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Government denies regional minimum wage claims
The government has denied newspaper reports that prime minister Gordon Brown is planning to vary the national minimum wage by region across Britain.
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Centrica introduces online self-management system
Centrica is introducing an online self-management system for line managers to notify HR of payroll changes.It is hoped that the system, which will be implemented by April next year, will reduce the level of administration HR has to undertake.The current system involves HR emailing a spreadsheet to line managers to ...
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JM Computing healthcare cash plan
JM Computing has launched a cash plan for all 100 employees in order to provide them with an affordable means of healthcare.The company has financed a minimum level of cover for all employees under the cash plan towards treatments such as dental work, eye care and acupuncture. Staff can then ...
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National Express firm plans pre-pay credit card
National Express is planning to replace its instant recognition voucher scheme with a new motivation programme that uses a pre-paid credit card.Under the new scheme, due to go live by September, managers at the transport firm who want to reward an employee can load a sum of cash through an ...
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BNP Paribas wins flex working ruling
A working mother has lost her legal claim against investment bank BNP Paribas for sex discrimination, victimisation and constructive dismissal after it turned down her request for flexible working.Before returning to work after a year on maternity leave, Katharina Tofeji asked to work a four-day week so she could handle ...
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Bristol-Myers has a comp and bens team within its HR dept
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals has a dedicated compensation and benefits team as part of its HR department.Alison Maitland, director of compensation and benefits at the US-owned drugmaker, which markets drugs to help those suffering from conditions such as HIV and cancer, says: "All benefits for employees in the UK are managed ...
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MTV moves from traditional reward to flexible benefits
MTV introduced its flexible benefits scheme in 2005 in order to replace its previous more traditional style of reward structure.As an innovative and exciting global brand, it felt that its previous reward package was in stark contrast to the image that the company wanted to promote to both current and ...
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Cooper Parry divides benefits between HR and finance
Cooper Parry divides responsibility for benefits between its HR and finance functions.While the HR team at the East Midlands accountancy firm runs the lion's share of perks, its finance department oversees its car fleet and pensions.Neena Tebbutt, director of HR, says: "Responsibility for employee benefits is [with] a combination of ...
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Homeserve runs its employee benefits via HR
Homeserve GB sticks with the tried-and-tested method of running its employee benefits through the human resources department.The HR team at the emergency call-out and repairs company has responsibility for all perks, bar its company car fleet and gym membership, which are outsourced.However, the department still needs to get changes signed ...
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Where should benefits sit in an organisation?
With a growing number of employers sharing responsibility for perks with finance departments, Jenny Keefe asks where benefits should sitTraditionally, HR has run the show when it comes to perks. Day-to-day administrative chores may have been farmed out to the finance team or outsourcing firms, and specialist functions might have ...
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Employers believe that healthy working means eating healthily at work
Almost a third (31%) of employers believe that healthy working means eating healthily at work, according to a research study for Investors in People conducted by Ipsos MORI. The 2007 survey What does healthy working mean? reports that 24% of employers admit that they have not taken steps to improve ...
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KPMG uses two annual employee engagement surveys
Accountancy firm KPMG uses two annual internal employee surveys to assess staff engagement levels and the effect benefits have on this.One survey analyses engagement levels, while the other focuses on benefits. In the future, the firm plans to combine the two to gain a better idea of the relationship between ...
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Andrew Cox moves to Lane Clark's employee benefits division
Mercer Human Resource Consulting's product development manager Andrew Cox has moved to become senior consultant in Lane Clark & Peacock's employee benefit division. "I am getting back to the core of what I'm good at, which is helping clients administer their perks [efficiently]," he said.
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Salary sacrifice threat with personal accounts
The future of salary sacrifice schemes could be under threat now that personal accounts have effectively been given the green light under the Pensions Act 2007, as more employers may move to salary sacrifice arrangements to help meet the cost of their contributions. Under personal accounts, it is proposed that ...
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Accountancy wages soar
High demand for the skills of chartered accountants means that the average salary for those working in business is £79,400, according to a survey by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and specialist financial recruitment consultancy Robert Half Finance & Accounting. The first Career benchmarking survey ...
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Employee Benefits/Axa SunLife Pensions Research 2007
Key findingsAttitudesTypes of schemesInvestmentLegislationExtra researchSponsors comment: Fitting tailored messagesDownload: Pensions research 2007 (PDF)It is surprising that 72% of respondents don’t yet measure the return on investment (ROI) on pensions. And of these, just 9% say that they plan to start doing so. In a bid to measure ROI, just under ...
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Grass Roots upgrades retail voucher product
Grass Roots has upgraded its retail voucher product, voucher4me, so that employees can mix and match the vouchers they purchase. Prior to the upgrade, employees that took the benefit through a flexible benefits scheme could only buy vouchers from one retailer each time they made a purchase.Andy Lister, head of ...
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Entry deadline nears for wellbeing course
Organisations that are accepted nominate one or two employees to be coached by the Centre for Workplace Health at St Mary's University College. Employers can expect to pay £3,500 to take part in the 12-month programme, but organisations with fewer than 250 employees can negotiate a smaller fee.For more information, ...
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Orbit brings out online pensions calculator for DB members
Orbit Benefits has launched an online pensions calculator for members of defined benefit (DB) schemes to log into and work out how much money they will receive from their pension on retirement.The DB modeller complements Orbit Benefits's existing modeller for defined contribution (DC) pension schemes.Individuals must input details such as ...
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Kent County Council moves its childcare provision
Kent County Council is changing its childcare voucher provider to AllSave UK from September.Jane Vivier, reward adviser at the council, said: "We were looking for someone that could grow the business and communicate to all our staff." Previous provider, Busy Bees Childcare Vouchers, lost out in a tender after the ...