All articles by System Administrator – Page 59

  • Article

    JLT appoints new benefits business development consultant

    2007-04-29T23:00:00Z

    Jardine Lloyd Thompson Benefit Solutions has appointed Sunny Chauhan as business development consultant in its benefits division. He joins from benefits provider P&MM.†

  • Analysis

    Tax and insurance advice for expats

    2007-04-29T23:00:00Z

    Overseas postings can cause a lot of upheaval for staff, so they will appreciate good advice to help deal with issues such as tax and insurance, and make the transition smoother, says Alison ColemanMany years ago, long-term overseas assignments were few and far between, but as international operations have become ...

  • Case Studies

    Kwik-Fit Financial Services uses providers to limit admin burden

    2007-04-29T23:00:00Z

    Kwik-Fit Financial Services, which employs around 840 call centre staff, is keen to limit the administration around its flexible benefits scheme.Elizabeth McVeigh, senior HR co-ordinator, explains: "We have had problems in the past where flex products have been an administrative burden, but having providers offering straight-forward and easy-to-use benefits makes ...

  • Article

    Schneider adds to its flex scheme

    2007-04-29T23:00:00Z

    Schneider Electric has included a range of new benefits for the second year of its flexible benefits scheme to boost its appeal and add a health and wellbeing element.The new perks comprise a Denplan dental plan, a healthcare cash plan, salary sacrifice mobile phones, and the option to buy and ...

  • Case Studies

    Danone offers staff learning and development accounts

    2007-04-29T23:00:00Z

    Danone UK, the dairy arm of the company's food and drink business offers a learning and development account, alongside a wellbeing account, through its flexible benefits scheme.The accounts, which receive half-matched employer funding, were introduced this January.So far, a quarter of the 90 employees in the Danone Dairies division have ...

  • Case Studies

    G4S Cash Services outsources its payroll

    2007-04-29T23:00:00Z

    G4S Cash Services, part of security firm Group 4 Securicor, outsourced its payroll in 1997 while running complex admin for 9,000 staff.When the company decided to outsource, it opted to use a provider it had previously worked with. Gavin Carter, former payroll services manager at G4S Cash Services and now ...

  • Article

    Pensions supplement May 2007

    2007-04-29T23:00:00Z

    Incoming PMI president shares his views on pensionsStrategies to manage final salary liabilitiesBack-to-basics guide to DC investmentsPensions scheme charges under the spotlightSponsors comment

  • Article

    Confessions of a benefits manager

    2007-04-12T12:43:29Z

    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 ...

  • Article

    How to manage health & wellbeing

    2007-04-01T23:00:00Z

    Absence ails industryMake audits a life lineStandard wellness benefitsAdding valueMonitoring healthCase studiesGlossarySponsor's commentDownload: How to manage health & wellbeing (PDF 192KB)Contributor: Stephanie SpicerSickness absence costs employers 3.5% of working time a year, or the equivalent of £598 per employee, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's Absence management ...

  • Analysis

    Monitoring health

    2007-04-01T23:00:00Z

    A vital sign that HR careMonitoring staff health can play a major role in illness prevention and should be a key constituent of any wellness strategyAny good health and wellbeing strategy should include measures for monitoring and assessing staff to identify and prevent potential illnesses before they turn into long-term ...

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    Growing number of staff unaware of pensions tax savings

    2007-04-01T23:00:00Z

    An increasing number of workers are unaware of the tax incentives for pension savings.According to construction industry financial services firm B&CE's annual Spring pensions research more than half (52%) of workers claim that they are not aware of these tax breaks, which is an increase from last year's 43%.Younger employees ...

  • Article

    GVA Grimley launches holiday planning system

    2007-04-01T23:00:00Z

    GVA Grimley has added a holiday planning system, pay modeller and total reward statements to its online flexible benefits scheme to help staff at the property firm make informed decisions.Employees can now book holiday, access colleagues' timetables and update their absence records online. The data gathered will enable the company ...

  • Article

    Glossary - Health & Wellbeing

    2007-04-01T23:00:00Z

    GlossaryAbsence management systemA process of monitoring staff absence levels which can result in data being provided to employers to help them control absence and tackle the reasons behind it.Bikes-for-work schemesA tax-efficient scheme whereby the employer purchases a bike for employees who wish to take up the offer. The employer reclaims ...

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    RWE Npower introduces total reward statements as step to flex

    2007-04-01T23:00:00Z

    RWE npower will introduce total reward statements in June as the first step towards implementing a flexible benefits scheme.The move to flex is part of its long-term benefits strategy, which has yet to gain board approval. The energy firm wants to re-educate staff around its voluntary benefit package, encourage take ...

  • Analysis

    Engaging staff

    2007-04-01T23:00:00Z

    Involve to boost take upEngaging staff in wellbeing lies in making them feel involved from the start, but not all employees will want to participateThe most comprehensive health and wellbeing strategy in the world won't work unless employees know about it and are willing to actively engage with it. This ...

  • Article

    Deloitte introduces health and wellbeing portal

    2007-04-01T23:00:00Z

    Deloitte is to introduce discounted health assessments and a health and wellbeing portal in a bid to offer staff a more integrated healthcare scheme.The website will provide employees with information about their healthcare benefits and access to general healthy-living advice. It also features a hospital locator and details of a ...

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    Costello joins Lloyds Pharmacy

    2007-04-01T23:00:00Z

    Lloyds Pharmacy has appointed a new reward manager, Theresa Costello, who effectively replaces remuneration and benefits manager Lorna Brady. She left the company in September last year and her role has been covered by an interim manager. Costello has been a self-employed reward consultant for the last three years. She ...

  • Analysis

    Defined contribution pensions: An update

    2007-04-01T23:00:00Z

    Defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are going under the knife. A huge transformation is set to take place in the pensions market, with government proposals for a new low-cost national pensions savings scheme of personal accounts and a consultation exercise on DC pensions being carried out by the Pensions Regulator. ...

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    Universal Music and Wragge & Co run health and wellbeing weeks

    2007-04-01T23:00:00Z

    Universal Music and Wragge & Co are both to run health and wellbeing weeks in April to raise awareness of such issues.Universal Music will offer its staff heart and cholesterol checks, hearing tests, dietary advice and stop smoking tips during its third annual health and safety week.Michael Pye, director of ...

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    Boost for payroll giving

    2007-04-01T23:00:00Z

    Workplace Giving UK is encouraging clients to relaunch their payroll giving schemes to mark the 20th anniversary of the product and boost staff take up.The move, which is aimed at encouraging employers to achieve take-up rates of 10%-20% and recruit an additional 20 employees to join a payroll giving scheme ...