All articles by System Administrator – Page 33
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Why tackle stress?
Apart from duty-of-care considerations there are a host of reasons why employers should take steps to tackle stressLeaving stress unchecked can escalate costs for an organisation. Not only will it have implications for productivity, attendance and staff turnover but, if allowed to run rampant, it can also result in legal ...
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What is stress?
Stress is seen as a blight to British industry, and while it is not a medical condition it can lead to all manner of health problemsStress is often regarded as one of the major occupational diseases of the modern world. It annually accounts for millions of lost working days and ...
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EAT rules emergency month off to care for children 'too long'
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 ...
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Vodafone revamps fleet to meet green objectives
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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How to manage workplace stress
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
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
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 ...
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Case Studies
Case study: Eurotunnel
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 ...
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Case study: The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
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 ...
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Pensions Supplement May 2008
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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Centrica adds bike plan to help staff cut CO2 output
Centrica is launching a bikes-for-work scheme to its 30,000 staff on 5 June, to coincide with World Environment Day.The energy firm is hoping that the new perk will encourage more employees to cut their carbon footprint by cycling to work as opposed to taking the car or another mode of ...
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Awards 2008 - shortlist
The Employee Benefits Awards 2008 have been inundated with more sparkling entries than ever, making it the most popular year yet. The finalists are unveiled below, leaving the winners of each category to be announced at a gala lunch on 18 June at the London Hilton on Park Lane. Click ...
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Over half of accountants unhappy with benefits
Over half (52%) of UK accountants are unhappy with the benefits package offered by their firms, according to Reed Accountancy's 2008 Salary and benefits survey. However, this was in sharp contrast to the views of employers, where 83% of managers in the accountancy profession believed their employees were satisfied with ...
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Diligenta adds TRS
Diligenta has issued total reward statements (TRS) to its 750 employees to improve employee understanding and appreciation of their benefits package.The IT consulting firm, which is the UK subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services, issued paper statements to its mostly call centre and administration-based staff last month. Online statements are due ...
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First tribunal case on age-related flex
Employers offering insurance perks with age-related premiums may have to review their practices following the first employment tribunal ruling on flexible benefits and age discrimination legislation.In the case of Swann v GHL Insurance Services UK, 51-year-old Susan Swann claimed she had been unfairly treated by her employer because the cost ...
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Atkins ups holiday trade
Engineering consultancy Atkins has increased the number of days staff can buy through its holiday trading scheme from five to 15 per year, in order to offer more flexible working and aid retention.The move follows the success of the scheme last year, when 18% of the workforce either traded in ...
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Tribunal back self-employed worker's claim for perks
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. ...
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Employers believe staff health support is vital
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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Pensions big with IT firms
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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Share boost at Helphire
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 ...