All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 546
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Article
Warburtons relaunches bikes-for-work scheme
Bakery brand Warburtons has opened the third election window for its bikes-for-work scheme.The scheme, provided by Evans Cycles, was first launched in September 2011, when 185 staff signed up. A further 100 employees took up the benefit during the second election window in April 2012.A team from Evans Cycles visited ...
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Financial sector bonuses fall
Total bonus payments received across the whole economy in 2011/12 totalled £37 billion, a 3% increase on the previous year, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The Average weekly earning – bonus payments in Great Britain report found that 36% of all bonuses were paid to employees ...
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600,000 more pension savers by Christmas
Around 600,000 more people will be saving into a workplace pension scheme by the end of 2012 and following the implementation of auto-enrolment legislation, according to figures by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).It also estimated that, by May 2015, the number of people saving for retirement will be ...
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Towers Watson launches in to Portugal
Towers Watson has partnered broker MDS to establish a benefits brokerage consultancy in Portugal.The partnership combines Towers Watson’s consulting experience in pensions, healthcare and risk management with MDS’s experience as an employee benefits broker.Frederico Jorge, managing consultant in Portugal at Towers Watson, said: “We are delighted to be able to ...
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Call for national pay reform
Individual negotiations on pay in local areas will help with recruiting staff in both the public and private sectors, according to leading economists.An open letter, signed by academics from UK universities, including Cambridge University, London School of Economics and King’s College London, has called for national pay rates in the ...
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JetBlue rolls out recognition scheme
JetBlue Airways has launched a peer-to-peer recognition programme for its 14,500 employees based across the Americas.The Lift programme, which is provided by Globoforce, allows the airline to engage and motivate employees to best exemplify its five core values: safety, caring, integrity, fun and passion.It is available to employees in Aruba, ...
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AAF and McQuay raise discounts take-up
EXCLUSIVE: Air filtration supplier AAF and heating ventilation manufacturer McQuay have seen a third of employees take up their new voluntary benefits scheme since it was launched in May.The two organisations share a UK office of 400 staff and launched a single employee discounts scheme across their workforces.The scheme, provided ...
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Decline in FTSE 100 directors’ pay rises
Salary increases and bonus payouts for executive directors in 2012 are lower than the previous period, according to research by Deloitte.The 2012 FTSE 100 Executive directors’ remuneration report found that the median salary increase for company directors is around 2.5%. It also found that one-third will not receive any increase ...
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Call for tax break on workplace health
A removal of taxes on workplace health support could boost the UK economy by nearly £443 million, according to research by Bupa.Its Getting Britain fit for the recovery report found that cutting tax could prevent 3.8 sick days.Small- and medium-sized enterprises could see productivity gains of £282 million, while larger ...
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Legal and General highlights workplace stress
Legal and General has launched a campaign to highlight how stress in the workplace is affecting employees in financial services and what employers can do to help.The campaign, Stress in the City, will include posters in London’s main commuter train stations.Glen Laming, employment services director at Legal and General, said: ...
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ECJ considers Tupe case
The European Court of Justice is currently hearing a case that could impact on the remuneration employers provide to employees as part of a transfer covered by transfer of undertakings (protection of employment) (Tupe) regulations.The case, Parkwood Leisure versus Alemo-Herron and others, involves a private sector organisation that took over ...
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BT workers lunch in style
And now something for the weekend…Most employees run out at lunch for a sandwich from the local shop or use the canteen facilities at work, but a couple of BT employees have been spotted making the most of their lunch hour in Saville Row.BT Openreach engineers Matt Bevan, 49, and ...
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Employee Benefits Reward Academy
Employee Benefits magazine has teamed up with the Total Reward Group to launch the Employee Benefits Academy.It will provide dedicated courses on employees benefits for practioners.The Employee Benefits Academy is powered by the Total Reward Group which was founded in 2005 by Mark Childs, former CIPD vice president of Reward.The ...
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Speaker slides from Employee Benefits Live 2012 available
Where we have agreement, the speaker slides from Employee Benefits Live are now available online. You will find the slides within the conference programme when you go through to the Employee Benefits Live website.If no presentations are available, they will not appear in the programme.The event, which took place at ...
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John Lewis sees cinema voucher demand increase
EXCLUSIVE: John Lewis has seen a 173% rise in take-up of its cinema vouchers since it rebranded its Cinema Benefits portal in March.The portal, provided by Filmology, allows employees to log in and buy discounted cinema vouchers for over 440 cinemas around the UK, including Cineworld and Empire cinemas.More than ...
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Opinion
Andrew Kinder: What are employers doing around stress in the workplace?
Employers could be forgiven for reacting to National Stress Awareness Day on 2 November by saying it is not a business priority and they are too busy responding to difficult trading conditions. However, given findings from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s October 2011 Absence management survey that stress ...
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Opinion
Ann McCracken: What are employers doing around stress in the workplace?
In our experience at the International Stress Management Association, the response to work-related stress is more reactive than proactive.Some employers are introducing intranet-programmes, running optional stress awareness sessions, open days focusing on wellbeing, and providing massage, physiotherapy and even peer supporters. This may encourage staff to change stress-inducing habits and ...
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Opinion
Val Stevenson: What are employers doing around stress in the workplace?
Many organisations are turning to prevention rather than reacting to the symptoms of stress and are seeking to support staff who are already affected. This is through the exploration of resilience.This means creating a greater awareness as an individual something we can all benefit from as well as having programmes ...
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Get ready to enter the Employee Benefits Awards 2013
This year, employers are encouraged to enter both new initiatives that they have introduced through the year, as well as longer-running successful reward strategies.There is no restriction on how long ago a benefit or strategy was launched, as long as the quantifiable measures to demonstrate its success are from 2012. ...
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Upcoming Employee Benefits events
14 December 2012:Entry deadline for Employee Benefits Awards 2013. Entries open this month. View all categories and enter online.31 January/1 February 2013:Pensions and Workplace Savings Summit. Dedicated event for benefits and HR professionals responsible for their organisation’s pension schemes.1 March 2013:Employee Benefits Connect. Networking, thought leadership event for benefits and ...