All articles by Tynan Barton – Page 43
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AnalysisAre employers returning to a paternalistic benefits approach?
If you read nothing else, read this...The traditional paternalistic benefits approach, which is based upon employees staying in a job for life, is considered to be expensive and outdated.Benefits strategies have moved towards the approach of offering employees choice and control over their own benefits package.The new paternalism landscape empowers ...
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Case StudiesRicher Sounds offers unusual benefits to look after employees
Electrical retailer Richer Sounds takes an interesting approach to employee benefits using employer-owned resources; staff have access to holiday homes and the use of the company Bentley.While the benefit of an employer-owned holiday home might at one time have been considered a traditional, paternalistic benefit, the reason for offering it ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE RESEARCH: 56% use tools and modellers for financial education
Employee Benefits is hosting a live webinar, Employee Benefits Wired: the changing pensions landscape, at 1pm tomorrow (Tuesday 1 December). Tune in to EB TV to watch the 30-minute panel discussion live. Send your questions to the expert panel by tweeting #EBWired.EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH: Tools and modellers (56%), along with face-to-face ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE RESEARCH: 76% view financial education as essential for all staff
Employee Benefits is hosting a live webinar, Employee Benefits Wired: the changing pensions landscape, at 1pm on Tuesday 1 December. Tune in to EB TV to watch the session and send your questions to the panel by tweeting #EBWired.EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH: More than three-quarters (76%) of respondents believe it is essential ...
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ArticleMckenzie is with Southern Co-operative
Janet Mckenzie has been appointed reward and performance manager at The Southern Co-operative.Mckenzie joins the regional co-operative business from B&Q where she was reward manager.Prior to this, she was international reward, policy and mobility manger at the Body Shop.
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ArticleCorey joins Reward Gateway
Debra Corey has joined employee benefits provider Reward Gateway as group reward director.Her brief will include developing the firm's own reward strategy.Corey has held roles at Page Group, Merlin Entertainments, Quintiles, Morrisons, Honeywell and Gap.
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ArticleEY appoints Glendinning as reward manager
June Glendinning has been appointed reward manager at EY.Prior to joining the professional services organisation, Glendinning held the positions of compensation and benefits manager, and business service centre HR manager, at global tobacco firm JT International.
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ArticleButcher links up with Poundland
Nik Butcher has joined Poundland and Dealz as head of reward.Moving from his role of reward manager at Tesco New Food Experiences, Butcher has also held roles as total reward manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Kao Group, and reward manager at RS Components.
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ArticleTullow Oil appoints Machin
Tullow Oil has appointed John Machin group head of reward.Machin joins the oil exploration and production organisation from William Hill, where he was head of reward and engagement.Prior to this, Machin was global head of compensation and benefits at Misys.
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ArticleThe month in numbers: October 2015
A round-up of some of October's stand-out facts and figures relating to employee benefits: 1%: Eligible Royal Mail employees were gifted a 1% share in the organisation as the government completes the sale of its 13% stake. 29% of jobs for women in the UK paid less than the living ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE RESEARCH: 24% offer financial wellbeing support
Despite major reforms to how employees can access pension savings with the introduction of pension flexibilities in April 2015, many respondents are not seeking to address financial wellbeing as part of their overall employee wellbeing strategy.Just 24% of employers offer some, or all, of their employees financial wellbeing support, according ...
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21, VSP industry insight: Engaging employees with eye care
Aberdeen University scientists recently announced they have developed a new test that detects mental health disorders without using high tech MRI equipment or tracking brain waves. It is nearly 100% effective and is done completely through the eyes.Although this test is still in the trial stages, it is becoming more ...
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45, Unum insight: The benefits of early intervention
Sickness absence is an unavoidable part of running a business. Having an effective wellbeing strategy in place can help staff to stay healthier and for the employer to manage absence better, but there is no way to eliminate it completely, especially when it comes to serious illness or injury. But, ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 68% offer group personal pension plans
EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH: Group personal pension (GPP) plans remain the most popular primary workplace scheme, according to the Employee Benefits/Close Brothers Pensions research 2015.The research, which surveyed a total of 259 respondents in September 2015, found that while 68% of repondents offer this type of scheme as their organisation’s primary workplace ...
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9, Cigna: The importance of mental wellbeing in the workplace
Supporting employee mental health is a growing challenge for many employers. Around 70 million working days were lost to mental illness in 2013 at a cost of £70-£100bn to the UK economy, according to the Annual report of the chief medical officer, published in September 2014. Issues like anxiety, depression ...
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40, GymFlex: Re-examining inactivity in the workforce
Those who believe that inactivity causes obesity might be in for a shock: a long-term study by Exeter University, EarlyBird diabetes study, finalised in 2013, suggests it is actually the other way around. Consuming a fatty, sugary diet in the early years causes obesity, which in turn makes people inactive. ...
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35, Red Letter Days for business: Motivating staff at Christmas and into the new year
Key points [box out, if room on page]:Employers should not let top talent head off on their Christmas break without finding out how they felt about working for their organisation in 2015 and what they want to see in 2016.A thank you at the end of the year is crucial, ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by TalkTalk
Pension:Group personal pension (GPP) for all employees.Staff contribute a minimum of 2.5% to receive a 5% employer contribution.Healthcare and wellbeing:Private medical insurance (PMI). The executive committee and senior management bands receive free family cover; all other employees have single-person cover with the option to add family members or change cover ...
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Case StudiesTalkTalk looks to provide value to staff through benefits strategy
TalkTalk Group is keen to give its employees better value through its ways of working and its suite of benefits. A key element of the telecommunications provider’s benefits strategy is that employees receive benefits that are perceived to be worthwhile and of value. Sam Kirk, reward director, explains that this ...
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Case StudiesCafcass integrates occupational health into wider wellbeing strategy
Family support service Cafcass has integrated its occupational health provision within its wider health and wellbeing strategy.The organisation took measures to use its health and wellbeing spend more effectively after recognising that it was investing across a number of different providers, with a lot of reactive rather than proactive services.Cafcass ...