All articles by System Administrator – Page 33

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    Willis introduces absence risk management service

    2008-06-01T23:00:00Z

    Willis Employee Benefits, part of Willis Financial Services, has launched an absence risk management service for employers, which offers a full audit of their internal policies and procedures.The aim of the service is to identify any areas of a business that may impact on the health of staff and cause ...

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    Hutchison 3G looks into flexible benefits

    2008-06-01T23:00:00Z

    Hutchison 3G has introduced holiday trading for its 3,500 staff to test their interest in flexible benefits. Staff can now buy or sell one week of their annual leave.The telecoms company is considering launching flexible benefits in April next year, but wants to gauge the degree of employee interest in ...

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    Vodafone revamps fleet to meet green objectives

    2008-06-01T00:00:01Z

    Vodafone has revamped its fleet to cut CO2 emissions and encourage staff to drive more environmentally-friendly vehicles. Drivers with company car allowances who buy a car that emits 120g of carbon per km or less will receive a discount. They will also pocket any money left over from their car ...

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    EAT rules emergency month off to care for children 'too long'

    2008-06-01T00:00:01Z

    Case Study: Month off to care for children 'too long'A company fined for sacking an employee because he took a month off work in an emergency to look after his family, has won its appeal against an Employment Tribunal decision.Cortest, a materials testing firm, had been fined £7,243 by the ...

  • Analysis

    How to manage workplace stress

    2008-05-30T15:49:29Z

    What is stress?Why tackle stress?Stress management policyHow to identify stressTools to manage stressThe law around long-term absenceCase studiesSponsor’s comment by Legal & General: Stress perks in health planStress is one of the main causes of sickness absence. According to the Health and Safety Executive’s Self reported work-related illness survey 2006/7, ...

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    Employee Benefits/HSA Healthcare Research 2008

    2008-05-28T15:54:54Z

    The surveyThe packageSickness absenceAttitudesHealthcare costsEmployee breakdownSponsor's comment by HSA: Employers need to follow through on healthy intentionsBenefits practitioners are likely to be forced to justify their expenditure on healthcare perks over the next few months as organisations tighten their belts to deal with the credit crunch and a deteriorating economy.However, ...

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    International Employee Benefits Senate

    2008-05-13T15:00:46Z

    13 May 2008For information on the 2009 International Employee Benefits Senate please click hereInternational Employee Benefits SenateOrganised by Employee Benefits MagazineFULLY BOOKED - To be added to the waiting list please submit a booking formAn increasing number of benefits managers have a global or EMEA remit, so this event aims ...

  • Case Studies

    Case study: Eurotunnel

    2008-05-06T09:18:43Z

    Case study: EurotunnelEurotunnel established a governance committee for the defined contribution (DC) scheme it opened in October 2006 which replaced its final salary scheme. Its terms of reference include responsibility for monitoring the pension provider and the range of funds, identifying member risks, reviewing member communications and death-in-service nominations, and ...

  • Case Studies

    Case study: The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

    2008-05-06T09:12:22Z

    Case study: The Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteGenetic research centre the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute uses canny communication to help employees crack the pensions code.The institute lets staff know how its defined benefit (DB) fund is performing in an annual newsletter, as well as through regular one-to-one pensions surgeries for the ...

  • Analysis

    Pensions Supplement May 2008

    2008-05-06T08:42:00Z

    Interview with Justin Wray, head of pensions administration and governance at the Pensions Regulator Plan on building better level of pensions understandingRely on pensions guidance for good governanceMaster trusts could be making a comebackSponsor's comment

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    Nottingham loses Humphries

    2008-05-05T23:00:00Z

    Helen Humphries has retired from her role as HR consultant at Nottingham City Council to set up her own consultancy. Humphries has worked in the public sector for 42 years, 18 of which have been at Nottingham City Council. She said: "I am looking forward to working with employers from ...

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    Trotman goes in Whitbread restructure

    2008-05-05T23:00:00Z

    Whitbread has made Nigel Trotman, business relationship manager, redundant following an internal restructure. Trotman hopes to be able to use his primarily fleet-related skills working for another organisation.

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    McAleese joins Pace Micro from GE

    2008-05-05T23:00:00Z

    Ian McAleese has left his role as HR business partner at GE to become head of HR at Pace Micro Technology. He said: "There's an awful lot to do [here], like bringing a real commercial edge to HR within the business."

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    Vets Now opts for flex plan

    2008-05-05T23:00:00Z

    Vets Now, the provider of out-of-hours emergency veterinary care, is launching a flexible benefits scheme in an effort to aid its recruitment and retention of vets.The company is to offer its 300 employees 1.5% of their salary to spend on benefits that include Bupa private medical insurance, childcare vouchers and ...

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    Voluntary plan is first step to flex for publisher Dennis

    2008-05-05T23:00:00Z

    Dennis Publishing has launched an online voluntary benefits plan along with the option to make pension contributions through salary sacrifice, with a view to launching flexible benefits in the next 12 months.The voluntary benefits scheme, provided by Motivano, offers employees discounts on products and services ranging from holidays and AA ...

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    Centaur opts for sharesave

    2008-05-05T23:00:00Z

    Centaur Media launched a sharesave plan in April to boost staff engagement and retention.Employees at the publisher could opt to save a monthly fixed amount for three or five years and then earn a tax-free bonus.The firm already has a share incentive plan (Sip) in place, but it hopes that ...

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    Share boost at Helphire

    2008-05-05T23:00:00Z

    Accident management company Helphire has boosted the take up of its sharesave (save-as-you-earn) schemes to 25% due to a marketing drive and a discounted option price for its new plan, which launched in March.Staff interest was also triggered by what Hamish Hallewell, benefits administrator at Helphire, says had been a ...

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    Pensions big with IT firms

    2008-05-05T23:00:00Z

    Employees working in the IT sector receive a benefits package that typically includes a group personal pension (GPP) or a stakeholder pension scheme with employer contributions of 6%, according to a report released by Aon Consulting. The majority of employers (approximately 80%) within the sector offer this.The IT sector employee ...

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    Employers believe staff health support is vital

    2008-05-05T23:00:00Z

    Almost all (98%) of the 86 companies that responded to Bupa's Health at work client survey said that supporting the health of employees is important to them. However, when asked to pick the most important thing to invest in, only 13% of companies opted for health at work initiatives, compared ...

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    Tribunal back self-employed worker's claim for perks

    2008-05-05T23:00:00Z

    Employees should review the benefits that are provided to workers who have been labelled as self-employed, after an hourly-paid lecturer was found to be an employee by an Employment Tribunal and entitled to pension and holiday rights.Kaye Carl worked as a tutor in shorthand typing at the University of Sheffield. ...