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Can EAPs cut long-term healthcare costs?
If you read nothing else, read this ...A study of London civil servants revealed a link between chronic work-related stress and conditions related to heart disease.Employee assistance programmes (EAPs) are designed to provide information and access to counselling services on a range of issues, including stress.There is no guarantee that ...
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Occupational health changing to focus on wellness and prevention
A sea of change is occurring in occupational health as its emphasis shifts towards wellness and the prevention of ailments, says Sam BarrettOccupational healthcare is undergoing an image change. While it used to be focused around looking after sick employees, its emphasis now is on helping companies to keep their ...
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Treasury sets sharesave rate changes
HM Treasury has announced changes to the rate at which bonuses payable at the end of a three, five or seven-year sharesave plan are calculated - with effect from 1 September.The rates are reviewed every year in accordance with interest rate moves, but are not always changed. These have now ...
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Buyer's guide: Outsourcing occupational healthcare
As employers increasingly outsource occupational healthcare, Sam Barrett analyses the market's growth and influencesCase study: Leisure LinkArticle in fullGetting someone else to look after employees' health is becoming increasingly popular with more and more employers turning to the healthcare professionals for everything from sickness absence management to rehabilitation services.The growth ...
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Drewett off to BP
Graham Drewett has been appointed reward and benefits manager, UK operations, for BP.He was previously compensation and benefits manager UK, at LogicaCMG before joining BP in August. Drewett has replaced Richard Secombes, who has since retired.Dennis Bell has been appointed as compensation and benefits manager, UK, for LogicaCMG. Bell was ...
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MPS Group launches tax-efficient bikes
The UK arm of MPS Group is launching a bikes-for-work scheme this month. Joanna Healy, HR team leader at the staffing and business solutions firm, said: "It is something our employees had raised a couple of times so we looked into it." A straw poll carried out among 150 of ...
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CSC launches voluntary benefits
IT services company CSC Computer Sciences has launched a voluntary benefits scheme for its 7,500 employees following staff requests. The scheme is available through the company's intranet and includes discounts at high street stores and on products such as gym membership. Julie Wisdom, human resources manager, said she drew inspiration ...
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B&Q puts benefits online
B&Q has moved its benefits package online this month to help communicate perks to staff more effectively and boost take-up rates.To avoid alienating store-based employees the website will be accessible via the internet, allowing staff to log on at home.Information on its existing benefits, including flexible working practices, career breaks, ...
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Legislation - Help women back to work
The government has launched an action plan to help employers improve opportunities for women in the workplace.The measures, which were announced last month by Ruth Kelly, minister of communities and local government, include an initiative whereby the government will work with employers to develop programmes to help women returning to ...
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Benfield auto-enrols to GPP
Benfield Group is looking at introducing auto-enrolment for staff into its group personal pension plan (GPP) over the next six-to-nine months.The independent reinsurance and risk intermediary is concerned that a small section of employees are not taking part in the scheme, and is keen to encourage all staff to save.James ...
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Punch Taverns plans benefits audit
Punch Taverns is to carry out a benefits audit following its acquisition of Spirit Group earlier this year in order to ensure that there is no overlap of perks between the two organisations which continue to operate separately.The audit will look at the rationale behind the benefits offered, the contractual ...
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Opinion
Guest opinion: Talent management. By Duncan Brown, assistant director general, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
The merit of talent management is a hotly-contested debate but does it really lead to an over-emphasis on external recruitment and can individual stars prove to be counterproductive?Psychologist Carl Jung observed that "great talents are the most lovely and the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity: they hang ...
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Age discrimination surgery: share schemes
Employer's query:Do we need to amend our share incentive plan rules or or operate share schemes differently to comply with the new age discrimination regulations?Advice:The Employment Equality (Age) Discrimination Regulations 2006 were effective from 1 October 2006. Share incentive plan (Sip) rules should be amended to remove any terms which ...
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Analysis
Benefits advertising
Employers could be missing a trick by not publicising their benefits package, says Vicki TaylorCase studies: Carillion, LogicaCMGArticle in fullOn a recent trip to the US, a colleague spotted a poster on the window of all Starbucks coffee shops advertising the benefits the chain gives its staff. On the face ...
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PwC adds to its flex
PricewaterhouseCoopers has added a bikes-for-work scheme and family dental cover to its flexible benefits plan.The benefits were rolled out to its 14,000 staff on 1 October following a renewal period which closed last month.Carolyn Wilkinson, senior employee benefits manager, said changes to NHS dental funding in April had prompted the ...
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Bosses back ABI
Employers have voiced their approval of the Association of British Insurers' (ABI) scathing response to May's white paper on pensions reform.The ABI's reaction to the plans warned that employers with generous existing schemes should be exempt from the white paper's proposals as they might be tempted to level down their ...
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People moves at O2
Tina Clayton, pensions manager at O2, is to replace David Gogerly as head of pensions and benefits at the telecoms company.Gogerly is now moving on to take up the role of manager, international assignments at O2. Although the moves were planned earlier this year, Gogerly remained in place to oversee ...
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Reward Specialist, £25,000-£28,000, London
A large government organisation who focuses on the education of children is seeking to recruit a Reward Specialist for a contract until April 2007.You will be an experienced and successful reward specialist who can provide technical support to the reward project team. You will quickly build positive relationships with the ...
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Head of Compensation and Benefits, £500 per day, North West England
A Head of Compensation & Benefits is required to review the pay and benefits structure for a large organisation in the North of England. The organisation is undergoing a radical change and this provides and exciting opportunity for an experienced C&B specialist to evaluate current practice and make recommendations to ...
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Benefits Manager, £65,000, Central London
In this newly-created position, the Benefits Manager will work on a broad range of employee benefits and pension issues, policies and programmes both domestically and internationally. This is a hands-on operational role with responsibility for pension and benefit programme review, design, implementation and maintenance. The role will require an in-depth ...