All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 395
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Buck Consultants research: Health incentives are popular
Incentive rewards for taking part in health and wellness schemes are increasing in popularity among UK employers, according to research by Buck Consultants.Working Well: A Global Survey of Health Promotion and Workplace Wellness Strategies found health risk appraisals are the most common benefit for which incentives are offered, as cited ...
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News analysis: Will pay restraint ease?
With inflation and the cost of living on the rise, many workers will be looking to their employer for a decent pay increase this year, says Nicola SullivanAs employers begin to lift pay freezes and reintroduce salary rises for staff, questions are being asked as to whether many are going ...
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Close Asset Management research: Staff unaware of pension tax change
Most employees are unaware of next month’s changes to pensions tax relief, according to research by Close Asset Management.†Of the 2,000 employees who responded to the Close Asset Management Pensions Tax Relief Survey, 77% said they did not know the annual tax-free allowance for pension contributions would be reduced from ...
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ATS Euromaster on the road to savings
ATS Euromaster has launched a voluntary benefits portal giving its 2,900 staff access to childcare vouchers and retail discounts.The scheme, provided by P&MM, will be branded for the tyre retailer and service provider.Discounts offered in its Lifestyle package include: health, leisure, food, entertainment, ethical products, home and motoring.Staff can take ...
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Wavin taps discounts for employees
Plumbing products manufacturer and supplier Wavin has introduced bikes-for-work and a discount scheme across its six UK sites.It added the perks following requests from its employee consultative councils.The bikes-for-work scheme has seen a 6% take-up since its launch in January.Wavin encouraged staff to log on to the discount scheme, provided ...
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Galen extends health scheme
Galen Health has extended its concierge healthcare product to include a voluntary option for larger organisations.Employers with more than 100 staff can now offer the scheme on a voluntary basis at a discounted rate. Previously, it was available only on an employer-paid basis.The scheme includes medical support through face-to-face and ...
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Analysis
Thought leaders: Academic insights: Get the right mix of positive and negative
Wellbeing may be achieved by balancing the good and bad things about work, says Rob BrinerSo where have we got to with employee wellbeing? Is it all sorted? Have employers and HR managers got to grips with how to minimise stress and maximise wellbeing? Are the right policies, practices and ...
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Adidas launches voluntary benefits scheme
Adidas has launched a voluntary benefits scheme to align its UK and Irish benefits packages under one platform for its 1,200 employees.The scheme, which was rolled out in November 2010, had an initial 500 log-ins which has doubled in the weeks since.Carol Bryson, HR manager operations and compensations and benefits ...
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Duncan Brown goes to AonHewitt
AonHewitt has appointed Duncan Brown principal in its rewards and engagement practice.He moves from the Institute for Employment Studies, where he was director of reward services.Brown has also worked for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Towers Perrin.Read more about careers
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The Capita Group to introduce a voluntary dental plan
The Capita Group is to introduce a voluntary dental scheme in May.It decided to introduce the perk following its acquisition of National Dental Plan (NDP) in August 2010, when it spotted an opportunity to align its new acquisition with its own benefits package.The scheme will be available to the majority ...
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Global role for Robert Cross
ESAB has appointed Robert Cross global head of reward.Previously, he spent 15 months as group reward manager at Northgate Information Solutions, four years as reward manager at T-Mobile, and several years as a consultant with Watson Wyatt, Mercer and Hay Group.The role is brand new at ESAB, which spans 30 ...
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John Farrell moves to Lebara Mobile
Lebara Mobile has appointed John Farrell reward and performance management manager.Previously, Farrell held compensation and benefits positions with organisations including SThree, Network Rail and WorldCom.Read more about careers
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Janet McKenzie moves to MIB
MIB Group has appointed Janet McKenzie head of HR.Her previous roles include head of reward and benefits at Arqiva, reward and benefits manager at Lockheed Martin UK, and a variety of IT and HR roles at Capgemini.McKenzie said: “MIB Group has not had anyone doing HR before, so I will ...
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Case Studies
Case study: Asda uses Facebook campaign to promote share scheme
Asda began offering its sharesave plan in 1982 and has used different marketing tools to build take-up each year. Last year, the supermarket giant, supported by Computershare Plan Managers, introduced a Facebook page topromote the scheme to younger staff.Laura Wilcock, shares manager at Asda, says: “We have always found sharesave ...
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The Big Question: What impact will the review of sickness absence strategies have?
We ask the experts for their answers… have your say onlineDr Wolfgang Seidl, head of health management consulting, EMEA, at Mercer:Organisations have cautiously welcomed the [independent review, announced in February, that will look at the sickness absence system in Great Britain]. But we need to be very well prepared for ...
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Analysis
Thought leaders: Academic insights: Austerity may hit equality programme
The coalition is introducing a raft of equality measures, but cuts may hinder implementation, says Susan CorbyAt first sight, the coalition government is actively fostering workplace equality and the political climate appears set fair. This is largely because the coalition is implementing the Equality Act 2010, which Labour passed just ...
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Analysis
Thought leaders: Academic insights: Unemployment can harm your health
Unemployment can have a major effect on health, so efforts should be made to get people back to work, says Dr Jessica AllenThere is a wealth of evidence showing clear links between unemployment and poor and worsening health. An immediate negative health impact can be seen as soon as a ...
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Analysis
Thought leaders: Academic insights: Employee health needs a proper strategy
Healthcare benefits have a wide role to play in employee wellbeing, says Stephen BevanFor almost 20 years, I have been researching workforce health and wellbeing. I have looked at the causes, costs and consequences of sickness absence from work, patterns and trends in workplace health, and the management practices most ...
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Analysis
Thought leaders: Academic insights: Flex can incentivise staff cost-effectively
Flexible benefits can play an important role in reward during tough economic times, says Peter ReillyThe recession and climate of public sector spending cuts should mean good times for providers of flexible benefits. The reasons are twofold. Firstly, one of the attractions of flex is that it can adjust costs ...
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Thought leaders: Academic insights: A greater understanding of reward value
Total reward can create a deeper relationship between employer and employee, says Stephen PerkinsTo embrace total reward is to adopt a fresh mindset for considering pay and benefits. Rather than reduction to a set of separate elements, total reward is premised on an open-systems approach to people management. The value ...