All articles by Nicola Sullivan – Page 52

  • Article

    Grant Thornton launches wellbeing challenge

    2009-05-21T09:57:41Z

    Grant Thornton has launched its biggest health and wellbeing event to date, known as the Global Corporate Challenge. Teams of seven employees will wear pedometers for 125 days and attempt to cover 10,000 steps each per day. There are 357 people, forming 51 teams, from almost all Grant Thornton offices ...

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    The Private Health Partnership acquires Health Care Matters

    2009-05-21T09:24:53Z

    The Private Health Partnership (PHP), part of the Skipton Building Society group, has acquired Health Care Matters for an undisclosed sum. The Health Care Matters portfolio has £1.2 million annual premium income with a national geographical spread.Jan Lawson, PHP’s managing director said Health Care Matters' existing clients are the firm's ...

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    Fixed pension administration costs are preferred choice

    2009-05-19T09:21:05Z

    Half of pension schemes would prefer fixed administration costs.According to Capita Hartshead’s 16th Annual Pensions Administration Survey, while 31% of third-party administration clients are on a purely fixed-price contract, 50% said that this would be their preferred approach.The next most popular charging model was a per capita cost plus a ...

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    FSA's remuneration code of practice may have little impact

    2009-05-18T09:33:39Z

    Remuneration and bonus guidelines issued by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) are being ignored by businesses fearful of losing their most talented staff. According to research by law firm Pinsent Masons, 84% of companies believe the FSA's code of practice will have little or no impact on how executives are ...

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    Parliament in crisis after MPs' expenses scandal

    2009-05-15T11:32:32Z

    The Houses of Parliament have been swirling in controversy this week with several MPs and peers being exposed for wasting public money on a whole range of weird and wonderful luxuries and services during the expenses scandal.This week will be remembered for the unusual and extravagant uses some MPs have ...

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    Sainsbury's staff share GBP60 million bonus pot

    2009-05-14T10:59:02Z

    Employees at supermarket giant Sainsbury's will share £60 million in bonuses after the firm posted an 11.3% profit hike to £543 million.The bonus pot will be shared between 120,000 staff, bringing the total amount paid out to £210 million since the the launch of the retailer's Making Sainsbury's Great Again ...

  • Article

    Equiniti acquires ICS Computing

    2009-05-11T13:52:37Z

    Equiniti has acquired Belfast-based software and services provider ICS Computing as part of efforts to expand the software and services it provides.The deal will allow Equiniti to broaden its offering into HR and payroll, accounting and distribution services, as well public sector software.William Dye, chief executive officer at Equiniti, said: ...

  • Case Studies

    Case study: The Scottish government

    2009-05-05T09:36:20Z

    Case study: Government streamlines HRThe Scottish government uses HR software to improve efficiency and give employees more control over their long-term career development, as well to consolidate information on its human capital.The software and self-service system, provided by Oracle, allows the government to streamline administrative processes from the point an ...

  • Case Studies

    Case study: The Health Store

    2009-05-05T09:31:28Z

    Case study: Healthy reduction in absenceThe Health Store, the UK's largest co-operatively owned buying group supplying health and wholefood retailers, has reduced staff absence levels after addressing human capital management with an integrated HR system. The organisation has reduced staff absence from 7% to 2% after introducing a system that ...

  • Article

    T-Mobile adds salary sacrifice travel perks

    2009-05-04T23:49:00Z

    T-Mobile has added a salary sacrifice arrangement on bus travel and travel insurance to its flexible benefits scheme.Through the salary sacrifice offer on bus travel, which supports the mobile telecoms operator's bid to cut CO2 emissions, staff can save up to 40% on the cost of tickets.Employees can select annual ...

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    Hutchison extends flex to entire workforce

    2009-05-04T23:46:00Z

    Hutchison 3G has extended its flexible benefits scheme to cover its entire workforce, launched a total reward website, and extended its voluntary benefits scheme.The telecoms company, which operates mobile phone network 3, previously provided flex to more than 2,500 staff in its call centre and retail operations. It has now ...

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    Hewitt Associates appoints Steve Bright

    2009-05-04T23:37:32Z

    Hewitt Associates has appointed Steve Bright as global leader of human resources for its consulting business. He is responsible for developing and executing people strategies and HR service delivery. Previously, Bright was group HR director and a member of the executive management team at business and technology consultancy Detica.

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    Harper Wright move to FSA

    2009-05-04T23:36:46Z

    Harper Wright, head of Bank of America’s financial education service, is leaving to take up a financial capability delivery management position with the Financial Services Authority this month. Wright will work on the FSA’s Money Guidance pathfinder service, now being piloted in the north-east and north-west. He joined MBNA, later ...

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    KPMG staff opt for flexibility to save jobs

    2009-05-04T23:33:00Z

    About 85% of KPMG's 11,000 staff have volunteered to move to a four-day week or take a partially-paid career break if such steps become necessary to prevent redundancies during the recession.The voluntary career breaks will last between four and 12 weeks on 30% of pay. Staff were asked to submit ...

  • Article

    Employers need to convey value of total reward

    2009-05-04T23:07:00Z

    Employers need to convey the total value of their reward package, says Nicola SullivanTotal reward is a concept that looks beyond the standard forms of remuneration, such as salary, and recognises the role that many of the less tangible aspects of an employment package can play in motivating and engaging ...

  • Analysis

    Human capital management can add value to an organisation

    2009-05-04T23:06:00Z

    Good human capital management can add real value to an organisation, explains Nicola SullivanThis recession has brought an almost unprecedented interest in the link between an organisation’s financial performance and the way its employees are rewarded and managed. As failed financial institutions have found enough money in the pot for ...

  • Analysis

    Running voucher-based motivation schemes in a recession

    2009-05-04T23:05:00Z

    Voucher-based motivation schemes can help to maintain staff morale in difficult economic times but there are pitfalls, says Nicola SullivanThe primary focus of many reward managers in recent months has been on performance bonuses, as they react to criticism that annual incentives drive inappropriate short-term behaviours. The resultant rush to ...

  • Article

    Union official eats own finger in pay protest

    2009-05-01T09:03:14Z

    Employers embroiled in battles with staff and unions to minimise resistance to pay cuts or freezes should be relieved that the disgruntled parties have not resorted to amputating body parts to highlight their cause.It has been reported that a Serbian union official cut off his little finger and ate it ...

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    Taylor Nelson Sofres centralises fleet provision

    2009-05-01T00:00:01Z

    Market research company Taylor Nelson Sofres is to centralise its UK fleet management function and introduce an accident management system.The firm has appointed CLM Fleet Management to look after its 130-strong fleet, which was previously de-centralised with a number of different offices taking individual decisions.The new centralised approach aims to ...

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    Leasedrive Velo Group launches mileage capture and reporting system

    2009-05-01T00:00:01Z

    Leasedrive Velo Group has launched a fully-automated secure online business and private mileage capture and reporting mechanism.With the ability to capture private mileage data from fuel and cash invoices, the Mileage:Manager system is designed to cuts costs and increase the efficiency for customers. Mileage:Manager delivers an online journey log, linked ...