All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1102
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ArticleCourt of Appeal rules in favour of Air Products in long-term incentive plan age discrimination case
The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by industrial gas and chemical retailer Air Products, finding that the organisation can objectively justify retirement at a specific age as a good leaver reason within its long-term incentive plan.The case, Air Products v Cockram, regards employee Michael Cockram, who resigned from ...
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ArticleUK ranks 25th in Europe for gender pay gap
The United Kingdom (UK) has been ranked 25th out of 30 European countries analysed for gender pay gap, according to research by Spotahome.Its gender pay gap analysis, which uses data from the Eurostat Gender Pay Gap Statistics across 30 countries, with high scores indicating a small gender pay gap, shows ...
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OpinionAmy Richardson: Tesco is in the firing line over equal pay claims
It seems like a week cannot go by without gender pay being in the news, and this time it is the turn of Tesco to be in the firing line.The huge equal pay claim that Tesco is facing will look at a comparison between shop employees, who are predominantly female ...
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ArticleNational Trust to give 4.5% pay rise
Image credit: National TrustEmployees at conservation organisation the National Trust who are members of the trade union Prospect, have voted to accept a 4.5% pay increase.The 4.5% pay rise will be effective from 1 April 2018 and will benefit 8,000 employees.Prospect initiated talks regarding pay increases in summer 2017 and ...
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Supplier articleE-book: Client case studies – if you’ve got it. Flaunt it!
Check out these case studies from some of our award-winning and market-leading clients, including Mundipharma, Sage and Samsung. Be inspired with examples of how to create a benefits brand, use multi-channelled communications, drive engagement and measure your success. Plus much more!Download the e-book now!
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Supplier articleHow to be a rebel with recognition in a social world
By Debra Corey, Group Reward Director Learn how to be a rebel in designing a recognition strategy that challenges the status quo, encourages peer-to-peer recogition and promotes social cohesion. Debra Corey, our Group Reward Director, discusses how to align your company's purpose, mission and values with your company culture and ...
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Parker starts at STERIS Corporation
Healthcare and life sciences organisation STERIS Corporation has hired Elaine Parker as senior manager, compensation and benefits, Europe.Parker, who has 20 years' experience in employee benefits, specialises in implementing reward strategies and recognition programmes, designing salary structures, benchmarking and job evaluation.Previously, Parker worked as reward manager, Europe, Middle East and ...
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ArticleMachin joins Daily Mail and General Trust as head of reward
John Machin has joined media organisation Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) as head of reward.During the course of his career, Machin has undertaken global performance-based salary and bonus review processes, the implementation and design of annual and long-term incentive plans, total reward statements, job evaluation and grading and the ...
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ArticleSainsbury’s proposes pay increase for 130,000 store employees
Retail organisation Sainsbury’s has proposed to increase its base rate of pay for 130,000 store employees, from £8.00 an hour to £9.20 an hour for UK employees or £9.80 an hour for staff based in zones one and two in London.To fund the pay increases, which total £100 million, Sainsbury’s ...
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ArticleThe Post Office completes £450m pensions buy-in
The Post Office has completed a £450 million bulk annuity buy-in transaction for its section of the Royal Mail Pension Plan.The buy-in transaction, completed with Rothesay Life, will cover the scheme’s deferred members and includes all benefits accrued since the Royal Mail Pension Plan started in 2012.The pension scheme’s trustees ...
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Article12% regret not being more engaged with their pension savings
More than one in 10 (12%) of respondents regret not being more engaged with their pension savings, wishing they had either joined their workplace pension scheme or moved out of their pension scheme’s default fund, according to research by Aegon.Its survey of 824 adults also found that 14% of retired ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Connect 2018 speaker slides
Where speakers have given approval, we have uploaded the speaker slides for the keynote and conference sessions at Employee Benefits Connect 2018, which took place on 28 February 2018.Thank you very much to all of the speakers for sharing their ideas, experiences and insights.Keynote speakers:K1: Opening keynote: Building the future ...
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Case StudiesAdmiral provides enhanced optical benefits to support employee health
Insurer Admiral provides enhanced optical benefits to its 6,521 UK staff to ensure employees maintain good overall health.As part of its wider health and wellbeing strategy, Admiral introduced its eyecare benefit, provided by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, in April 2017. The benefit is designed to fulfil the organisation’s statutory requirements by ...
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AnalysisHow can optical benefits help to detect and manage certain health conditions?
Need to know:Thorough eyesight examinations, that are more extensive than statutory requirements cover, can detect the early symptoms of chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure.An optical benefits plan can sit well alongside other employee benefits, such as an online GP service, private medical insurance (PMI) and early ...
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AnalysisInfographic: What are the advantages of providing eyecare benefits to staff?
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Workplace Pensions Report 2017
Distributed recently with The Times, the Workplace Pensions Report examines the ways in which changing regulation has and will influence the pensions landscape highlighting some of the decisions facing employers and members. Download a free copy of the publication in which Aon encourages businesses to take a fresh look at ...
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Supplier article
How to help stay fit at work
Being busy at work is a structure to our lives that the majority of us rely on, but having a demanding schedule inside and outside of work can move keeping fit way down your list or priorities. However, looking after the health and wellbeing of number one should be our ...
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ArticleMajestic Wine UK reports a 4.2% mean gender pay gap in favour of women
Retailer Majestic Wine UK has reported a 4.2% mean gender pay gap for fixed hourly pay, with female employees earning more than male employees across its three legal entities.The organisation has reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations and ahead of ...
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ArticleNext to face legal action over equal pay
Retailer Next is to face legal action over equal pay from current and former female store-based employees who claim they are paid less than male staff working in the organisation's warehouses.The equal pay claims regard the disparity in earnings between female employees working across Next’s UK stores compared to the ...
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ArticleCrest Healthcare pleads guilty to auto-enrolment non-compliance
Crest Healthcare and its managing director, Sheila Aluko, have pleaded guilty to not complying with auto-enrolment duties and to providing false information to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) about a workplace pension scheme.The healthcare organisation and Aluko each pleaded guilty to one charge of knowingly or recklessly providing false or misleading ...