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Mercer research: Financial services firms redesign pay and bonus structures
Most financial services companies have decreased the annual cash bonus element and increased base salaries, as well as the use of deferred compensation according to research conducted by Mercer.The consultancy's Executive Incentive Plan Snapshot Survey, which analysed data from 39 financial services organisations, showed that almost all respondents had changed ...
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Mercer research: Employees may have to work longer before they retire
Surging annuity prices and lack of market confidence in European economies means many employees may have to work longer than planned in order to retire on a reasonable income, according to a study conducted by Mercer.The consultancy's DC Barometer, which looks at the impact of the movement in annuity rates, ...
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Personal Group research: Most staff do not make best benefits
The majority of employees (81%) are not making the most of their benefits packages.However, nearly half (47%) are actively taking steps to measure the value of the package they are entitled to, according to Personal Group’s Let’s Talk Benefits research conducted among 109 individuals.In order to better measure the value ...
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Employee Benefits Research
Thank you for purchasing Employee Benefits ResearchTo get immediate access to your comprehensive strategic overview of the UK Employee Benefits sector - simply scroll down to the “Related Files” section of this page to download your report.Over the coming months Employee Benefits will be releasing a range of additional landmark ...
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Employee Benefits Research - Free Access
Thank you for purchasing Employee Benefits ResearchTo get immediate access to your comprehensive strategic overview of the UK Employee Benefits sector - simply scroll down to the “Related Files” section of this page to download your report.Over the coming months Employee Benefits will be releasing a range of additional landmark ...
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Axa research: Financial worries prompt stress related absence
A high proportion of UK employees suffer physical and mental stress over financial worries, according to a new report from Axa.The Money sickness syndrome report found that as many as nine out of ten adults suffer symptoms arising from stress, one of the most common causes of workplace absence.The study ...
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Research: Health cash plan market grows
The health cash plan market generated £570 million in 2009, according to new research from Datamonitor.The UK Healthcare Cash Plans 2010 report showed the market demonstrated strong resilience in the recession with the sector witnessing a 1.2% increase.Mahreen Hussein, analyst at Datamonitor and author of the report, credited the rise ...
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Research: Employers' budget pressures continue
Although nearly half (43%) of reward professionals predict a period of growth in 2010 and are upbeat about their organisation's future (48%), a large majority (93%) still feel pressure to minimise costs and improve return on investment.Despite this, 70% do not know how much they spend on benefits, according to ...
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Employee Benefits/HSF Health Plan Healthcare Research 2010
Download a PDF of the Employee Benefits/HSF Health Plan Healthcare Research 2010Research: who are the respondents; key findingsResearch: attitudes to employee health and wellbeingResearch: which employee healthcare benefits are on offerResearch: international healthcare benefitsResearch: impact of health and wellbeing benefits on sickness absenceResearch: strategies to deal with employee stressResearch: employee ...
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Healthcare Research 2010: Employee healthcare costs and calculating return on investment
Employers are keen to get value for money from healthcare benefits, but more than one-third do not know how much they spend on these perks, says Nicola SullivanCost is still a top priority for employers when it comes to healthcare benefits and most organisations opt to use an intermediary or ...
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Healthcare Research 2010: Strategies to deal with employee stress
The economic climate has receded as a reason for employers to implement a stress-management strategy and most still do not have one in place, says Nicola SullivanDespite the pressures piled on staff last year, there has not been a significant rise in the proportion of employers actively tackling stress. More ...
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Healthcare Research 2010: International healthcare benefits
Private medical insurance is the top benefit offered to expatriate employees, but few employers use multinational pooling arrangements, says Jennifer PatersonJust over one-third of respondents have operations or divisions outside the UK, so many of them will be managing benefits for both expatriates and local staff in various countries.Benefits commonly ...
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Healthcare Research 2010: Package - which employee healthcare benefits are on offer
Wellbeing initiatives such as workstation health audits and EAPs are still the top two core benefits, while perks for dependants prove popular, says Jennifer PatersonThe most commonly-offered core healthcare benefits have changed little over time. In recent years, however, the proportion of employers that provide these as core has increased, ...
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Healthcare Research 2010: Attitudes to employee health and wellbeing
A growing number of employers feel they have a role to play in promoting employee wellness, and there are good business reasons for doing so, says Nicola SullivanThe introduction of Dame Carol Black's system of fit notes and fit-for-work services is likely to shake up or prompt a review of ...
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Healthcare Research 2010: Key findings and respondents
Our survey was carried out in April 2010, with analysis based on 642 responses from Employee Benefits readers and users of www.employeebenefits.co.ukKEY FINDINGS36% of employers have no idea how much is spent on healthcare benefits, compared with 28% in 2009.64% cite improving the health and wellbeing of staff as their ...
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Ifs Proshare research: Increase in employees saving through share ownership
There has been a significant increase in the number of employees contributing to share ownership schemes, according to the ifs ProShare annual survey.The survey found that the vast majority of the approximately two million employees currently participating in some form of employee share scheme do so via a share incentive ...
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Aviva research: Half of employers offer at least one group risk benefit
Around half of employers (51%) offer one or more group risk benefits to staff despite pressures to cut costs in the challenging economic environment..Of the 200 employers that responded to Aviva's annual Health of the Workplace survey, almost a third (31%) said they offered private medical insurance.Around 29% offer life ...
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Aviva research: Majority of UK adults to work beyond retirement age
Almost 70% of UK workers plan to stay in employment past their current standard retirement age but few are financially prepared for when they do leave work.Aviva’s Real Retirement Report research reveals that that those on a countdown to retirement (aged 55 to 64) have falling household incomes and low ...
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Research: Music in the workplace boosts staff morale
Research this week showed that playing music in the workplace is a cost efficient way to improve staff morale.A survey of 1,200 workers conducted by the MusicWorks campaign, which aims to encourage businesses to play more music, found that 71% of employees wanted music played in the workplace. It also ...
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PPF research: Pension schemes fall back into deficit
The deficit of the UK’s largest defined benefit (DB) pension schemes worsened in April 2010 after being in surplus in the previous month, according to research from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).The aggregate funding (total assets minus total liabilities) of almost 7,400 DB schemes has swung from a surplus of ...