All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 540
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Recognition programmes motivate staff
Among UK employees whose employer offers a recognition programme, 70% feel appreciated in their job, according to employee reward and recognition organisation Globoforce.The Globoforce UK workforce mood tracker survey, which was carried out in conjunction with One Poll and had 1,000 respondents, also found that only 11% of staff with ...
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BMW to roll out new total reward statements
EXCLUSIVE: BMW is to launch new total reward statements and send them to more staff than in previous years.In 2011, the car manufacturer sent statements to staff in its sales arm, BMW UK, to raise awareness of the benefits they receive.In 2012, statements will also be sent to 1,000 employees ...
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BT enables staff to transfer sharesave options online
EXCLUSIVE: BT Group has used an online facility for the first time to allow staff to transfer maturing sharesave options to an individual savings account (Isa), the BT pension scheme, or to a spouse or partner.Transfers were previously done manually, but staff can now log into their online share account, ...
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Freshfields opens health suite and launches health and wellbeing website
EXCLUSIVE: Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has opened a new health suite at its London head office and launched a website to bring all its health and wellbeing benefits under one brand.The health suite includes an on-site GP, dentist, nurse, physiotherapist and masseuse. There is also an occupational health programme, ...
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MacLeod leads focus on HR strategy
A focus on human resources strategy is new for Employee Benefits Live 2012.The second day, 26 September, features a keynote speech on employee engagement by David MacLeod, co-author of the MacLeod Report, an update of which is due out in October, plus three seminars aimed at HR generalists with benefits ...
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Employees believe employer has violated overtime laws
Just under two-thirds (63%) of UK hourly-paid workers believe their employer has violated laws or rules governing overtime, according to research by The Workforce Institute at Kronos.The global survey, which polled employees from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, India, Mexico, the UK and the US, found that the vast majority ...
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Mercer and Pruhealth launch Britain’s Healthiest Company initiative
PruHealth, in partnership with consultancy Mercer, has launched an initiative called Britain’s Healthiest Company, to find organisations in the UK with the best practices in maintaining a healthy workforce.The initiative was launched on 26 August. The closing date for entries is 7 November, with the results to be announced in ...
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Lockton to enter UK benefits market
Insurance and risk management firm Lockton is to enter the UK employee benefits market.It aims to build a full-service capability by 1 January 2013.The employee benefits unit will be led by Mike Tyler, who will join from the UK division of global benefits firm Buck Consulting, where he was managing ...
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10% of respondents have taken time off work to avoid workplace bullying
One in 10 respondents have taken time off sick to avoid bullying in the workplace, while 11% have done so because they have been unfairly treated by a line manager, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.The research, which surveyed 1,607 UK employees, found that 13% felt they have ...
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Employers plan to increase HR technology spend
A third (31%) of employers are planning to increase their spend on HR technology in the next year, according to research by Towers Watson.The HR service delivery survey, which polled 628 organisations, found that this was being fuelled by a need to continue growth in the organisation and also improve ...
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Thomsons Online Benefits staff train for triathlon
EXCLUSIVE: Thomsons Online Benefits has arranged weekly training sessions, motivational speakers, weekly sports massages, a nutritionist, a physiotherapist and branded kit to help its employees train for the 2012 Virgin London Triathlon on 22 September.More than 50 employees are training for the event.Co-founders Michael Whitfield and Chris Bruce created the ...
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BASF launches communications campaign for UK pension schemes
Chemical company BASF has launched a communications campaign to increase staff engagement with its UK-based pension schemes.The pension schemes have nearly 12,000 members, including pensioners, deferred and active members, all in very different job types and based at 18 sites.The communications campaign is with Shilling Communication.Lynne Rawcliffe, scheme pension manager ...
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William Hill adds end-of-contract policy to cars
William Hill has added a new end-of-contract damage recharge policy to its company car scheme.The scheme, which is provided by Zenith, has already resulted in a 38% reduction in the company’s end-of-contract damage charges.Under the scheme, where the damage is due to driver fault, the driver is charged £100 for ...
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Admiral Group doubles pensions take-up
Admiral Group has increased the take-up of its pension scheme following a three-month awareness campaign.The campaign, which was supported by the insurance firm’s adviser Jelf Employee Benefits and pension provider Scottish Widows, included one-to-one briefings with staff and pensions packs.It led to an increase in pension membership from 1,100 to ...
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Flexible working most sought after benefit
More than half (55%) of respondents rate flexible working hours as the benefit they would most like to receive from their employer, according to research by financial services firm Engage Mutual.The Employee benefits study, which polled 1,254 working adults, found that 38% of respondents do not receive any workplace benefits, ...
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Age UK publishes recommendations on flexible working
Age UK has published a report that outlines recommendations for the government and employers around the benefits of offering flexible working to older employees.In the report, A means to many ends, Age UK expresses the concern that not enough is being done to support older workers to enter, and remain ...
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Tui Travel reviews pension ahead of auto-enrolment
Tui Travel is consulting about moving its primary trust-based defined contribution (DC) pension scheme to a contract-based arrangement.The project, on which KPMG is advising, is part of its preparation involved ahead of Tui’s March 2013 auto-enrolment staging date.Speaking at Employee Benefits Live, Tim Taylor, head of group reward at TUI, ...
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Care support will aid retention
Support with caring for children and elder care will help organisations retain talent, said Charlotte Sweeney, former head of diversity and inclusion, EMEA at Nomura, speaking at Employee Benefits Live on 26 September.The diversity, inclusion and wellbeing specialist added that people are more likely to leave work to handle care ...
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KFC to roll out TRS to all staff
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), part of Yum! Brands, will be rolling out total reward statements (TRS) to its weekly-paid employees as part of plans to promote its employee value proposition (EVP) internally.Speaking during the total reward stream at Employee Benefits Live on 25 September, Craig Truter, total reward manager, at ...
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Cash allowance most popular for UK organisations
EXCUSIVE: Only 12% of respondents with a company car policy provide employees with a car-only option, according to research by Towers Watson.The Company car benefit report found that 80% of managerial staff are eligible for a car benefit.It also found that respondents are more likely to offer the choice between ...