All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 422
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Stephen Gambles joins Santander
Santander has appointed Stephen Gambles senior reward manager.He left his role as head of reward and HR services at Alliance Medical at the end of May.Gamble's previous posts include reward and benefits senior manager at Banco Santander and Alliance and Leicester, and compensation and benefits manager at AAH Pharmaceuticals.Read more ...
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ADT adds new perks to benefits scheme
ADT Fire and Security has introduced a pilot bikes-for-work scheme, employer-funded health screening and an employee assistance programme (EAP), as well as making changes to existing schemes to boost staff engagement.It is launching the bikes-for-work pilot in June, using provider Cycle Solutions, because it is the most requested benefit from ...
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Browne Jacobson launches online voluntary benefits scheme
Browne Jacobson is to launch an online voluntary benefits scheme that groups together its existing voluntary benefits, and introduce a salary sacrifice arrangement for the group personal pension scheme for its 511 employees.The online voluntary benefits system My Benefits, which goes live on 1 July, is the first step in ...
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City & Guilds rewards ideas
City and Guilds celebrated international ideas week in May as part of its staff innovation scheme.The vocational education body ran events and activities for staff as part of its iFactor initiative, which included opportunities to take part in a quiz, submit ideas and learn more about innovation.City and Guilds worked ...
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Johnson and Johnson rolls out global compensation strategy
Johnson and Johnson’s newly implemented global compensation strategy is allowing it to develop single career models across its businesses, improve succession planning, integrate newly acquired companies more easily, and present a more uniform face at graduate recruitment fairs.The rollout of the global strategy to its 250 businesses across 70 countries ...
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Bluefin Corporate Consulting launches website on pension reforms
Bluefin Corporate Consulting has launched a unique new website offering employers information, advice and free seminars about their obligations under the 2012 pension reforms, including auto-enrolment.The website offers technical information, as well as advice to save employers’ time wading through legislation. There is also a video guide to employer duties ...
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Grass Roots Projectlink launches multi-brand dining voucher
Grass Roots Projectlink has launched a multi-brand dining voucher that employees can use at a national network of restaurants.The Restaurant Choice product offers vouchers in £10 and £25 denominations towards the cost of food and soft drinks.The vouchers can be used at more than 800 dining locations, including Cafe Rouge, ...
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Simplyhealth research: Employers fail to show they care about employees’ health and wellbeing
Employers fail to communicate that they care about the health and wellbeing of employees, according to research by Simplyhealth.The Engaging Employees Through Health and Wellbeing Report found that 43% of employees do not feel their employer looks after their physical health at work, compared to 14% of employers.In addition, almost ...
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Serco launches online voluntary benefits programme
?Serco Group has launched an online voluntary benefits programme called Serco Discounts for its 35,000 UK employees.The scheme, provided by LogBuy, offers discounts at more than 500 retailers, as well as deals on theatre and cultural events. It also includes monthly competitions and invites employees to suggest new suppliers for ...
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Debi O'Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits: Acquisition targets need protection on pensions
News has emerged that leading pension schemes have asked The Takeover Panel to ensure that acquiring companies take account of a target company’s retirement plan when making a bid.In recent years, it has become common practice for acquiring companies to make themselves fully aware of a target company’s pension obligations, ...
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Barnett Waddingham research: Funding level for FTSE 100 pension schemes increases
The average funding level for FTSE 100 firms' pension schemes has increased due to strong equity market returns seen in the second half of 2010, according to research conducted by Barnett Waddingham.The average IAS19 funding level for the organisations surveyed increased to approximately 88% at 31 December 2010 compared with ...
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CityCoast Church launches employee discount scheme for staff
Brighton-based charity CityCoast Church has launched an employee discount scheme for its staff and key volunteers.The scheme, PeopleValue Advantage, was chosen to supplement the charity’s remuneration package.†It is accessed through a self-service online site and includes a participant communications portal and the ability to run online surveys.Simon J Lewis, operations ...
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The Validium Group introduces pain management and rehabilitation services
The Validium Group has extended its offering to include specialist pain management services to employees, following the acquisition of PainConsultants.In addition, Validium will now provide rehabilitation services.The new services will enable employees to refer themselves for one-to-one pain education, a pain management assessment or for participation in a group pain ...
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Strengths Partnership launches workplace wellbeing challenge
Strengths Partnership has launched a new workforce development challenge to help employers capture the spirit and energy of the 2012 Olympic Games.The Going for Gold Employer Challenge is designed to improve employees’ wellbeing and positive energy at work.As part of the challenge to help raise the performance and motivation of ...
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BHSF employees walk for charity
Staff from employee benefits provider BHSF are taking part in a charity walk to raise money for St Basils, the charity that helps young homeless people.Two teams of six employees will walk 27 miles in the hills around the Barmouth Estuary in Wales on 25 June.Peter Maskell, chief executive of ...
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Towers Watson research: Gulf organisations are increasingly funding end of service benefits’ liabilities
Organisations in the Middle East are increasingly funding their end of service benefits’ (ESB) liabilities, according to a new survey by Towers Watson.The Towers Watson Middle East End of Service Benefits 2011 survey shows that the number of organisations now funding their ESBs has risen from only eight in 2009-2010 ...
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Developing Effective Reward Communications
Find out how to develop effective reward communications through a WorldatWork White Paper on the topic. The paper was written by Debra Corey, who was senior director, compensation and benefits, EMEA at Quintiles.Click here to view the WoldatWork White Paper: Developing Effective Reward Communications
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Employee Benefits Awards 2011 winners to be announced
The Employee Benefits Awards will take place today to recognise and reward employers which have made a significant difference to their organisations through their reward strategies.The event, hosted by acclaimed actor Stephen Mangan, will take place at The Artillery Gardens at The HAC. Organisations that have been shortlisted for awards ...
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Pointon York launches Sharia-compliant self invested personal pensions
Pointon York has launched a range of Sharia-compliant self-invested personal pensions (Sipps) as part of efforts to meet a growing demand from Muslim savers for a suitable retirement plan.Pointon York, which has received accreditation for the Islamic Bank of Britain, will offer four Sipps, including a corporate Sipp, which is ...
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Money laundering threatens payroll departments
A typical payroll professional, perhaps known for their sobriety and sometimes obsessive attention to detail, will no doubt be intrigued by news that the unlawful actions of fraudster Bernie Madoff’s payroll manager Eric Lipkin has highlighted the threat that money laundering poses for payroll departments.The multi-billion-dollar fraud investigation saw Lipkin ...