All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 547
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Debbie Lovewell: Health and wellbeing disclosure
In a similar vein, many investors are now pushing organisations to disclose information on their approach to human capital management, including, for the first time, information on the health and wellbeing of their workforce.Investors’ interest in such disclosure was initially fuelled by a government report, Accounting for people, which was ...
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AnalysisVoluntary benefits offer seasonal savings
If you read nothing else, read this…Staff who are cash-strapped in the run-up to Christmas will appreciate access to discounts and cashback on products.How voluntary benefi ts are provided is as important as what is offered.Not all discounts and vouchers are appropriate to all employees, as Christmas-focused benefits.With the UK ...
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Tracy Finn: How should employers celebrate the end of the year with staff?
We are used to catering for any brief or budget and working with companies looking for something special. There are some memorable past examples that could provide possible ideas for other employers.For a unique experience, one company requested exclusive access to the Shoe Boudoir at Harrods. All guests were treated ...
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Case Studies
Barclays raises interest in staff wellbeing
The event is part of the bank’s wellness programme, Living Your Potential.Raewyn Bates, wellness programme co-ordinator at Barclays, says: “We place great importance on the health and wellbeing of employees. A healthy workforce is crucial to the success of our business.”The day included free blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose level ...
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Pensions Summit covered key issues on 31 January & 1 February 2013
The information needs of HR or benefits managers who are responsible for a pension plan are slightly different from the needs of dedicated pensions managers. The programme reflects this by looking as issues such as the pension implications of workforce planning and flexible retirement.Topics tend to focus on defined contribution ...
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Interview with Jim Cowan, head of benefits at Royal Bank of Scotland
The art of communication is a key ingredient for a successful career in reward and benefits. That is a lesson that has served Jim Cowan, head of benefits at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group, well during a career that has spanned more than three decades with RBS, 20 ...
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Employers take holistic view of staff health
A number of employers have held wellness days or standalone events to promote wellbeing issues, encourage staff to use the benefits available to support their health, and show how to improve their lifestyle.Deloitte hosted two seminars for its employees in September, one focusing on men’s health and the other on ...
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Duncan Brown: The soul of benefits management
Nelson Mandela said you can judge the soul of a society by how it treats its children. Halifax’s annual Pocket money survey last month left my teenage girls disappointed. Rather than upping the financial ante on dad, it revealed an annual 8% decline to £5.98 per week, a 6% increase ...
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Opinion
Peter O'Hara: Workplace giving via flexible benefits
We work with many employers and flexible benefits suppliers to provide workplace-giving schemes via flex portals, and many employers also enhance their employees’ donations made via the scheme.We completely agree that it is vital to communicate all benefits and also to perhaps consider being far more flexible with window opening ...
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Opinion
Chris Jessop: Health moves up agenda
As 2012 winds down, it is time to pause and reflect on an employee health and wellbeing agenda that is facing considerable change.We have a real opportunity to establish employee health management as a credible business strategy that can genuinely contribute to business performance and shareholder value. Equally, greater investment ...
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Debi O'Donovan: Relaunched website lets you dig deeper
For well over a decade, Employee Benefits has appeared as both a print and a web-based publication. Initially, the monthly print magazine led the game, with the website acting as a resource library.In September 2012, we relaunched our website. This has enabled us to switch to publishing many articles, such ...
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AnalysisAre payroll providers up to the pensions auto-enrolment task?
If you read nothing else, read this…Employers have high expectations of their payroll providers ahead of auto-enrolment.Employers must have a clear understanding of the auto-enrolment requirements they have for their payroll provider.Payroll providers face the challenge of preparing for both auto-enrolment and real-time information (RTI).Auto-enrolment has arrived and, as implementation ...
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Auto-enrolment anomalies warning
Organisations that use contractors must identify whether such people are contractors or should be treated as workers for legal purposes. If they are classed as workers, they will need to be auto-enrolled into the organisation’s pension scheme.Mark Baker, senior associate at law firm Pinsent Masons, said: “There was a recent ...
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Opinion
Alex Fricke: Legal issues around staff health and wellbeing
Ensure employment contracts and/or applicable policies clearly set out the organisation’s approach to sickness absence. For example, how many days will be paid under a contractual sick pay scheme and is the employer entitled to seek a medical report?Review provisions regarding any private health insurance cover. Ensure that there is ...
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Gary Brewer: How should employers celebrate the end of the year with staff?
In recognition of a record year in 2011, when our company achieved sales of five million cases of Grant’s and one million cases of Glenfiddich, dispatched 10 million cases of product out of our Bellshill Centre bottling plant near Glasgow, and distilled 85 million litres of absolute alcohol at our ...
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Cary L Cooper: How should employers celebrate the end of the year with staff?
No wonder people drink so much at this end-of-year celebration.There must be better ways to close the old year and bring in the new one, but when December rolls around, we tend to get the same old venue, speeches and rubber chickens, with little time to think up a good ...
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AnalysisHealth strategies after a company merger
If you read nothing else, read this …Ensure communication is timely to avoid unnecessary anxiety and rumours.Keep employee assistance programme providers informed of any organisational changes and the products and procedures that are in place to provide extra support.Rebranding and relaunching a health and wellbeing strategy after a period of ...
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Opinion
Gagandeep Prasad: Update on employment reform
On the legislative front, the coalition government is continuing its programme of employment reform. This includes new provisions on executive remuneration aimed at curbing boardroom excess by giving greater powers to shareholders contained in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, now going through parliament.The government has also confirmed it will ...
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Analysis
Expert tips on surviving pensions auto-enrolment
If you read nothing else, read this…The first organisations to reach their staging date for auto-enrolment have had to make both expected and unexpected changes to their systems.Planning for auto-enrolment should begin well in advance to allow time to tackle any issues that may arise.Communicating with staff about changes is ...
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Confessions of a benefits manager: Work in progress
I am not sure what came over me, really. One minute I was casually browsing around LinkedIn, the next minute I was applying for two jobs. It’s not like I was having a particularly bad day or anything. Big Bad Boss is travelling, and the Higher Beings have been quiet ...