All articles by System Administrator – Page 8

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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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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategy for organisations with fewer than 1,000 staff

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERCA Technologies, Balance Your LifeThis technology firm launched its wellness programme, Balance Your Life, in May 2009 for its 790 UK employees, because it saw a need to introduce a programme to combat steadily increasing healthcare costs resulting from higher-than-average claims for its sector. It also wanted to address the ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective healthcare and wellbeing strategy for organisations with more than 1,000 staff

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERAmerican Express Services Europe, Healthy LivingStrategy and ProgrammeThis entrant won this category in recognition of the work it has delivered to employees in promoting health and wellbeing as a global strategy.American Express began implementing its Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) Healthy Living Strategy and Programme in February 2010 and ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Communications strategy of the year for organisations with fewer than 5,000 staff

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERSage UK, Select entered by Thomsons Online BenefitsAs a business management software firm, Sage UK’s employee demographics presented it with a number of communications challenges. It has a diverse employee base working in customer services, sales, research anddevelopment, IT and central functions, and needed communications that could break through the ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Communications strategy of the year for organisations with more than 5,000 staff

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERSiemens, Siemens Benefits Scheme entered by Towers WatsonSiemens was the clear winner in this category for its innovative and clear strategy in communicating its pension scheme. Its ‘Don’t be a Wilf” campaign, which the judges called fun, engaging and memorable, centred on Wilfred Wrongturn, a hapless cyber pensioner.Wilf was introduced ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective benefits strategy for organisations with fewer than 1,000 staff

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERThe City and Guilds of London Institute, Imagine entered by Thomsons Online BenefitsThis entrant offered a creatively branded benefits package via an online portal to support its objectives and business transformation. The strategy also had to address union demands relating to pay at a time when City and Guilds could ...

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    Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Most effective benefits strategy for organisations with more than 1,000 staff

    2011-07-03T23:00:00Z

    WINNERFirst Group, My RewardsIn April 2010, this entrant introduced a secure website for its reward package My Rewards, giving employees a single hub to access benefits. Although the internet is commonly seen as an inappropriate medium to deliver benefits to transport sector employees, First Group chose to challenge this in ...

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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 ...

  • Analysis

    Pensions governance supplement

    2011-05-04T23:00:00Z

    Download a PDF of the Pensions governance supplementSponsor’s comment: Be ready for pension changesWhich adviser are you going to call?Contribution levels must be rightTechnology can handle auto-enrolmentNew names for managed funds