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How to structure workplace savings so staff achieve good outcomes
brightcove.createExperiences();This 7-minute video tutorial above covers:How can employers use The Pension Regulator’s principles to structure workplace pensions?What does a good outcome for a pension scheme look like?Following the changes announced in the 2014 Budget are these principles still valid?Do employers ...
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VideoVIDEO: Sarah Purnell: Changing workplace demographic needs more choice
The key to designing a benefits package for a changing workplace demographic is to give employees choice, said Sarah Purnell, head of UK reward and benefits at Tesco in an interview with Debbie Lovewell-Tuck, deputy editor of Employee Benefits.She said: “It’s a mixture of the package itself and giving people ...
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VideoBritish Sugar focuses on total reward
“Pay is very important and it has to be on an acceptable level, but there are so many other things that are also important to people,” says Verhoek. “I always look at total reward in four sections: variable pay, the benefits, learning and development opportunities, and what we offer as ...
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VideoVIDEO: Neal Blackshire: Align recognition plans with business priorities
Employers must align their recognition schemes with their business priorities, said Neal Blackshire, reward manager at McDonald’s Restaurants in an interview with Clare Bettelley, associate editor at Employee Benefits.He said: ”Make sure it’s simple, clear and easy to understand what someone might get recognised for and what they will receive.”He ...
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VIDEO: Jackie Buttery: Create a benefits agenda for a diverse workforce
She said: “The challenge is getting the right initiatives first and keeping momentum over the long term, beyond the launch phase and into further years of development.”The biggest challenge facing HR and benefits professionals is creating a sustainable benefits agenda that resonates with a diverse workforce, said Jackie Buttery, head ...
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VideoVIDEO: Adam Brooke: Eldercare support is a key issue for employers
Eldercare support is a key issue for employers, said Adam Brooke, employee benefits and wellness manager at JP Morgan in an interview with Clare Bettelley, associate editor at Employee Benefits.“We are heavily looking at that at the moment, whether that’s support in the home for days when there isn’t support ...
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VideoVIDEO: Wendy Cartwright: Leading-edge employers embrace wellbeing
Leading-edge employers are embracing wellbeing as something incredibly important for the business, said Wendy Cartwright, former HR director at the Olympic Delivery Authority, in an interview with Debi O’Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits.“Organisations are trying to get more upstream, and trying to focus on being more positive and proactive in ...
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VideoVIDEO: Bob Hughes: The new psychological contract to engage employees
A new psychological contract has to come in to engage a developing workforce, said Bob Hughes, director of the Engage for Success Foundation, in an interview with Debbie Lovewell-Tuck, deputy editor of Employee Benefits.He said: ”Things have changed so much in the workplace, the whole world of work is changing.“Companies ...
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VideoVIDEO: Neil Morrison: Award winners connect benefits to business needs
Successful finalists in the Employee Benefits Awards demonstrated a connection between their benefits initiatives and their business needs, said Neil Morrison, group HR director at Penguin Random House Group, in an interview with Debi O’Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits.He added that the standout entries were very clear about the needs ...
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VideoVIDEO: Jacqui Riches: Award finalists demonstrated benefits metrics
The most successful entrants in the Employee Benefits Awards provided metrics and data around their health and wellbeing programmes, said Jacqui Riches, manager, employee health and wellness manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Quintiles, in an interview with Debbie Lovewell-Tuck, deputy editor of Employee Benefits.She added: “Data ...
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VideoVIDEO: Carol Baylis: Awards finalists showcase different approaches to global benefits
Finalists in the Employee Benefits Awards’ category, ‘Best international or expatriate benefits’, showcased different approaches across different regions, said Carol Baylis, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) total rewards director at Hitachi Data Systems, in an interview with Debbie Lovewell-Tuck, deputy editor of Employee Benefits.She said: “There were a couple ...
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VideoVIDEO: Leanne McLean: Employee Benefits Awards finalists take new angles on pensions
Finalists in the Employee Benefits Awards’ category for Best pensions communications came at the issue from a different angle, said Leanne McLean, reward manager for the UK, Ireland and Nordics at Ceva Logistics, in an interview wih Debbie Lovewell-Tuck, deputy editor of Employee Benefits.“Some of the themes that came through ...
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VideoVIDEO: Simon Nash: HR needs to banish use of term 'the business'
HR professionals should banish their use of the term ‘the business’, said Simon Nash, HR director at Carey Olsen, in an interview with Clare Bettelley, associate editor of Employee Benefits.He said: “It is used in the context of ’HR needs to influence ‘the business’ to make a change’.“That’s completely alien, ...
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VideoVIDEO: Neil Morrison: Awards finalists embrace benefits technology
The use of technology in creating access to benefits for employees wherever they are is really exciting, said Neil Morrison, group HR director at Penguin Random House Group, one of the Employee Benefits Awards judges, in an interview with Debi O’Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits.He added: “I’m really interested in ...
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VideoVIDEO: Susan McGarrity: Awards finalists focus on benefits budget
The finalists of the Employee Benefits Awards demonstrated a focus on making savings through benefits, said Susan McGarrity, director of reward and shared services at Doosan Babcock, in an interview with Clare Bettelley, associate editor of Employee Benefits.“One of the entrants had no budget and, in fact, had to make ...
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VideoVIDEO: Susan Gee: Employee Benefits Awards judging fuels ideas
Judging the Employee Benefits Awards offers ideas to bring back to your own organisation, said Susan Gee, employee health and wellbeing manager at Yorkshire Water, in an interview with Debbie Lovewell-Tuck, deputy editor of Employee Benefits.She said: “It’s one of the reasons I agreed to judge, because I knew there ...
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VIDEO: Lawrence Cramer: How to manage auto-enrolment on a small budget
brightcove.createExperiences();Employers should identify the budget they have for pensions auto-enrolment at the very beginning of the process, said Lawrence Cramer (pictured), head of HR at the YHA, during an interview with Clare Bettelley, associate editor of Employee Benefits.He said: “As ...
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VideoVIDEO: Adam Brooke: Awards finalists review benefits communications
Employers’ ongoing reviews of their benefits communications programmes was one of the most impressive findings among Employee Benefits Awards’ finalists, said Adam Brooke, vice-president, employee benefits and wellness manager at JP Morgan, in an interview with Clare Bettelley, associate editor of Employee Benefits.He added: “I’ve seen take-up figures of 70% ...
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VideoVIDEO: Simon Nash: Pay does not motivate staff
Pay is virtually unimportant in motivating employees, said Simon Nash, HR director at Carey Olsen, in an interview with Clare Bettelley, associate editor of Employee Benefits.“There is a myth in the world of HR and management that pay motivates, but most studies have proven that pay actually doesn’t motivate,” he ...
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VideoVIDEO: Rosemary Lemon: Share schemes create financial wellbeing
Employee share schemes create a greater sense of financial wellbeing, said Rosemary Lemon (pictured), group head of executive remuneration and reward at Legal and General (L&G), in an interview with Jennifer Paterson, senior reporter at Employee Benefits.Lemon said that the organisation’s share plans are very important for aligning employees with ...