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    Warner Goodman research: Default retirement age legislation tops HR agenda

    2011-08-23T09:49:07Z

    The removal of the default retirement age is top of the most important issues facing organisations in Hampshire, according to research by Warner Goodman.The study found that 60% of respondents from small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have welcomed the legislation that means employees no longer have to retire at 65, ...

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    Aviva research: Over one third of employers that offer food to staff do not offer healthy options

    2011-08-22T10:00:00Z

    Over one third (38%) of employers that offer food to staff do not provide healthy options, according to research by Aviva.The research, Health of the workplace, which surveyed UK employers and employees about issues relating to workplace wellbeing, also found that 43% of employees said their managers encouraged lunch breaks ...

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    XpertHR research: Average pay increases remain at 2%

    2011-08-19T10:00:00Z

    Average pay increases have remained at the same level recorded a year ago, according to research by XpertHR.The research, based on the details of 99 pay awards settled in the three months to the end of July 2011, showed that the median basic pay increase was 2%.This is lower than ...

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    KPMG research: Enhanced transfer value exercises on the increase

    2011-08-18T10:02:41Z

    Enhanced transfer value (ETV) exercises are increasingly being offered to members of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, according to research by KPMG. In the past three years, DB scheme members have been offered ETVs to leave their DB schemes, with a further 70,000 expected this year. On average, one in ...

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    Morgan McKinley research: Dip in starting salaries in financial services

    2011-08-18T09:47:59Z

    The average salary for employees in the financial services sector securing new roles in July 2011 dipped by 3% compared to salary levels for those starting new roles in July 2010, according to research by Morgan McKinley.The Morgan McKinley Employment Monitor found that the average salary for those securing new ...

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    EEF research: Manufacturing pay settlements remain steady

    2011-08-18T09:41:23Z

    Pay settlements in the manufacturing sector remain at normal levels, according to research by EEF and Jam Recruitment.The data for the three months to the end of July revealed that the average pay settlement for the period was 2.7%, up from 2.5% for the three months to the end of ...

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    Barnett Waddingham research: FTSE 350 pension scheme deficits were down in 2010

    2011-08-16T10:04:42Z

    The aggregate pension scheme deficit for FTSE 350 organisations was £48.3 billion in 2010, down from £58.1 billion the previous year, according to research by Barnett Waddingham.The research, Impact of pensions schemes on UK business, which collected data from the 221 FTSE 350 organisations, that have a defined benefit (DB) ...

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    Hymans Robertson research: Buoyant return for pension scheme risk transfer market

    2011-08-16T10:03:09Z

    The pension scheme risk transfer market has seen its busiest quarter since the credit crisis of 2008, with £1.4 billion deals completed, according to research by Hymans Robertson.The Managing pension scheme risk report Q2 2011 revealed that the second quarter of 2011 saw five providers each completing in excess of ...

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    JLT Pension Capital Strategies research: Fewer firms have high equity exposure in their pension schemes

    2011-08-15T10:30:18Z

    IAG, BT and BAE Systems are among FTSE 100 firms with the highest equity exposure within their pensions schemes, according to research by JLT Pension Capital Strategies (PCS).Despite finding that FTSE 100 firms with high equity exposure within their pension schemes fell by an average of 26%, The FTSE 100 ...

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    Towers Watson research: FTSE 350 pension deficit rises £2 billion a day

    2011-08-12T10:23:04Z

    Pension deficits of FTSE 350 organisations have increased at an average rate of more than £2 billion a day during August, according to research by Towers Watson.The firm calculated that the aggregate deficit in FTSE 350 firms' defined benefit (DB) pension schemes has increased by £21 billion so far this ...

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    Baring Asset Management research: 38% of British adults do not have a pension

    2011-08-12T09:44:28Z

    More than one-third (13.6 million) of British adults do not have a pension, according to research by international firm Baring Asset Management (Barings).The research, conducted online by ICM research on behalf of the firm, surveyed 1,589 working UK adults.It found that 1.4 million aged 55 and older do not have ...

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    Office Angels research: Office managers see 3.6% salary growth

    2011-08-11T09:40:55Z

    Officer managers were one of the few roles to record positive annual salary growth last month, up 3.6%.The figures, from the Office Angels salary watch report by Office Angels and Mysalarychecker.com, found the average salary for an office manager in July was £29,448, while receptionists recorded the lowest average salary ...

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    Employers urged to consider the legalities of managing workers' pay after riots

    2011-08-10T10:00:00Z

    Employers need to consider the legal implications of making changes to workers’ pay and managing their return to work following the riots to avoid disputes.Law firm Eversheds said that employers will have to pay employees absent from work because of the riots, unless there is a specific clause in an ...

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    NAPF research: £120 billion wiped off UK pensions value

    2011-08-10T09:04:59Z

    Stock market volatility has caused more than £120 billion to be wiped from the value of UK pensions in the past month, according to figures from the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).The figures take into account the fall in value of defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) workplace ...

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    Adecco research: Employers confused about implications of Agency Workers Regulations

    2011-08-09T09:22:49Z

    Many employers are confused about the implications of the forthcoming Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), according to research by Adecco.The survey of nearly 500 HR professionals found that respondents were particularly unclear about the impact of temporary workers’ benefits, including holidays and bonus eligibility.Employers are also unclear who is ultimately responsible ...

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    Badenoch and Clark research: Public sector would rather have pay cut than lose pension

    2011-08-05T09:40:01Z

    Nearly half (45%) of public sector workers said they would rather see their pay cut than their pension, according to research by recruiters Badenoch and Clark.The research, Re-branding the state: the public sector brand in an age of cuts, stikes and reforms, which polled over 1,000 public sector workers, also ...

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    VocaLink research: Take-home pay down £1,200 since 2008

    2011-08-05T09:23:23Z

    Employees are taking home more than £1,200 less pay compared to three years ago, according to research by VocaLink.The VocaLink Take-home pay index shows that both public and private sector pay outlooks are fragile, while overall take-home pay has fallen by £1,212 since the end of 2008.Income after tax and ...

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    CIPD research: Salary freezes abound as cost of living overtakes pay

    2011-08-03T09:31:51Z

    Employees continue to feel the effects of tight employment budgets and rising living costs as research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) shows that pay levels have fallen below the current cost of living.The 2011 Employee Outlook: focus on pay research finds that just one in four ...

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    Department for Work and Pensions research: A third of employers offer stress management or support to staff

    2011-08-03T09:04:51Z

    One-third (32%) of employers offer stress management or support to staff, according to research by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).The DWP's Health and wellbeing at work: a survey of employees also found that only 38% of respondents reported having access to occupational health services. This was more prevalent ...

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    Inez Anderson: What impact would integrating tax and NI have on reward?

    2011-08-02T20:50:00Z

    The potential integration of income tax and NICs received a mixed reception, even though businesses have frequently argued that it would cut their compliance burden.The impact of integration on the structure of reward packages in the UK will depend on what integration ultimately means. Currently, the key three components of ...