All articles by Tynan Barton – Page 22
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Case StudiesAvison Young ensures its reward strategy is agile and people centric with a flexible offering
Avison Young recognises the importance of providing a reward strategy that, while supporting its overall business strategy, absolutely has its employees at the centre. The philosophy behind the property organisation’s reward strategy is that it provides benefits that align with the needs of its employees and upholds its talent management ...
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ArticleHMRC taskforce created to investigate furlough fraud among employers
Budget 2021: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced the creation of a ‘taskforce’ to tackle fraud within the furlough scheme.Sunak revealed a £100 million investment in the HM Revenues and Customs' (HMRC) Taxpayer Protection Taskforce to crack down on those who defraud Covid-19 (Coronavirus) government support initiatives, including ...
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ArticleGovernment retains income tax exemptions for employees' Covid-19 tests
Budget 2021: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that the income tax exemptions for Covid-19 tests and home office expenses will be extended.In his Budget 2021, Sunak announced that the tax exemption and national insurance contributions (NICs) disregard for Covid-19 (Coronavirus) antigen tests provided by, or reimbursed by, ...
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ArticleSick pay rebate scheme to continue for SMEs
Budget 2021: Delivering his Budget to the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the statutory sick pay (SSP) rebate scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will remain in place.The scheme, which was announced at last year’s March Budget, allows SME employers to claim ...
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ArticleFuel duty frozen for eleventh year
Budget 2021: In his Budget 2021 speech, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced a freeze on fuel duty rates for the eleventh year running.Addressing the House of Commons, Sunak announced that fuel duty will remain frozen at 57.95p per litre for both petrol and diesel.Sunak also announced that fuel ...
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OpinionRandall Peterson: Remote working has changed the rules of motivating employees
Think back to a time not so long ago when working from home felt like a real privilege. If an employee had the right type of job, and the trust of the boss, they were granted the opportunity. The great 2020 pandemic changed all of that and employers the world ...
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OpinionDr Carolyn Axtell: Remote working requires regular wellbeing conversations
As a result of restrictions during the pandemic, more people are working from home and are using online meeting platforms to collaborate with others. There are some efficiencies and benefits related to this way of working as people don’t have to travel between meeting rooms and can flip from meeting ...
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OpinionKatharine Moxham: The group risk market has risen to the challenges brought by Covid-19
The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic really has brought our human frailty to the fore. Both employers and their people have realised that during their working life there’s a real chance of dying, being extremely ill or being left with a lasting health condition as a result of contracting Coronavirus. The group ...
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Infographic: The impact of the pandemic on the group risk market
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OpinionPaul Hollick: The future of company cars is electric
There’s something that sounds like a common-sense argument about perk cars being made in some quarters during the pandemic. It says that people currently working from home who never really needed a company car for their job won’t want to pay tax on that vehicle and are pushing for a ...
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OpinionDr Rea Prouska: How can employers meet staff benefits needs in the current environment?
The current Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and Brexit crises are creating multiple challenges for employers. While business survival takes precedence in employer agendas, there are crucial employee consequences that also need to be addressed. These include the impact of adverse working conditions on employee motivation, job satisfaction, performance, productivity and on ...
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Poll: Has your organisation implemented pay cuts as a result of the pandemic?
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Poll: Has your organisation implemented pay cuts as a result of the pandemic?
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OpinionAndrew Barnes: A four-day working week concept is a benefit for employer and employee
From a simple idea we implemented at my company, Perpetual Guardian, in New Zealand in 2018, the 4 Day Week has evolved to be a global phenomenon. The concept has now been discussed in more than 87 countries, with active campaigns in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States, ...
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OpinionNick Pahl: Employers should review their approach to health and wellbeing support
Are employers providing the right benefits going forward? It is crucial help is offered to employers so they can shift quickly to offer the correct benefits to maintain employee health and wellbeing.We know the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is having a major impact on how and where we work. Are benefits ...
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ArticleJoe Richardson: Should employers offer more support for working parents?
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, working parents have been hit with a tidal wave of household pressures. However, for single parents, Coronavirus came without a lifejacket. While working couples have been able to ‘shift parent’ while their children haven’t been in school, single parents - from the ...
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ArticleToni Graves: Should employers offer more support for working parents?
Everyone has been affected by the pandemic and different people face different challenges, depending on the nature of their job and their personal circumstances. The majority of our people are working from home and, with schools closed, parents are juggling childcare and home schooling on top of their day jobs.Flexibility ...
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ArticleSarah Churchman: Should employers offer more support for working parents?
Balancing office and home life is not new to working parents but the events of the last year - where the home turned into the office - saw this finely tuned balance thrown off-kilter for many. If we acknowledge that the everyday reality of our working parents has changed greatly ...
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ArticleSara Thompson: Should employers offer more support for working parents?
The past year has put more pressure on working parents than ever before, with the national lockdowns forcing many to juggle working and caring for their loved ones. At Phoenix we welcome the diversity of thought and resilience that working parents and working carers bring to our workforce, and would ...
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OpinionRob Yuille: A look at the pensions dashboards progress
Tuesday the 19th of January saw the Pension Schemes Bill overcome the last legislative hurdle before being signed into law by the Queen. While it covers many areas, some of the most hotly contested were the clauses regarding pensions dashboards.The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and others have already been ...