All articles by Tynan Barton – Page 56
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Marie Curie Cancer Care renews fleet management contract
Marie Curie Cancer Care has renewed its fleet management contract with Leasedrive for another two years.†The contract covers 174 cars on contract hire or contract purchase, as well as the provision of short-term rental.Jeremy Sothcott, fleet manager at Marie Curie Cancer Care, said: “When we went out to tender, we ...
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Haulotte Group signs fleet management agreement
Haulotte Group, the people and material-lifting equipment firm, has signed a new three-year fleet management agreement for its 75 cars in the UK.The agreement, provided by ALD Automotive, will deliver services that include accident management and its PoolFleet product, which provides short-term cars for specific requirements such as for staff ...
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Run Your Cars adopts online group-buying model for fleet management
Run Your Cars has introduced an online group-buying model in order to bring discounts to fleets run by small and medium-sized organisations.The fleet management firm has adopted the Groupon model, which will see employers pay a monthly fee in return for access to fleet benefits at discounted rates, including accident ...
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Aviva adds employee assistance programme to group income protection policies
Aviva has added a free employee assistance programme (EAP) to its group income protection policies.The EAP has been developed to help employers recognise and respond to stress in the workplace and increase the support offered through income protection. It enables employees to access face-to-face counselling if they need it.The programme ...
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ABI publishes executive remuneration guidelines
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published clear guidelines on executive pay.The revised Principles of executive remuneration report, in addition to the new Report on board effectiveness, aim to help organisations better understand the views of institutional investors on effective boardroom performance and executive pay.The revised principles are the ...
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Employee Benefits Live: British Airways consolidates healthcare schemes into self-funded plan
British Airways (BA) introduced a self-funded health plan in order to create a tailored healthcare benefit for its employees.†Speaking on day two of Employee Benefits Live, Janine Sparks, reward consultant at BA, explained that, following a strategic review, the airline chose to consolidate its previous disparate healthcare schemes into a ...
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Employee Benefits Live: Ceva Logistics reduces absence following launch of recognition scheme
Ceva Logistics has improved sickness absence levels following the introduction of a recognition programme.Speaking at Employee Benefits Live 2011, Nik Butcher, head of reward at Ceva, explained that a staff survey showed that there were low levels of engagement within the organisation and that employees required appreciation from their employer.Ceva ...
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Employee Benefits Live: Vodafone focuses on employee engagement
Vodafone has increased its focus on employee engagement and communications to enhance employees’ experience of its flexible benefits scheme.Speaking at Employee Benefits Live 2011, Alissa Davis UK reward manager at Vodafone, explained how, following a staff survey in 2011, the telecommunications firm realised there was a lack of understanding and ...
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Cable and Wireless extends new salary agreements and flexible working to staff in Jamaica
Lime, Cable and Wireless Communications’ Jamaica business, has signed an agreement with unions which will deliver changes to working conditions, including new salary agreements and the introduction of flexible working.The memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreement, which is the first between the unions and Lime, seeks to create a more efficient ...
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Spire Healthcare acquires Lifescan
Private hospital group Spire Healthcare has announced the acquisition of Lifescan, the provider of CT health checks.The acquisition, which has been valued at £1.365 million, will help to diversify Sprire’s services and increase patient volumes.Lifescan operates within 12 Spire hospitals, as well as two standalone centres.Rob Roger, chief executive officer ...
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Aviva Health research: Employers and staff believe productivity is directly related to health
Three in five (63%) UK employers and over three-quarters (78%)† of employees believe that health has a direct effect on productivity, according to research by Aviva Health.The annual Health of the workplace report found that 47% of employers said that the impact of the recession has made them realise the ...
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Health and wellbeing: Employees need a comfort zone
If you read nothing else, read this … Many factors in the working environment can affect employees’ health and wellbeing. Air temperature and quality, and lighting can affect a person’s mood and productivity levels. Including artwork or plants in a working environment can improve staff wellbeing. Involving employees in choosing ...
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Case Studies
Case study: Wellbeing day is launchpad for Inmarsat
Mobile satellite operator Inmarsat recognises the importance of promoting its health and wellbeing initiatives for employees to increase take-up.The organisation gives its 400 UK staff the chance to take part in health initiatives throughout the year. It has amusculoskeletal programme that offers information on back care and ergonomics.Inmarsat has found ...
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Health and wellbeing: BT staff get message of interdependency
BT’s chief medical officer, Dr Paul Litchfield, wants the organisation’s employees to take more responsibility for their own health and wellbeing, says Tynan BartonFor Dr Paul Litchfield, chief medical officer at BT, tackling health and wellbeing in an organisation involves a culture shift from dependency to interdependency, with individuals taking ...
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Case study: D&G staff answer wellness call
Warranty services call centre Domestic and General (D&G) recognises the link between wellness and employee engagement, and ensures its staff can take part in onsite initiatives.Its wellbeing initiatives for its 700 employees range from supplying fresh fruit each week to utilising the services of its occupational health service provider and ...
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News analysis: Are bosses' pensions fair?
The TUC's PensionsWatch survey has revealed major disparities between directors' pensions and those of other employees, says Tynan BartonThe issue of fairness around pensions provision within organisations came to the fore last month with the publication of the Trades Union Congress' (TUC's) ninth PensionsWatch survey.It found that the average defined ...
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Tackling addictions in the workplace
If you read nothing else, read this . . . Employers have a duty of care under health and safety legislation to protect the health of their employees. It can be difficult to recognise the signs of drug and alcohol addiction. Benefits that can be used to support staff with ...
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Kronos research: Employees pull sickies to watch TV
Half of UK employees (50%) call in sick to work in order to spend the day watching television at home, according to research from Kronos.The Kronos absence survey found that, of these employees, 69% were in the 16 to 24 age group.In the UK, 43% of employees admit to calling ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Farrer and Co focuses on employee health and wellbeing
Farrer and Co has increased its focus on employee health and wellbeing with lunch-and-learn sessions, whereby staff can explore issues such as work-life balance, mental health and stress management.The sessions, available to all 380 employees, were held at the law firm’s office in August.In tandem with Farrer and Co’s annual ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Coloplast hosts wellbeing week to promote healthcare benefits
Coloplast is hosting its first wellbeing week, which commenced on 19 September.The medical devices organisation set aside the week to focus on wellbeing so employees can better understand the benefits available to them.The wellbeing week will offer mini health checks for all its employees, including cholesterol checks, blood pressure, blood ...