All articles by System Administrator – Page 8

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective pensions strategy

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERInstitution of Civil Engineers entered by SecondsightThe Institution of Civil Engineers Group dealt with the closure of its final salary pension scheme in a fair and responsible way, while taking into account employees’ negative reactions to the changes. Generous employer-funded contributions were offered for members to sweeten the pill for ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective sickness absence management strategy

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERCisco, i-Benefit@Cisco entered byThomsons Online BenefitsAs winner of this category, Cisco demonstrated the implementation of a sickness absence management scheme that reduced the high number of staff on long-term sick leave and tackled the underlying causes of ill-health.With a high-performing culture and long working hours, Cisco was affected by high ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective motivation or incentive strategy

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERThe Pensions Trust, Rewards and Benefits ProgrammeA key part of this entrant’s people strategy is what it describes as the deal between the employer and the employee. This refers to what it means to work for The Pensions Trust and the benefits of the employment relationship for both parties. A ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective benefits strategy for working parents or carers

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERUniversity of Lincoln, UOL Total Reward and WellbeingThe clear winner in this category, this entrant proved that public sector funding is not an obstacle to offering a wide scope of benefits to achieve a healthy work-life balance.The diverse workforce at the University of Lincoln includes a number of people with ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective all-employee share scheme strategy

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERMarks and Spencer, Sharesave 2010 entered by EquinitiThe tough economic climate, coupled with the Treasury’s decision to remove the bonus on three-year sharesave schemes, prompted Marks and Spencer to review its scheme to ensure it continued to be valued as an employee benefit.he company took the bold step of stripping ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective reward or benefits strategy for staff based outside the UK

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERQuintiles, EMEA total reward statements entered by EdenredThe pharmaceutical firm bravely took on the challenge of delivering international total reward statements cost-effectively and in a short timeframe.A three-tiered approach enabled Quintiles to deliver the appropriate statements in various countries. Unusually, the analogy used to convey messages around reward was milk. ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective benefits strategy in a public sector organisation

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERUniversity of Lincoln, UOL Total RewardLike many public sector organisations, the University of Lincoln had traditionally taken a very formal approach to benefits, based on the public sector philosophy of offering generous sickness entitlement, holidays and pay, but demonstrating little in the way of creativity. To meet the needs of ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Benefits team of the year

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERAmey nominated by Aon HewittThis entry from the large public contract supplier demonstrated its HR and benefits team’s strong links with the organisation’s business strategy. The team is at the heart of what Amey is trying to achieve, playing a key role in helping to meet organisational objectives and being ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Benefits professional of the year

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERJohn Chilman, group reward and pensions director, FirstGroupJohn Chilman is a well-known and highly respected figure in the employee benefits industry. He has been highly rated for the work he has done at FirstGroup in recent years. During his tenure, the transport firm has won several Employee Benefits Awards accolades, ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective total reward strategy

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERRS Components, My RewardIn 2008, RS Components, like many other employers, felt the effects of the economic downturn and had to implement redundancies, pay freezes and bonus cuts. As part of efforts to re-engage its workforce during this difficult time, the firm introduced a branded total reward scheme. Extensive research ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Grand Prix

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    E.On was voted winner of this year’s Grand Prix because of its approach to tackling employees’ financial wellbeing issues, particularly in relation to debt and saving enough for retirement. Debt is currently one of the biggest problems in the UK, but in the next 10 years, the largest issue is ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: The Judging Panel

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    Employee Events Awards Judging PanelDebi O’Donovan is editor of Employee Benefits and is responsible for editorial strategy across events, web and magazine.Bernie Buckley is head of reward and analysis at Whitbread, the employer that won the Employee Benefits Awards Grand Prix 2010.Samantha Gee was director of strategic reward and resourcing ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    The Employee Benefits Awards is the only event in the UK dedicated to celebrating employers’ reward and benefits strategies. This year, more than ever, it is vital to acknowledge outstanding practices as employers aim to prepare staff for changes ahead.So we would like to congratulate our worthy finalists and winners!Download ...

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    The Big Question: Will the government's push to increase payroll giving work?

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    We ask the experts for their answers … have your say onlineElena Joseph, head of new projects and charity liaison at Workplace Giving UK:?Workplace giving, payroll giving or give as you earn remains a simple concept and we welcome any campaign to increase awareness and take-up.Whether the campaign works remains ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective use of financial education in the workplace

    2011-07-01T00:00:01Z

    WINNERE.On, Making the Most of your MoneyThe judges loved the way this entrant focused on two key issues within the organisation and encouraged employees to engage with these.E.On’s two main objectives for its financial education strategy were to help employees find support to deal with debt issues and encourage as ...

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    Employee Benefits Summit 2011 – speaker slides

    2011-06-28T09:23:53Z

    Below are the slides from the conference programme at the Employee Benefits Summit which took place near Sintra, Portugal on 22-24 June.Click on the name of the speaker to download the Power Point slides.What is the Future of Reward Strategy?Helen Murlis, Author, Reward Management – A Handbook of Remuneration Strategy ...

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    Mergers & Acquisitions Supplement 2011

    2011-06-05T23:00:00Z

    Download a PDF of the Mergers & Acquisitions supplementDue diligence is vitalPay restructuring may be neededThe DC pension choicesDB pension liabilitiesTotal reward aids integrationSponsor’s comment: Reward teams help seal the dealEditor’s CommentA merger or acquisition poses many challenges for employers. Alongside the logistical issues thrown up by the gargantuan task ...

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    Employee Benefits/Pruhealth Healthcare Research 2011

    2011-06-05T23:00:00Z

    Download a PDF of the Employee Benefits/Pruhealth Healthcare Research 2011Healthcare research 2011: Key findingsHealthcare research 2011: AttitudesHealthcare research 2011: Current issuesHealthcare research 2011: PackageHealthcare research 2011: ChangesHealthcare research 2011: CostsHealthcare research 2011: StressHealthcare research 2011: InternationalEditor’s commentOur 13th annual healthcare research shows that using a health and wellbeing strategy to ...

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    Linklaters follows Allen and Overy with ban on associate pay rises

    2011-05-13T09:18:00Z

    Linklaters has become the latest law firm to freeze its associate salary bands for the 2011-12 financial year, holding them at the same level for a second consecutive year.As reported in Employee Benefit’s sister title The Lawyer, associates at the firm will continue to move through the pay bands as ...

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    Employee Benefits/JLT Employee Benefit Solutions pensions roundtable discussion 2011

    2011-05-04T23:00:00Z

    Download a PDF of the Employee Benefits/JLT Pensions Auto-enrolment roundtable discussionView 10 minute video of auto-enrolment discussionAddressing the pensions crisisFactoring in costs of auto-enrolmentRobust processesNo mixed messagesDon’t be casual about workers’ pensionsSponsor’s comment: Improving auto-enrolment outcomesEditor’s commentOne of the biggest changes to affect the reward packages of the majority of ...