All articles by Viola Caon – Page 5

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    Private sector pay settlements at 3% for first quarter of 2012

    2012-05-09T10:16:00Z

    Median pay settlements in the private sector were 3% for the first quarter to the end of March 2012, according to figures from Incomes Data Services (IDS).The IDS Pay report also showed an increase in the proportion of settlements recorded between 3 and 3.99%, at 38% of deals compared to ...

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    Love2reward launches e-code voucher

    2012-05-09T08:09:00Z

    Reward and incentive provider Love2reward has launched flexecodes, a multi-retailer e-code voucher for the corporate market.Flexecodes is an instant reward mechanism to use for staff rewards, sales, promotions and incentives.Flexecodes are delivered via email and allow recipients to choose from a wide range of online retailers such as Amazon, iTunes, ...

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    Food industry promotes health at work

    2012-05-09T07:50:55Z

    The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has launched a free toolkit for employers to use to encourage their employees to lead a healthier lifestyle.Expert adviser on health at work at the Department of Health Dame Carol Black launched the toolkit at Coca-Cola Great Britain’s head office in Hammersmith during last ...

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    Health Shield joins anti-fraud industry group

    2012-05-08T11:22:00Z

    Health Shield has become a member of the Health Insurance Counter Fraud Group (HICFG), the organisation designed to stamp out fraud in the healthcare market through joint working and shared intelligence.By becoming an associate member of the industry group, the health cash plan provider Health Shield has taken a firm ...

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    Majority of men still not taking parental leave entitlement

    2012-05-01T00:00:01Z

    The number of men taking statutory paternity leave has increased by 14% over the last year, but this is still a small fraction of those entitled to it, according to research by international law firm Pinsent Masons.The research found that, despite the fact that the number of employees claiming statutory ...

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    The Queen’s Speech: Parental leave to become more flexible

    2012-05-01T00:00:01Z

    The government will bring in legislation to enable new parents to share parental leave.Under measures proposed in the Children and Families Bill, parental leave would become more flexible to enable parents to share parenting responsibilities and balance work and family commitments.Prime minister David Cameron and deputy prime minister Nick Clegg ...

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    Aviva introduces new option for corporate PMI schemes

    2012-05-01T00:00:01Z

    Aviva UK Health has introduced a new healthcare trust option on its optimum private medical insurance (PMI) healthcare cover, called Corporate Excess.Employers choosing the new option will have a corporate excess of about 80% of the predicted claims set on the policy, from which employee claims are paid.The advantage of ...

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    Tusker appoints new contract administration manager

    2012-05-01T00:00:01Z

    This article is written by our channel sponsor, TuskerInnovative contract hire and salary sacrifice leader, Tusker, has appointed a contract administration manager to head up a new department as part of the continued expansion of its business.Claire Pacey, joins the company from Zenith Provecta where she worked for seven years ...

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    Majority of FTSE 100 DC schemes choose diversified growth funds

    2012-05-01T00:00:01Z

    Seventy of the FTSE 100 companies now offer diversified growth funds (DGFs) as part of the fund range in their defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, according to research by Towers Watson.The research, FTSE 100 defined contribution pension scheme 2012 survey, also found that nearly all (92%) FTSE 100 pension schemes ...