All articles by System Administrator – Page 111
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Profile - John Lewis Partnership
With a core of popular and longstanding benefits, The John Lewis Partnership has a democratic structure that allows staff to have their say, giving management some frank and honest views. Staff are treated as partners, says Debbie LovewellArticle in fullImagine employees having a hotline straight to the top of your ...
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Motivating staff in uninspiring jobs
Even the most uninspiring jobs have redeeming features, so a few choice benefits can make a job bearable. Simple morale boosters are one answer, while money is another factor if work is simply a means to an end, says Jenny KeefeArticle in fullThe pay was lousy and there was certainly ...
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JLT rings in mobile phone perks
HR consultancy firm Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) has launched a salary sacrifice mobile phone scheme for its own staff. It is the first company to introduce the benefit using multiple phone networks such as T-Mobile, Vodafone and 02.The scheme, which is part of its own flexible benefits plan, was introduced ...
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Incentives tailored to singles
Virgin Incentives has introduced singles adventure company Twisted Martini into its voucher product to help employees meet people. Organisations can now offer staff the chance to go llama trekking and outdoor rock climbing.Twisted Martini managing director April Hutchen said that modern work patterns meant the events were an easy way ...
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University offers prize for ideas
Liverpool John Moores University has launched a new staff suggestion scheme. Staff can submit their proposals online and the best idea of the month will win £25. The university hopes the scheme will make the organisation more effective and improve the working environment.
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Motivation results in happy staff
More than two-thirds of UK workers are happy at work. Some 70% feel that life and work is good and half of staff are satisfied with their pay. The Work Foundation's Joy of Work? survey shows that motivating techniques seem to be working on the whole.However, 15%, or over four ...
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How to get a return on investment on fun
There's a wide range of fun benefits out there, but it's often hard to track the return on investment. Success depends on realistic objectives, and doesn't have to come at a huge cost. A work-life balance policy can deliver, says Alison ColemanArticle in fullEmployers which want to motivate their staff ...
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Staff social events on the rise
Employers organised many more staff social events as a way of motivating staff over the last year. The number of social events organised by employers rose by 36%, while team day outs rose by 31%.There were 19% as many company sporting events as this time last year and 11% more ...
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Staff more enlightened on flexible working rights
Employees are becoming more switched on about their right to request flexible working, according to research by the Department of Trade and Industry. The DTI's second Flexible working employee survey 2005 revealed nearly 65% of the UK's workforce know of their right to request flexible work arrangements, up from 41% ...
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New service helps employers join PPF
A new service has been introduced for employers shutting down their company pension schemes and entering the pension protection fund (PPF). The PPF Preparation Service was set up by pension provider firm Higham Group and is aimed at trustees tasked with winding-up plans. It includes advice, software, training and programmes ...
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New DB leaves its pipeline phase
Hepworth Building Products is putting together a replacement defined benefit (DB) pension scheme for staff, following its takeover last month.Dutch pipe supplier Wavin acquired the business, but said workers will still be able to access a DB plan and it hopes that the same benefits will eventually be extended to ...
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Council escalates homeworking
North Norfolk District Council has brought in secure network access for staff working from home. The local authority has brought in the system, provided by AEP Networks, to improve the service of its computer network, enabling more staff to work from home and get a better return on its investment ...
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Employer contribution ratio rises
Employers contributed £25.6bn to occupational pension schemes in 2004, compared to £5.4bn of employee contributions. This ratio, showing that employers paid nearly five times (4.74x) as much as employees into pension schemes, is the highest since 1978. Last year employers paid just under four times.For more data visit www.statistics.gov.uk.
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Treating employees as consumers
Extending customer relationship marketing techniques to staff is becoming more popular. By matching staff values with the organisation, and tailoring a benefits package accordingly, employers will benefit. By Debbie LovewellCase studies: Whitbread, NationwideArticle in fullCustomer relationship marketing techniques have become something of a talking point among employers, particularly those in ...
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Compass win points to worldwide perks plan
Compass Group has scooped the Grand Prix at the Employee Benefits Awards 2005 by using its international benefits package to reward over 400,000 employees in nearly 100 countries. The judges said that the catering firm's 'Sharing in our success' plan was an "all encompassing business, HR and benefits strategy" that ...
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Carphone Warehouse offers gift hampers
Carphone Warehouse has delivered over 2,000 hampers as an incentive for staff that stay with the company for five years. The phone firm introduced the scheme to thank long serving employees across all of its operations, including its stores, call centres and head office.It offers staff the choice of three ...
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Building flex with NIC twist
McNicholas Construction Services has introduced a flexible benefits scheme that it hopes will pay for itself through employer national insurance savings. Over a third of the construction company's 650 staff have bought into the scheme, which incorporates pensions, private medical insurance and childcare vouchers among other voluntary benefits.The flex scheme ...
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Builder shepherds pensions contract
Shepherd Building Group has outsourced the administration of both its defined benefit and money purchase pension plans.The private construction and engineering company awarded the outsourcing of its schemes, which cover around 3,700 employees, to Jardine Lloyd Thompson, although it still wanted to keep a close eye on all developments.
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Dyson bosses hope staff hoover up HCI
Dyson has launched a home computing scheme to give staff the chance to buy reduced computers. The vacuum cleaner manufacturer is offering its 1,000 employees the chance to save 40% on a PC or an Apple Macintosh. The scheme is being run by home computing provider Futuremedia.
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Print body in union pay plan
Employer body the British Printing Industry Federation (BPIF) has secured an agreement with its trade union to improve flexible working and sick pay. The agreement with union Amicus was secured when it came up with the measures after surveying 2,000 employers and 33,000 employees as part of a Department of ...