All articles by Sarah Coles – Page 5

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    Market trends: Group Personal Pension Plans (GPPs)

    1 November 2007

    Group personal pensions have faced various challenges over the years, and impending personal accounts could be the latest threat, says Sarah ColesJust as the demise in popularity of pop idol Madonna has long been predicted, the same fate has been mooted for group personal pension plans (GPPs). Many thought newcomers ...

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    Market trends: Fleet Management

    30 September 2007

    The state of the environment and safety issues are helping to drive employers' fleet agendas, says Sarah ColesPublicly, environmental issues continue to remain near the top of many employers' fleet agendas. However, when it comes to actually managing their fleet, these eco-concerns do not always readily translate into hard and ...

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    Look for potential savings to fund flexible benefits

    30 September 2007

    Although the cost of flexible benefits is falling year on year, organisations are finding it a challenge to implement schemes on a cost-neutral basis, says Sarah ColesFlexible benefits schemes used to be like the BMXs of the benefits world. Everyone wanted one, everyone lobbied those holding the purse strings for ...

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    International benefits plans should consider local input, tax and legal issues

    2 September 2007

    International benefits strategies must consider local input, and tax and legal issues, says Sarah ColesTraditionally, UK companies setting up offices overseas were like homesick ex-pats, stuffing their suitcases with the delights of home and trying to re-create a little corner of Blighty. But a global benefits strategy that doesn't take ...

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    Standardising car policies across borders

    1 September 2007

    Standardising car policies across borders can bring economies of scale but it can also be to the detriment of cultural and tax issues locally, so remember to always think flexibly, says Sarah ColesFew benefits are likely to evoke the same kind of passionate and emotive response as company cars. Yet, ...

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    Assess employee behaviour before issuing company car

    1 June 2007

    Employee behaviour can significantly increase fleet risk, so employers are learning that policies can help them target resources effectively to curb it, says Sarah ColesSome people are accidents waiting to happen. According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, 3,695 people end up in hospital every year because ...