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Analysis
Cars to cash switch drives up insurance?
Even the safest drivers may be robbed of a no-claims bonus history when they switch from a company car to a cash allowance scheme, says Nick GoldingIf you read nothing else, read this ...Switching from a company car to a cash allowance scheme can impact on an employee's insurance premiums.A ...
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Avoid tax investigations into your drivers' mileage
The Miles Consultancy has launched a brand new cost effective and simple on-line solution to the ever-growing investigations by the HMRC into driver' business mileage data.For 99 pence per driver per month drivers can have a fully automated system that accurately and efficiently gathers and records information through an on-line ...
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Vouchers rolled out to Adidas staff
Sportswear company Adidas has begun the first phase of aligning its benefits package for staff following its acquisition of Reebok in April. This month, it will roll out a childcare voucher scheme to 800 Adidas employees. A similar scheme is already offered to Reebok’s 600 staff.Carol Hallworth, HR adviser for ...
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Shariff now at Premier
Aly Shariff, reward and employment policy director at Whitbread, has been appointed as the new HR director for Premier Travel Inn.He will take up his new role at the beginning of June and expects to be faced with a broader set of responsibilities than he has in his current position. ...
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News update - Novartis overhaul
Novartis UK will begin a feasibility study into flexible benefits in July, following the acquisition of pharmaceutical group Chiron in April, through which it has inherited a flex package.Jeanette Piorkowska, head of reward and HR operations for Novartis Pharmaceuticals, said the firm was aiming for a total reward strategy.It will ...
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HR and payroll often out of sync
The relationship between HR and payroll departments in the UK is often far from harmonious, according to a study by HR and payroll provider Snowdrop.The Love actually survey shows that 60% of payroll professionals believe HR doesn't give them accurate information, while 54% believe HR fails to keep them in ...
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Providers left to ponder HCI
The HCI Alliance, which last month conceded that nothing could be done to save the Home Computing Initiative (HCI), has organised a series of meetings between leading HCI providers to ascertain alternatives ways for the industry to survive.Vivien Quinn, director of the HCI Alliance, said: "We are looking forward to ...
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Legislation update - Falling foul of equality rules?
The final details on how the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations will affect pension schemes could leave some employers in breach of the law. Jane Beverley, senior technical consultant at Punter Southall, explained: "The original draft made out that occupational pension schemes would be exempt, so we gave our employers a ...
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Case Studies
Employer profile: Great North Eastern Railway (GNER)
Amid uncertainties within the rail franchise process, GNER is keen to use perks to dispel continuity issues, and HR must speedily deliver to a demanding workforce expertly trained in customer service, says Jamin RobertsonArticle in fullEnjoying a hitherto smooth run from London to Great North Eastern Railway’s (GNER) office at ...
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Law firms fail to track perks costs
UK law firms are wasting money by failing to keep a check on the cost of providing benefits to their employees. Research by Aon Consulting, which surveyed the top 25 law firms in the UK, found that employers in this sector could make a 60% cost saving on group income ...
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Eversheds staff do community work
Employees at law firm Eversheds took part in several community volunteering events last month to boost motivation.Some 120 London-based staff helped to decorate a children's sports facility, clean up an adventure playground and run sporting events at a school in Kent for mentally and physically disabled children.They also ran a ...
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Feature - Products buyer's guide: Group risk
Clear thinking is required for group critical illness and income protection cover ahead of incoming age discrimination legislation, says Stephanie SpicerArticle in fullIt has been a busy time of late for group risk providers with the advent of pensions simplification. Much of the focus on pensions had inherent implications for ...
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Using benefits to boost retention
Bosses have boosted their benefits offering during the past two years to improve retention - according to the International workplace survey by Robert Half Finance & Accounting.The study, which polled the opinions of 2,700 HR and finance directors across nine countries, found 30% of firms had granted extra benefits such ...
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Feature - Cover story: Influential benefits managers
Jamin Robertson shines a spotlight on some of the industry's leading benefits thinkers and showcases their distinguishing signature perksThe past few years have born witness to some significant changes in the world of compensation and benefits. Employers have only just recovered from the headache of pensions simplification and are now ...
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Simplification has been little help
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of occupational schemes believe that pensions simplification changes have done little to improve financial security for pension scheme members.The changes have also done little in improving employee take-up or simplifying administration, according to Capita Hartshead's thirteenth annual Pension scheme administration survey.It also found that a scheme with ...
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BBC opts for health scans
The BBC plans to launch health screening for employees this month. The benefit will be offered to senior managers once every two years while other staff will be able to take up the perk on a voluntary basis at a discounted rate.Seth Russell, head of compensation and benefits, said the ...
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Nottingham City Council scoops perks award
Nottingham City Council has scooped the Grand Prix prize at the Employee Benefits Awards 2006 for its successful launch of a voluntary benefits scheme in a sector which is notorious for its limited reward budgets.It decided to develop a benefits package for its 12,800 employees last year to help reward ...
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Alfred McAlpine builds rewards
Alfred McAlpine's building facilities management division is looking to introduce a new pay and reward structure in order to deliver consistency across the business. Newly-appointed reward manager for the business services division, Aidan Crossey, said: "One of the key things is to see if there is any possibility of streamlining ...
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Age discrimination surgery - Health screening for all?
EMPLOYER'S QUERY:For cost reasons, we have limited the availability of health screening as a benefit to employees over the age of 40 years.We propose to continue to do this after 1 October because we believe our employees value this benefit. Will this be lawful under the new age regulations?ADVICE:The Employers ...
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Analysis
Benefits strategy calms waters after international takeovers
Using benefits strategically can help to create harmony in an organisation after it has been taken over by an international firm, says Jenny KeefeCase Study: Banco Santander CentralArticle in fullUK businesses are going under the hammer with international firms acquiring these assets at a rapid rate. Already this year, French ...