All Total reward articles – Page 135
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ArticleGoodman Masson and SAS Software shortlisted for alignment of benefits to business strategy
Goodman Masson, SAS Software, and Taylor Wimpey are among the organisations that have been shortlisted in the best alignment of benefits to business strategy category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2017.This award recognises employers that have successfully aligned their employee benefits offering with their organisation’s overall business strategy and goals.The ...
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Article26% view employee engagement as a top priority for 2017
More than a quarter (26%) of UK HR professional respondents view increasing employee engagement as a top priority for 2017, according to research by Mercer.Its 2017 global talent trends study, which surveyed 1,700 HR professionals, 5,400 employees and 400 business executives across 15 countries and 20 industry sectors, also found ...
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ArticleGreen takes on reward at Zuto
Car finance and loan organisation Zuto has hired Rob Green as reward manager, interim.Green, who has 16 years of industry experience, specialises in building compensation frameworks, developing benefits, and implementing technology solutions.Previously, Green has worked as reward manager, interim at Skyscanner, interim compensation and benefits manager, Europe at Marsh and ...
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ArticleFirst Group promotes Murray
Transport organisation First Group has promoted Richard Murray to group head of pensions.Murray has been at First Group for more than eight years. He previously worked as group pensions manager within the organisation.Before joining First Group, Murray was an associate consultant at financial, actuarial and business consultancy firm Lane Clark ...
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ArticleMoyce moves to Telegraph Media Group
Sue Moyce has been appointed director of reward and people services at news organisation Telegraph Media Group.Moyce, who has 20 years of industry experience, joined Telegraph Media Group from Humidum Consulting.Previously, Moyce worked as an interim reward consultant at Just Eat, interim workstream lead, performance management at Banco Santander, and ...
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ArticleUber to contribute to benefits for UK drivers
Taxi organisation Uber is to contribute towards a range of benefits, including sickness and injury cover, for eligible UK drivers.The package, which will be provided in partnership with the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE), will be available to active drivers using the Uber app in the UK ...
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Article51% plan to review their employee benefits package this year
Around half (51%) of employer respondents plan to review their employee benefits package this year, according to research by Jelf Employee Benefits.Its survey of 250 medium and large organisations also found that 24% cite the changes to salary sacrifice as the legislative change that is most likely to trigger a ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 20 and 26 April 2017 were: Government launches gender pay gap viewing service29% of baby boomers cite work-life balance as top consideration when looking to move jobsFacebook and Microsoft among 2017's highest-paying UK organisationsBrighton and Hove Albion Football Club staff to ...
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Case StudiesHoliday Extras introduces new benefits strategy to align with business goals
Travel and leisure organisation Holiday Extras has introduced a new benefits strategy to align reward and benefits with its new brand image and a five-year business growth plan.Its new approach to benefits, which launched in March 2017, reflects new business branding around adventure and exploring the world in a feet-first ...
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ArticleBNP Paribas and University of Lincoln shortlisted for diversity and inclusion benefits
BNP Paribas and the University of Lincoln (pictured) have been shortlisted in the best benefits to support diversity and inclusion category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2017.New for this year, this award recognises employers that use benefits effectively to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion.The full category shortlist is:BNP ...
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Article64% believe employers offer benefits that staff do not want, need or use
Almost two-thirds (64%) of respondents believe that organisations invest in expensive benefits that employees neither want, need or use, according to research by Michael Page.Its survey of 1,000 UK adults aged 18 or over who have moved into or applied for a new job in the past three years, also ...
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Article29% of baby boomers cite work-life balance as top consideration when looking to move jobs
More than a quarter (29%) of baby boomer employee respondents view work-life balance as the most important factor when considering a change in job, according to research by Hays.Its Hays UK salary and recruiting trends 2017 report, which surveyed 6,531 employers and 10,055 employees across the UK, also found that ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week 13-19 April
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 13 and 19 April 2017 were: Royal Mail to close defined benefit pension scheme to future accrualPensions Ombudsman rejects Standard Life employee's transfer value complaintPenguin Random House UK to pay work experience candidates the national living wageAsda, DS Smith and Samsung ...
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ArticleScott joins Fletchers Solicitors
Tim Scott has joined law firm Fletchers Solicitors as people director.Scott’s new position will see him lead the people team to further develop Fletchers' employee benefits strategy, its employment practices, and manage its people strategies.Scott has more than 20 years of HR experience across a variety of sectors. He founded ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 43% do not provide regular benefits communications
EXCLUSIVE: More than two-fifths (43%) of employer respondents do not provide regular updates on their employee benefits offering to staff, according to research by Chase de Vere and Lightbulb.The survey of 300 senior HR decision makers also found that 23% of respondents provide employee benefits because they believe a competitive ...
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ArticleCelebrate success at the Employee Benefits Awards and Summer Party
Excitement is building for the Employee Benefits Awards and Summer Party 2017, which will take place on Friday 9 June at the Artillery Garden at the HAC, London.The annual event, now in its 15th year, enables HR, reward, benefits and compensation professionals to come together and recognise best practice across ...
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The month in numbers: April 2017
A look at some of the facts and figures relating to employee benefits in April 2017:86% of voluntary living wage accredited employer respondents believe that accreditation has enhanced their reputation as an employer (Source: Living Wage Foundation/Cardiff Business School)74% of employee respondents believe that a traditional office working environment detracts ...
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ArticleRachael Saunders: How can employers support older staff in the workplace?
By 2022, it is estimated that there will be a skills gap of 7.5 million jobs, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's March 2012 report Managing a healthy ageing workforce: a national business imperative. To address this, businesses urgently need to encourage and enable older people to ...
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ArticleAndrew West: How can employers support older staff in the workplace?
The government’s Fuller working lives strategy identifies the need for employers to support older workers, not just to stay in work, but to continue developing, learning and changing jobs, even changing careers.The issues it raises are myriad, but the trap is in assuming that as employers we can somehow consider ...
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ArticleBrian Beach: How can employers support older staff in the workplace?
The need to identify policies and strategies to retain older workers will grow ever more crucial into the future as the age profile of the labour market changes. The missing million: recommendations for action research, published in April 2015, by the International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK) in our Missing ...