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Microsoft to offer spa discount to staff
IT firm Microsoft will introduce discounted access to spa treatment from January, after running test days for employees.The company, which will offer the benefit to staff on a voluntary basis, initially plans to run the scheme for 12 months. After this time it will decide whether to continue doing so, ...
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Network Data Holdings' staff finally make use of shares
Staff at Network Data Holdings have finally been able to reap the rewards of a Share Incentive Plan (Sip) that was offered to them in 2000, following the company's float at the end of September 2006.The company initially launched a phantom share scheme six years ago after hatching long-term plans ...
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Informa extends flex and offers cycle scheme
Information services company Informa has extended its flexible benefits scheme to 370 employees of the Institute of International Research, which it acquired last year.It has also added a tax-efficient bikes for work scheme in order to support a more focused approach to occupational health.Keith Brownlie, group HR director, said: "We ...
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Guest opinion: Ivan Robertson, managing director of Robertson Cooper and Emeritus professor at the University of Manchester
What employees crave is to feel good and their psychological wellbeing can result in greater commitment and energy, particularly if bosses know how to use it to its greatest effect, says Ivan RobertsonArticle in fullAll enterprises want to get the best possible results. They do this by directing and sustaining ...
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Predictions for flex at EB conference
Employers should segment their workforce and tailor communications material to increase take up of flexible benefits schemes and maintain their relevance for employees.That was the conclusion from the session Will flexible benefits still be relevant for the UK workforce in the future?, during which Marcus Underhill, head of flexible benefits ...
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Kwik Fit Financial Services boss quits
Keren Edwards left her position as HR director at Kwik Fit Financial Services (KFFS) last month.After more than five years in the role, Edwards said she was seeking a new challenge.She added that she doesn't intend to start another job immediately. "I've already started getting some calls. I'll probably have ...
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EC Harris boosts total reward interest
EC Harris has boosted employee interest in its total reward statements (TRS) after simplifying and promoting the online system. It has provided TRS since July 2005, but only 500 of its 1,600 UK staff had previously logged on to the system. Since the overhaul was completed in September, about 1,000 ...
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DSG International boosts morale through benefits
DSG International has boosted employee motivation with a cost-effective reward system for team performance.In the session How to boost employee motivation without breaking the bank, June Diamond, recognition and incentives specialist from DSG International, explained how the company behind Currys.digital and PC World established team bank accounts for its 27,000 ...
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Centrica puts its flexible benefits scheme online
Centrica has launched an intranet site which it will use to promote its flexible benefits package to its 30,000 employees and boost take-up of perks. The energy supplier had experienced problems with with the number of employees choosing to take their flex fund as cash, rather than spending it on ...
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How to manage Flexible benefits
Editorial What is flexible benefits? Building the business case for flexible benefits The benefits of salary sacrifice How to implement flexible benefits Tax and legal issues Keeping flex fresh Flex in action…Contributor: Victoria FurnessEditorialInterest in flexible benefits schemes shows little sign of waning. There are still many organisations which have ...
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Guest opinion: Barry Hoffman, head of human resources, Charteris
When looking to motivate and reward professional services staff, it can be easy to subscribe to some with common misconceptions - the trick is to avoid doing so by looking to individuals’ value, says Barry HoffmanArticle in fullIf you believe all the tabloid hype, then the City is awash with ...
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BBC alters pensions
Changes to the BBC's pension schemes, which were announced for union consultation earlier this year, came into effect at the start of this month.On 1 November, the organisation's defined benefit (DB) scheme closed to new members. New staff will be able to join a career average revalued earnings (Care) scheme.Roger ...
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Further mergers lie ahead for providers
Employers could face a spate of consolidation of benefits providers following Vebnet's acquisition of the loss-making 4th Contact. This may be accompanied by lower fees amid fiercer competition for clients.Benefits technology company Vebnet has already said that it is in talks with a second company to add to 4th Contact, ...
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NHS update benefits to comply with age discrimination
Last month, the National Health Service overhauled its redundancy benefits to comply with October's age discrimination legislation. All employees will now receive one month's pay for each year of service up to a maximum of 24 months.In addition, staff over the minimum pension age will be able to take early ...
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Grant Thornton PMI policy changed due to age discrimination
Grant Thornton has overhauled a number of its benefits policies in order to comply with new age discrimination legislation, which came into effect last month.Criteria limiting private medical insurance to employees aged 25 years and over has been scrapped. Instead, it will now be offered to staff with more than ...
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Cadbury adds new perks to voluntary benefits offering
Cadbury Schweppes has added new perks to its voluntary benefits scheme after a group-wide survey revealed employees' demand for discounted products.Suzanne Laverick, UK employee benefits manager, explained this was the first time that the organisation had polled all of its staff about its benefits schemes.In response to the findings, it ...
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Danone offered cash to fund learning and wellbeing activities
Danone has added cash accounts with half-matched employer funding that employees can use to spend on learning and development, and wellbeing activities to its flex scheme.From this month, staff in its Danone Dairies division can save between £10 and £50 a month into either a learning and development account, a ...
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Royal Mail appoints chair for Attendance Academy
Royal Mail has appointed Professor Mansel Aylward as chair of its Attendance Academy, which is aimed at dealing with high absence rates.Aylward is currently director of the UnumProvident Centre for Psychosocial and Disability Research at Cardiff University. He was previously employed by the Department for Work and Pensions as chief ...
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Wiggin LLP launch absence management programme
Media law firm Wiggin LLP is to launch an absence management programme for its 85 staff early next year.The system, which will be available online, will help managers to monitor staff taking time off, collate information, and enable them to forward requests to employees asking why they were off sick.Sarah ...
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Employee Benefits Conference London 2006, Presentations
To view a presentation simply click on the name, to download click on the 'Download' link.A1 - Alastair KendrickDownload (zip)A2 - Email Mike Ashton to request his slides:Mike.Ashton@eu.watsonwyatt.comA2 - Email Greig Aitken to request his slides:g.aitken@rbs.co.ukA3 - Doug CrawfordDownload (zip)A3 - Claire WilliamsDownload (zip)A4 - Gabrielle de WardenerDownload (zip)A4 - ...