All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 541
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Amex introduces a care service
EXCLUSIVE: American Express is to introduce a back-up care service, open its voluntary benefits website to home access and host a series of events to coincide with National Work-Life Week from 24 to 28 September.The back-up care service, which will be provided by Bright Horizons, will be promoted with information ...
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Amey Group pilots electric cars
Amey Group has carried out an eight-week pilot to investigate the benefits and limitations of including electric cars in its company car policy.The pilot found that there is a role in organisations for electric car ambassadors and workplace knowledge centres to help drivers to understand the benefits and limitations of ...
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Working Families Awards' shortlist announced
American Express, BT and the Royal Bank of Scotland are among the employers shortlisted for the 2012 Top Employers for Working Families Awards.The awards, which will be presented on 25 September, recognise organisations across the UK that support work-life balance and career development for working parents, carers and flexible workers.The ...
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Morgan Sindall appoints fleet provider
EXCLUSIVE: Morgan Sindall Group has signed a three-year sole supplier agreement for the management of its 2,400-car fleet.Its provider, ALD Automotive, will deliver a range of services, including a telematics system, a mileage capture and fuel deduction system, risk-management products, and short-term cars for temporary staff.Graham Edgell, group procurement director ...
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UK workers unaware of auto-enrolment
More than half (52%) of respondents are unaware of the incoming auto-enrolment legislation, according to research by Scottish Widows.The Scottish Widows Workplace pensions report 2012 found that awareness is particularly poor among employees on an income of under £20,000 per annum, with only a third conscious of the upcoming changes.Of ...
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KFC prepares for pensions auto-enrolment
EXCLUSIVE: Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), part of Yum! Brands, will create an online learning module for staff to provide information about the impending auto-enrolment legislation.The module is the first step in a full review of the restaurant chain’s group personal pension (GPP) plan, auto-enrolment technology and communications strategy.The module will ...
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Vebnet to offer benefit for carers
EXCLUSIVE: Vebnet will add Allianz Global Assistance’s family homecare plan into its benefits offering for employers.The product, which will be available from 1 October, ensures employees will be looked after and assisted should they experience an accident or sudden illness. Partners and parents can also be added to the cover.It ...
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Berkshire NHS Trust launches salary sacrifice car scheme
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a salary sacrifice car scheme called SalaryPlan.The scheme is provided by Automotive Leasing, the public sector division of fleet management firm LeasePlan, in a sole-supply partnership with Derwent Shared Services.It enables eligible employees to save between £60 and £100 a month compared to ...
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Lebara redesigns global bonuses
Employee Benefits Live: Lebara Mobile has redesigned its global bonus scheme after conducting a review.Speaking at Employee Benefits Live, Gemma Bullivant, head of HR at Lebara Mobile, said the telecommunications firm launched the review to ensure its bonus scheme was working well in all countries.The telecommunications firm, which is based ...
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Standard Chartered enhances flexible working for global staff
EXCLUSIVE: Standard Chartered Bank has introduced a range of flexible working opportunities for staff in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the UK and the US.The roll-out of the new benefits have taken place over the last six months across ten of the bank’s 70 markets to make its offering globally ...
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Fund choices must be more flexible
Employers should consider how to build flexibility into the fund choices available through their pension schemes, to help employees optimise their retirement income, said Tim Taylor, head of group reward at Tui Travel.Speaking at Employee Benefits Live, Taylor, said the removal of the default retirement age (DRA) meant that a ...
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Ernst and Young extends coaching for mums
EXCLUSIVE: Ernst and Young has rolled out its maternity coaching webinars to employees in Austria, Belgium, France and the Netherlands.The firm launched the webinars for its UK employees in February 2011.The webinars cover all stages of pre, during and post-maternity, and help staff manage the transition in and out of ...
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Edenred relaunches online total reward statements
Edenred has redesigned its online total reward statements to help employers find their benefits information more easily.The roll out of the new statements follows the launch of the employee benefits provider’s updated flexible benefits and employee savings platform.Sam West, product manager, employee benefits at Edenred, said: “Our job at Edenred ...
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Workplace Savings: Joint effort required on savings
If you read nothing else, read this… Auto-enrolment is raising employee awareness about savings benefits. Staff expect employers to keep them informed about workplace savings. Financial education should be based on guidance, not advice. Communications should focus on risk. The new generation of savers require online and mobile communication. Providers ...
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Simon Moffatt: Would more flexible parental leave end reward inequality?
The government’s Modern Workplaces consultation on plans to introduce a new system of flexible parental leave from 2015, enabling both parents to share some of the statutory time out, will provide a more flexible foundation for both parents to share childcare duties while maintaining their careers and earning power.It also ...
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Enterprise to expand flexible working
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is to expand its home-working programme after experiencing positive results during a pilot.The car hire company launched the pilot to establish whether home working was a viable approach to growing its call centre, based in Aldershot.During the pilot, call centre employees from its Enterprise Business Support (EBS) facility ...
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Participation in share plans motivates staff
Three-quarters (75%) of respondents who participate in a share plan were more motivated and committed to their employers, according to research by Loughborough University.The research, which took data from 1,500 employees in an HM Revenue and Customs- (HMRC) approved share plan, was commissioned by BT, IFS Proshare and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).It ...
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Cineworld launches flexible benefits
Cineworld has introduced a flexible benefits scheme, added in new benefits, introduced a salary sacrifice arrangement, and rebranded its benefits communication.The cinema group, which has 650 monthly-paid employees and 4,200 fortnightly-paid employees, launched the online scheme for its monthly-paid staff on 1 August.Nicole Tomlinson, senior HR business partner at Cineworld, ...
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Benefex and Enrich form partnership
Benefex and Enrich have become flexible benefits partners to offer a range for services to all sizes of employers.Enrich will combine its broking experience with Benefex’s flexible benefits technology.Cheryl Brennan, director and head of strategy and change management at Enrich, said: “Rather than going through the usual industry practice of ...
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Bluefin appoints Ian Treece
Bluefin Corporate Consulting has appointed Ian Treece as a consultant in its auto-enrolment practice.Treece joins from Barclays, where he was associate director for the bank’s pension scheme.He has also spent seven years at Xafinity Paymaster as a senior project manager.