All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 650
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AnalysisDo healthcare strategies have to be long-term?
If you read nothing else, read this:Short-term initiatives can help to lay the foundations for a long-term change in employee health and wellbeing.Behaviours, such as healthy eating or exercise, must be repeated regularly if they are to become a habit.Regular communication about healthy initiatives at work can help to create ...
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Jenny Davidson sets up reward consultancy
The consultancy will work on pension and reward projects, including auto-enrolment, the redesign of incentive plans and review of global benefits.Previously, Davidson had been director of compensation and benefits, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), at CSC since January 2006.Her other previous roles include: pensions consultant at Alliance Boots; head ...
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Kier Group appoints Mark Bradshaw
His previous roles in the industry include: director of reward and recognition at Tata Steel Europe; HR director, reward and engagement at Amey; UK pensions and benefits manager at National Grid; and pensions administration and projects manager at Siemens.In 2012, Bradshaw was chosen as one of Employee Benefits’ Hot 100 ...
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Opinion
Serena McCluskey: Workplace intervention can impact health and wellbeing
The biopsychosocial approach emphasises the influence of individual beliefs, attitudes and behaviours, and work environment factors, for example organisational policies, practices and workplace culture, on health and wellbeing.Specifically, it has been shown that for many common disorders, vocational rehabilitation comprising healthcare alone has little impact on occupational outcomes; significant input ...
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Raffaela Goodby: How should HR be more involved in high pay decisions?
For me, stories like this are not helpful in morale and employee engagement terms because they tend to present an unbalanced view. Looking to David Cameron rather than to counterparts in the private sector lacks a sense of the whole story of senior pay in local government and creates misunderstanding ...
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FTSE 100 pension deficits at £43bn
Pension deficits in the FTSE 100 stood at £43 billion at 30 June 2013, compared to £42 billion in 2012, according to research by financial and actuarial consultancy Lane Peacock and Clark (LCP).Its 20th annual Accounting for pensions report provides an analysis of FTSE 100 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes ...
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Molson Coors settles pay dispute with staff
Molson Coors has settled a long-running pay dispute with employees at its brewery in Burton-on-Trent.The dispute centred on pay and conditions, as well as proposed new shift patterns for the 455 employees. In May 2013, employees voted in favour of strike action by a margin of 97%.The new deal includes:A ...
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Gain tax and legal advice at Employee Benefits Live
In the auto-enrolment drop-in sessions, delegates can seek advice and support from legal experts and industry mentors, while salary sacrifice drop-in sessions will have tax specialists on hand to answer all delegates questions.Careers clinics, meanwhile, offer the opportunity for delegates to gain career advice and find out how to progress ...
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TinyPulse enhances staff motivation product
TinyPulse has enhanced its recognition product by adding in the ability for employees to recognise colleagues and to make suggestions to their employer.The product, which was launched in September 2012, was developed by entrepreneur David Niu to help employers keep their finger on the pulse of employee happiness.Its employer clients ...
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Debbie Lovewell: Positive impact of exercise
Yet, thanks to a gym opening a mere stone’s throw from Employee Benefits’ offices, this has all begun to change.One pleasant surprise has been the positive impact of lunch-time gym sessions on mood, energy levels and afternoon productivity. It certainly ties in with research by HR recruitment firm Ortus, which ...
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Confessions of a benefits manager: A healthy obsession
Indeed, the Higher Beings over there wouldn’t be bothered if it wasn’t for the fact that staff illness costs money. Someone has woken up to the fact that our staff are not the healthiest bunch, and this costs us in terms of medical insurance, not to mention life insurance if ...
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Opinion
Natasha Shearer: Creating a culture of wellbeing
Implementing this type of support service, where employees can discuss both personal and work problems, will be of huge benefit to the organisation, because it is often the case that employees feel vulnerable in disclosing that they are feeling stressed because of the perceived stigma attached to any mental health ...
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Johnson Fleming launches auto-enrolment checklist
Johnson Fleming has launched an auto-enrolment checklist for employers.The pensions and benefits consultancy has designed the checklist to help with both initial project planning and as a final check for employers nearing their staging date.The checklist is broken down into six key sections:Project: Looking at the mechanics of how to ...
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InterContinental staff share 33,000 recognition awards
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) employees have received more than 33,000 global recognition awards.The hotel group rolled out an international recognition programme for more than 350,000 employees in almost 100 countries in November 2011.The programme, Bravo, which is provided by Globoforce, enables the hotel group to encourage employee behaviour that reflects ...
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Private sector pay increase expected in second quarter
Private sector pay growth is expected to increase in the second financial quarter of 2013 despite a volatile year, according to the Bank of England.Its Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) August Inflation report revealed in the first financial quarter of 2013, real income was still below its 2007 peak. In comparison, ...
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Auto-enrolled staff have stayed in pensions
More than 90% of employees who have been auto-enrolled into a workplace pension by their employer have stayed in the scheme, according to research by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).Its Automatic-enrolment opt-out rates: findings from research with large employers report surveyed 50 employers, 42 of which provided opt-out ...
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William Grant aligns payroll globally
EXCLUSIVE: William Grant and Sons has completed the first phase of a global alignment of its payroll systems.The distiller, which manufactures drinks brands such as Glenfiddich, Hendrick’s and Tullamore Dew, employs 1,700 employees across Asia, Australia, Europe, the US and the UK.Gary Brewer, head of reward and organisational development at ...
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Supplier article
Top 10 most read stories this week
1. Government consults on tax-free childcare2. Employee Benefits/Capita research: First auto-enrollers less likely to wait for staging date3. William Hill staff to receive £3.5m sharesave payout4. HSBC to launch new global employee share plan5. John Lewis extends physiotherapy service to all staff6. London Overground launches online voluntary benefits plan7. LCP ...
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Holidays wreak havoc among colleagues
Something for the weekend…Unscrupulous staff deliberately book time off to scupper their colleagues’ holiday plans, according to research by OfficeBroker.com.Its anonymous poll of 480 employees revealed that one in 20 (5%) respondents had strategically booked their days off to spite a co-worker.The research also found:13% of respondents kept quiet about ...
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Reward not linked to business objectives
Only 28% of respondents have a defined strategy in place that links reward and incentives to business objectives, according to research by Edenred.Its Getting more from employee reward and incentives research, which surveyed 50 HR and benefits managers, found that 23% of respondents track how reward and incentives contribute to ...