All articles by Robert Crawford – Page 35

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    The problems payroll is causing for pensions auto-enrolment

    2014-05-27T05:00:00Z

    If you read nothing else, read this…Processing pay and pension contributions has been an issue.Auto-enrolment consultants have seen organisations’ payroll providers over-sell their solutions.Payroll providers have struggled to send out legal communications.A second wave of purchasing is taking place, with employers switching providers.The payroll function’s role is vital for the ...

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    John Lewis and Harrods top employers for pay and benefits

    2014-05-23T10:40:00Z

    Retailers John Lewis, Harrods and Waitrose have been named the top three employers for compensation and benefits packages, according to a report by employer comparison website Glassdoor.com.Its inaugural Top 20 UK Companies for Compensation and Benefits report, which is based on reviews and feedback by UK employees, rated employers on ...

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    Air hostess uniforms improve nurses motivation

    2014-05-23T05:00:00Z

    Something for the weekend…Organisations looking to boost engagement in the workplace could learn a few lessons by looking at other industries for inspiration.For instance, hospital bosses at Lianshui Huain Hospital of Chinese Medicine in China are hoping nursing standards will be sky high after providing special training for nurses from ...

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    Top 10 most read stories this week

    2014-05-23T04:50:00Z

    The top 10 most read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk from 15-22 May:1. Boots scraps annual staff bonuses for 2014 2. Asos and M&S shortlisted for flexible benefits 3. Sainsbury’s staff to share £80m bonus pot 4. State pension reforms receive royal assent 5. Nails Inc sees 1% auto-enrolment opt out 6. ...

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    Sainsbury's staff to share £80m bonus pot

    2014-05-19T10:16:00Z

    Nearly 140,000 Sainsbury’s employees are to share an annual bonus pot of £80 million. The annual pot brings the total amount paid in bonuses up to £370 million over the past five years.Justin King, chief executive of Sainsbury’s, said: “Sainsbury’s is rewarding the hard work of our employees this year ...

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    Lloyds Banking Group supports staff volunteering

    2014-05-16T10:15:00Z

    More than 5,000 employees from Lloyds Banking Group are to volunteer in their local communities on 16 May as part of Business in the Community’s (BITC) annual Give and Gain Day.Give and Gain Day is an annual event run by BITC and is the UK’s only national day of employee ...

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    The latest dental perk?

    2014-05-16T05:00:00Z

    Something for the weekend…Most of us dream of having a Hollywood smile, but workplace dental care is as close as it comes to getting cost-effective help to produce it for most people….until now.A new toothpaste might just be the ticket that employees need to create the perfect smile. The Regenerate ...

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    Analysis

    How the use of mobile apps is affecting flexible and voluntary benefits

    2014-05-15T05:00:00Z

    If you read nothing else, read this…Flexible and voluntary benefits providers are changing the way their platforms adapt to mobile technology and apps.Mobile technology is affecting the way benefits choices are made.Social media-based functionality helps communication.App notifications can help drive benefits engagement.People, both at work and in their personal lives, ...

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    Standard Life becomes living wage employer

    2014-05-13T10:27:00Z

    Standard Life has been accredited as a living wage employer.The organisation, which employs more than 5,000 people, will pay all staff the living wage, which is set at £8.80 in London and £7.65 for the rest of the UK.The financial services organisation first introduced the living wage in April 2012, ...

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    TFL staff strike over pay and pensions

    2014-05-09T10:54:00Z

    Transport for London (TFL) employees are to strike for 24 hours on 9 May in a dispute over pay and pensions.Union members from the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, Transport Salaried Staff’s Association and Unite are protesting against the organisation’s proposals to pay staff based on their performance, as ...

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    Court rules Honda staff entitled to higher pension benefits

    2014-05-09T10:50:00Z

    Honda’s UK manufacturing employees could be entitled to a higher scale of pension benefits, after the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court decision.The organisation faces additional pension liabilities of between £47 million and £70 million following the decision, which ruled that an agreed lower benefit structure for Honda UK’s ...

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    Pay levels impact sex life

    2014-05-09T05:00:00Z

    Something for the weekend…High earners may receive the top cash bonuses, but it seems that the time spent in the boardroom is affecting the time they spend in the bedroom.Research published by sex-toy and lingerie website Lovehoney.co.uk found that only 4% of employees who earn more than £50,000 a year ...

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    Top 10 most stories read this week

    2014-05-09T05:00:00Z

    The top 10 most read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk from 1-8 May:1. Employers focus on improving staff engagement2. 67% go to work when ill 3. Why benefits professionals need to consider corporate social responsibility4. Bacardi and Samsung shortlisted for pensions award5. Pension charges cap could level up low charges 6. Global ...

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    Barclays and BT lead public reporting on wellbeing

    2014-05-07T10:43:00Z

    Barclays, British Land Company, BT, GlaxoSmithKline and the Royal Bank of Scotland Group have been identified as the leading FTSE 100 organisations that publicly report on employee wellbeing and engagement, according to research by Business in the Community (BITC).Its second Workwell FTSE 100 benchmark, which analyses information made available by ...

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    67% go to work when ill

    2014-05-06T10:29:00Z

    More than two-thirds (67%) of respondents have gone to work when they were sick, according to research by Axa PPP Healthcare.Its online research, which surveyed 2,000 employees, found that 21% of respondents blamed a heavy workload for going to work when they were ill.Other reasons included:18% felt guilty about staying ...

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    Horsepower could beat staff travel woes

    2014-05-02T05:00:00Z

    Something for the weekend…Did this week’s pesky tube strikes make commuting to work a disaster?Well, ahead of next week’s planned industrial action, perhaps good old-fashioned horsepower is an option to consider.Employers looking to offer travel support for affected staff could take their cue on travel policies from a man in ...

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    Top 10 most read stories this week

    2014-05-02T04:00:00Z

    The top 10 most read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk from 24 April to 1 May: 1. BT and Unilever launch report on depression2. Dunelm underpaid auto-enrolment pension contributions by £143,000 3. Barclays partners The Positive Ageing Company to support ageing workforce 4. What does the future hold for group risk benefits? ...

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    Polycom moves to pensions salary sacrifice

    2014-05-01T00:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Polycom is aiming to save more than £50,000 by adding a salary sacrifice arrangement to its new group personal pension (GPP) plan.The technology organisation auto-enrolled its 250 UK employees into the new pension on 1 May, after postponing from 1 February.It intends to use the savings to fund the ...

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    HMRC publishes templates for share scheme returns

    2014-05-01T00:00:00Z

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published templates for organisations to use in order to comply with their online filing responsibilities for employee share plan returns.All employers need to submit their first annual share plan return for 2014/15 online through HMRC’s pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) online service by 6 July 2015.The templates ...

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    James Walker streamlines pensions for auto-enrolment

    2014-05-01T00:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: James Walker Group has streamlined its four defined contribution (DC) stakeholder pension schemes into one group personal pension (GPP) plan to comply with auto-enrolment.The manufacturing organisation, which has 11 subsidiaries and employs more than 2,000 employees, 900 of whom are based in the UK, has a range of staging ...