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    Research update - Pensions concerns put HR under pressure

    2006-03-31T23:00:00Z

    Final salary schemes, A-day (pensions simplification) changes and the Pension Protection Fund are among the top three pension concerns for human resources directors.The findings from a survey conducted by Gissings show that HR directors are finding it difficult to address long-standing issues in relation to pensions.The pressures associated with final ...

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    Research update - A-Day impact not fully grasped

    2006-03-31T23:00:00Z

    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 - A group that will never retire

    2006-03-31T23:00:00Z

    Research from Friends Provident suggests that a new growing group of individuals will never retire out of choice. Aged between 55 and 64 years, these so-called Bridge Careerists have a desire to keep on spending, maintain their status in society and to undertake work they want to do. The Lasting ...

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    Research update - HR bods are much more mobile

    2006-03-31T23:00:00Z

    HR and finance professionals around the world are prepared to move abroad to further their careers, according to a study by recruitment firm Robert Half Finance & Accounting. Almost half (45%) cite their career prospects as the main reason to move overseas.For more information visit Robert Half's website at www.roberthalf.co.uk

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    Research update - Performance pay heads up agenda

    2006-03-31T23:00:00Z

    Companies are placing a growing emphasis on performance pay, according to a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. It found that salary increases for executive directors and senior executives decreased slightly last year, while bonuses went up.Median salary increases dropped to 5% of base pay in 2005 from 6% the ...

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    Research update - Nearly a third of employers turn to staff for deficits

    2006-03-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-02-01T00:00:00Z

    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 - Package drops for FTSE bosses

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    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 - HR sees productivity links

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    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 - Bonuses diminished this year

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    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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    Research update - Multinationals lacking in globally mobile perks

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    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 - Some 16% never thanked by boss

    2005-12-01T00:00:00Z

    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?

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    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 - Paucity of pensions in job adverts

    2005-08-31T23:00:00Z

    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 - Pension funds hail governance

    2005-08-31T23:00:00Z

    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

    2005-08-31T23:00:00Z

    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 - Cash-for-car options rising

    2005-08-01T00:00:01Z

    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 - Staff need biscuits to get through day

    2005-07-31T23:00:00Z

    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 ...