All articles by System Administrator – Page 122
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Pension protection for £1.5m cap staff
Employers should help high earners decide how to protect their pension. Those likely to have pensions savings near to or over the £1.5m lifetime allowance limit on A-Day will be affected. If no action is taken, staff will be hit by a 55% 'tax and recovery charge' for savings over ...
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Sodexho launches vouchers for SMEs
Sodexho Pass has launched a new off-the-shelf childcare voucher scheme for small businesses.Childcare Choice comes in CD-rom format to make it easier for small and medium sized organisations to introduce voucher schemes. It includes carer registration forms, salary sacrifice agreements, information on payroll management and ready-made communications.
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Proactive initiative to healthcare
A new health scheme designed to encourage staff to take better care of themselves has been launched by the Healthpeople Group. The scheme, Roadtohealth includes health screenings, eye tests and discounted gym membership.Chief executive Alistair Wickens said: "ItÂ’s all about getting employees to take responsibility for their health and take ...
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Mellon has fun-filled DC pensions plan
Mellon has introduced a new pension fund – DC Investment Plus designed to interest those put off by pensions. The service incorporates a new communications kit, which the provider says will introduce an element of fun into what can be a dry subject. Employees get fund factsheets, a guide to ...
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Yourhealth launches corporate health fund
Yourhealth has launched a corporate health fund which works as a medical savings account with medical insurance.The company pays a fixed amount into the fund and any balance is carried over to cover the cost of next yearÂ’s payment. The fund, which the firm owns, remains an asset on its ...
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Virgin Experience Days joins Bringme
Voluntary benefits provider Bringme recently incorporated Virgin experience days into its offering. Bringme members will get discounts on 90 different activities,including driving and flying experiences, pampering, short UK breaks and theatre nights.
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CIPD aims new guide at clarity in pensions
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has released a new guide to communicating pensions. The guide tackles the age-old problem of how to promote pensions in a clear and interesting way that will encourage employees to take action.Charles Cotton, CIPD reward advisor, said: "Employers need to try to ...
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CIPD aims new guide at clarity in pensions
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has released a new guide to communicating pensions. The guide tackles the age-old problem of how to promote pensions in a clear and interesting way that will encourage employees to take action.Charles Cotton, CIPD reward advisor, said: "Employers need to try to ...
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Payroll-giving agencies to merge
Two leading payroll giving agencies, Sharing the Caring and the Charities Aid Foundation, are merging. The merger will create a one-stop-shop for pay cheque donations, under the Charities Aid Foundation brand. The new agency will offer a service that covers payroll giving, collections and distribution of donations.
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Thomas Cook launches Staff Holiday Club site
Thomas Cook has launched a new website for members of its Staff Holiday Club.Staff Holiday Club members get a 6% discount on tour operator prices and can now book online.
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News update - Tool firm gets driver risk plan
Plant and tool hire company A-Plant has introduced a driver risk assessment programme for its 1,900 company car drivers.Employees were electronically assessed using risk management provider Peak Performance's RoadRisk tool. This was done in a two-week period with around 100 drivers then being sent to a driver development course.Neil Hodson, ...
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News update - EMI signs leasing deal with Custom
EMI Music has signed a new fleet leasing deal with Custom Fleet that includes resignation protection for its company cars. Following a review of its 150 car fleet the record company has also reviewed its mileage contracts; upgrading from a four-year deal to a three-year deal with higher mileage levels ...
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News update - Co-op rolls out long service prizes
The Co-operative Group has rolled out a long service awards scheme to help boost staff retention. The consumer group, which previously rewarded employees when they left the organisation, began making retrospective awards to staff in June and will roll the scheme out to the rest of its 60,000 strong workforce ...
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News update - Charity picks contract hire
The Salvation Army is to choose its company cars through a contract hire scheme after it became too expensive to purchase the cars outright.It has also implemented a sale and lease back on over 50 of its existing cars.This has meant that the replacement cycle for all of its cars ...
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News update - Oil firm goes online with car plan
Total UK has changed its car leasing supplier after it conducted a review of its company car schemes. The oil company has introduced an online system that allows staff to get hold of vehicle information immediately. Julian Power, HR sourcing manager at Total UK, explained administration has become too much ...
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Feature - Finding a car for work and family
If you read nothing else, read this ... Cars that are popular as second hand private buys please company car providers because they hold their value better - super-minis are particularly in demand. Always work out the CO2 emissions to avoid a nasty tax bill. Diesel versions tend to ...
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News update - BT boosts road safety for fleet
Nearly 500 BT drivers took part in a road safety scheme to coincide with European Health and Safety Week.The telecoms firms introduced a parking and manoeuvring exercise, run by provider Peak Performance, after drivers incurred over £18m in repair costs following low speed parking accidents.Employees will also be able to ...
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Website Strawpoll
Party 58%Lunch 20%Nothing 13%Gift 9%Last year's Religious Discrimination Act means that employers with a multi- cultural workforce must ensure events aren't biased towards a particular religion. But this doesn't appear to have deterred employers from celebrating over the Christmas season. Festive perks can be a valuable motivational tool and an ...
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In the news
The storyThe Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) stress management standards have come under fire for not providing employers with sufficient legal protection against potential stress-related cases. Industry bodies and trades unions have also criticised the guidelines for failing to clarify exactly what a measurable standard is.The response Liz Burley, corporate ...
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News update - GSK pensioners get vouchers
GlaxoSmithKline is giving its pensioners a Christmas bonus in the form of a gift voucher which can be spent at B&Q, Woolworths or Comet. The pharmaceutical company expects that the majority of the Kingfisher vouchers will be spent on gardening products at B&Q. Sue Taylor, manager of retirement services at ...