All Total reward articles – Page 126

  • Steve-Walsh
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    Walsh joins the BBC

    2017-10-06T08:29:41Z

    Steve Walsh has joined media organisation the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as senior HR and reward business partner.In this interim position, Walsh will have responsibility for projects centred on career paths and job levelling.Walsh, who has worked across a variety of business sectors, has international reward experience, with expertise in ...

  • beer-pilates
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    Hillside Brewery launches beer Pilates class as part of corporate retreat

    2017-10-05T15:37:27Z

    Something for the weekend: Gloucester-based Hillside Brewery has launched a new one-day corporate retreat for fitness-loving employees and foodie fans alike with its unique Beer Pilates Retreat.The quirky team-building day features an hour-long outdoor Pilates class, led by local instructor Samantha Lewis, with each of the flexibility-inducing poses allowing employees ...

  • Top 10 stories
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    Top 10 most read stories this week: 28 September-4 October 2017

    2017-10-05T12:46:17Z

    The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 28 September and 4 October 2017 were: CMS extends paid maternity and parental leave for UK staffRoyal Mail employees vote for strike action in dispute over pensions38% plan to increase their employee benefits offering in 2017Welsh government to introduce distinct income ...

  • Neil Goodwin
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    EXCLUSIVE: Countrywide to discuss cost-effective benefits at Employee Benefits Live

    2017-10-05T11:09:21Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Neil Goodwin (pictured), head of reward, HR at property services organisation Countrywide, will discuss how employers can implement a cost effective and flexible benefits approach at Employee Benefits Live 2017.The session, titled ‘Structuring a cost effective and fluid benefits strategy’, will form part of the benefits on a budget ...

  • Joanna Bean
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    Bean joins Thomsons Online Benefits

    2017-10-04T15:56:52Z

    Global benefits management and employee engagement software organisation Thomsons Online Benefits has hired Joanna Bean as its new head of people.In her new role, Bean will be responsible for implementing the organisation’s people strategy, as well as overseeing all aspects of the HR function, which includes business partnering, benefits and ...

  • Liz-Cheaney
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    Cheaney returns to Coffin Mew

    2017-10-04T15:54:11Z

    Liz Cheaney has returned to law firm Coffin Mew as its new director of HR and communication.Cheaney, who is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and has more than 20 years of experience in the professional services sector, will bring her expertise in staff ...

  • julie-catto
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    Catto takes on reward at Howden

    2017-10-04T15:11:05Z

    Mechanical and industrial engineering organisation Howden has appointed Julie Catto as its new global head of reward.Previously, Catto was employed as global reward and benefits director at analytics consultancy Wood Mackenzie. She has also worked at the UK Ministry of Defence as benefits manager, and as head of reward and ...

  • Eleanor-Smith-Brakes-Group
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    Brakes Group appoints Smith

    2017-10-04T09:03:02Z

    Food and drink organisation Brakes Group has hired Eleanor Smith as head of reward, Europe.Smith has experience across all areas of total reward, including pension trustee and management experience. She has expertise in executive pay, HR systems and payroll, performance management and talent development.Previously, Smith was head of reward at ...

  • Adam-Gibson-diversity
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    Metropolitan Police to discuss the business case for diversity at Employee Benefits Live

    2017-10-04T08:54:39Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Adam Gibson (pictured), strategic workforce planning leader at the Metropolitan Police, will discuss how diversity and inclusion strategies can be used to improve an organisation’s bottom line and address gaps in the workforce at Employee Benefits Live 2017.The session, titled ‘Championing a diverse and inclusive culture in benefits strategy', ...

  • Marcus-Underhill
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    Debbie Lovewell-Tuck: Paying tribute to Marcus Underhill

    2017-10-03T16:48:47Z

    Last week, all of us here at Employee Benefits were shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Marcus Underhill.When I first met Marcus not long after joining Employee Benefits 14 years ago, he was introduced to me as one of the pioneers of flexible benefits in the UK. ...

