All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 498
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Wealth at Work appoints Leslie Huss-Smickler to head up retirement division
Wealth at Work has appointed Leslie Huss-Smickler as head of retirement services.Huss-Smickler has more than 30 years of experience in the pensions industry. His former roles include pensions manager at the BBC and pensions policy manager at BT.Huss-Smickler said: “My new role as head of retirement services will allow me ...
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Evans Cycles launches online bikes-for-work service
Evans Cycles has moved its bikes-for-work application process online.Employees that participate in the scheme through their employer will be able to go online to redeem their certificates, the tender by which employees collect their bike and accessories from Evans Cycles.The online process will be automatically available to all participants.Mark Brown, ...
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Swissport Stansted staff vote to strike over pay and working patterns
Swissport employees based at Stansted airports have voted to take industrial action over the Easter weekend in a dispute over pay and working patterns.The decision for strike action comes after a 90-day consultation period, with employees at trade union GMB. The change includes employees spreading their contractual hours over a ...
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Gandhi-inspired Italian lawyers strike for better pay and job security
Employees striking over pay and benefits issues in the UK might challenge any preconceptions of their militancy by finding inspiration in unexpected places, just as striking lawyers have done in Italy.Members of the United Lawyers Organisation, who have been striking for better pay and job security, modelled their resistance on ...
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Aspire adds 1% match to employees' pension contributions
EXCLUSIVE: Aspire has introduced a 1% match on its employees’ contributions to the group personal pension (GPP) scheme to encourage them to get used to saving in advance of auto-enrolment.The matched contribution is for employees who contribute at least £20 of their salary per month. The scheme is offered as ...
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Article
Buyer's guide to private medical insurance 2012
Focus on factsWhat is PMI?Private medical insurance (PMI) pays for the costs of private medical treatment, enabling claimants to jump the NHS queue and arrange treatment at a convenient time.What are the origins of PMI?The first PMI policy was launched by Crusader Insurance (now part of Cigna) in 1907. Prior ...
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Analysis
Employee Benefits Workplace Savings Quarterly – April 2012
Download a PDF of the first half of the Employee Benefits Workplace Savings QuarterlyDownload a PDF of the second half of the Employee Benefits Workplace Savings QuarterlyRead articles:NewsViewpoint: Keith Tondeur of Credit ActionViewpoint: Padraig Floyd of Workplace Savings QuarterlyViewpoint: Holly Mackay of The PlatforumCover story: Joint effort required on savingsPensions: ...
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ArticleHow to manage: Salary sacrifice company cars 2012
Download a PDF of the How to manage salary sacrifice company cars guide 2012What is salary sacrifice?What are the tax issues?Building a business caseHow to implement a schemeUnderstanding the risksHow to promote a schemeChoosing vehicles and providersCase studiesSponsor’s comment: Ian Hughes, commercial director at ZenithEditor’s comment:Making savings on the ...
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Opinion
Martin Palmer: Buzzing about corporate platforms
This industry forum is supplied by Friends LifeCorporate platforms help employers stand out from the crowd and give employees greater control over how they save, says Martin PalmerCorporate platforms have been a buzzword in workplace savings for a while now. What is so good about them is they give employees ...
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Analysis
Workplace Savings Industry Forum: Get the value message across
A financial education programme may hold the key to maximising workplace savings opportunities, says Jonathan Watts-LayIn these challenging economic times, with the introduction of new regulations, employers and employees are often overwhelmed. Whether the introduction of auto-enrolment, removal of the default retirement age or options at retirement, the considerations are ...
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Siemens adds electric cars to UK fleet
Siemens has added its first electric cars to its UK fleet, as part of an overall corporate approach to sustainability.The Nissan Leafs, provided by Lex Autolease, will be used in Lincoln by employees making trips to the engineering and technology firm’s sites and its University of Lincoln Engineering Hub.Siemens has ...
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Case Studies
Alexander Mann challenged advisers for top results
Alexander Mann Solutions took a more commercial approach to its last review of its employee benefits package, which included scenario modelling and much tougher negotiations with its adviser, Thomsons Online Benefits, to achieve a cost-effective result.This was prompted by the revelation of an eye-watering private medical insurance (PMI) premium for ...
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Mills and Reeve to consolidate pensions and switch providers ahead of pension reforms
?Mills and Reeve plans to consolidate its stakeholder and group personal pension (GPP) schemes into one GPP, has switched its pensions adviser, and will offer its 800 staff a pension modelling tool ahead of the pension reforms.The law firm is reviewing its schemes, which have take-up levels above 90%, in ...
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Analysis
Svitzer gets all pension stakeholders on board
Towage giant Svitzer UK got all stakeholders on board to navigate a new course for its pensions, says Padraig FloydIn 2009, David Noakes faced a difficult decision. As company secretary and pensions manager at maritime towage company Svitzer UK, he had to decide how to take its myriad pension schemes ...
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Mitie Group and Ernst & Young among top employers for women
Ernst and Young and Mitie Group are among the employers to receive a place in The Times’ top 50 employers for women list.The list is compiled in partnership with Opportunity Now, the gender equality campaign by Business in the Community. It celebrates organisations that are committed to promoting diversity and ...
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Analysis
Get a full view of pension annual management charges
If you read nothing else, read this…Annual management charges (AMCs) can range from approximately 0.3% to 1%.Employers setting up a new pension scheme may be able to take advantage of competitive terms being offered by providers in a ‘land grab’ ahead of the Retail Distribution Review coming into effect from ...
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EXCLUSIVE: BA to introduce car discount scheme and switch company car provider
British Airways (BA) is to introduce a car discount scheme and new dedicated reward website for its 38,000 employees, and switch provider of the company car scheme for its 200 senior staff.A key issue for the airline when offering company cars is alignment with its wider business policy of minimising ...
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Analysis
Salary sacrifice company cars: Sponsor's comment: A strong benefit to drive value
A salary sacrifice company car scheme has much to offer but brings a lot to consider, says Ian Hughes, commercial director at Zenith.It is nearly two years since we last sponsored the How to manage salary sacrifice company cars guide with Employee Benefits, and three and a half years since ...
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Video
Employee Benefits/Aviva Group risk roundtable
View 11 minute video below or read a report on the discussions between leading group risk experts, employers and rehabilitation professionals coveringDownload a PDF of the Employee Benefits/Aviva Group risk roundtable discussionsEconomic influences on stressThe effects of government reformsDealing with absenceCatering for an ageing workforceIncreasing the value of group risk ...
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Kantar Worldpanel boosts pension take-up
Kantar Wordpanel has boosted the take-up of its group personal pension (GPP) plan following a communications exercise.The membership of the firm’s GPP scheme increased from 72% in 2011 to 79% in 2012, following a series of communications with provider JLT Online Benefits in February.The sessions also informed staff about auto-enrolment ...