All articles by System Administrator – Page 50
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Providers should unite to overcome EAPs tax threat
Providers of employee assistance programmes (EAPs) have been urged to work together and share client information in a bid to help save the benefit's tax-free status.The government has proposed to introduce a tax on EAPs, and has given the Employee Assistance Programme Association (EAPA) until the end of August to ...
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Dairy Crest pilots total reward statements
Dairy Crest plans to send out total reward statements to its senior employees next month in a pilot exercise designed to assess the value of the benefit to staff and to drive take up of existing perks. If deemed a success, it will roll out annual total reward statements to ...
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BT carbon clubs boost efforts
BT's carbon clubs have proposed measures to help homeworkers reduce their carbon footprint.These include initiatives such as setting up 'communal cupboards' from which homeworkers can collect resources such as printer paper to reduce packaging.The clubs are now preparing a business case of the proposals to present to BT's head of ...
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JP Morgan Chase wins 'bonus' case
The High Court has ruled against an employee who sued JP Morgan Chase for USD$3.5m in alleged lost incentive compensation. It is the first case to look at the bonus-decision process after guidelines were issued by the Court of Appeal last year.Daniel Ridgway, a former options trader for the investment ...
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Reward's reach goes beyond pay and benefits
As increasing numbers of employers take a holistic approach to reward, which goes beyond pay and benefits to more intangible perks, what does the future have in store for the concept, asks Alison ColemanAttracting and retaining staff remains one of the biggest challenges for employers, who realise that simply adding ...
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Good workplace environment best to attract staff
Nearly two-thirds (65%) of UK employers believe creating a good working environment is the best way to attract staff. However, holiday entitlement is the most popular perk for nearly half (47%) of employees when looking for a new job, according to the Croner/You Gov survey. Over a third (39%), meanwhile, ...
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Case Studies
Barclays' employee appreciates help in giving to charity
Debbie Phillips, corporate affairs manager, has worked for Barclays for 20 years.She contributes £30 a month through the company's payroll giving scheme, which, after tax relief and Barclays' matched funding, equates to £1,200 a year."It's something I've thought about for a long time but it took me a while to ...
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British American Tobacco opts for single benefits site
British American Tobacco has rebranded its benefits website to enable staff to access both its flexible and voluntary benefits schemes through a single site.It is hoped staff who previously only used one scheme will start using other benefits as well. The new site, provided by You at Work, is designed ...
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Pensions' additional voluntary contributions still popular
Median additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) have risen by £200 per member per annum over the last year. This figure now stands at £2,000 per member per annum, up from £1,800 last year and £1,000 in 2005.According to Hewitt Associates' AVC survey 2007, the popularity of AVCs remains constant despite the ...
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Smoking ban fuels action from employers
Employers are using the smoking ban, which has now come into force in England, to encourage more of their employees to kick the habit.Throughout June, British Airways held stop-smoking seminars twice a day and motivational talks in the workplace, working with provider Icas. It also enlisted the support of the ...
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Proposed plan of reform on government personal accounts
The government has proposed to lower the annual personal contribution cap on personal accounts in its response to the consultation on its white paper on pensions reform, which was published last month.The proposed reduction from £5,000 to £3,600 will help the system of personal accounts to target the right audience, ...
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Concern over car phone use
More than two-thirds (70%) of business drivers still admit to making calls while on the road, despite the extension of the Road Safety Act 2006 in February, which increased the penalty for those caught using a mobile phone while driving.Perhaps more alarmingly 7% of business drivers still refuse to use ...
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Traffic offences rise for company car drivers
Traffic offences such as jumping red lights or yellow box junction violations among company car drivers have risen by an average of 28% in the first quarter of 2007, according to LeasePlan's Quarterly driver survey. Speeding and bus lane violations have also both increased by 7%. Parking fines, however, have ...
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ALD extends its carbon offsetting offerings
ALD Automotive has extended its carbon offsetting initiative to enable individual drivers to make donations to the Woodland Trust. Previously, drivers could only do so if their employer had signed up to the Carbon Offset initiative. Drivers can make monthly donations to the charity through direct debit with the amount ...
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Permanent health insurance (PHI)
Group income protection provides replacement salary if someone is unable to work for 28 weeks or more, prior to this statutory sick pay rates apply. Many providers offer this salary replacement for set periods, such as five years.
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Occupational health
Occupational health is the promotion and maintenance of physical and mental wellbeing of employees. This is reinforced by the Health and Safety Executive which concentrates on the provision of a safe and healthy workplace where the welfare of staff is a major factor. Some employers run occupational health departments staffed ...
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Long-term absence rehabilitation
Long-term absence rehabilitation is a service that provides employees who are off work for long periods of time with counseling and support to speed up their recovery and return to work.
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Life assurance/insurance
Group life assurance, which is a type of death-in-service benefit, provides a lump sum for an employee's family should that employee die while in an organisation's service.It is covers all or a group of employees under a master policy and the employees usually do not need a medical examination.
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Income protection
Group income protection provides replacement salary if someone is unable to work for 28 weeks or more, prior to this statutory sick pay rates apply. Many providers offer this salary replacement for set periods, such as five years.
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Health insurance
Health insurance written on a number of employees under a single master policy, issued to their employer.