  • Consulting Clinic
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    EXCLUSIVE: Employee Benefits Live 2017 launches Consulting Clinic

    2017-10-03T11:17:24Z

    EXCLUSIVE: HR, reward and benefits professionals attending Employee Benefits Live 2017 will be able to attend free one-to-one consultancy sessions with leading employee benefits providers in a new Consulting Clinic.The Consulting Clinic, launching at Employee Benefits Live this year, will allow delegates to book on-the-day slots with employee benefits providers ...

  • Top-10-21-27-sep-2017
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    Top 10 most read stories this week: 21-27 September 2017

    2017-09-28T14:45:22Z

    The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 21 and 27 September 2017 were: Google, Lego and Microsoft top 2017's best corporate social responsibility listHogwarts seeks to recruit wizarding staffYum! Brands holds employee development weekEmployment tribunal rules in favour of Addison Lee drivers in worker-status caseThe Work and Pensions ...

  • Alan-Fergusson
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    38% plan to increase their employee benefits offering in 2017

    2017-09-28T10:59:01Z

    More than a third (38%) of employer respondents plan to increase the number of options in their employee benefits package in 2017, according to research by Mattioli Woods.Its 2017 Employee benefits insight report, which surveyed 300 employers and gathered data from 2,692 UK organisations, also found that 21% of respondents ...

  • Data protection
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    66% have not heard about GDPR legislation

    2017-09-25T11:13:29Z

    Two-thirds (66%) of respondents have no knowledge of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation, or have any plans in place to prepare to comply with the upcoming legislation, according to research by DocsCorp.Its survey of 200 UK small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) employers also found that 30% of respondents did ...

  • Article

    Mercer to acquire Jason Associates

    2017-09-22T10:52:40Z

    Global consultancy firm Mercer has agreed to acquire Portuguese consulting and talent management business Jason Associates.The acquisition will enable the combined business to provide HR consultancy services with the technology and tools to drive transformation in the design, implementation and communication of people management. This will enable Mercer to offer ...

  • Harry-Potter-studio-Tour
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    Hogwarts seeks to recruit wizarding staff

    2017-09-21T15:38:53Z

    Something for the weekend: Wannabe wizards will be rubbing their hands together at the latest recruitment drive from Warner Brother Studio Tour London, as the movie studio hunts down candidates to work in the hallowed halls of magicking school Hogwarts.Those looking to work with JK Rowlings’ fictional Harry Potter series ...

  • Top-10-14-20-sep-2017
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    Top 10 most read stories this week: 14-20 September 2017

    2017-09-21T15:11:35Z

    The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 14 and 20 September 2017 were: Adidas and Nomura named Britain's Healthiest Workplaces for 2017Tribunal rules in favour of HMRC in national minimum wage penalty cap caseFujitsu reports a 16.7% mean gender pay gapCadbury agrees two-year pay deal and enhanced maternity ...

  • Lego-shop
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    Google, Lego and Microsoft top 2017’s best corporate social responsibility list

    2017-09-21T11:18:49Z

    Google, Lego Group, Microsoft and The Walt Disney Company are among the organisations named as having the best corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance, according to the Reputation Institute.Its 2017 global CSR RepTrak 100 report, which is based on 170,000 ratings from interviews with members of the public from the UK, ...

  • ryanair
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    Ryanair to change annual leave calendar

    2017-09-19T10:26:52Z

    Ryanair is to change its calendar for annual leave from April to March to January to December from 1 January 2018.As a result of the change, the airline has had to allocate annual leave to pilots in September and October, leading to the cancellation of approximately 50 flights a day ...

  • EB Live
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    Employee Benefits Live 2017 exhibition to showcase industry innovation

    2017-09-15T08:19:24Z

    HR, reward, and benefits professionals attending Employee Benefits Live 2017 will have the opportunity to learn about the latest innovations on the market by networking with prominent industry providers and consultants at the event's extensive exhibition.The annual two-day event will take place on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 October at ...