhen did I volunteer to become back-up for the department secretary? Because since Scary Mary took leave to visit her new grandchild in Australia (pity the poor daughter-in-law, I say), ...

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    Truro and Penwith College implements web-based HR and payroll system

    2009-11-04T14:10:25Z

    Truro and Penwith College has signed a seven-year deal with NorthgateArinso to implement a web-enabled HR and payroll system.Prompted by changes with its current bureau service and the desire to achieve an integrated HR and payroll system, the college has chosen the ResourceLink Aurora service to provide a more efficient ...

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    E.On unites flexible and voluntary benefits schemes

    2009-11-02T15:43:57Z

    E.On is amalgamating its flexible and voluntary benefits schemes under one provider and is launching online total reward statements (TRS).The energy firm, which employs 17,500 staff in the UK, previously had its schemes administered by two providers, but both will now be supplied by Benefex.Ant Donaldson, senior employee benefits specialist, ...