All articles by System Administrator – Page 39
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Britannia Building Society to introduce carbon-offsetting
Britannia Building Society is to introduce a carbon-offsetting scheme and a healthcare cash plan in May in a move to provide more affordable perks for staff and to bolster its green credentials.The building society is keen to portray itself as being environmentally friendly, so it will enable staff to calculate ...
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Finance professionals rate pensions and bonuses
More than eight-out-of-ten (84%) finance professionals are currently satisfied with their salary and benefits package. According to the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (Cima)/Robert Half Finance & accounting salary survey 2008, the most popular perk among the institute's members is a pension scheme, valued by 88%.Bonuses are the second most ...
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Moneyway offers voluntary benefits
MONEYWAY, the financial services firm, has launched a range of retail discounts for staff ahead of a voluntary benefits scheme in April, with a long-term view to introducing flex.The discounts include deals with high street stores such as HMV and Marks & Spencer, and with holiday firms including Pontin's and ...
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Staff believe health checks show bosses care
Eight-out-of-ten employees (82%) who had had a health assessment felt that it shows their employer cares about the state of their health. According to the †Bupa wellness customer satisfaction survey, 68% of employees said that having an assessment made them think better of their employer, while four-out-of-ten respondents said the ...
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Airbus pilots statements
Airbus UK has issued total reward statements to a section of its workforce to aid retention. The move has also been undertaken with a view to launching a flexible benefits scheme next year.It has targeted the statements at its 2,000 highly-skilled engineers to ensure these employees are fully aware of ...
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Accounting for change
This article is brought to you by our sponsor Scottish Life.Steve Bee, head of pensions strategy at Scottish Life, says that as the pensions debate rages with 2012 changes ahead, employers can get a head start by looking into auto-enrolment to schemes nowThe Pensions Bill 2007, which was introduced to ...
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Employee Benefits International Supplement February 2008
How the EU scores on harmonisationThink global, act local on benefitsPare messages to emphasise partnershipKeep global perks at a healthy level
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Buyer's Guides
Buyer's guide to corporate Isas (July 2012)Buyer's guide to financial education (July 2012)Buyer's guide to voluntary benefits platforms (June 2012)Buyer's guide to childcare vouchers (June 2012)Buyer's guide to private medical insurance (May 2012)Buyer's guide to pension modelling tools (May 2012)Buyer's guide to group income protection (April 2012)Buyer's guide to corporate ...
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Scottish and Southern Energy implements financial education
Scottish and Southern Energy has held a month-long programme of financial education to help staff get up to speed with their personal finances.Workshops were organised in one-day stints across key locations in the UK, including power stations and call centres, with up to four sessions a day taking place at ...
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Cars and fleet - definition - Perk driver
A perk driver is an employee who is given a company car or car allowance with no expectation that they will use their car for business. The car is simply for private use (although it can be used on business) and is a ‘perk’ of the job.
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Two-thirds of private cars found to be unsafe
Two-thirds of private vehicles driven on employer business are not safe, according to the Vehicle monitor survey conducted by fleet management firm Total Motion. Some 5,734 company and privately-owned vehicles used for business were inspected last year and nine-out-of-ten (91%) of the drivers admitted to failing to make basic vehicle ...
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Herbert Smith provides care
Herbert Smith has launched a fully-funded emergency childcare and eldercare service to help staff balance their work and home life.The service assists the law firm's staff in locating and paying for nursery places, childminders and nannies at short notice. They can also source emergency care for elderly dependants to help ...
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Cars and fleet - definition - Fuel card
Fuel card act like credit cards that can only be used for fuel. Employers which provide these to company car drivers are able to use the related paperwork to track purchases, mileages and tax due.
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Cars and fleet - definition - Company car tax
Company car drivers have to pay benefits tax based on the new list price of their car and its carbon dioxide emissions. Some employees prefer to receive a cash allowance in lieu of a company car. They are then liable for NI and income tax on this amount instead.
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Cars and fleet - definition - Company car
A company car is a car provided to an employee as part of their reward package. In most cases company cars are provided because the employee needs it in order to carry out their job. In some cases, a car is provided as a perk of the job for private ...
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Cars and fleet - definition - Fleet risk assessment
An audit of all the risks affecting a company car fleet. This includes checking that drivers have valid drivers licences and regular eye tests through to driver training and reviewing whether all journeys are necessary.Full details of a risk assessment
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The coming year will see us hang on Revenue's every word
Amanda Wilkinson, editor of Employee Benefits: As each year turns, compensation and benefits specialists are faced with adapting their benefits strategies to comply with new pieces of legislation. Two years ago there was pensions tax simplification to deal with, and a year ago, age discrimination.This coming year is no exception. ...
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DSGi increases voluntary benefits offering for staff
Retailer DSG international (DSGi), owners of Currys and PC World, has launched a new voluntary benefits scheme for its 26,000 UK-based employees and is considering rolling it out internationally later this year.The new scheme was launched following the withdrawal of DSGi's previous provider HBOS from the voluntary benefits market and ...
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Confessions of a benefits manager
Candid: I love new year and the chance to start over, and I am quite determined that this year will be different. I'm not talking about turning over a new leaf here; more like chucking over a forest. This year, I want to be better, slimmer, and more successful. This ...
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Hammonds surveys staff on perks
Legal firm Hammonds has conducted an online survey of employees receiving perks via its flex scheme in order to find out if the options on offer are valued.The firm has had a flex scheme in place since 1999 but is concerned that the perk, and the way it is communicated ...