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AnalysisThe role reward plays in creating a destination employer
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ArticleUniversity of Lincoln rewards staff with retail credit
EXCLUSIVE: The University of Lincoln has rewarded its more than 2,000 employees through an online recognition scheme to thank them for their contribution to the organisation’s success over the course of the year.
Case StudiesArup employees engage with group risk benefits
The organisation feels that providing protection for its employees is necessary to protect the business.
ArticleHigh Court sides with BBC to cap pensionable pay
The BBC took the decision to introduce a 1% cap on increases to pensionable pay to its three DB schemes to cut its pension liabilities. But the approach that it took to implement the change, requiring members to accept the cap or receive no pay rise, or alternatively to cease ...
OpinionKatie Davies: Hypothetical tax and calculating fair compensation for expatriate employees
These multiple tax obligations are, of course, inconvenient for expatriate employees. More importantly, though, these obligations may result in significant employee financial losses, or sometimes even gains.
ArticleBNP Paribas wins top prize at Employee Benefits Awards 2015
The organisation took five prizes in total: ‘Best healthcare and wellbeing benefits – large employer’; ‘Best flexible benefits plan – large employer’; ‘Best alignment of benefits to business strategy’; ‘Best benefits communications – large employer’; and Grand Prix.
Case StudiesHyde Group builds employee engagement with benefits strategy
Hyde’s external brand is strongly associated with its internal brand, with reward linked to the organisation’s goal of ‘making a lasting difference’ to both residents in the 50,000 homes it owns and manages and the people it employs.
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Compliance developments impacting benefits in June
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has returned a case to a tribunal for a re-hearing to consider whether redundancy dismissal, where the timing meant an employer avoided significant pension costs, could amount to age discrimination.
ArticleTop 15 most visited stories online in June
1. Virgin Management offers a year’s parental leave on full pay
ArticleBritish Sugar introduces holiday trading
EXCLUSIVE: British Sugar has introduced holiday trading to its flexible benefits offering and is launching a salary sacrifice company car scheme this month (July 2015).
ArticleSky uses film imagery to increase flexible benefits take up
EXCLUSIVE: Sky has increased the take up of its flexible benefits by more than 30% following the introduction of new communication techniques.
Case StudiesCapital One develops proposition to become a destination employer
Its vision of ‘making lives better’ underpins everything the employer does, having gone on a journey of rebuilding trust between the business, leadership, management and its employees.
Case StudiesUKTV creates ideas culture to attract and retain employees
The TV broadcaster builds on this strategy to become a destination employer for top talent. It operates a strong focus on reward and recognition with three schemes to incentivise people to be creative, including a peer nomination scheme, on-the-spot thank yous from manangers and an employee awards ceremony.
ArticleHigh Court closes two firms over pension savings scam
The High Court has wound up two organisations for operating an £11.9 million misleading pensions liberation scheme.
ArticleIBM granted appeal against pension judgement
IBM has been granted permission to appeal both the breaches and remedies judgements made by a High Court in February 2015 to the higher courts.
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Barclays C&ES closes to new business
Employee benefits consultancy Barclays Corporate and Employer Solutions (C&ES) will cease to offer its services to new business following a consultation by Barclays.
ArticlePensions seen as safest way to save for retirement
Workplace pension schemes are now seen as the safest way to save for retirement, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
ArticleSAB Miller to invest in staff motivation
SAB Miller is to invest in implementing new initiatives across the organisation to help improve staff motivation.
ArticleHyde Group pilots workplace massages
EXCLUSIVE: Housing association The Hyde Group (Hyde) is to pilot massages in the workplace across all its main offices as it puts an increased focus on employees’ health and wellbeing.