All articles by Tynan Barton – Page 67
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Omega team climbs Kilimanjaro for charity
A team from recruitment firm Omega Resource Group has raised over £4,000 for the Help for Heroes charity by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.Directors James Strickland, Ray Pugh and manager Ashley Moore began their trek up the 5,896 metre mountain on 11 February and reached the summit on 17 February.James Strickland, group ...
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Julia’s House Hospice tops the 100 best public and charity sector workplaces
The children's hospice Julia’s House Hospice has been named as the best place to work in the public and charity sector by The Sunday Times. The list, compiled by Best Companies, identifies workplace performance and best practice relating to key factors, such as leadership, management, personal growth, wellbeing, teamwork and ...
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Denplan extends product offering
Denplan has extended its corporate product offering with the introduction of the Lucent product range.Lucent plans provide cover for a range of dental treatments at a low cost of up to £5,500 per policy year, which includes cover for dental injuries and dental emergencies.The Lucent range aims to operate a ...
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Pension Capital Strategies rebrands as JLT Pension Capital Strategies
Pension Capital Strategies, the corporate consulting and pension scheme de-risking firm, has announced a rebrand of the business to JLT Pension Capital Strategies to clearly align with its parent firm JLT Employee Benefits Group.The rebrand comes at a time when JLT Pension Capital Strategies estimates that pensioner buy-outs will grow ...
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Demos research: Squeezed middle most at risk from financial loss when sick
The squeezed middle, those earning between £16,000 and £50,000 per annum, are most at risk to suffer financially if they are unable to work due to sickness or disability, according to a new report from think-tank Demos.The Of Mutual Benefit report stated that as this group of workers would not ...
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Employee Benefits Pensions Summit: BP communicates pension tax changes to high earners
BP has run a communication campaign to ensure high earners are fully aware of changes to pensions tax relief.Addressing delegates at the Employee Benefits Pension Summit 2011 at the Four Seasons hotel in the Hampshire countryside, Susan Hughes, policy manager, UK pensions and benefits at BP, explained that as around ...
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Review recommends major shake up for police pay
Middle and back-office police roles will not receive additional pay and could see a reduction of up to £3,000 per year in their allowances, as recommended by the first major review into police pay in over 30 years.Part one of Independent Review of Police Officer and Staff Remuneration and Conditions, ...
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Shilling research: Employees do not regularly monitor pensions funds
Seven out of 10 employees (70%) do not monitor or make changes to their defined contribution (DC) pension fund on a regular basis, according to new research from Shilling Communications.The Shilling Communications: Pension Snapshot, carried out by YouGov, found that of the employees that do not monitor their pension, almost ...
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Otto Thoresen joins ABI as director general
Otto Thoresen has joined the Association of British Insurers (ABI) as its new director general.Thoresen is currently chief executive of Aegon UK and a member of the board of management of Aegon N.V.Tim Breedon, ABI chairman, said: “Otto combines significant industry experience with a passion for improving the industry’s service ...
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Norland Managed Services implements healthcare trust for staff
Norland Managed Services, the facilities management and support services provider, has implemented a healthcare trust for its 2,000 employees in UK and Ireland.Norland will benefit from savings over the cost of corporate private medical insurance (PMI) premiums and will keep any monies if claims are lower than anticipated. The healthcare ...
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Alexander Forbes launches stocks and shares individual savings account (Isa)
Alexander Forbes Wealth Management has launched a stocks and shares individual savings account (Isa) with a range of six funds.The funds offer varying levels of risk and are focused on income producing assets and global trends.Investors in the stocks and shares Isa can choose from three income producing funds which ...
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Police overtime doubles in last decade
Overtime pay for police officers in England and Wales has more than doubled in the last decade according to research from Policy Exchange.The Police Overtime Expenditure report from the political think tank, found that overtime payments rose from £208 million in 1998-99 to £437 million in 2007-08.In total £3.8 billion ...
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Baxters Food Group pension scheme appoints Punter Southall
Baxters Food Group has appointed Punter Southall to provide a range of services to its pension scheme.Punter Southall will provide administration, investment, actuarial and consultancy services to the Baxters Food Group Pension Fund, which has over 800 members and assets of around £40 million.Peter McLuckie, company secretary and legal counsel ...
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Interview with Tim Fevyer, director of reward and policy at Specsavers
Improving reward for employees is important, but it is no substitute for good, effective management practices, says Tim Fevyer, director of reward and policy at SpecsaversIt is not every day that an HR professional takes a private plane to a meeting, but for Tim Fevyer, director of reward and policy ...
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Buyer's guide to contract-based DC pensions
Focus on factsWhat are contract-based DC pension schemes?These are group pension schemes in which ownership and responsibility lie with the provider. The schemes, which are set up by employers, include group personal pension plans (GPPs), stakeholder schemes or group self-invested personal pensions (Sipps). Both the employer and the employee can ...
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Default retirement age to go: what will be the effect on benefits?
If you read nothing else, read this... With no DRA, employers will not be able to forcibly retire someone unless it can be objectively justified. There is an exemption for employers that currently offer group risk benefits. An employer could provide group income protection to staff above state pension age ...
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Galen extends health scheme
Galen Health has extended its concierge healthcare product to include a voluntary option for larger organisations.Employers with more than 100 staff can now offer the scheme on a voluntary basis at a discounted rate. Previously, it was available only on an employer-paid basis.The scheme includes medical support through face-to-face and ...
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Buck Consultants research: Health incentives are popular
Incentive rewards for taking part in health and wellness schemes are increasing in popularity among UK employers, according to research by Buck Consultants.Working Well: A Global Survey of Health Promotion and Workplace Wellness Strategies found health risk appraisals are the most common benefit for which incentives are offered, as cited ...
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Aspire Housing builds more choice for employees
Aspire Housing has launched a flexible benefits scheme to give its employees more choice around their rewardThrough its Choices scheme, provided by Lorica, Aspire’s 500 staff can sacrifice salary in return for benefits, including private medical insurance, a health cash plan, health screening and dental insurance. Also included in the ...
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Act now to mitigate national insurance rises
Employers should act now to mitigate the impact of the increase in national insurance (NI) contributions from 6 April.Staff will see an increase of 1% in the level of NI they pay on earnings, from 11% to 12% below the upper earnings limit and from 1% to 2% above it. ...