All articles by Viola Caon – Page 3
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A third of respondents offer family-friendly policies
A third (67%) of employers offer family-friendly policies to staff, but only one in five working fathers take advantage of these, according to research by BT and the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI).The research, which surveyed 1,500 working fathers across the UK, also found that 49% of respondents ...
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Clarity Global launches financial education website for employers and employees
Independent financial advice firm Clarity Global has launched a website to provide employers and employees with resources for financial education.The website will offer employers:The ability to deliver a foundation of financial education to all employees in a cost-effective manner.Full personalisation, which allows employers to monitor employees’ use on the site ...
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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust launches salary sacrifice car scheme
The Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has launched a salary sacrifice car scheme.The scheme, provided by Tusker, is open to the trust's permanent employees as part of its flexible benefits package.It will also be available to around 5,000 staff at the Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust as part of an ...
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T-Systems increases pension scheme take-up and launches online flexible benefits
T-Systems has increased take-up in its group personal pension (GPP) plan from 80% to 84%, and has introduced an online flexible benefits scheme.The GPP plan was promoted during the launch of the flex scheme in January. Since the launch, 81% of the telecommunications firm’s 1,000 employees have registered on the ...
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Allianz Worldwide Care launches international PMI product
Allianz Worldwide Care has launched an international private medical insurance (PMI) scheme, which is designed for UK-based employees and expatriates.The product called, Signature, is divided into two core plans: Signature Prime and Signature Plus. These cover a range of in-patient and day-care treatments.There are also a number of optional add-ons ...
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Medicash adds EAP to health cash plan product
Medicash has added an employee assistance programme (EAP) to its health cash plan offering.The EAP service includes a support helpline and an intervention for stress programme.It also includes:Access to emotional support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.Access to local face-to-face counselling.Post-trauma critical incident support.Enhanced debt management service.Career coaching.An ...
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Employers still taking cautious approach to pay
Employers in the private sector are increasingly taking a cautious approach to pay as they look to stay competitive, according to research conducted by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and recruitment firm Harvey Nash.The quarterly CBI/Harvey Nash employment trends survey covers 319 organisations, which employ around two million people ...
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More than 30% of UK SMEs not preparing for auto-enrolment
More than 30% of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are not preparing for auto-enrolment, according to research by RSM Tenon.Its RSM Tenon business barometer, a quarterly survey of senior management in SMEs, found that only 12% have fully forecast the costs of auto-enrolment.The research also found: 23% of respondents ...
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More than half of employers to allow flexibility during Olympics
More than half of employers are making changes to their working practices during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to enable staff to work more flexibly, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).The annual CIPD/Hays resourcing and talent planning survey also found that 30% ...
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More UK employers are launching flexible benefits schemes
Flexible benefit schemes increased in popularity among employers in 2011, according to research by Aon Hewitt.Its research, Employee benefits and trends survey, found that 70% of respondents already offered, or were about to introduce, flexible benefits schemes.The three most popular benefits on offer via a flex plan are the ability ...
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35% of respondents have not selected a pension plan for auto-enrolment
More than a third (35%) of respondents have not yet selected what type of pension scheme they will use for auto-enrolment, according to research by Xafinity, part of the Equiniti Group.The research surveyed 50 HR, payroll and pensions professionals who attended Xafinity’s conference on auto-enrolment on 22 May.The research also ...
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Oakwood Fuels to offer hearing screening to staff
Oakwood Fuels is to offer a day of hearing screening and ear health awareness to its employees on 31 May.The event will see the charity Deafness Research UK deliver free screenings and provide information about good ear health to the waste management firm’s employees.The day is sponsored by healthcare provider ...
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Spirit AeroSystems launches eyecare scheme for staff
Spirit AeroSystems has launched an eyecare scheme for staff, which will offer onsite eye examinations, and prescribe safety eyewear and visual display unit (VDU) glasses as required.The scheme, provided by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, will be offered to staff at the commercial aircraft designer and manufacturer's Prestwick, Scotland and Preston, England ...
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Randox Health Checks opens London health screening clinic
Randox Health Checks has opened a clinic in London for the provision of its preventative health screening programme.Employers can offer the screenings to staff, either at the City-based clinic, or onsite at the workplace, both locally and internationally.Randox Health Checks’ programme is based primarily on blood analysis, and provides individuals ...
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ADP and Thomsons Online Benefits partner to offer employers information on pension reforms
ADP and Thomsons Online Benefits has partnered to help employers understand the pension reforms.The partnership will provide consultancy on every aspect of the pension reforms and auto-enrolment, including provider selection, cost modelling, employee engagement and ongoing management.It also aims to help employers restructure their reward strategies, provide technology to help ...
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Nearly half of respondents plan pay freezes for 2012
Nearly half (43%) of respondents plan to implement a pay freeze in 2012, according to research by Croner.The research, by the UK provider of workplace information, software and services, also found that a quarter of the 100 private sector organisations surveyed said their pay award for 2012 will be higher ...
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BBC journalists accept 1% pay rise
BBC journalists have accepted a 1% pay rise, calling off strike action that was threatened for June.The pay offer for 2012-13 will include a minimum increase of £400 per employee.The agreement is a joint deal between the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU) and the National Union of Journalists ...
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Admiral Group, Baringa Partners and Intuit UK are top winners at Best Places to Work 2012
Admiral Group, Baringa Partners and Intuit UK were among the UK employers named the Best Workplaces 2012.The UK’s Best Workplace programme, which is run by Great Places to Work UK, consists of an annual employee survey and management culture audit, which pinpoint and evaluate specific aspects of an employer’s people ...
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Aviva launches anti-stress app
Aviva has launched a free application (app) called My Stress Kit to help employees manage their stress levels.The app, which is free to download on smart phones, can be included in employers’ health and wellbeing programme.Users have to complete a short quiz to identify their stress levels, as well as ...
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Akzo Nobel enters into £1.4 billion longevity insurance contract
Akzo Nobel has entered into a £1.4 billion longevity insurance contract to make its future pension costs more predictable.The agreement between the Azko Nobel (CPS) Pension Scheme and Swiss Re differs from most longevity hedging contracts. Swiss Re will retain the risk on its balance sheet, rather than pass it ...