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Karen Harkness joins Christie’s
Christie’s has appointed Karen Harkness as its global director of compensation and benefits.She moves to the auction house from television company ITV, where she spent nine years, most recently as director of compensation and benefits.Read more career-related articles
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Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Reward for your achievements
Now in its ninth year, the Employee Benefits Awards 2011 is the only opportunity for benefits managers to showcase their excellent work for the chance of winning a prestigious accolade.The entire entry process for the awards is now open online, and with 20 categories to enter for the Employee Benefits ...
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Dental plans and health and wellbeing
Both employees and companies see a dental plan as a key way of promoting loyalty and increasing employee retention.46% of companies believe that a dental benefit helps retain existing employees and 21% of employees say dental is an important benefit that keeps them loyal to their employer. In fact, dental ...
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Employee Benefits Live 2010 conference slides
To view a presentation from the Employee Benefits Live 2010 which was held in London on 28-29 September, please click on the link next to the session below. Not all speakers are able to give us permission to put their slides online. When this happens we have tried to persuade ...
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Health and Wellbeing Supplement 2010
Sponsor’s comment: Focus on workforce health will bring significant cost savingsInterview with Professor Sayeed Khan, the EEF’s chief medical adviserStrategy must be well planned and adaptableEmployers must tackle mental health issuesInternational employee assistance programmesEngaging sick employees with return to work objectiveAgeing workforce puts pressure on health perksWeird and wonderful wellbeing ...
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Employee Benefits/Friends Provident Adviser Research 2010
How employers use benefits consultants and corporate advisersAs many as 59% of our respondents use benefits consultants/advisers for some aspect of managing benefits or pensions. Of these, three-quarters use multiple advisers or consultants.As you would expect, larger employers use more advisers/consultants: 27% of those with more than 5,000 staff have ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Choose your categories and enter
With 19 categories to enter for the Employee Benefits Awards 2011, you will be spoilt for choice.But don't let that put you off, because you can enter as many categories as you like. However, do make sure you tailor each entry to the specific category.The entire entry process will be ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2010: Industry accolades recognise excellence
The Employee Benefits Awards provide a great opportunity to show off the excellent work that benefits managers have done in their organisations. For the 2011 awards, employers are encouraged to enter strategies that have been proven to be running successfully.The key is to be able to demonstrate results and how ...
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Confessions of a benefits manager: Burying the hatchet
Candid is charged with closing the company's DB pension scheme, and it's suddenly a race against time to avoid a £50 million penaltyI am glad to say it is not every day I get a call from Hatchet Woman. She is probably a nice lady, it is just that wherever ...
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Northern Rock role for Sandy Wilson
Northern Rock has appointed Sandy Wilson head of reward and employee relations. Wilson was previously function leader - performance and reward at Co-operative Financial Services and European reward director at the Kellogg Company.Since 1997, Wilson has also held reward positions at Bradford and Bingley, Paydata, Norwich Union and Deloitte Consulting.Read ...
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Natalie Bosch joins Times Warner
Time Warner has taken on Natalie Bosch as pensions and international benefits manager. Bosch joined the company from her previous role as pensions manager at PRS for Music, which she held from 2007 to 2010.Previously, she worked at the Church Mission Society as pensions manager from 2006 to 2007.Before that, ...
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Bernie Buckley moves up at Whitbread
Whitbread has appointed Bernie Buckley head of reward and analysis. Buckley, previously Whitbread’s reward manager, replaces Jo Rackham, who has been promoted to head of central HR within the organisation.Whitbread enjoyed great success at this year’s Employee Benefits Awards held in London in June, when it won the overall Grand ...
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Steve Herbert joins Jelf Employee Benefits
Jelf Employee Benefits has appointed Steve Herbert head of benefits strategy.In his new role, Herbert is tasked with further extending Jelf’s reach in the employee benefits market through a series of seminars and workshops to inform and assist Jelf’s corporate clients, social media, appearances at industry-leading events and media work.Herbert ...
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Confessions of a benefits manager: Compensation queen
Everyone seems to want Candid's advice, which seems a burden until she realises the true status of being the office oracleThere is one small difference between me and everyone else around here. No, it's not just that I am a tiny bit cynical, and no, it isn't even anything to ...
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Employee Benefits Live: Event briefing
Essential information about Employee Benefits Live 2010ExhibitionEmployee Benefits Live 2010 exhibition is bigger than ever, and is now completely sold out to exhibitors keen to showcase their services.New exhibitors include Aon Consulting, Ellipse, JLT Benefit Solutions, Life Academy and Workforce Wellness.Employee Benefits/Alexander Forbes Benefits Research 2010 showed 35% of employers ...
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Employee Benefits Live: Using reward to ensure employee engagement
Employee engagement is a vital component in motivating staff and enhancing productivity and performance. Using reward to engage employees is a major issue for benefits professionals, and developing an effective strategy is essential to ensure success.This year, speakers at Employee Benefits Live will discuss how to get the right balance ...
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Employee Benefits Live: Taxation changes in the spotlight
On the first day of Employee Benefits Live 2010, delegates will have the opportunity to attend masterclass sessions addressing the key issues affecting benefits professionals.Lesley Fidler, tax director at Baker Tilly Tax and Accounting, will look at the tax changes for high earners and how to maintain the value of ...
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Flexible benefits report 2010
Download a PDF of the flexible benefits supplementFlexible benefits: Interview with Steven Bevan of The Work FoundationFlexible benefits: Scheme structure can be made to measureFlexible benefits: Corporate wrapsFlexible benefits: Benefits take-up boosted by flexFlexible benefits: Linking flex with incentive schemesFlexible benefits: Profile - BG GroupFlexible benefits: Will flex scheme be ...
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Debi O'Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits: Changing times can open up opportunities
The ramifications for employee benefits of the change in government are only just beginning to be felt because of the raft of tax changes.At one level the changes have come quickly, but at another level we urgently need even faster confirmation of any further changes the new government plans to ...
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DWF introduces health cash plan
Law firm DWF has introduced an employer-paid health cash plan for more than 500 employees. This excludes partners who already receive private medical insurance.Through the cash plan, provided by Medicash, employees can access a range of benefits, including health screening and the Best Doctors advisory service.Jane O’Connell, rewards adviser at ...