All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 241
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You at Work launches salary sacrifice package
You at Work has launched a package of tax and national insurance (NI)-efficient benefits designed to provide employers with a cost-neutral way to make employees' net pay go further.The product called Crunch Buster, which incorporates a salary sacrifice element, operates as a self-funding benefits scheme whereby staff make savings on ...
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Rexam Pension Plan opens new final salary scheme
The Rexam Pension Plan is closing two of its defined benefit (DB) schemes to new members will introduce another final salary arrangement as a replacement with effect from April 6.The pension provider, which names its plans after planets, is to close its Jupiter and Saturn levels and open a new ...
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Buck Consultants to rebrand healthcare business
Buck Consultants is to rebrand its healthcare business as Health & Productivity.The new name, which is due to be adopted from April, is designed to reflect developments in the industry, which has seen a growing emphasis on keeping people healthy and not just fixing problems when they arise.Adrian Norris, managing ...
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Government curbs pay increases for civil servants
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced he will be restricting pay increases for senior civil servants, senior NHS managers and members of the judiciary.The Prime Minister has said these employees will enjoy annual pay rises worth 1.5% †rather than the more generous rises outlined in the Senior Salaries Review Body's ...
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Budget 2009: Vehicle excise duty reformed
The government has announced a series of measures in this year's Budget to reform vehicle excise duty in a bid to incentivise the purchase of lower-emission cars.From May 2009, it will increase the number of vehicle excise duty bands from seven to 13 in order to provide drivers with a ...
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Budget 2009: Tax relief abolished on some alternative fuel cars
The government is to abolish the company car tax relief available on some diesel and alternative fuel cars.Under changes announced in this year's Budget, the discounts on company car tax that are currently available for Euro 4-standard diesel cars registered before 1 January 2006, higher-emitting hybrid cars and alternative fuel ...
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Budget 2009: Fuel duty increased
Fuel duty will increase by two pence per litre on 1 September and subsequently by one pence per litre in real terms on 1 April each year between 2010 and 2013.The change was announced by Chancellor Alastair Darling in this year's Budget report in order to support fiscal consolidation.
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Budget 2009: Car tax changes intended to encourage greener fleets
The government has announced changes to company car tax that are intended to encourage take-up of more fuel-efficient cars in company fleets.The company car tax changes will take effect from 2011.The CO2 threshold at which the 15% company car tax applies will be reduced by five grams of CO2 per ...
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Busy Bees Childcare Vouchers invests GBP3million in new technology
Busy Bees Childcare Vouchers is planning to enhance its customer experience through a major technology investment programme costing more than £3 million.The Staffordshire-based company, which manages childcare voucher schemes for more than 100,000 working parents via 14,000 organisations, has pledged to invest in a brand new operating system, telephony solution ...
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Getting the most out of absence management systems
Absence can be an expensive business for employers, but are reporting tools designed to tackle the problem always worth the investment, asks Tom WashingtonFor organisations struggling to navigate the current economic turbulence, it is essential to ensure key staff are present and productive. Absence is a thorny issue for many ...
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Accor adds new perks to voucher scheme
Accor Services has launched a package of discounts for staff using its childcare voucher scheme. The benefits include discounted shopping vouchers, regular special offers on items such as toys and games, discounted family days out, holidays, and special rates on selected childcare.The benefits are available at no cost to employers, ...
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T-Mobile connects drivers with greener, safer cars
T-Mobile has revamped its fleet to improve car safety for drivers and reduce CO2 emissions.The mobile phone network provider has increased the number of smaller, more environmentally friendly cars available to staff through its company car scheme.Models now available include the Audi A3, BMW 1 Series and Mini Cooper.In its ...
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Proposed changes to parental leave
Proposed changes to parental leave could result in increased leave and pay for both mothers and fathersOn 30 March, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) unveiled radical proposals, in its Working Better report, to change parental leave .It proposes that parents should each get four months parental leave (mothers ...
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Microsoft pilots driver training event
Microsoft has held a pilot driver training event as part of its programme to encourage fuel economy, reduce carbon emissions, improve driver safety and reduce wear on vehicles.The company invited 100 employees to take part in the event at its Reading campus last month. Staff first went out for a ...
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Unisys offers staff financial education
Unisys has held financial education workshops to support staff whose jobs are at risk because of restructuring.During the sessions at the technology firm's sites in Milton Keynes and London, which were provided by JPMorgan Invest, 48 employees were given information on state benefits, and advised on how best to deal ...
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Morrisons switches PMI provider
Morrisons has switched provider for its private medical insurance (PMI) scheme.The retailer, which provides PMI cover for its senior managers, has moved to a policy from PruHealth. Under the scheme, senior managers have access to better levels of medical cover and improved health-screening services, offering checks for a wider range ...
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Employers use inexpensive perks to motivate staff
Organisations are using inexpensive employee benefits to tackle retention difficulties and the drop in year-on-year earning power, according to research published by Chartered Management Institute and Computer Economics Limited and Remuneration Economics (CELRE).The research, published today (1 April), revealed an increase in holiday allowances, time off in lieu of work ...
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John Lewis Partnership offers green perks to staff
The John Lewis Partnership has added environmentally-friendly perks to its voluntary benefits scheme for its 70,000 employees.Staff can now obtain discounts on power generated from renewable sources provided by Green Energy UK. They can also make savings on goods purchased from www.evengreener.com, which sells gardening products, such as composting equipment ...
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Shaw Trust extends voluntary benefits scheme
Shaw Trust has extended its voluntary benefits scheme in order to help improve employee health and wellbeing.The charity, which employs 1,400 staff in the UK, has added discounted gym membership to the scheme along with health and wellbeing-related perks, such as vouchers for Halfords, discounted holidays with Thomas Cook and ...
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Employees at Tate & Lyle to receive cycling training
Tate & Lyle will be offering employees that bike to work cycling training and repair services.The sugar supplier has arranged for community organisation Bikeworks to visit its site in Silvertown in East London this Friday to conduct cycling training sessions with staff, as well as service their bikes.Lynsey Corder, HR ...