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The number of driver status cars has fallen
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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DHL launches pre-retirement planning
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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Confessions of a benefits manager
Candid: I’ve made a new year’s resolution: never work with children, animals, or outsourcing consultants. Actually, come to think of it, working with outsourcing consultants is just like working with children or animals: they play around and you clean up the mess.Of course, it was all Big Bad Boss’s idea. ...
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Employee Benefits/Towers Perrin Flexible Benefits Research January 2007
The surveyAttitudesWhat's on offerAdministrationSponsor's comment by Towers Perrin: Flexing upThe surveyOur survey, which was carried out in November 2006 among readers of Employee Benefits and users of www.employeebenefits.co.uk, received 579 responses. The study concentrates ont the responses of employers which offer a traditional flex plan that is communicated as a ...
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City and Islington Council tackles absence
City and Islington Council has launched an occupational health scheme to help deal with long-term sickness absence among its 1,100 employees. Its current total absence rate stands at around 4%.Through the service, the council is able to refer employees to an occupational health consultant at provider Health Management from the ...
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PPF admin levy costs could spiral
The administration levy that employers are required to pay towards the costs of running the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) could rise by almost 50%.The PPF was established to pay compensation to members of eligible defined benefit pension schemes should an employer become insolvent and has insufficient assets to cover members' ...
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Advertising managers leaders in pay stakes
Advertising managers have received the largest salary increase in the marketing, media, new media, advertising and design sector in the past 12 months, with an average rise of 8.8%. In the coming year, however, managing directors are expected to receive the largest increase in the industry, with a predicted rise ...
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New codes put pensions on alert
Employers are advised to work with their pension trustees to ensure they understand two new codes of practice from the Pensions Regulator.The codes - Member-nominated trustees and directors and Internal controls - came into effect in November, and place a new set of requirements on trustees.The first states that at ...
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John Lewis Partnership's profit based annual bonus
For the past 10 years, John Lewis Partnership has paid an annual partnership bonus of between 9% and 22% of annual salary.The bonus is based on profits for the trading year beginning each February, and is determined by the organisation's partnership board. After any capital is held back for reinvestment, ...
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Aon launches pensions indemnity
Aon has launched a pensions security indemnity product (PSI) to offer staff increased security around their pension schemes. Should an organisation become insolvent, Aon will cover the cost of its pension obligations up to a pre-agreed limit. PSI products act as an alternative to letters of credit, which are an ...
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Asperity launches voluntary plan
Employee discount provider Asperity Employee Benefits has launched an online voluntary benefits scheme called Reward Gateway.The package offers employees access to discounted products from 1,200 retailers, alongside a cash-back service, which enables employees to earn varying amounts of money depending on how much they spend and at which retailers.This cash ...
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Baker leaves for Tarmac
Louise Baker, group reward manager at Britannia Building Society, has taken up the role of head of reward at building supplier Tarmac.She will be replaced at Britannia by Neil Noakes who is moving internally within the building society.Baker spent three years at Britannia, during which time she implemented an online ...
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Orange launches bikes for work
Orange has introduced a bikes-for-work scheme for its 12,500 staff to enhance its image as a green employer and take advantage of the tax savings on offer. It hopes that the perk will encourage more employees to leave their cars at home and cycle to work instead. If the benefit ...
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Buckinghamshire County Council employee values its flexible working policies
Claire Street, a democratic services officer, has worked at Buckinghamshire County Council for around five years and is responsible for writing up committee minutes and advising on issues such as cabinet member decisions. She particularly values being able to work from home and working flexibly outside the core office hours ...
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Cedar Communications finds flex scheme success
Contract publishing firm, Cedar Communications introduced a flex scheme for its 90 employees in 2003.The scheme offers a range of benefits, including life cover, income protection, pension scheme, medical and dental cover, and lifestyle benefits.Tracey Jakimovski, HR manager, says: "A favourite is the option to buy and sell holiday. We ...
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Standard Life's flex scheme mirrors its changing workforce
Having implemented flex in April 2006, Standard Life is aware of its changing workforce demographics and is working to keep flex as popular in the future as it is today.Bearing in mind the gradual shift in the age of its workforce, the financial services company is looking to understand which ...
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Npower keeps close check on employees' engagement levels
Electricity firm Npower regularly checks its workforce's engagement pulse with surveys and focus groups. The utility firm surveys the entire company once every two years and polls sample groups every quarter. Jon Cowell, head of learning and development, says: "Questions are a mix of standard items to track engagement, mainly ...
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University Hospitals of Leicester offer staff in-house emergency childcare
Employees at the University Hospitals of Leicester have access to three on-site day nurseries that can help with emergency childcare. As the nurseries operate on around 80% capacity, there is always the chance that a place can be offered on an emergency basis and staff are able to see if ...
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Davis Langdon pilots GP clinic for staff
Davis Langdon is piloting a GP clinic for its 600 employees based in its London office.The service, which was introduced in December, is paid for by the international construction and property consultancy and will run for at least six months before a decision is taken on whether to roll it ...
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Wragge & Co reviews reward
Wragge & CO is designing its reward strategy for the next five years to ensure it remains competitive and its benefits are valued by staff.The law firm is aiming to have a new strategy in place by April.Following a benchmarking exercise, it is currently in the process of surveying new ...