All articles by System Administrator – Page 59
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Matching pensions contributions unused by staff
Nearly 40% of employees do not take advantage of the matching pension contributions offered by their employer. According to the third annual Investment/DC choices survey by DC Link, staff could be missing out on contributions of up to 5% per year.A further 20% of employees in defined contribution (DC) schemes ...
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Ernst & Young designs health website
Ernst & Young has begun designing a health website in order to provide its 114,000 employees with a single source of information around health and wellbeing perks.The website, branded Energy, will include details of the company's existing employee assistance programme, gym membership scheme, and health assessment programme, as well as ...
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Obesity is a divisive issue
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of managers believe that employers have a responsibility to speak to an employee about their health if they feel that their productivity is being affected. Just 36% of managers who themselves are very overweight or obese, however, agree this is the right thing to do.More than half ...
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Public sector training funds are down
More than half (52%) of public sector employers report a cut in funds available for training, with just 10% expecting to see an increase in the next year. But according to the Learning and development survey 2007 by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, over three-quarters of voluntary sector ...
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Employee share scheme returns can be submitted online
Employee share scheme returns, which have to be filed annually for each separate approved plan offered to staff, can now be submitted online.The Employee Share Schemes (Electronic Communication of Returns and Information) Regulations 2007, which came into force last month, allow companies to report to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) ...
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Exclusive research: staff motivation linked to productivity
Employee engagement and motivation linked to productivity have taken on a new importance over the past three years. This is according to the results of the Employee Benefits/JPMorgan Invest Benefits research 2007, published in the Benefits Book 2007.Benefits are now thought to impact on these areas to some extent by ...
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Case Studies
GNER rolls out salary sacrifice
GNER offers a range of benefits through salary sacrifice arrangements and was keen to add a tax-efficient NCP car parking scheme to its package.This was perceived to be of significant benefit to staff because it has a number of employees who work unsociable hours and so are unable to travel ...
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Confessions of a benefits manager
Candid: I am minding my own business when Big Bad Boss comes rampaging out of his office. He jabs a stubby finger at a document and yells: “This hasn’t been updated for three years”, in a most accusing tone. He is waving the sheet around so much I can’t see ...
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Ensure absence management systems are effective past the first year
Initiating sickness absence management can result in steep falls in sick days, but unless momentum is kept up and data continues to be closely checked then absenteeism will creep back up, says Vicki TaylorIf you read nothing else read this...Many employers find sickness absence levels reduce greatly in the first ...
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Absence ails industry
Absence ails industryEmployers have a vested underlying interest in staff wellness as sickness absence continues to put pressure on British industrySome employers take the view that when it comes to the health and wellbeing of their employees, as long as the environment in which they work is safe and comfortable, ...
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Adding value
Fit culture into the packCanvassing employee opinion is vital in assessing what health perks will ultimately suit your staff's needsDevising a wellbeing strategy to complement standard employee healthcare benefits and employers' workplace obligations is one thing, but the real key to the success of any such initiative is to add ...
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Staff fail to notify pension providers of change of address
More than a third (36%) of employees in a private sector pension scheme have failed to notify providers of their change of address since 1996, placing them at higher risk of losing their fund through identity theft. Aon Consulting's Pensions research 2007 found that younger employees were the least likely ...
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Case Studies
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has extended compulsory retirement age
Enterprise Rent-A-Car extended its compulsory retirement age of 65 years to all employees, following the introduction of the Employment Equality (Age) regulations 2006 last October.This had previously only applied to its senior management team, while the rest of its workforce had no set retirement age.Jim Burrell, senior vice president for ...
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Help Meet business aims
Help meet business aimsCase study 1 - Cadbury Trebor BassettCadbury Trebor Bassett engaged the services of Nuffield Proactive Health (NPH) to ensure the wellbeing of 260 of its employees through a six month period during which their workload had increased while implementing an IT project.Dr Paul Kanas, head of occupational ...
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Time for a more hands-on approach for the health and wellbeing of our employees
Sponsor's commentTime for a more hands-on approach for the health and wellbeing of our employeesThis article is brought to you by BUPAWe are all busy people, yet it's worth stopping to think, could we do more to improve the health and wellbeing of our employees? More and more employers are ...
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Norfolk County Services launches employee assistance programme
Norfolk County Services has replaced its ad-hoc occupational health service with an employee assistance programme (EAP).The move is aimed at reducing stress and absence levels, and enabling it to gain a better understanding of the causes of stress among its 4,500 employees.Patricia Fuller, HR director at the facilities management firm, ...
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Make audits a life line
Make audits a life lineWhen developing a strategy avoid costly duplication by having a thorough review of existing health benefits and practicesPRIOR to implementing a health and wellbeing strategy employers need to spend some time considering exactly why they want to introduce one in the first place. This might seem ...
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Ernst & Young's Quinn joins Royal Bank of Scotland
Ernst & Young (E&Y) performance and reward director Mark Quinn is moving client side to Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) where he will oversee reward for the retail arms of RBS, NatWest, Coutts and Mint. As technical partner retail markets, he will be part of the reward team in group ...
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Elan IT set to launch flexible benefits
Elan IT is to finally offer its 400 employees a fully flexible benefits scheme from July after the framework for its scheme was introduced almost two years ago, in August 2005.Its Central Perks-branded scheme currently offers core benefits which are allocated according to employees' length of service and grade. From ...
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Fife Council launches voluntary benefits
Fife Council has introduced a range of voluntary benefits in a bid to become a more competitive employer when compared with the private sector.The council, which employs 21,500 staff, has launched an employee-paid LHF healthcare cash plan alongside a voluntary benefits scheme.Caroline Murphy, HR adviser, said: "We are trying to ...