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College ramps up perks
The Colchester Institute is updating its benefits structure in a bid to rival private sector employers for specialist staff.The higher education college is bringing in private medical insurance, childcare vouchers, tax-free bike loans and a home computing scheme.HR manager Julie Breed said: "We want to become more like a private ...
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Chelsea gets new menu
Chelsea Building Society is encouraging staff to become healthier with the introduction of a new canteen menu and sporting facilities.The society, which employs 700 staff at its head office in Cheltenham, hopes to encourage staff to reduce the amount of salt and sugar in their diets. It has brought in ...
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Carpet firm tactic not woolly
Allied Carpets is revamping its healthcare benefits to encourage staff to stick with the firm for five years.All 2,000 staff at the carpet firm will be able to sign up for a healthcare cash plan at a discounted rate, but 700 long serving staff will have their healthcare subsidised.Ellisabetta Viligiarei, ...
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Human capital measurement can be tricky
Organisations are compelled to include human resource measurements among financial performance information.Peter White discovers talent-spotting is a tricky process, but can distil good informationCase Studies: CMS Cameron McKenna, West Bromwich Building SocietyArticle in fullThere used to be a tape on a constant loop sitting in the corner of the HR ...
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BT brings in dietary experts
BT has brought in nutritional experts to trim down obese employees. The telecoms firm hopes that by encouraging staff to eat healthier, it will be able to reduce the days lost to weight-related absence. BT will target staff eating chocolate and crisps at work, as well as giving exercise tips.
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra launches new pay technology
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra has introduced new pay technology that will help monitor the total earnings of employees.The group is keen to keep in touch with all employees’ earnings as many do a great deal of freelance work. Head of finance Andrew Minns said that it brought its payroll function in-house, ...
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Changes boost occupational schemes
Recent A-Day announcements mean that employees will be able to take advantage of changing pensions legislation to pay more money into their occupational pension schemes - without being unduly taxed.The earnings cap on how much an employee can pay into their pension will be removed from April.Currently, workers that have ...
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The upsurge in voluntary benefits
Peter White finds the entry of more providers has increased the voluntary benefits market, bolstered by the attraction of the product as a cost-neutral bonus for staff. But savvy web crawlers might find a better deal on the high streetCase Study: CorusArticle in fullDo your employees dream of discounted health ...
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Feature - Linking benefits to staff performance
The race to base benefits on staff performance is picking up pace, and financial rewards may no longer be the most suitable form of renumeration, says Debbie LovewellCase Study - Bromford Housing GroupArticle in fullThe scene could be straight out of Big Brother - that's the Orwellian version, not the ...
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Employers' responsibility for voluntary benefits
Alison Coleman discovers employers should communicate the voluntary benefits scheme well to ensure customer satisfaction, especially if it is run in-houseCase Study: DixonsArticle in fullIncreasing numbers of employers are realising that offering a voluntary benefits plan can make their company appear more attractive to staff.This market has grown in recent ...
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Benefits in Belgium
Compulsory employer investment returns and the option of early retirement are two examples of benefits in Belgium, but don't appeal to everyone's taste, says Victoria FurnessIf you read nothing else, read this ...Income tax is high in Belgium - 50% for top-rate taxpayers - and employers pay around 35% in ...
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Feature - How staff can top up basic healthcare cash plans
As employers move to fund basic healthcare cash plans for all staff Jamin Robertson evaluates the options for staff seeking an upgradeIf you read nothing else, read this ...There has been a 150% increase in the number of employers introducing paid-for healthcare cash plan premiums in the past year.Employers are ...
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Staff bash is in tents
Future Publishing rewarded staff with a weekend camping trip and an extra day's holiday to celebrate its 20th birthday.The media firm, which publishes Total Film, Classic Rock and Edge magazines, organised a weekend bash at the grounds of a country estate in Wiltshire.Some 600 of Future's 800 employees played in ...
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First Assist strengthens rehab business
Health provider FirstAssist has built up its rehabilitation business by acquiring the existing return-to-work services of Munich Re. The buyout involves five rehabilitation professionals to be employed by FirstAssist.
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Directives in store at Asda
Asda has introduced a time and attendance system across all of its distribution centres to comply with working time directives.The supermarket chain also hopes that the system, which records staff working time, will improve its absence management reporting, as well as help staff work out holiday entitlement.The firm launched the ...
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Making flex appeal to unions
Unions state they are open minded about flex schemes, so long as they don't negatively impact on terms and conditions. Edmund Tirbutt discovers even pension reform can be a smooth process when communicated correctlyCase Study: PrudentialArticle in fullThe involvement of trades unions in the implementation of flexible benefits schemes was ...
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Nuclear bosses get pay cut after leak
BNFL executives will have their bonuses halved this year following a leak at one of its nuclear plants. The leak at the Thorp reprocessing plant at Sellafield has forced the government-owned nuclear fuel firm to inform ministers that it plans to reduce bonuses of a number of senior executives and ...
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Capgemini IT adds to work flexibility
Capgemini has equipped all 5,000 of its UK employees with wireless laptops to encourage flexible working. The IT consultancy firm hopes that by providing staff with up-to-date mobile technology they will be able to maximise the use of existing office space, with many staff working remotely, such as at home.
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Bosses offered A-Day advice
Time Warner is offering personal advice sessions to staff affected by the new earnings cap that is being introduced on A-Day. However, it does not plan to pay for financial advice for workers.Bronwen Jones, executive director of benefits and human resources at the media group, said that pensions simplification had ...
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Imperial Tobacco wins share acclaim
Imperial Tobacco has been awarded the accolade of best all-employee share ownership plan by the European Centre for Employee Ownership. The tobacco manufacturer, which produces Lambert & Butler and Golden Virginia, was applauded for the communication and take-up rates of its sharesave scheme.