All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 454
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Case Studies
Case study: Freshfields staff sign up for greener cars
Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, an Employee Benefits Awards 2011 runner-up in the category for 'Most effective travel strategy for business and perk car drivers', introduced a green car scheme in 2009 to which it made major changes in 2010.The law firm, which had not operated a formal company car ...
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Case Studies
Case study: East Sussex County Council rates third-party sickness scheme
East Sussex County Council used a third-party absence management system as part of a wider strategy to reduce its sickness absence rates, from 9.5 days in 2005 to 6.9 days in 2010.The system, provided by FirstCare, was introduced with the specific aim of tackling short-term absence.Leatham Green, assistant director, personnel ...
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Article
EXCLUSIVE: NHS trust switches to online childcare vouchers
Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has switched its childcare vouchers provider, moving to an online scheme with iPhone accessibility.Take-up in the new scheme, provided by Busy Bees Benefits, has risen to 119 staff from just under 100 previously.The trust has offered childcare vouchers to its 2,500 staff for several years ...
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Article
Leicestershire County Council switches childcare voucher providers
Exclusive: Leicestershire County Council has switched childcare voucher providers.The council switched to Kiddivouchers from RSM Tenon after the latter provider discontinued its childcare services.Davendra Rana, benefits coordinator at Leicestershire County Council, said: “We have received good feedback so far. Once an employees’ payment has come out they will receive a ...
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Article
Chris Evans: Should employers provide healthcare perks for older workers?
Despite the fact that age discrimination legislation allows employers to restrict access to certain insured benefits beyond state pension age, many organisations are now starting to realise it is beneficial for long-term business strategies to respond to the challenges of an ageing workforce. Exemptions do not apply to certain health ...
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Opinion
Chris Coyne: Should employers provide healthcare perks for older workers?
A quick look at the facts is interesting. In 1995 there were nine million people in the UK aged over 60; in 2030, just 19 years away, it is estimated there will be 13 million. And the trend continues for women to have children later in life. The abolition of ...
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Article
NAPF conference: CSC to enhance employee savings platform
IT company Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) will be enhancing its employee savings platform over the coming months.Speaking at the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) conference on 20 October, Jenny Davidson, director of compensation and benefits for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), at CSC said the firm will be ...
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Article
Defined Contribution Investment Forum launched
Asset management firms have come together to create a forum as part of its efforts to ensure the investments of defined contribution (DC) pension scheme members meet their retirement objectives. The Defined Contribution Investment Forum (DCIF), which was launched at the National Association of Pension Funds’ (NAPF) annual conference in ...
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Analysis
Keep fleet expenses under control
If you read nothing else, read this . . . Rising fuel costs are pushing fuel expense monitoring up the agenda. Fuel cards and mileage monitoring systems can help identify how much drivers are spending and where. Using fuel cards with other systems may reduce fuel consumptions. Systems should not ...
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Article
Nest Corporation will offer Nest to its employees
Nest Corporation will be one of the employers offering the national employment savings trust (Nest) to its employees, alongside a group personal pension (GPP) plan provided by Aviva.Nest Corporation is among a range of employers of different sizes and sectors using Nest ahead of the introduction of the 2012 pension ...
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Article
Unum to introduce new level of income protection cover
Unum is introducing a new level of income protection cover, designed to support the nine out of ten UK employees who do not currently have a financial back-up plan in place against long-term illness or injury. The cover is intended to relieve the financial burden and stress from an employee ...
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Article
EXCLUSIVE: Which? increases pension scheme and PMI take-up
Comparison website Which? has increased the take-up of its pension and private medical insurance (PMI) schemes after adding personalised information to its total reward statements (TRS).Take-up levels for the pension scheme are now 82%, while take-up for the PMI scheme is at 56%.Since launching TRS in 2010 with provider Enrich ...
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Analysis
Fleets go greener
If you read nothing else, read this … New cars have undergone rapid evolution in terms of fuel-efficient and reduced-emission engines. Employees are pushing for greener vehicles to reduce their benefit-in-kind tax liability. Employers are keen to save fuel costs and promote their corporate social responsibility agenda. Vehicle manufacturers are ...
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Article
Employee attitudes to dentistry and impacts for companies
Key points:✓✓ Up to 92% of companies believe that good dental health supports overall wellbeing✓✓ Up to 87% of companies are aware of the rising cost of dental cover✓✓ 26% of employees believe that dental access issues are affecting their oral healthThe 2011 Dental Benefits Survey revealed that the number ...
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Article
Xafinity Corporate Solutions research: UK pension scheme deficits reach record low
The aggregate deficit of corporate pension schemes in the UK has reached a record low in 2011, now standing just above £300 billion, according to research by Xafinity Corporate Solutions.Based on assumptions at the end of September 2011, total liabilities across occupational pension schemes have now fallen below £1.3 trillion.Hugh ...
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Article
Aegon launches mobile app for 2012 pension reforms
Aegon has launched a mobile application to support employers through the 2012 pension reforms.The Pensions Reform Planner app can be downloaded for free from the Apple store, by scanning a quick response (QR) code, or through the Aegon pension reforms website.The calendar-based app highlights key dates for the pension reforms. ...
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Article
Marcia Reid of Finchers Consulting: Employee Benefits Live 2011
Employee Benefits Live has become an essential part of the calendar for the UK employee benefits industry. This is an excellent opportunity to meet potential clients – reward and benefits professional flock to the event – it's also a great networking forum. This year was no exception – The Business ...
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Article
Employee Benefits Live 2011 conference slides
To view a presentation fromEmployee Benefits Live 2011, which was held in London on 27-28 September, please click on the link next to the sessions below. Not all speakers are able to give us permission to put their slides online. When this happens we have tried to persuade them to ...
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Article
Capita Hartshead launches pension 2012 micro site
Capita Hartshead has launched a resource for employers that want to keep up to date with the 2012 pensionchanges.The micro site is aimed in particular at those businesses that have yet to start planning for auto-enrolment andneed to know what it is all about and when they need to be ...
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Article
Interim Partners research: Pay for top interims rises
Salary rates for interim executives have risen, driven by businesses hiring at senior management level, according to research by Interim Partners.The research found that 79% of interim executives are now paid over £500 per day, up from 74% last year.According to Interim Partners, the increase could signal a thaw in ...