All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1043
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week 27 July-2 August
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 27 July and 2 August 2017 were: EAT rules that voluntary overtime should be included in holiday payCourt of Appeal rules in BBC's favour in pensionable pay caseDeloitte UK reports a 18.2% mean gender pay gapGerman employee swims 2km to workGovernment ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets headhunted
I want to make it quite clear I am not actively looking for another job. I am just sitting here minding my own business when a headhunter called Jeremy gets in touch. He asks if I know anyone who might be interested in a head of benefits role paying nearly ...
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ArticleCorporate hospitality organisation offers £50,000 for Donald Trump lookalike
Photo: Gage SkidmoreSomething for the weekend: A high salary can often act as an incentive to attract candidates to unusual job roles they may not have previously considered. Boutique corporate hospitality organisation Team Tactics has decided to use a stand-out salary as the main motivator in its most recent job ...
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ArticleAddison Lee courier wins holiday pay claim in employment-status case
The Central London Employment Tribunal has ruled that private car and courier organisation Addison Lee has unlawfully failed to pay a former cycle courier for a weeks’ holiday, misclassifying the courier as self-employed rather than as a worker.In the case Mr C. Gascoigne v Addison Lee, former cycle courier Gascoigne, ...
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Article71% believe staff are distracted by personal debt at work
Just under three-quarters (71%) of employer respondents believe that employees may be distracted by personal debt problems while at work, according to research by Jelf Employee Benefits.The research, which surveyed 319 employers, also found that 43% of respondents believe employees at their organisation have been absent from work over the ...
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ArticleCourt of Appeal rules in favour of IBM in pensions case
The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by technology organisation IBM Holdings, finding that the organisation did not breach its duty to members of its UK defined benefit (DB) pension scheme when restructuring its pension benefits.The case, IBM United Kingdom Holdings v Dalgleish, revolves around the restructuring projects undertaken ...
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OpinionPhilippa Connaughton: Lessons from the Walker v Innospec ruling
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has settled a long-running pensions dispute.In 2012, John Walker brought a claim for unlawful discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, having calculated that his civil partner, later his husband, would receive a pension on his death of £1,000 per annum, not the £45,000 ...
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ArticleClyde Paper and Print gains living wage accreditation
Paper product and print media organisation Clyde Paper and Print has been accredited as a living wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.The organisation, which employs 15 staff across its Glasgow and London offices, has been accredited for its commitment to paying both direct employees and third-party contractors at least ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Team GB Para-Cycling to deliver keynote address at Employee Benefits Live
EXCLUSIVE: Jon Norfolk (pictured), head coach at Team GB Para-Cycling, will present the closing keynote address on the first day of Employee Benefits Live 2017, highlighting how people development should be aligned with an organisation’s aims in order to achieve business success.In his keynote session on 10 October 2017, titled ...
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ArticleGDPR to be brought into UK law under new Data Protection Bill
The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be brought into UK law under a new bill to ensure data protection measures are maintained after the implementation of Brexit.The government has issued a statement of intent for the new Data Protection Bill, which is designed to update and ...
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ArticleAurecon enhances family benefits for Australian and New Zealand staff
Engineering organisation Aurecon has enhanced its family-friendly benefits for its 1,890 Australia and New Zealand-based employees, including the launch of a shared care benefit.The new shared care benefit provides financial support to help secondary carers take on primary carer roles. The support can be accessed in three different situations. First, ...
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Case StudiesIntu uses recognition scheme to celebrate staff living its values
Shopping centre organisation Intu operates a values-based peer nomination recognition scheme for its 2,500 UK-based staff. This celebrates employees who perform over and above their day-to-day job roles in line with the organisation’s three key values: being creative, being bold, and being genuine.Its Win Your Dream scheme was introduced in ...
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AnalysisTop tips for linking recognition to an organisation’s values
Need to know:Employers looking to link organisational values to employee recognition should ensure that each value can be demonstrated as part of a recognition scheme in order to engage employees with corporate objectives.Values-based recognition should be delivered in the moment to have the greatest impact on employee behaviour.Language used to ...
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ArticleBuyer's guide to points-based recognition schemes
The factsWhat are points-based recognition schemes?These are platform-based schemes that enable staff to collect points that can be exchanged for rewards. Employees have secure access to an online portal where they can redeem their points for their chosen reward.What are the origins of points-based recognition schemes?Rapid advances in technology have ...
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ArticleHMRC advisory panel rules that gold bullion cannot be used to reward staff
The General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) advisory panel has ruled that it is not a reasonable course of action for organisations to reward their employees using gold bullion in order to avoid remuneration-associated tax payments.The GAAR advisory panel, which is an independent body within HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that deals ...
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Article57% do not personalise pension communications
More than half (57%) of employer respondents do not personalise pension communications for individual employees, according to research by Willis Towers Watson’s UK defined contribution (DC) master trust LifeSight.Its survey of 131 organisations also found that 37% of respondents do not currently have any plans to play a greater role ...
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2 Sponsor's comment: Employers focusing on mental health and wellbeing of staff
Sub heading for print only: Improving the health and welfare of staff is significantly more important than reducing absenceThere has been increased focus on mental health and wellbeing in 2017; the ‘Heads Together’ campaign supported by Princes William and Harry has raised awareness about the taboo around speaking of mental ...
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ArticlePatrick Woodman: What can employers learn from the BBC's pay gap?
Revelations about the gender pay gap among the BBC’s leading broadcasters generated a huge amount of media discussion in July. But as many businesses are quietly realising, the reality is very similar for their employees, and transparency is headed their way too.Research by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and XpertHR, ...
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ArticleSuzanne Horne: What can employers learn from the BBC's pay gap?
The BBC may be one of the first organisations to face the backlash for differences between how much male and female employees are paid, but it certainly will not be the last.The new government rules and public pressure will see to that, making it vital that those firms that fall ...
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ArticleDuncan Brown: What can employers learn from the BBC's pay gap?
First, it is not just the absolute size of the gap: and…Second, communications are key. “You’re an industry doing so well, soon you’ll be able to afford a BBC man.” This was Emily Maitlis speaking at the TechUK Annual Dinner on 19 July, after learning fellow Newsnight presenter Evan Davis ...