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ArticleKey findings of The Benefits Research 2014
Read more findings from The Benefits Research 2014
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid researches multinational pooling
However, I have to look at these things creatively, and as most of the players are in Belgium, perhaps I can engineer a visit as part of the project.Big Bad Boss wouldn’t normally go for that, because suppliers must come to us, not us to them. But, given we are ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits / Towers Watson flexible benefits research 2014
Read the digital edition of the Employee Benefits / Towers Watson flexible benefits research 2014.The supplement includes the following articles:Paul Brown: Fit-for-purpose and well-communicated benefits engage staffClare Bettelley: Employee engagement drives flexible benefits growthEmployee Benefits Flexible benefits research 2014: Key findingsFlexible benefits most successful in optimising tax and NI savingsStaff ...
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Last chance to win an iPad with flexible benefits research
This is your last chance to win an iPad mini in return for just 10 minutes of your time.Simply complete the Employee Benefits/Towers Watson Flexible Benefits survey and we will enter you into a prize draw for the chance to win an iPad mini. We will also send you a ...
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Cancer Research UK appoints legal advisors to DB pension
Cancer Research UK has appointed Sackers as legal advisers to the trustees of its defined benefit pension scheme.The charity’s pension scheme is closed to new members.Graham Parrott, chair of trustees of the Cancer Research UK pension scheme, said: “Sackers impressed us with its understanding of our needs.”Ian Pittaway, senior partner ...
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Employee Benefits' Pension Adviser Research Executive Summary
Dowload free Executive Summary of results (PDF)Full report will be availble to buy later in the autumn.Bespoke reports for advisers named in the report are also available to those advisers. Here advisers will be able to see how they rank compared to their peers and what their clients believe are ...
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Supplier article
Health Shield delivers strong growth for fourth year, says market research report
The Health Cover UK Market Report 2013 has revealed that the non-profit-making Friendly Society is the fourth-largest health cash plan provider, with 5.5 per cent of the market. It shows that Health Shield’s overall turnover increased by £1m to £27m in 2012, strengthening its position.According to the report, the number ...
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Employee Benefits/Capita Pensions Research 2013
Read digital version of Employee Benefits/Capita Pensions Research 2013.It reveals:scheme type - the schemes proving most popular with employers and contribution rates being adopted for auto-enrolment;communication - how employers are communicating their pension schemes and why;default investments - employers’ default options and employee take-up;auto-enrolment - top tips from employers that ...
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Healthcare research 2013
Employee Benefits’ Healthcare Research 2013 reports on employers’ current healthcare issues and attitudes to, for example, what they believe their healthcare benefits are achieving for their workforce.The research also covers: The actions employers are likely to take around healthcare provision in the next 12 months; How the economic climate has ...
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The Benefits Research 2013
The research covers benefits technology, company cars, employee engagement, financial education, flexible benefits, share schemes,health and wellbeing, pension schemes, voluntary benefits and international benefits.The report also examines employers’ benefits strategies and changes over the last few years, plus planned changes for the year ahead.Topics include:Why respondents offer benefitsThe issues shaping ...
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Employee Benefits/Towers Watson Flexible benefits research 2013
The Employee Benefits/Towers Watson Flexible benefits research 2013 is our annual guide to the latest trends in flexible benefits.The 15th annual Employee Benefits research report on the latest flexible benefits trends covers:Attitudes to flexible benefitsStructures of flexible benefitsBenefits on offer in flexible benefits schemesLegislation affecting flexible benefitsAdministration of flexible benefits ...
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EIOPA publishes research on default investment funds
Default investment funds are used by only 50% of members’ pension schemes, according to research by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA).The survey, which was conducted as a follow-up to EIOPA’s advice to the European Commission on the review of institutions for occupational retirement provision (Iorps), looked into ...
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Round-up of health and wellbeing research 2-12 to 2013
Employee Benefits has perused the past year’s health and wellbeing research to pull out the top issues that employers and employees are facing around workplace health.Mounting workplace stress, absence management and the affordability of healthcare benefits have been some of the biggest concerns in 2012 and early 2013.The Employee Benefits/Cigna ...
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Employee Benefits/Premier Pensions and Workplace Savings Research 2012
Download the full report here.Key findingsAuto-enrolmentRetail Distribution ReviewSchemes on offerAttitudesWorkplace savingsInvestmentSponsor’s commentHear Debi O’ Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits, discuss the results of the research in a webinar, produced by PremierEditor’s commentWith just months to go before the UK’s largest employers must comply with the incoming auto-enrolment pension reforms, many ...
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Employee Benefits/ Premier pensions and workplace savings research 2012
As auto-enrolment approaches, many employers’ attention is now firmly fixed on what compliance means for their organisation, according to the Employee Benefits/Premier pensions and workplace savings research 2012.Just under three-quarters (72%) of respondents said they have a project plan in place, while 69% have planned their budget for the changes.Three-quarters ...
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Employee Benefits Pensions and Workplace Savings Research 2012: Attitudes
Many employers have a long history of taking responsibility for the long-term financial wellbeing of their staff . Twelve years ago, 68% of respondents to the Employee Benefits Pensions strategy research 2000 told us this was the case in their organisation. This figure has remained consistently high over the past ...
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Employee Benefits Pensions and Workplace Savings Research 2012: Auto-enrolment
After many years in the pipeline, the Pensions Act 2008 will finally begin to take effect from October this year. For some organisations, compliance is already a reality, with some having opted to bring their staging date forward to last month. The legislation will introduce compulsory minimum employer and employee ...
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Employee Benefit Pensions and Workplace Savings Research 2012: Key Findings
Our survey, which was carried out in June 2012 among readers of Employee Benefits magazine and users of www.employeebenefits.co.uk, received 206 responsesKEY FINDINGS85% will use their existing pension scheme for implementing the auto-enrolment reforms.75% know how much auto-enrolment will cost, with 32% saying it will increase costs by 1-9%.34% will ...
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Employee Benefits Pensions and Workplace Savings Research 2012: Investment
Getting to grips with pensions and investments can be challenging for employees. With global stock markets and many economies in a state of flux, it is hardly surprising that so many pension scheme members select their plan’s default funds because they either do not want to make a decision about ...