Stephanie Spicer
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Buyer's guide to voluntary benefits systems (July 2009)
Web technology is increasing the versatility of voluntary benefits schemes, says Stephanie Spicer
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Stagecoach introduces auto-enrolment for group Sipp
Stagecoach has introduced auto-enrolment for its group self-invested personal pension (Sipp).The first wave of employees has been automatically enrolled into the scheme, which was brought in for all staff last May to replace the bus company's previous stakeholder plan.
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car introduces bike scheme
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has introduced a cycle-to-work scheme and discounted retail vouchers for its 2,000 full-time staff.
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Friends Provident ups age for group income protection
Friends Provident has extended its group income protection products to cover staff up to the age of 70.
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Crawley Borough Council to run health and wellbeing events
Crawley Borough Council is to run a series of health and wellbeing events in June and September to encourage its 800 staff to lead healthier lives.
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Government urged to introduce short-time working scheme
Calls have been made for the the Government to introduce a temporary short-time working scheme to help businesses stem job losses.
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Employers must examine eye care for staff
Employers need to look carefully at eye care for their staff, says Stephanie Spicer
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The pros and cons of bundled healthcare products
Finance directors and healthcare insurance providers are thinking along the same lines. Both are looking for where costs can be saved: FD's in what they pay out for healthcare insurances and insurers for what they pay in claims.This thinking is leading both parties to look to the advantages of 'bundling' ...
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Case Study : Boehringer Ingelheim
Boehringer Ingelheim phased in its flexible benefits strategy between 2004 and 2006.
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Case Study : Adecco
Recruitment agency group Adecco (formerly Ajilon) took a phased approach to the introduction of its flexible benefits plan.
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What are the best first steps towards implementing flexible benefits?
There is a long-running debate over whether employers should phase a flexible benefits scheme in gradually or simply plunge straight in, says Stephanie Spicer
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DHL Express introduces greener cars for employees
DHL Express (UK) is offering its 350 job-need drivers the chance to drive a company car with low carbon dioxide emissions.
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Stephenson Harwood adds flex to revamped package
Stephenson Harwood has launched a flexible benefits scheme in a bid to make its benefits package more competitive in the marketplace.
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Car discount affinity scheme drives savings for GSK staff
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has launched a car discount affinity scheme for all its employees.
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BT invites top staff to gamble earnings to win extra bonus for meeting targets
BT is introducing a smart bonus benefit to senior employees that will enable them to gamble up to 50% of their remuneration package and possibly gain the same amount in the form of a cash bonus.
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Ladbrokes pilots total reward statements
Ladbrokes is piloting total reward statements among 100 employees, with a view to rolling them out to more than 1,000 staff next year.
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John Lewis boosts cash plan take up with communications campaign
The John Lewis Partnership encouraged 1,350 staff to sign up for its health cash plan following a wide-ranging awareness campaign in June and July. It is hoped more will take up the plan following a similar communications exercise in October.
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Buyer's guide to private medical insurance (PMI)
Employers are increasingly funding private medical insurance for employees. The number of people covered by employer-paid schemes increased by 2.3% to around 4.7 million in 2007, while the number covered by employer-paid healthcare trusts remained at around one million, according to Laing & Buisson’s Health and care cover - UK ...
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Where should international HR and benefits sit within an organisation?
The increasing globalisation of business is creating challenges for HR professionals. In the past, many countries have approached the human resources and benefits functions in different ways. In the UK, for example, HR has generally been seen as a profession in its own right. But in other countries, such as ...
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How employee stress puts your organisation at risk
Stress has now moved up to be the single biggest source of sickness absence, and FDs can no longer afford to ignore its blight, says Stephanie Spicer