All articles by Nick Golding – Page 12
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Carphone Warehouse exercises wellbeing muscle
The Carphone Warehouse is introducing a wellbeing programme for 8,000 of its workforce to encourage staff to exercise at their desks, and improve absenteeism and staff turnover.The move coincides with the launch of salary sacrifice benefits to employees for the first time, including childcare vouchers and a home computing scheme ...
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News update - HBOS pay survey aims to root out inequality
HBOS is conducting an equal pay survey for its 60,000 employees, ahead of incoming age discrimination law, and is raising entry-level pay by 14.5%.Three months of talks between the bank's management and trade union Amicus resulted in entry-level pay rising from £9,260 to £10,600. The equal pay survey is expected ...
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News update - Prize offer fights fire service absenteeism
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service is offering its 1,600 staff prize incentives of a car, cash draws and occupational health services in a bid to cut absenteeism levels.The package has been designed to incentivise employees who are absent for an average of 10.6 days each year. The project is already ...
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News update - Deloitte extends pension plan to staff under 30
Deloitte has decided to extend employer pension contributions to all employees regardless of age, in the light of imminent age discrimination legislation and the need to keep its benefits package competitive. The move follows an exercise in competitive benchmarking carried out for the accountancy firm, which has also resulted in ...
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News update - Nestlé UK helps to swallow car charges
Nestlé UK has introduced tax-free car parking for the 1,000 employees based at its Croydon head office in an attempt to boost its benefits package.The company is also planning to relaunch some existing benefits in February, including the home computing initiative (HCI), travel insurance, holiday trading and a healthcare cash ...
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Buyer's Guide to employee assistance programmes
When a group of American post-World War II production line workers realised the benefits of holding regular meetings to discuss the problems of alcohol abuse, they had no idea of the importance of their discovery. They had laid the foundations for an employee-focused programme that decades later would be extended ...
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Union angry at late pub staff perks offer
The Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU), has reacted angrily to the suggestion that large pub chains such as JD Wetherspoon will not be offering any perks to staff who will work longer and more unsociable hours, under the new drink licensing laws. The union has suggested that pub chains ...
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Feature - Focus on cars: Controlling risk after the company party
With the festive season upon us, and anti drink-driving campaigns rolling out across the nation, organisers are encouraged to be safety conscious, says Nick GoldingIf you read nothing else, read this ...Ensure there are strict company policies in place on drink-driving matters. Police will breathalyse drivers where possible during December ...
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Britvic IPO sees staff get £750 shares each
Britvic employees are to receive a free share windfall of up to £750 each and the chance to participate in a buy-one-get-one-free ongoing share offer after the soft drinks company floats in mid-December. The Revenue-approved share incentive plan (Sip) will be offered to all 2,900 UK based employees.The British soft ...
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Case Studies
Marathon Oil takes part in benchmarking survey every two years
Case study: Marathon OilAlongside 15 other companies, Marathon Oil takes part in a benchmarking survey every two years for the upstream oil industry to produce data relevant for an older workforce.The firm takes part in Hewitt Associates' Benefits Index which defines the value of the benefit relative to a set ...
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Snowdrop Systems measures staff satisfaction
Case Study: Snowdrop SystemsFor HR software provider Snowdrop Systems, entering the Sunday Times Best Company to Work For Awards added an extra dimension to the process of measuring staff satisfaction and also saved it money. Jenny Campbell, marketing manager at Snowdrop Systems, says: "We had done employee satisfaction surveys in ...
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Cummins Inc uses worldwide grading structure for staff
Case Study: Cummins IncWith a workforce of 28,000 Cummins Inc has 56 manufacturing locations in 17 countries, including China, India, Brazil and Japan as well as the US and the UK. The power engineering firm has a worldwide grading structure covering staff down to senior professional levels.A new pay information ...
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National Trust promotes environmentally-friendly transport solutions
Case Study: National TrustWhen the National Trust (NT) relocated its head office functions from London, Westbury and Cirencester to a new site at Swindon, a planning constraint was imposed allowing just one space for every three members of its 450-strong staff.Keen to promote environmentally-friendly transport solutions, the NT had specifically ...
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Pfizer invests to encourage employees to go for a green commute
Case Study: PfizerPfizer is spending more than £800,000 a year at its Walton Oaks site on trying to encourage the 1,000 working population to opt for a green commute.When planning permission was granted for the site in Tadworth, Surrey the company agreed to a transport plan setting out stringent green ...
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International Financial Data offers childcare vouchers
Case Study: International Financial DataOutsourcing firm International Financial Data is taking major spouse-focused steps. Senior HR programme manager, Heather Sawyer, says: "We offer flexible working, childcare vouchers, the possibility of taking extra holidays in exchange for a reduced salary; we run a home computing initiative, a personal savings plan, and ...
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McNicholas Construction to axe PC scheme
McNicholas Construction is to axe its home computing initiative because it has proven to be too expensive for both staff and the company. It will remove the scheme from its flexible benefits package later this month after having had to pay the outstanding balance on equipment loans following the departure ...
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News update - Royal Mail's academy to help with attendance
In a bid to continue its tough stance on absenteeism Royal Mail is setting up an 'attendance academy', that will assess data, drive best practice and introduce new employee incentives.The academy will be put in place during the next six weeks and will meet every quarter to produce guidance and ...
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Reed Business Information uses benefits to recruit
Case study: Reed Business InformationThe media industry is not renowned for offering exceptional benefits, so it is little wonder that firms which do are eager to shout about it. Andrew Grove, HR manager for recruitment and resourcing at Reed Business Information (RBI), says: "We use our benefits material to sell ...
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Nationwide adopts scientific approach to flex
Case Study: NationwideNationwide uses customer relationship marketing techniques to identify what staff want from its flexible benefits scheme.It chose to adopt a more scientific approach to benefits in order to improve its schemes' processes. Evan Davidge, rewards consultant, explains one of the building society's philosophies is that employees should experience ...
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Whitbread puts together a benefits package to suit its staff
Case study: WhitbreadResearching the demands placed upon employees and factors such as what consumer items they are likely to spend their weekly pay on, has enabled Whitbread to put together a benefits package that helps to support employees' lifestyles. Aly Shariff, reward and policy director at the leisure company, explains ...