All articles by System Administrator – Page 116
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International Supplement 2005 – Feature: Cases of the weird and wonderful
Case Study: ORC LondonArticle in fullIn spite of the uncertainties of the economic and political climates, organisations continue to send significant numbers of employees on overseas assignments, to increasingly far-flung destinations. Typically, their role is to head up new operations, or fill skills gaps in existing divisions, and, as such, ...
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International Supplement 2005 – Feature: Commuters under your wing?
Article in fullThe life of a jet-setting A-List celebrity holds a certain appeal. Being paid to travel the world can be far more alluring than spending your working life tied to a desk. The increasing availability of low cost travel means that it is easier than ever for staff to ...
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PFA targets young players' driving
The Professional Footballers Association has introduced driver training for its fast car-mad young footballers. The organisation offers one three-hour session for trainees and youth team players to help them drive more safely. The PFA says the lessons will reduce the risk of harm to footballers, their families and the communities ...
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ICI car safety record grows
By introducing a driver training programme, ICI Paints has cut the number of accidents it is at fault for, despite increased mileage. Across its fleet of over 400 vehicles ICI Dulux Trade Paints, which supplies its paints to retail and trade outlets across the UK, cut the number of accidents ...
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BSkyB makes its fleet safer
BSkyB is introducing driver training across the organisation as part of a health and safety initiative instigated by new chief executive officer James Murdoch. The news organisation piloted the scheme, run by risk assessment provider Drivetech, on 100 Sky Sports staff and is now rolling the scheme out across the ...
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IT firm brings in car plan via flex
Oracle has introduced an all employee car ownership scheme as part of its flexible benefits package. It has offered staff the chance to buy a discounted car that includes maintenance using cash from its flex plan. The scheme, which is being run by company car provider Alphabet, is available to ...
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The cost of childcare for parents continues to soar beyond the rate of inflation
A nursery place for a child under two now costs an average of £141 a week, up from £134 last year. The typical charge for children over two years is £132 a week, a 7.3% rise on £123 last year. For a copy of the Daycare Trust’s annual survey on ...
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What financial advice can employers give?
In summaryA fear of breaching Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulations means employers traditionally shy away from giving staff financial advice. While only authorised firms and individuals are allowed to advise on financial services products, however, employers can provide access to financial advice. In some cases, they may even be able ...
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Feature – Are 4x4’s suitable company cars?
If you read nothing else, read this ... 4x4s are image-led. If that image is tarnished, will this affect your company?4x4s aren't necessarily bigger, thirstier or dirtier than other cars.If buyers turn their backs on 4x4s, could this damage residuals?There are concerns about 4x4's pedestrian friendliness and on-road driving characteristics.4x4s ...
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International Supplement 2005 News MG Rover readies expatriate package
MG Rover expects its expatriate benefits package to help if employees take up a recent offer to move to China. As part of a reorganisation, the car manufacturer has asked all employees whether they would be prepared to move to Shanghai to help its Chinese partner SAIC. Communications director Daniel ...
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International Supplement 2005 News - Fleet policies for Belgium change
Many organisations with Belgium-based staff are expected to review their company car policies after the Belgian government increased social security contributions on company cars. Previously, employers had to pay a social security contribution of 33% of the employee benefit, calculated on the horsepower of the car and the number of ...
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Salary sacrifice rise
The number of employers introducing salary sacrifice pension arrangements could increase because organisations are no longer required to offer a facility for additional voluntary contributions (AVCs). Changes brought by pension simplification mean that employees will be soon be able to save concurrently into both an occupational pension scheme and a ...
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Royal Mail looks to improve minds
Royal Mail is spending £100,000 on mind improvement classes for workers. Around 2,000 senior managers have been sent to the mental workout sessions, provided by West London consultancy Mind Gym. As in a real gym, groups are given exercises, which have titles such as 'Are you a planner or a ...
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Yearly offering of Halfords' PC plan
Halfords has introduced a home computing scheme for its 9,200 employees. The retailer, which sells bikes and car accessories, has been careful to watch out that it did not allow staff near the minimum wage to take part. HR projects manager Sean Morris said that the success of the PC ...
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Staff rev up payroll giving
Around a quarter of employees at Harley-Davidson have signed up to its recently launched payroll giving scheme. The motorcycle manufacturer, which has around 150 employees in the UK, set up the charity donating process after it was given a grant by the government. Employers with fewer than 500 staff are ...
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Society's walls have eyes
Nationwide has boosted participation in its flexible benefits scheme by using a new website to track staff's benefits behaviour. Paul Bissell, senior manager of rewards at the building society said take-up increased by 15% after it launched the site that monitors which perks workers are browsing. "It gives us another ...
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Research shows face to face meetings the key to HR etiquette
Despite IT advances, 90% of staff think that important decisions should be made face to face. While 60% of respondents thought text messages were unsuitable for the workplace, 1% of people in accountancy considered it appropriate to tell people they are being made redundant via text. For a copy of ...
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Pub firm employs recruitment tactics
Punch Taverns has introduced a number of new benefits to help it recruit staff in local areas. The pub company has launched an employee assistance programme, childcare vouchers, dental insurance and a scheme that rewards staff for introducing new employees. It gives staff who introduce a new member of the ...
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Trust fund plan gets Disney link
Barclays is offering staff the chance to win tickets to advance screenings of Disney's new movie Pooh's Heffalump. All employees are eligible to apply for one of 900 pairs of tickets to the screenings, which will be held in nine cinemas across the UK on 13 March. The competition is ...
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Survey helps plan design
Property firm GVA Grimley has introduced a flexible benefits scheme that allows employees to access discounted mobile phones. The company introduced the tax-free mobile phone arrangement alongside other tax efficient offerings such as a home computing plan and childcare vouchers, as well more traditional benefits such as private medical insurance ...