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Greatest pay growth rates for junior HR staff
Junior HR staff have seen their salaries increase at a faster rate over the past ten years than more senior HR employees, such as HR managers and HR directors. These findings are drawn from data collated in two ongoing surveys - Management rewards and also Directors rewards - carried out ...
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HR perhaps misreading high flyers
Financial reward is the number one motivator for ambitious employees, according to a report by Innecto Reward Consulting. The High flyer trend report, which interviewed employees under the age of 40 and separately interviewed in-house HR directors, found a mismatch between what staff actually wanted and what HR managers thought ...
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HCI fails to win over Treasury
Attempts last month by home computing providers and the HCI Alliance to find a common product to fill the gap left by the Home Computing Initiative broke down when the Treasury refused to back their proposal. The HCI Alliance had held four meetings with providers in a bid to come ...
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More employers offer staff flexible perks
A number of employers are moving towards flexible benefits or salary sacrifice schemes. Penauille Servisair, a provider of aviation ground services, has introduced childcare vouchers, bikes for work, holiday trading and a range of voluntary benefits. It is also offering its 6,000 employees the option of salary sacrificing pension contributions. ...
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Directive threatens pan-European share plans
Share scheme security laws introduced last year have led many employers to consider removing their employee share plans. The Prospectus Directive was intended to free up capital to move into the European Union and between member states, to harmonise rules across the EU and provide investors with a minimum level ...
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Toshiba warms up to cut stress
Toshiba Information Systems has introduced a series of health and wellbeing initiatives to reduce stress among its 650 employees. In June, all staff were issued with discounted gym membership at a number of health clubs, with savings ranging from £145 to £220. A health week to educate staff about the ...
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Rise in corporate health spending
The amount employers spent on private medical insurance (PMI) for staff rose by 3.6% in 2005, up to £1.6bn, according to analyst firm Laing & Buisson's Health & care cover: UK market report 2006. Overall, the number of employees receiving employer-paid PMI rose 0.1%. The survey also revealed a sluggish ...
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Employer Profile: Britvic
As part of Britvic’s aim to include all staff in perks, auto-enrolment has helped to boost take-up of it’s pension scheme, says Nick GoldingArticle in fullBritvic’s head office in Chelmsford is notoriously hard to find. So having arrived without so much as a glance at a map, I felt somewhat ...
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News in brief - Consultant on move
Evan Davidge has left his position as rewards consultant with Nationwide Building Society in order to establish himself as an independent consultant. Davidge is currently working on a freelance basis for benefits technology provider Vebnet on special projects.
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Serco sick costs bid
International services company Serco is taking steps to reduce the annual £25m cost of sickness absence to its business. The organisation, which employs 30,000 staff in the UK, is going through a tender process for a new occupational health provider. Anne Woolcott, head of employment policy, said: "For the first ...
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Benefits in France
With strong employee rights and bulging union muscle, many employers in France are disinclined to add to the basket of generous state benefits, says Vicki TaylorIf you read nothing else, read this ...The state system in France, paid into by employees and employers, is so generous that organisations provide few ...
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HR believes employees would value dental help
Nearly 60% of HR professionals believe employees would value help with funding dental treatment, but only 25% actually provide dental benefits. The Corporate dental survey, carried out by healthcare provider HSA, found that 44% of the 190 HR staff questioned said they had been asked by employees to provide dental ...
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Majority of trustees to permit AVCs
The majority of pension trustees will continue to allow staff to make additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) despite not being required to do so under 2006's pensions simplification legislation. Of the 99 employers and trustees questioned for Watson Wyatt's Additional pension savings survey 2006, 68% said they would continue to accept ...
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Arup logs success
Nearly two-thirds of Arup's 6,000 employees have logged on to online total reward statements following an 18-month international rollout across 20 countries. Tony Hatton-Gore, group remuneration and benefits manager for the global design and business consultancy, said the statements were intended to underline the value of Arup's reward package and ...
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Product news - Snowdrop bows to clients' demands with consultancy arm
Snowdrop, the HR and payroll software provider, has launched an HR consultancy arm in response to a demand for generalist HR services from its pool of existing clients. The new business currently employs two HR consultants in-house, and has access to approximately another 10 externally. However, it is planning to ...
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Arcadia on the mark with payroll
Arcadia Group has received a silver payroll giving mark from the government-backed Institute of Fundraising after employee take-up of its scheme reached 10%. Niamh Collings, reward manager at the retail group, explained: "In August 2005, we decided to give payroll giving a real push and it has been massively successful. ...
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How to motivate employees of all ages
Offering benefits that appeal to staff is vital if employers are to boost employee motivation, so Jamin Robertson looks at how to reward staff of all ages.Case study: AS WatsonArticle in fullIt’s a scene played out regularly in workplaces worldwide. A senior manager gives a short speech recognising an employee’s ...
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Accounts gap closed
Ernst & Young has increased its minimum holiday entitlement from 22 days to 25 days for staff below management level who have less than five years' service, to align benefits with its competitors. Employees with more than five years' service and management will continue to receive 27 days holiday. Neil ...
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Event preview: Employee Benefits Exhibition & Conference 2006 - Sally Gunnell to give keynote address
This year, Employee Benefits is delighted to announce that former Olympic champion Sally Gunnell will be delivering a keynote address on how employee wellbeing can affect workforce productivity at the Employee Benefits Exhibition and Conference 2006 on 3 October.Delegates will also have the first chance to hear the results of ...
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Total Motivation Show 2006: News - Industry leaders on board for show
HR professionals from some of the UK's leading organisations will explain how they motivate employees at the Total Motivation Show 2006. The show is being run for the first time alongside the Employee Benefits Exhibition and Conference 2006. Both are being held on 3-4 October at the Business Design Centre, ...