All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 355
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Article
Siemens highlights perks for recruitment
Siemens is utilising its benefits package as a recruitment tool, and is launching total reward statements.The engineering and technology firm is developing materials for line managers and recruiters to use when talking to prospective employees at various stages of the recruitment process.The information will cover all the benefits offered, including ...
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Opinion
Stuart Hyland: Will this month's Equality Act make a difference to equal pay?
You have to applaud the intent behind the incoming legislation, but I am less excited by the potential impact that I expect it to have, although I would love to be proved wrong.The requirement to disclose details of pay differences between men and women will be voluntary, although it could ...
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Opinion
Hazel James: Will this month's Equality Act make a difference to equal pay?
I would love to think that publishing pay details will have a positive impact on the gender pay gap, but I am afraid that as the Equality Act stands, the effect will probably be limited.Gathering, analysing and benchmarking information on pay is always a valid and valuable task, and something ...
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Article
Employee Benefits Awards 2010: Industry accolades recognise excellence
The Employee Benefits Awards provide a great opportunity to show off the excellent work that benefits managers have done in their organisations. For the 2011 awards, employers are encouraged to enter strategies that have been proven to be running successfully.The key is to be able to demonstrate results and how ...
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Employee Benefits Awards 2011: Choose your categories and enter
With 19 categories to enter for the Employee Benefits Awards 2011, you will be spoilt for choice.But don't let that put you off, because you can enter as many categories as you like. However, do make sure you tailor each entry to the specific category.The entire entry process will be ...
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Article
Andrea Patmore in tune with EMI Music
EMI Music has appointed Andrea Patmore compensation and benefits manager. Her responsibilities will include overseeing the payroll for UK and expatriate staff.Until July 2010, Patmore was benefits analyst at Barclays. Previous roles included reward adviser at BDO, and pay and reward manager at Debenhams.Read more articles on People Moves
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Analysis
Employee Benefits/Friends Provident Adviser Research 2010
How employers use benefits consultants and corporate advisersAs many as 59% of our respondents use benefits consultants/advisers for some aspect of managing benefits or pensions. Of these, three-quarters use multiple advisers or consultants.As you would expect, larger employers use more advisers/consultants: 27% of those with more than 5,000 staff have ...
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Analysis
Health and Wellbeing Supplement 2010
Sponsor’s comment: Focus on workforce health will bring significant cost savingsInterview with Professor Sayeed Khan, the EEF’s chief medical adviserStrategy must be well planned and adaptableEmployers must tackle mental health issuesInternational employee assistance programmesEngaging sick employees with return to work objectiveAgeing workforce puts pressure on health perksWeird and wonderful wellbeing ...
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Article
Aecom builds unified perks
Engineering and design company Aecom has outsourced the management of its benefits programme in a bid to achieve greater efficiency and cater better for a growing workforce.The firm will gain 2,000 more employees when it acquires construction consultancy Davis Langdon this month. Aecom will consolidate the consultancy's benefits with the ...
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Article
Pret a Manger to spread GPP scheme and play instant reward card
Pret A Manger is to launch a group personal pension (GPP) scheme on 1 October, and has started a recognition scheme.The GPP will first be offered to 500 staff in shop management and at Pret's main location in London, with a view to rolling it out to the rest of ...
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Article
Orchid Group serves up lottery, awards and charity events
Orchid Group has launched a number of incentive and motivation programmes, including an employee lottery, recognition awards, a concierge service and a payroll-giving scheme.The initiatives were rolled out as part of an ongoing internal communications programme last month, and are available to the pub and restaurant chain's 6,500 staff.The Orchid ...
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Article
BT promotes mental health
BT is running a two-week campaign this month to highlight the importance of good mental health for staff.The telecommunications company's initiative coincides with World Mental Health Day on 10 October, which will focus on the relationship between mental health and chronic physical illness.BT will publish a series of articles in ...
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Article
Only a fifth of SME firms have considered the impact of 2012 pension reforms
Only one in five of the UK’s smaller employers have started to consider the financial impact of new statutory rules, that from 2014 will require them to auto-enrol millions of extra employees into workplace pension schemes – employees who at present have not joined schemes.The report, ‘2010 Smaller Firms’ Pensions ...
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Case Studies
Case study: Royal Mail line managers key to support package for sick staff
At Royal Mail, line manager involvement is central to engaging staff in their early recovery and return to work.The firm’s chief medical adviser, Dr Steve Boorman, says: “We did a lot of work on how to manage attendance, and one issue we identified was there was a risk of little ...
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Analysis
Share schemes need effective communication
If you read nothing else, read this...When rolling out a share plan, employers should consider corporate strategy, staff demographics and the type of share plan on offer, and then tailor communication to these factors.Communication of the scheme should continue throughout the plan's lifecycle, rather than just once a year.Younger staff ...
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Interview with Evan Davidge, former interim head of reward at the Department for Transport
Evan Davidge, former interim head of reward at the Department for Transport, explains how 30 years in the air force led him to be a high-flying ‘survivor’ in the benefits industryDuring 30 years with the armed forces, former interim head of reward at the Department for Transport Evan Davidge battled ...
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Article
Employers host initiatives and events for National Work-Life Week
Employers suc as Royal Bank of Scotland, American Express, Mayer Brown and KPMG are hosting special initiatives this week in recognition of National Work-Life Week from 27 September to 1 October.Working Families is marking the week with a complimentary webinar on ‘Generation Diversity’, a conference on older workers, and the ...
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Article
Employee Benefits Live 2010: Total reward statements critical to employee engagement
Total reward statements are vital to employees gaining a better understanding of their reward package, according to Helen Ratcliffe, global compensation and benefits adviser at National Grid.The company surveyed its employee base after implementing total reward statements in 2009, and found that 33% strongly agree and 58% agree that the ...
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Article
Employee Benefits Live 2010: Commerzbank launches flexible benefits scheme
Commerzbank has launched an online flexible benefits scheme to increase awareness of its benefits offering among employees.Addressing delegates at Employee Benefits Live 2010 on 28 September, Ian Davidson, head of compensation and benefits, Commerzbank, explained how a key selling point for the bank was reaching its differentiated employee base via ...
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Employee Benefits Live 2010: Employers face tough decisions around high earners tax changes
Employers looking at ways to minimise the impact of recent tax changes for higher earners have some tough decisions to make, according to Lesley Fidler, tax director, Baker Tilly Tax and Accounting.Addressing delegates on the first day of Employee Benefits Live 2010, at the Business Design Centre in London, Fidler ...