All articles by Robert Crawford – Page 52
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Aspire to Retire launches pre-retirement service
Aspire to Retire has launched a pre-retirement service that enables employers to provide employees with access to pre-retirement guidance and advice.Your path to a better retirement aims to educate pension scheme members on their retirement options and engage employees earlier in their approach to retirement.The service includes:A retirement pack containing ...
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Alphabet launches electric cars consultancy service
Alphabet has launched an electric cars consultancy service.The AlphaElectric service aims to help organisations make decisions on the use and adoption of plug-in cars in their fleet programmes, and to increase the use of electric cars in the UK to more than 10,000 in the next three years.It is based ...
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Bupa launches health benefit for all UK staff
Bupa has launched its diagnosis benefit, Business Fit, to all 30,000 UK employees.The healthcare provider’s aim is to offer early intervention to help reduce sickness absence, as well as to diagnose mental health issues quickly and provide physiotherapy treatment for muscle, bone and joint conditions.The benefit includes:Quick diagnosis and treatment.Physiotherapy ...
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ENEI partners Age Inclusive and The Positive Ageing Company
The Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI) has partnered Age Inclusive and The Postive Ageing Company to help employers support the changing needs of ageing workforces.The partnership will allow employer members to use Age Inclusive’s online Ageing Workforce Diagnostic tool, which provides analysis of their strengths and offers areas ...
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PeopleValue adds fuel card to voluntary benefits
PeopleValue has added a fuel card to its voluntary benefits offering, Advantage6. It can also sit as a standalone voluntary benefit alongside other platforms as it is packaged in its own portal which houses pricing, locations and other information allowing it to be an independent offering outside of Advantage6.The card ...
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Jelf Employee Benefits acquires stake in Laterlife
Jelf Employee Benefits has acquired a controlling stake in Laterlife, to extend its offerings for employees approaching, at or going through retirement.Laterlife, which specialises in retirement planning workshops, offers a range of support in areas such as addressing retirement hopes and concerns, developing new interests and managing time.The partnership allows ...
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Equiniti acquires Killik Employee Services
The Equiniti Group, a financial and business services outsourcing provider, has acquired Killik Employee Benefits (KES) to expand the reach of its employee benefits technology platform.KES is a provider of discretionary employee and executive share plan administration.The acquisition aims to help The Equiniti Group:Strengthen its global offering for UK organisations ...
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45-to-54 year olds need to rethink pension saving
Pension savers aged between 45 and 54 need to rethink plans for funding their retirement, according to research by investment services organisation BlackRock.Its Investor pulse survey, which questioned 2,000 Britons between the ages of 25 and 74, found that the 45-to-54 age group was the most financially squeezed, with nearly ...
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Trader Media to auto-enrol 310 employees
EXCLUSIVE: Trader Media Group is to auto-enrol 310 employees into its group personal pension (GPP) plan on 1 November.The media organisation, which owns titles such as Auto Trader, postponed auto-enrolment from 1 September.Currently, 700 of its more than 1,000 employees are already members of its GPP, which is provided by ...
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Le Creuset launches gym benefit
French kitchenware manufacturer Le Creuset has launched free gym services for its employees.The organisation, which is aiming to increase employee health and wellbeing, has appointed Personal Touch Fitness to manage onsite facilities for more than 60 staff at its UK branch in Andover, Hampshire.The corporate fitness provider also provides fitness ...
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BITC launches 2014 Workwell benchmark
EXCLUSIVE: Business in the Community (BITC) has launched its 2014 Workwell benchmark, which aims to measure organisations’ management of employee wellbeing and engagement in the workplace.The benchmark, which is based on a questionnaire, also aims to help employers create healthy, engaged and flexible workforces.BITC will publish the results in April ...
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Employers fail to reward staff at Christmas
Two-thirds (65%) of respondents do not expect to receive a Christmas reward from their employer this year, according to research by Edenred.Its Saying thank you at Christmas 2013 survey, which questioned 1,000 employees, found that only 30% received a Christmas reward in 2012 and 35% of respondents have never received ...
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Employee Benefits Award winners give top benefit scheme tips
For employers wanting to engage staff in their benefit scheme it needs to be simple, have good communication and be fun.Speaking during a session at Employee Benefits Live on 25 September, several winners of the 2013 Employee Benefits Awards, gave their top tips on making a successful benefits strategy.Debra Corey, ...
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Get paid to stay in bed
If, like me, you’re struggling to get up today after hitting the floor for two days at Employee Benefits Live, how about landing a job where you can be paid to stay in bed?Well, if you apply for the National Aeronautics and Space Agency’s (Nasa) bed-rest study research programme, you ...
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Santander and Allianz promote National Work-Life Week
Barclays, Allianz, National Grid, Santander UK and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust are among the employers promoting National Work-Life Week, from 23 to 27 September, to staff.Barclays is to run a week of activities focused on flexible working, including workshops for managers and a panel debate at the end ...
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HMRC is top government department for payroll giving
Almost 10,000 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) employees donate to charity through their payroll.The UK’s tax authority, which topped a government department table with 9,493 staff donating through a payroll-giving scheme, will be awarded with a Gold Payroll Giving Quality Mark.In July, HMRC published figures that showed payroll-giving donations from ...
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Brewery's taste for travel
Something for the weekend…Every Friday, a beer (okay, maybe more than a beer), will be consumed down the pub after a hard working week.But how about earning an incentive trip around the world with the Meantime Brewing Company to learn about and taste some of the world’s best brews. That ...
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Manage Health to launch pay-as-you-go EAP
EXCLUSIVE: Manage Health is to launch a pay-as-you-go employee assistance programme (EAP) that aims to help employers save money.The healthcare provider has designed the EAP to provide employers with control over the services they offer staff, so that the money they spend relates directly to theiremployees’ needs.Alyson Fennemore, director at ...
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Bonuses for FTSE executives down in 2013
Executives at the UK’s largest organisations have seen their bonuses fall for a second year in a row, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).Its 2013 Executive reward survey, which is based on the reports of 204 companies in the FTSE 350, found restraint in total pay across senior management positions, ...
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Ceridian launches EAP mobile app
Ceridian has launched an employee assistance programme (EAP) mobile application (app) for employers to provide counselling support for employees.The human capital management and services provider has partnered LifeWorks to produce the app in the UK, following a launch in the US.The app, which is available to download on all smartphones, ...