All articles by Nick Golding – Page 11
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Interview with Kriss Akabusi
As a torch bearer for the enthusiastic, retired Olympic athlete and motivational speaker Kriss Akabusi, urges employers to find out what makes staff tick and to break down barriers in the workplace says Nick GoldingArticle in fullWhen the name Kriss Akabusi is mentioned, most of us will recall an Olympic ...
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Case Studies
Capita Group dedicated to communicating share schemes to staff
Case Study: Capita GroupProfessional services and outsourcing company Capita Group has offered a sharesave scheme since 2000 and a share incentive plan since 2002. It uses a range of methods to educate its employees about its share schemes, including mailing booklets to their home addresses, hosting presentations and putting information ...
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Royal Bank of Scotland uses flex to engage employees
Case study: The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)RBS offers a flexible benefits scheme as part of a total reward offering. It believes the package plays an important part in engaging employees. Staff can spend their base salary, benefits funding (if they are entitled to any) and bonuses on a range ...
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3UK is using technology to communicate benefits to staff
Case study: 3UKPhone company 3UK has moved with the fast pace of technology, incorporating a pensions modelling tool into its benefits system for staff. Andy Wiles, director of reward, explains: "When you have a group personal pension (GPP) it is important to provide staff with as much information as possible. ...
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Lloyds uses flex to engage staff
Lloyds TSB’s flexible benefits package, Flavours, has had a positive impact on employee engagement. Elizabeth Yates, manager of compensation and benefits, says: “I think because we offer a benefits package where people can have a say in how they are rewarded it has a positive impact on employee engagement levels.”Lloyds ...
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Compass Group runs internal accreditation programmes for staff
Case study: Compass GroupFood service company Compass Group has put itself forward for accreditation schemes sporadically over the past few years. It also runs internal accreditation programmes within the company for its 75,000 staff.Although some employers feel obliged to continue their involvement with these schemes, Compass Group does not believe ...
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Volvo offers EAP perk to staff
Case study: Volvo Cars UKVolvo Cars UK, based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, has made an EAP available to staff since 1993. More than 250 employees and their families have access to the scheme, allowing them to take advantage of telephone and face-to-face counselling.Janet Burr, human resources manager at Volvo Cars, says: ...
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News update - Standard Life launches Sip for UK-based staff
Standard Life will launch a share incentive plan (Sip) for its 7,000 UK-based employees after the company floats at the beginning of this month on 10 July. Employees are to receive a free share windfall worth up to £420 each, along with the chance to buy discounted shares.If they stay ...
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Legislation update - Law interfering with service length awards
Length of service awards are proving tricky for employers preparing for incoming age discrimination legislation due to take effect in October, warn lawyers. In some cases, employers may be carrying out unnecessary work by reviewing benefits linked to length of service, particularly those which relate to service of five years ...
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John Lewis Partnership's voluntary benefit offering
Case study: John Lewis PartnershipWhen the John Lewis Partnership redesigned and relaunched its voluntary benefits package, Partner Choice, a year ago, it took the unusual step of including speed dating in the scheme. Far from being offered as a gimmick to grab people's interest, it was what a large proportion ...
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Capita Services company's voluntary benefits scheme
Case Study: Capita Services companyCapita, which has 25,000 employees went live with its voluntary benefits scheme, Capita Value, in November 2005. Bridget Green, HR director, says: "We introduced the scheme because the previous offering was not perceived by staff to represent good value. There was a limited choice [of options] ...
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Nationwide uses accreditation for recruitment
Case study: Nationwide Building SocietyNationwide Building Society is involved with both the Investors in People standard and The Sunday Times' 100 best companies to work for, and came top in the newspaper's best big companies list in 2001.Tom Harvey, head of internal communications, says it is keen to participate. "100% ...
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Neal's Yard voluntary benefits reflect its organic approach
Case study: Neal's Yard RemediesAt Neal's Yard Remedies, many of its voluntary benefits have been selected to reflect the company's holistic, organic approach to health.These include a range of discounted therapies, such as shiatsu and aromatherapy, massages, yoga classes, and the use of company bikes. Elizabeth Smith, HR director, says: ...
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Notting Hill Housing Trust launches voluntary benefits scheme
Case study: Notting Hill Housing TrustNotting Hill Housing Trust is to launch a voluntary benefits scheme this month to help it stand out from its competitors. Jayne Hilditch, corporate services director at Notting Hill Housing Trust, admits it is unusual for an organisation in the social housing sector to implement ...
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Banco Santander Central offers local benefits to local employees
Case Study: Banco Santander CentralSpain's largest bank, Banco Santander Central Hispano, opted for the if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it approach after acquiring Abbey in 2004. Since then, Abbey has continued to offer local benefits to local people.Paul Lomas, HR director, says Banco Santander Central Hispano made no attempt to standardise perks across regions. "The ...
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Bosses need tuning into World Cup legal issues
Employers must ensure they avoid discrimination claims when organising events centred around the World Cup for staff this summer, warn lawyers. Those that make provisions for employees to watch games at work, for example, must cater for all nationalities rather than only screening England's matches, explained Tony Bourne, head of ...
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Employers turn wary of tax-busting perks
Employers are becoming increasingly reluctant to invest in tax-efficient benefits such as bikes-for-work and mobile phones following the government's decision to abolish the home computing initiative.Barclays, which managed to rush through a re-launch of HCI just before the cut-off point on 6 April, admitted it would be more wary of ...
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Ajilon chooses flex to streamline benefits provision to staff
Case Study: AjilonThe impetus for creating a flexible benefits scheme at recruitment group Ajilon arose when the HR team was looking at how it could streamline benefits provision across its diverse range of companies. Ajilon chose to work with provider Motivano and began to identify the benefits it wanted to ...
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Toyota gives perks to boost sales
Case study: ToyotaCompetition is the name of the game in car dealerships and a little bit of envy can go a long way when it comes to shifting motors. But at Toyota, sales incentive schemes are carefully crafted to create friendly rivalry, rather than ill feeling. Currently, the car manufacturer ...
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New childcare tax plan at Argos and Homebase
Argos Retail Group (ARG) is launching a new childcare programme for staff offering them uncapped tax and national insurance (NI) savings on nursery places paid for through salary sacrifice.ARG, which includes Argos and Homebase, has worked with Kidsunlimited to select 500 childcare facilities across the country which are suitable to ...