All articles by System Administrator – Page 63

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    Ernst & Young offers staff global exchange programme

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Professional services company Ernst & Young has traditionally offered a two-year global exchange programme to its 114,000 staff.However, through staff focus groups, it emerged that many employees would also like to have the option of shorter stints working abroad.Riaz Shah, people leader for assurance and advisory business services at Ernst ...

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    Tesco employee values share plans

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Paul Eaton is an in-store pharmacist. He joined Tesco six years ago, initially on a part-time basis while at university before taking on a full-time role two years ago.He particularly values Tesco's all-employee share plans, and has taken advantage of its save-as-you-earn (Sharesave) scheme, the last one of which matured ...

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    Co-op moots wellness day

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group is considering holding a health and wellness day for its 3,000 head office staff later this year. A similar event held in 2005, would provide a model for the event. The 2005 wellness day included advice on issues such as smoking and weight loss, and provided facilities ...

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    Thomas Cook improves its flex communication

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Thomas Cook is revamping its flexible benefits communication strategy in a bid to educate employees about the available perks and thus boost take up.This month, the travel firm will nominate one manager from each region in the UK to act as a port of call for any employee who wants ...

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    British Gas reward boss goes east

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    British Gas' head of reward for residential energy, Paul Simons, is moving to Standard Chartered Bank, where he will oversee reward for South East Asia.This is a return to international benefits for Simons, who worked as reward manager for Diageo in West Africa in 2004. "I am a big fan ...

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    Friends Provident new bonus

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Friends Provident is to introduce a bonus scheme based on employees' individual performance, following feedback from staff and representation from trade union Amicus.The financial services group hopes that the move will help to increase employees' motivation by making them feel that they can have an influence over the level of ...

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    DfT issues warning on bikes-for-work schemes

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    The Department for Transport has warned providers of bikes-for-work schemes to make sure that their marketing materials accurately reflect the tax break.The DfT sent a letter to all providers last month stating that it had concerns over "the promotion of the scheme as an opportunity to 'buy' a new bike ...

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    Benfield launches bikes-for-work

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Last month, Benfield launched a bikes-for-work scheme, before starting to implement auto-enrolment for its group personal pension (GPP).The bike scheme replaces Benfield's previous home computing scheme, and is intended to give staff an alternative to public transport. It also supports the firm's environmental aims. James Harwood, compensation and benefits manager, ...

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    Eli Lilly is set to launch voluntary benefits plan

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    In March, Eli Lilly will launch a voluntary benefits plan.This follows an employee survey in January, which found staff wanted perks such as travel insurance, gym membership and motor breakdown cover. David Chandler, benefits manager, said that the benefits most requested by staff were best suited to a voluntary plan. ...

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    ICI launches flexible benefits scheme for staff

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    ICI has just launched a flexible benefits scheme for employees.To purchase perks though the flex scheme, which went live last month, staff must give up some of their core benefits entitlement.Ralph Turner, director of benefits at the paints, adhesives and speciality products business, said: “We are not increasing their pot ...

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    Employee Benefits summit to take place in Spain

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Senior benefits decision-makers will be lining up to hear top speakers discuss the global war for talent, pensions and the impact of total reward, at Employee Benefits Summit 2007 in Jerez, Spain.Up to 60 benefits professionals have been invited to attend the event which will take place on 13-15 June.Debi ...

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    William Hill launches voluntary benefits six months behind schedule

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    This month, betting firm William Hill will finally launch a voluntary benefits scheme for its 13,500 UK employees, after a delay of more than six months.It initially intended to launch a scheme last summer, when it told employees about the plan. However, the launch was delayed to ensure benefits were ...

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    New HRD at BDO Stoy Hayward

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    BDO Stoy Hayward has appointed Daniel Kasmir as HR director.He joined the business services firm last month from Manpower, where he spent four years as UK HR director and three years as HR director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Kasmir said he looked forward to working with the ...

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    Kleinwort Benson Private Bank motivates staff on an individual basis

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Kleinwort Benson Private Bank tends to motivate staff on an individual basis, by assessing each new employee in order to identify what drives them at work. This insight is used to develop a clear career progression path within the firm for the bankers, which, combined with bonuses, helps keeps them ...

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    Employers giving staff occupational pensions for life assurance perks risk fines

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Employers that have allowed staff to join an occupational pension scheme purely to take up life assurance perks must review their practice or risk being fined by the Pensions Regulator.Although the Pensions Act 2004, which came into effect in December 2005, banned the practice unless schemes satisfy exemption criteria, so ...

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    Standard Chartered Bank caters for international assignments

    2007-02-05T00:00:00Z

    Standard Chartered Bank operates in 56 countries and has 58,000 employees worldwide. Staff are encouraged to take international assignments and there are currently around 35 in-bound assignees working in the UK.Manissa Patel, head of international mobility, explains that because overseas assignments are such a normal occurrence, it does not have ...

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    DHL launches pre-retirement planning

    2007-02-01T00:00:01Z

    DHL Express has launched pre-retirement planning for staff over the age of 64 years.The programme was launched to more than 300 employees last month and provides membership to the not-for-profit organisation HeyDay, which is part of Age Concern. This entitles employees to the organisation's bi-monthly magazine, membership access to its ...

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    The number of driver status cars has fallen

    2007-02-01T00:00:01Z

    The number of company cars that are offered to status drivers has fallen from 52% to 39% in the past year, according to the Quarterly company car trends report, by the fleet services arm of GE Commercial Finance.Factors which have risen in importance when determining how company cars are allocated ...

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    Herts county council supports staff with caring responsibilities

    2007-02-01T00:00:01Z

    Hertfordshire County Council has offered a range of support services and benefits for employees with caring responsibilities since 2002.It is already ahead of the requirements due to be brought in by the Work and Families Act in April as it allows all staff to request to work flexibly.Other support tools ...

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    Fleet users at risk on breakdowns

    2007-02-01T00:00:01Z

    Company car drivers may be putting themselves in danger when they break down on a motorway, as more than half risk injury by staying with their vehicle on the hard shoulder, according to research by AA Business Services. A further third of company car drivers admitted they would remain inside ...