All articles by System Administrator – Page 64

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    Information due on retired staff with benefits

    2007-02-01T00:00:01Z

    Employers which provide benefits for retired staff have until 7 April to inform HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of employees' National Insurance number, the benefits they receive and the value of these perks.Changes introduced in the Finance Act 2004, mean that 2006/07 is the first tax year in which retired ...

  • Article

    Imass introduces fuel admin

    2007-02-01T00:00:01Z

    IT firm IMASS has introduced a fuel card and mileage capture website for the 60 drivers in its employee car ownership (Eco) scheme.Previously, drivers had to pay for all fuel and claim work mileage back through expenses. The new website should also reduce administration.Austin Morley, HR manager, said: "Now drivers ...

  • Article

    Confessions of a benefits manager

    2007-01-25T16:23:10Z

    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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    Stress is still an issue at work

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Stress is still an issue for many at work, with 44% stating that they feel under excessive pressure once or twice a week. According to How engaged are Britain's employees report, conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development for Kingston Business School and Ipsos Mori, just under a ...

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    Higginson leaves GSK

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Richard Higginson has been appointed head of reward at financial services firm Towry Law.He was previously director of international benefits at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a post he held from 1999 until the end of last year.Higginson described the move as a career change, having only previously worked for FTSE multinationals. Towry ...

  • Analysis

    Group products to regenerate group income protection?

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Group income protection is often perceived as complicated and expensive. That has long been the view of individual income protection products and, on a group basis, employers are especially nervous about the long-term commitment of providing for employees who are off sick.If you read nothing else, read this ...The group ...

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    Legal & General offers pension tools

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Legal & General has launched a selection of tools to help employers set up, or manage, a pension scheme and communicate it to staff. These include a communication guide, a DVD which helps employers to provide financial education to staff around pensions, and access to a website containing relevant information.For ...

  • Case Studies

    InterContinental Hotels Group invests in global employee engagement

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Staff seen as vital link in hotel chain InterContinental Hotels Group puts its money where its mouth is and, this year, invested $10m (£5.4m) in a global employee engagement programme.David Anderson, vice president of global brand innovation, headed the project, which involved 140 hotels in some 69 countries."A couple of ...

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    Who is responsible for CSR?

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Most small and medium-sized employers (92%) believe corporate social responsibility (CSR) has a fundamental role to play in how a company is run. Yet there is some debate over who should be responsible for managing a CSR strategy. More than a quarter (27%) believe that this should be down to ...

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    DB schemes continue to lose favour

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    More than half (58%) of employees have had to increase their contribution levels into defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the past 12 months.Other employers (17%) have moved from offering a DB scheme to a defined contribution (DC) plan in a bid to control costs, while a further 12% have ...

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    DSGI revamps communication

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Electrical retailer DSG International will launch a new website in May in order to improve communication with staff.Employees of the company, which owns high street brands such as Dixons, Currys and PC World, will be able to access the site from home, which will enable it to reach many more ...

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    Wragge & Co reviews reward

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

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    Davis Langdon pilots GP clinic for staff

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Case Studies

    University Hospitals of Leicester offer staff in-house emergency childcare

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Case Studies

    Npower keeps close check on employees' engagement levels

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Case Studies

    Standard Life's flex scheme mirrors its changing workforce

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Case Studies

    Cedar Communications finds flex scheme success

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Case Studies

    Buckinghamshire County Council employee values its flexible working policies

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • Article

    Orange launches bikes for work

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    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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    Baker leaves for Tarmac

    2007-01-08T00:00:00Z

    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 ...