News – Page 53
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McDonald's online move
McDonald's is considering adding its compensation and talent management processes to its established self-service and HR software.The fast-food chain is looking at adding the services to its online system to increase the efficiency of annual salary reviews and bonus payments. With the current system, managers make recommendations about what performance ...
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LeasePlan implements new benefits portal for staff
LeasePlan has implemented a new benefits portal for its UK employees.The vehicle management and leasing provider introduced the cube3 portal, provided by Lorica Online, as the next stage of its UK employee reward strategy.Sarah Mengham, HR service development manager at LeasePlan, said: "Our people are our most valued asset and ...
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Hay Group uses swine flu screens to monitor absence
Hay Group’s human capital management (HCM) system has been customised with swine flu screens to effectively manage the impact of the illness on staff absence levels.The global management consultancy launched the HCM system from COA Solutions for the management of its 320 UK staff in March.In preparation for the potential ...
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Informa adds RSS feed to upgraded benefits portal
Informa has overhauled its employee benefits portal with a series of technological enhancements to maintain and improve staff engagement.The media firm, which has 3,000 UK staff, will reveal the updated portal when its benefits election window opens in November. The portal is being rebranded to match the booklet Informa sends ...
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Hewitt and Benefex link up to to deliver reward services
Hewitt Associates and Benefex are teaming up to deliver reward and benefits services across the UK and globally.The partnership, launched at Employee Benefits Live this month, will enable employers to purchase consulting, technology and benefits delivery services relating to total reward, voluntary benefits and flexible benefits schemes.Organisations will also be ...
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Watson Wyatt updates international benefits tool
Watson Wyatt has launched a new version of BenTrack, an online tool that helps multinational organisations manage the costs and risks associated with their benefit and compensation programmes across global operations.BenTrack enables multinationals to centrally manage benefit and compensation plan data from multiple countries, subsidiaries, divisions or employee groups.With local ...
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ABM University NHS Trust to launch staff rostering and absence system
ABM University NHS Trust has appointed Kronos to manage employee rostering and time and attendance across three main hospital sites. The system will cover clinical, administrative and nursing staff.The staff rostering system, to be used by nearly 5,000 employees, will enable the Trust to improve the utilisation of clinical staff ...
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Green CO2 launches tax-efficient travel scheme
Green CO2 has launched an integrated tax-efficient green travel scheme in partnership with First Group, Halfords and Countrywide Asset Management.The salary sacrifice product enables employers to offer staff low-emission cars, bicycles and a bespoke bus service.Through tax relief and a reduction in national insurance contributions, employees can potentially save up ...
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Anglian Water Group replaces pension governance system
Anglian Water Group is replacing its existing pension governance model with a bespoke, online solution from eShare.The deal will see eShare technology managing the Scheme’s document library and risk register as well as streamlining decision-making processes with its eDecisions application.Prior to implementing eShare’s governance software, the pensions team relied mainly ...
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Friends Provident teams up with FNZ to launch new corporate platform
Friends Provident has announced it is teaming up with investment administrators FNZ to deliver a new corporate wealth management platform.The partnership will provide Friends Provident with the capability to offer an enhanced workplace platform for its customers. This platform [also referred to as a corporate wrap] will be delivered during ...
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Lorica Consulting launches Lorica Online and new benefits portal
Employee benefits consultancy Lorica Consulting has announced the launch of a new subsidiary business, Lorica Online, along with a new and dynamic online flexible benefits portal.Lorica Online launches as a business that will specialise in building, running and delivering software solutions into the employee benefits market beginning with Cube, and ...
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JLT Online Benefits launches integrated employee benefits system
JLT Online Benefits has launched an online integrated benefits management system.The system uses a single database of staff information, which is uploaded by the organisation. This can then be linked with a variety of perks, including pensions, flexible benefits plans, and risk and healthcare perks. Charlie Carrick, sales director at ...
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Emap outsources benefits, HR and payroll processes
Emap has outsourced all HR, payroll and benefits delivery to NorthgateArinso as part of its wider strategic plan to outsource all IT, finance and HR services, enabling the firm to focus on its objectives for growth.Key elements of the outsourced package include self-service, which enables staff to manage their own ...
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Asperity Employee Benefits achieves security standard
Asperity Employee Benefits has been accredited by BSI to ISO EN 27001 the internationally-recognised standard for information security management.The standard ensures companies understand and classify the data that they hold on individuals and the risks and threats associated with that data. The standard ensures risks are managed through process and ...
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Buyer's guide to voluntary benefits systems (July 2009)
Web technology is increasing the versatility of voluntary benefits schemes, says Stephanie SpicerVoluntary benefits are products and services that are sold to employees via the employer. Third-party suppliers usually allow the employer to offer the items at a discounted price. This can be particularly useful when budgets are tight because ...
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Buyer's guide to payroll systems (June 2009)
As well as tax and NI, payroll systems can include benefits payments in their salary calculations, says Tom WashingtonPayroll systems are designed to perform often complicated calculations that make up an individual's pay for the purposes of tax and national insurance (NI) contributions, and ensure staff are paid on time. ...
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New analysis: Just rewards at the top?
With executive remuneration policies in the spotlight, the role of benefits consultants is also under scrutiny...As shareholders come under pressure to monitor companies’ remuneration policies, employers are finding it harder to win the vote on changes to executive reward. Institutional investors are also being pressed to ensure executive reward at ...
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UPM chooses Capita Hartshead as single DB/DC admin provider
UPM has appointed Capita Hartshead as administrator for its two pension schemes. The schemes have a combined membership of just over 3,500, split approximately two-thirds/one-third between the defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) schemes.Girish Menezes, Capita Hartshead business development manager, said: “UPM has two pension schemes, both DB and ...
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Southampton City Council launches HR system
Southampton City Council has implemented a new HR system to give its employees more control over their HR and payroll services.Developed in conjunction with Capita, the new system, which went live at the beginning of the month, includes a HR portal that allows staff to have access to information on ...
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Noble Foods meets flexible benefits needs with new software
Noble Foods has switched its flexible benefits scheme to a new software platform and relaunched the plan to its 450 staff, after its existing provider struggled to handle the package's complexities.The egg supplier has also removed some of the less popular options from the scheme and implemented a new communication ...