All articles by Robert Crawford – Page 53

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    Anglian Water launches workplace savings scheme

    2013-09-17T11:19:00Z

    Anglian Water Group has launched a workplace savings scheme to offer an easy way for its employees to save.The organisation has partnered Barclays Corporate and Employer Solutions (C&ES) to offer its 4,000 staff workplace savings accounts, which enables them to save up to £3,000 a year over a three-year period.Employees ...

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    The Pensions Trust awarded PQM Ready

    2013-09-17T11:00:00Z

    The Pensions Trust has been awarded the Pension Quality Mark (PMQ) Ready in recognition of its low charges, clear communications and strong governance.The multi-employer pension fund has assets of more than £5.5 billion and covers more than 2,400 employers and 157,000 members.The PQM was launched by the National Association of ...

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    Jelf Employee Benefits launches auto-enrolment guide for SMEs

    2013-09-16T11:04:00Z

    Jelf Employee Benefits has launched a free downloadable guide to provide information to small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) on auto-enrolment.The online guide is based on the consultancy’s hands-on experience dealing with large organisations and auto-enrolment.It is divided into nine sections with three headline messages for SMEs:Sort out your data: Auto-enrolment ...

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    Government launches workplace health service

    2013-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The government has launched a workplace health service, which aims to help small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) manage both physical and mental ill health in the workplace.The free online service, Health for Work Adviceline, was initially trialled in 2011.The launch follows the government’s response into sickness absence in January 2013.The ...

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    DC pensions charges report due

    2013-09-01T00:00:00Z

    The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is expected to publish its report on workplace defined contribution (DC) pensions on 19 September.The report is expected to call for a number of revisions to workplace DC pension schemes, including a cap on scheme charges.The publication of the report comes as the Department ...

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    Bright Horizons partners Parental Choice

    2013-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Childcare services provider, Bright Horizons, has partnered Parental Choice to expand its Family Essentials programme.Parental Choice, which was launched in 2009, advises parents and employers on how to work together to combine a career with childcare. The partnership will expand Bright Horizon’s online portal through which employees can access family ...

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    Barbon takes steps to boost pension saving

    2013-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Barbon Insurance Group is encouraging young staff to start saving into its group personal pension scheme by lowering its minimum employee contribution to 1%.Speaking during a session at Employee Benefits Live on 25 September, Sarah Minter, reward manager at Barbon Insurance Group, provided tips to small and medium-sized employers (SME) ...

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    Consultancy charges ban takes effect

    2013-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Legislation to ban consultancy charging on auto-enrolment pension schemes came into effect on 14 September.Steve Webb (pictured), minister for pensions, signed the new regulations, which aim to give greater protection to pension scheme members.The legislation, which impacts defined contribution (DC) pension schemes used for auto-enrolment purposes, means an employer cannot ...

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    81% say childcare costs prevent them returning to work

    2013-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Almost three-quarters (73%) of respondents want to return to work after taking maternity or paternity leave, according to research by Findababysitter.com.The online childcare search site’s research also found that 81% of respondents said childcare costs are stopping them from returning to work.In tandem with its research, Findababysitter.com has launched a ...