All articles by Tynan Barton – Page 43

  • EB_011215_018.pdf
    Analysis

    Are employers returning to a paternalistic benefits approach?

    2015-11-30T17:25:56Z

    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benefits approach, which is based upon employees staying in a job for life, is considered to be expensive and outdated.Benefits strategies have moved towards the approach of offering employees choice and control over their own benefits package.The new paternalism landscape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 ...

  • EB_011215_017.pdf
    Case Studies

    Richer Sounds offers unusual benefits to look after employees

    2015-11-30T17:20:52Z

    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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    EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH: 56% use tools and modellers for financial education

    2015-11-30T10:10:03Z

    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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    EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH: 76% view financial education as essential for all staff

    2015-11-26T11:33:00Z

    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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    Article

    Mckenzie is with Southern Co-operative

    2015-11-24T07:08:08Z

    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.

  • Debra Corey
    Article

    Corey joins Reward Gateway

    2015-11-24T07:00:52Z

    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.

  • June Glendinning
    Article

    EY appoints Glendinning as reward manager

    2015-11-24T06:34:19Z

    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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    Butcher links up with Poundland

    2015-11-24T06:29:28Z

    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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    Tullow Oil appoints Machin

    2015-11-24T06:22:00Z

    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.

  • InNumbersOct15
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    The month in numbers: October 2015

    2015-11-23T17:01:00Z

    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 ...

  • EBS_011115_011.pdf
    Article

    EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH: 24% offer financial wellbeing support

    2015-11-17T12:31:00Z

    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

    2015-11-15T11:54:51Z

    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

    2015-11-11T15:35:05Z

    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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    EXCLUSIVE: 68% offer group personal pension plans

    2015-11-11T12:37:00Z

    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

    2015-11-10T13:14:22Z

    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

    2015-11-10T10:58:10Z

    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

    2015-11-10T10:45:40Z

    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, ...

  • TalkTalk
    Case Studies

    The benefits offered by TalkTalk

    2015-11-09T17:16:43Z

    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 Studies

    TalkTalk looks to provide value to staff through benefits strategy

    2015-11-03T19:45:00Z

    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 ...

  • CAFCASS
    Case Studies

    Cafcass integrates occupational health into wider wellbeing strategy

    2015-10-22T05:00:00Z

    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 ...