All Research news articles – Page 50
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Research update - A-Day impact not fully grasped
Although A-Day (April 6) is here, only 15% of employers fully understand the implications of pensions simplification on their pension scheme and only 9% on their life scheme, according to research from Bupa Group Risk. Graham Clark, director of group risk at Bupa, said: "We are not suprised that employers ...
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Research update - Nearly a third of employers turn to staff for deficits
As increasing numbers of employers close their defined benefit (DB) pension schemes to new staff, it is not surprising that almost a third of organisations have turned to employees to help fund pension arrangements.The Pension scheme risk management survey carried out by Jardine Lloyd Thompson in conjunction with Financial Director ...
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Research update - Home computer schemes triple
The number of employers offering home computing schemes for staff has more than tripled in the past year, from 380 schemes to 1,250, according to government-backed industry body the HCI Alliance. Five million employees now have access to a home computing scheme, a 39% increase on last year.For more visit ...
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Research update - HR sees productivity links
More than 75% of human resources directors at Britain's larger firms acknowledge that employee health and wellness is strongly linked to productivity and staff morale, according to research from PruHealth. It also shows that 43% of employers think that employee health has a high or very high profile in their ...
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Research update - Multinationals lacking in globally mobile perks
A quarter of all multinational companies do not have a benefits policy for globally mobile employees - according to a new survey conducted by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.Of those companies that do have policies, around one-in-ten have never reviewed them.The Expatriate and third-country nationals benefits survey included responses from 230 ...
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Research update - IDS finds little pressure on pay rises
Incomes Data Services (IDS) has found that there is little sign of upward pressure on pay rises in the run up to pay round negotiations.The vast majority of private sector pay settlements though are ahead of inflation, which is on a downward trend, with the Retail Prices Index inflation at ...
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Research update - Package drops for FTSE bosses
FTSE 100 executive directors have, on average, experienced falls in their overall remuneration packages this year due to increasingly demanding performance conditions imposed on their long-term incentive plans, claims Watson Wyatt. Its 2005 Executive reward survey found that the average basic salary and bonus for a FTSE 1000 chief executive ...
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Research update - Bonuses diminished this year
One-in-five businesses will not be awarding bonuses this financial year and of those that are, 68% expect them to be lower than in the previous year, according to research conducted by employee reward consultancy Innecto. Of the 183 human resources directors polled, 41% said their company would be awarding staff ...
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Opinion
Guest Opinion: Malcolm Higgs, director of the leadership, change and HR school and director of research, Henley Management College. Topic: Becoming an employer of choice
The phrases “employer of choice” and “employment brand” are being increasingly used in the HR world. Are these serious and significant concepts or just new rhetoric? A look at those organisations in this year’s Sunday Times’ Top 100 Companies to Work For suggests that there is something more fundamental than ...
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Research update - Some 16% never thanked by boss
Over three-quarters of employees report that being thanked for their efforts at work by their employer is important or extremely important to them. Yet a survey by motivation company Maritz found that 16% of staff are never thanked by bosses. A further 16% said they are thanked once a year ...
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Research update - DB shelf life moves into sight?
More than 40% of employers offering defined benefit (DB) pension schemes say that they will not be able to afford to provide staff with them in five years' time. Over half the employers surveyed for the Pension Confidence Survey by Alexander Forbes Financial Services currently have schemes in place which ...
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Research update - Compulsory retirement is a worry
Employees believe that employers' policies to support older workers do not go far enough, according to research carried out by Norwich Union.Many employees wish to carry on working past the age of 65 years often on a part-time basis. A fifth of 25-34 year-olds polled, however, worry that employers will ...
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Research update - Pension funds hail governance
Some 94% of pension funds believe corporate governance in the UK has improved in the last two years. 60% of NAPF members with funds in excess of £1bn had incorporated Institutional Shareholder Committee (ISC) principles on better engagement into investment managers contracts. Over 50% said the principles made a difference ...
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Research update - Pay/perk alignment key to M&As
The alignment of pay and benefits following merger and acquisition activity is one of the key challenges to HR - according to research by Mercer HR Consulting. Some 26% rated harmonising pay and benefits among the toughest tasks following a merger, alongside communicating effectively with staff (39%) and people issues ...
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Research update - Paucity of pensions in job adverts
Less than one-in-ten employers include workplace pensions in job advertisements - according to the Trades Union Congress. The TUC’s Annual survey found that only 69 of 1,132 job ads (6.1%) placed during a two-week period in July actually mentioned a pension. This low profile of pensions in newspaper job ads ...
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Research update - Cash-for-car options rising
Some 70% of employers offer company car drivers a choice between a car and a cash allowance. The average annual car allowance for company bosses is £10,300, while senior managers receive an average of £8,200. For those that choose to take a car, some 40% of organisations allow staff to ...
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Research update - Make allowances for the uninsured
Thousands of drivers that opt for a cash allowance are driving without the correct insurance. Fleet management provider Arval highlights that one-in-ten drivers that take a cash allowance fail to declare that their company car is to be used for business purposes. By looking for the cheapest insurance deals, many ...
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Research update - Staff need biscuits to get through day
Employees are relying on biscuits to provide motivation at work. Two-thirds of staff say that they have a snack during the day to provide energy for their jobs, while 65% say a nibble helps them get through the day.For more on the United Biscuits' survey contact Alexandra Chilvers on 020 ...
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Research update - Just 7% ready for A-Day admin
More than half of FTSE organisations have yet to take any decisions on the benefits they will offer executives affected by A-Day. Only 7% of employers have started to implement necessary administrative changes.For a free copy of PricewaterhouseCoopers' Pensions simplified - pensions tax simplification survey contact julian.a.sansum@uk.pwc.com or call 020 ...
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Research shows face to face meetings the key to HR etiquette
Despite IT advances, 90% of staff think that important decisions should be made face to face. While 60% of respondents thought text messages were unsuitable for the workplace, 1% of people in accountancy considered it appropriate to tell people they are being made redundant via text. For a copy of ...