All articles by Tynan Barton – Page 65
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Croner research: Total pay rises have fallen by a third
Total pay rises, including bonuses and overtime, have fallen by a third, and basic earnings increases have more than halved since January 2011, according to the latest Croner Reward Index.The index also found that both basic and total pay movement figures for managers are stable in comparison to the first ...
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Police Healthcare Scheme appoints Healix for second opinion service
The Police Healthcare Scheme (PHS) has appointed Healix to provide a second opinion service for its private healthcare.The PHS is run by the police and supports more than 14,000 police officers, police staff and their families across the UK.The majority of claims made are handled by the scheme itself, but ...
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B&CE removes annual management charge for first year of auto-enrolment
B&CE has announced the removal of the annual management charge (AMC) on its workplace pension during an employer’s first year of compliance of auto-enrolment.†The provider of financial benefits to the construction industry envisages that the AMC will be no more than 0.5% at the end of the 12 month period.The ...
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Friends Life research: Middle earners view pensions saving as more important than ever
Nearly 60% of middle income households, classified as the Coping Classes by a Friends Life report, believe it is more important than ever before to invest in a pension.†The Coping Classes report found that middle income earners (£25,000 to £50,000) are now focused on reducing debt to stave off the ...
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Bupa International offers expats free expert medical advice
Bupa International is offering expatriate workers free access to an expert medical opinion service.The service, provided by Advance Medical, gives employees access to professional medical opinions from more than 5,000 doctors.The service can help reassure employees that they have the right diagnosis, and ensure they are being given the best ...
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IFS Proshare works with HMRC on new PAYE OT code
IFS Proshare has been working with HR Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in respect to the introduction of the pay as you earn (PAYE) OT code and its impact on share-based payments.The code, which comes into effect today, 6 April, enables income tax to be deducted in respect to payments made ...
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Asperity staff scale Tower 42 for charity Shelter
Asperity employees took part in Shelter’s Vertical Rush challenge, running up 920 steps to the summit of London's Tower 42.Six members of Asperity’s client services team joined the fundraising event on 3 March to run up 42 floors to the champagne bar at the top of the tower.The annual Vertical ...
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Freshfields research: Employers fear changes to retirement age will damage economic recovery
UK employers believe the removal of the default retirement age (DRA) will have a bigger impact on business than other legislative changes, according to research by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.In a survey of HR directors from the UK’s largest employers, the law firm found that 63% of respondents argue that the ...
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BT and Pearson among employers marking Climate Week with tree planting
Employers, including BT, Pearson, and Marks and Spencer, have planted over 10,000 trees at Heartwood Forest to mark Climate Week.A dozen employers and over 300 staff took part in the tree planting at the Woodland Trust site in Hertfordshire to directly contribute to the development on what will become the ...
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British Airways pension trustee resigns over switch to CPI
Mike Post, a trustee of the Airways Pension Scheme, has resigned over the decision to link members’ pensions payments to the consumer price index (CPI).Trustees of the British Airway’s (BA) pensions scheme voted to switch from the retail price index (RPI) from April 2011.The switch to CPI will mean BA ...
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Intercontinental Hotels Group expands employee discount scheme
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has re-launched its employee discount scheme to include a wider range of discounts and cash-back offers for its 7,500 UK employees.The Thinking Benefits scheme, provided by Personal Group, now offers more than 5,000 discounts on goods and services, including high-street shops, supermarkets, travel insurance and experience ...
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City and Guilds launches health and wellbeing website
City and Guilds has launched a new intranet site to bring details of its wellbeing benefits together in one place.The site, launched last month, has dedicated pages focusing on healthy living and work, fitness, smoking cessation and mental wellbeing, as well as details of how to access services. There is ...
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Headstrong UK wins health and wellbeing award
Headstrong UK has been commended for its commitment to employees’ health and wellbeing with a Simplyhealth Healthy Workplace award.The IT consulting firm offers all of its 104 UK employees private medical insurance (PMI), group life assurance and dental care, as well as discounted local gym membership and a childcare voucher ...
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Aviva Health research: A third of employers have no key health benefit
Over a third (37%) of employers have no key health benefit in place, according to Aviva UK Health’s 360 Degree Absence Management study.The research, which polled 688 employers, found that 7% of respondents intend to introduce cover in the coming year.The research also found that if employers could introduce any ...
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iThinkSmarter launches workplace health app
iThinkSmarter has launched a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) application for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad to help tackle workplace stress, depression and anxiety.Employers can buy a licence to distribute the app to staff on a year-by-year basis. The treatment package tackles stress by making changes to moods and behaviours.The ...
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Acco launches global employee assistance programme
Office products supplier Acco Brands has launched an international employee assistance programme (EAP) for staff working across its European operations.The company, which owns the Rexel brand, has an existing EAP for its 400 UK staff, but saw a need to provide support to nearly 600 employees who work in 13 ...
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Analysis
Changing times in the benefits provider market
If you read nothing else, read this… The benefits provider market is in a constant state of change as organisations merge, move around or withdraw from certain sectors. Forthcoming legislation, such as the Retail Distribution Review and the 2012 pension reforms, can be credited as drivers behind changes in the ...
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Case Studies
Case study: City and Guilds takes advantage of partner suppliers for benefits
Vocational qualification awarding body City and Guilds saw the need to deliver value to staff at a time when reward is under pressure, so it took advantage of the partnership between Thomsons Online Benefits and Asperity Employee Benefits.Under the providers’ joint venture, formed in 2008, Thomsons offers Asperity’s Reward Gateway ...
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Mitie Group recognised for family-friendly policies
Mitie Group has been named one of the The Times Top 50 employers for women.The strategic outsourcing firm has introduced a series of initiatives to improve its culture for female employees in recent years, including childcare vouchers; flexible working hours and a flexi-leave system; home working and a compressed working ...
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Analysis
Private medical insurance in a disaster zone
If you read nothing else, read this… International PMI typically includes inpatient and outpatient services. Many international PMI policies will include medical evacuation and repatriation services, or will offer these as additional extras. Exclusion clauses may be included for areas that the Foreign Office advises against travelling to. ...