All articles by Nicola Sullivan – Page 28

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    Ten employers recognised for payroll management

    2011-01-10T09:46:53Z

    Ten employers have been awarded the Payroll Quality Partnership (PQP) accreditation from The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).The accredited businesses include: Account Matters, Duncan and Toplis, Global Payments, Mouchel (Lincoln), Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Mail, Selima, Shropshire Council, West Midlands Fire Service and the University of Lincoln.Launched ...

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    Dustin Hoffman paid almost £5 million for five days work

    2011-01-07T11:05:09Z

    It would appear that actor Dustin Hoffman had the last laugh when working on box office comedy hit Little Fockers.The Oscar-winning star was reportedly able to negotiate $7.5 million (approximately £4.9 million) for just five days work after being asked to re-shoot some of his scenes.Hoffman plays Greg Focker's father ...

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    The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance transfers pension scheme

    2011-01-06T10:02:27Z

    The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance has transferred its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme to a multi-employer occupational pension fund.The day-to-day running of the Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance Staff Retirement Benefit Scheme is now managed by The Pensions Trust.Sally Wildman, personnel manager of the Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, ...

  • Analysis

    Workplace litigation on the rise

    2011-01-06T10:00:00Z

    If you read nothing else, read this... Employees’ appetite for industrial action has increased during the recession, and more claims are expected to be brought against employers when the default retirement age is abolished next year. Awards paid out for successful claims relating to age discrimination are uncapped, and can ...

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    Manchester City Football Club sets new goals for HR

    2011-01-06T10:00:00Z

    When wealthy foreign owners took over Manchester City Football Club, an HR department was created to kick off a new era for its staff, says Nicola SullivanThe excitement is palpable at Manchester City’s Eastlands stadium before one of the most hotly anticipated games of the season - the Manchester derby ...

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    Alliance Medical rewards staff who battled snow

    2011-01-06T09:50:00Z

    Alliance Medical staff who battled in to work in December’s extreme weather conditions were among the first to be recognised under a new reward and recognition scheme.The medical firm revamped its reward and recognition scheme and launched voluntary benefits – provided by Asperity Employee Benefits – as part of efforts ...

  • Case Studies

    Case study: Casual worker wins pension plan claim

    2011-01-06T09:00:00Z

    In November 2010, the UK Pension Ombudsman rejected and overruled a decision taken by the Telegraph Media Group to exclude a former staff member it considered a casual worker from its pension scheme.The ruling followed a claim by Glyn Roberts, who worked a regular Saturday shift as a sub-editor for ...

  • Case Studies

    Case study: Court rejects retirement age appeal

    2011-01-06T09:00:00Z

    The Court of Appeal rejected an appeal by Leslie Seldon, who was forced to retire at 65 by his employer, law firm Clarkson Wright and Jakes.In the case Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes, the court deemed that it was not unlawful to make Seldon retire at 65 after a ...

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    News analysis: How the Finance Bill 2011 will impact reward

    2011-01-06T09:00:00Z

    The Finance Bill 2011 contains several measures that affect the way employers reward and remunerate staff. In December’s publication of the draft bill, the government confirmed it would clamp down on arrangements that use employee benefits trusts (EBTs) to reward staff in a way that looks to avoid, defer or ...

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    TUI Travel launches employee assistance programme

    2011-01-06T00:09:00Z

    TUI Travel is launching an employee assistance programme (EAP) for staff in the UK and Ireland as part of efforts to support them through difficult times.The travel and leisure firm plans to launch the EAP, provided by PPC, in February across its workforce of around 18,000 employees.As part of the ...

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    Brunner Mond takes steps to de-risk pension scheme

    2011-01-05T09:38:48Z

    Brunner Mond is taking steps to de-risk its UK pension fund as part of its efforts to reduce the scheme's deficit.The manufacturing firm's de-risking strategy, provided by Mercer, will look to achieve 100% funding through a governance framework that will lock in market gains. Work will also be done to ...

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    Employers cut back on benefits

    2011-01-04T11:30:28Z

    Employers have cut back on the cost of income protection insurance and other benefits, according to research by BDRC Continental.The results showed just 7% of small businesses offer their employees group income protection if they are unable to continue working.Meanwhile, only one third (34%) of all organisations offer a contributory ...

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    Aurum Holdings drives sales with staff incentive scheme

    2011-01-04T10:49:20Z

    Aurum Holdings, whose brands includes Goldsmiths, Mappin and Webb and Watches of Switzerland, launched a staff incentive scheme in the run up to Christmas to drive sales in stores.The incentive programme, designed to engage retail staff, ran from mid August to the end of last year. For each piece of ...

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    Employers fail to meet staff expectations on retirement planning

    2011-01-01T00:00:01Z

    Just 30% of employees believe their employer is doing a good job in helping them plan for retirement and a growing proportion expect financial services-style technology to manage workplace benefits.Out of the 1,000 employees who responded to Mercer's Employee rewards, benefits and savings survey, 86% said they would like to ...

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    Cath Kidston introduces group personal pension scheme

    2011-01-01T00:00:01Z

    Cath Kidston is to introduce a group personal pension (GPP) scheme and group life benefit.The household and clothing boutique will also introduce a salary sacrifice arrangement on contributions to the GPP, which will be launched in March through Aviva.The firm will also change its pension provider as part of efforts ...

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    Aston University introduces salary sacrifice on company cars

    2011-01-01T00:00:01Z

    Aston University has introduced a company car salary sacrifice arrangement to its flexible benefits plan.†Through the scheme, which is provided by Tusker, employees can surrender up to 20% of their salary in return for a new car of which they will take ownership for three years.Aston University has also set ...

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    Hitachi Capital to offer car allowance to graduates

    2011-01-01T00:00:01Z

    Hitachi Capital is offering graduates that join its new graduate programme to be implemented in 2011 in its sales division a company car allowance as part of efforts to recruit the best talent.A company car allowance will be given to all new joiners who try their hand at a career ...

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    Fewer employees expect a pay rise in 2011

    2010-12-17T10:20:13Z

    A smaller proportion of employees expect a pay rise next year, according to research conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)Out of the 3,000 respondents that took part in the 2010 employee attitudes to pay survey 58% expect a pay rise next year, a significant worsening in ...

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    Misconceptions of office terminology could damage workplace planning

    2010-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Misunderstandings over common office terminology could have a disastrous impact on workforce planning.Research by Reabur.com shows that 13% of employees thought that 'annual leave' meant time off for the whole year. If left unenlightened this would cause more workplace disruption than the 6% who thought it meant time out for ...

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    ONS: Workers' pay is on the increase

    2010-12-16T10:24:19Z

    Employees' pay is increasing, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics.The data showed that average earnings growth including bonuses increased by 2.2% during the three months to October. Growth in average earnings for regular pay excluding bonuses also increased from the September 2010 rate of 2.2% to 2.3% ...