All articles by System Administrator – Page 30
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Benefits to aid recruitment
Recruitment challenges The role of healthcare perks in recruitment Make pensions competitive to lure new staff Staff look for total reward package Pay at heart of employees’ choice of employer Tailor flex to aid recruitment Cars can be a powerful attractor Sponsor’s comment: Total reward is key to recruiting ...
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Sponsor's comment: Total reward, including benefits, is key to recruting talented staff
This article is brought to you by Towers PerrinTalented workers will look for an employer with a comprehensive package, says Jim Crawley, Principal, Executive Compensation and Rewards at Towers PerrinToday's business climate is more complex, more volatile and more interconnected than ever before. Increasingly, organisations face a daunting, and sometimes ...
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Employees in the dark on life insurance cover
The majority of employees in Britain do not know if their employer provides them with life insurance, according to a study released by Aon Consulting. Out of the 1,300 respondents to Aon Consulting's Benefits Survey 2008, released in August, 77% said they were not provided with life insurance or did ...
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Westminster City Councill eyes staff absence
Westminster City Council has held a series of management meetings about sickness absence in order to determine how well it is coping the issue, and what else it needs to do to reduce the number of sick days taken each year by staff.The sessions involved members of the HR team, ...
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Employee Benefits Motivation Supplement 2008
Interview with Adrian Furnham, professor in psychology at the University of LondonLinking incentive schemes with business strategyUsing motivation schemes to maintain morale in a downturnExperience days can reward staff by providing them a day to remember†Any motivation strategy, including bonus schemes, should have clear targets, offer valued incentives and be ...
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Confessions of a benefits manager: Share the wealth?
Confessions of a benefits manage - If I had a pound for every call I'd had asking me why we don't have an employee share plan, I could have retired to the south of France years ago.Occasionally, I do make some vague attempt to raise the issue. However, when I ...
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Staff changes at Nationwide
Nationwide's head of rewards, Paul Bissell, has left the financial services firm to set up a consultancy called Strategic Reward Solutions. He has been replaced by Many Cameron, who has joined from Picture Financial, where she held the role of HR director.
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Standard Life money talks
Standard Life has run a series of financial education sessions for its employees during the summer period in an effort to boost staff understanding of their own benefits and to help them deal with any financial issues.The sessions, run by the Financial Services Authority, have been taking place weekly, during ...
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TNS extends financial education
TNS is offering employees the opportunity to attend financial education seminars in a bid to improve their knowledge and appreciation of the value of the benefits available to them.After a successful pilot in May, the firm decided to roll out financial education sessions to staff across offices in the UK.The ...
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Case Studies
Case Study: Rentokil
Rentokil eradicates wasteful driving habits Rentokil Initial introduced driver training to combat the rising cost of filling up.It is currently piloting courses, and employees are encouraged to adopt fuel-saving measures such as ensuring tyres are properly inflated and avoiding heavy braking.John Green, procurement director and fleet manager at the pest ...
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Case Study: EasyJet
In 2006, EasyJet wanted to create a motivation scheme for its 5,500 employees that reinforced its business goals of keeping costs low, safety paramount, and customer service high.To achieve these aims, the airline introduced the Gem awards, which stands for "going the extra mile". Employees can nominate one another or ...
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Case Study: Fujitsu Services
Fujitsu Services is well equipped to motivate staff during the credit crunch, having introduced a new reward and recognition programme almost two years ago.The programme, which was introduced a few months after it was first piloted in 2006, aims to increase employees' understanding of the company's values. As it can ...
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Sainsbury's launches gift cards
Sainsbury's has launched a gift card with cash values of between £1 and £2,000 that employers can use to reward and motivate staff. The gift card gives access to 30,000 products across Sainsbury's stores, coffee shops and petrol stations. Employers can top up the cards with cash by contacting Sainsbury's ...
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Employee Benefits/Axa Pensions Research 2008
Key findingsAttitudesTypes of schemeInvestmentLegislationSponsors comment: New thinking requiredEditor’s commentEmployers are slowly waking up to the reality of the government’s plans for pensions reform which pave the way for personal accounts, auto-enrolment, and compulsory employer and employee contributions.When Employee Benefits asked employers in last year’s pensions survey whether they would be ...
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Malmaison offers staff cash back through voluntary benefits
Hotel group Malmaison has enhanced its voluntary benefits by offering cash back to staff. The new scheme, which went live in June, uses Asperity’s Reward Gateway platform and gives staff access to over 1,500 discounts.Staff will be eligible for cash back on online shopping and discounts of up to 15% ...
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Working parents & carers
Interview with Sarah Jackson, chief executive of Working FamiliesA network of support for parents and carersCommunicating paternity benefits to male staffBenefits to support staff with elderly reletivesIn the battle for talent employers need to help employees fulfil their caring responsibilities. Flexible working can be used to help parents juggle childcare ...
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Cardif Pinnacle holds health event
Financial services firm Cardif Pinnacle is holding a week-long health and wellbeing event for its 640 staff at its Borehamwood site.The company will launch the event by informing employees about healthy-eating options in the on-site canteen.Throughout the week in July, staff will have the option of attending one-hour lunchtime seminars ...
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Tunbridge Wells Borough Council enhances voluntary benefits
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council has launched online voluntary benefits for its 500 staff.The council now provides staff with tax-efficient benefits, such as a cycle-to-work scheme, childcare vouchers and mobile phones.Employees also have access to more than 2,000 discounts on purchases at high-street stores, supermarkets, holiday companies and entertainment firms. They ...
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Cofunds streamlines flexible benefits
Online investment service company Cofunds has restructured its flexible benefits package and improved the way it is communicated to staff.The firm has worked with Thomsons Online Benefits to streamline its flex programme so that all employees, some of whom have joined the company after an acquisition, have access to the ...
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Manchester City Council joins with other organisations to get maximum discounts
Manchester City Council has approached other large organisations in the city to join forces and negotiate discounts for employees with local retailers and service providers by maximising the combined purchasing power of their workforces.The council, which can already offer retailers access to 27,000 employees, has so far put the idea ...