All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 662
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Employee Benefits' Pension Adviser Research Executive Summary
Dowload free Executive Summary of results (PDF)Full report will be availble to buy later in the autumn.Bespoke reports for advisers named in the report are also available to those advisers. Here advisers will be able to see how they rank compared to their peers and what their clients believe are ...
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Sita appoints Elaine Beavis to European reward role
Sita has appointed Elaine Beavis director of reward, Europe.She previously spent two years at British Gas as reward director.Before that, she was at the Walt Disney Company for 10 years in a range of compensation and benefits roles, and has also held HR roles at Safeway Stores.
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Confessions of a benefits manager: Calculating commissions
As it happens, I tell him, I do have sales comp experience on my CV. I send it over; it doesn’t do any harm to let your manager know your updated CV is at your fingertips.Big Bad Boss is pleased to see there are two sales compensation projects that I ...
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Eversheds appoints Jackie Palmer
Law firm Eversheds has appointed Jackie Palmer international head of reward.Previously, Palmer spent eight years at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where her most recent role was senior manager, compensation and benefits.Her previous roles include compensation and benefits manager at Herbert Smith, HR generalist at Gratte Brothers and graduate recruitment administrator at ...
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Case Studies
Hitachi Data Systems takes broad approach to flex communications
It uses a variety of methods to communicate with employees about their flex choices about four weeks ahead of the enrolment window.The strategy involves Hitachi putting posters up around its offices to tell employees the flex system is due to open soon. Then, on the day the flex window opens, ...
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Mental health and auto-enrolment hot topics at Employee Benefits Live
How to do more with less, pensions auto-enrolment, managing mental health issues and employee engagement are just some of the hot topics that will be addressed in the two-day conference programme at Employee Benefits Live.On the second day of the event, Sally Purbrick, head of reward at Anglian Water, will ...
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Opinion
Leanne Rigby: Work-life balance is a cause for concern
According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s Spring 2013 Employee outlook survey , 41% of employees are reporting excessive pressures at work on a regular and ongoing basis, while 43% feel they are not achieving the right balance between work and home life.These figures are a cause for ...
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OpinionCarina Paine Schofield: Communicate to all generations
Each generation comes to the workplace with different backgrounds and skills, plus different wants and needs. As different elements drive their lives and careers, each generation thinks differently about the world of work.Our research shows a disconnect between generations on the approach to, and expectations of, work. Generation Y like ...
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AnalysisShould flex communications be tailored to different generations?
If you read nothing else, read this …Employers should be aware of variations in attitudes and behaviours when tailoring flexible benefits communications to different employee groups.A comprehensive benefits strategy should use a variety of communication methods.Face-to-face remains a highly effective form of communication.Employers have their work cut out in deciding ...
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ADP staff support National Payroll Week
ADP has run a series of events for employees to support National Payroll Week 2013.The events, which ran from 2 to 6 September, included training and advice sessions, an education-themed quiz, and a competition for employees to tell ADP about their more memorable learning experience, in line with the 2013 ...
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Jelf Employee Benefits launches auto-enrolment guide for SMEs
Jelf Employee Benefits has launched a free downloadable guide to provide information to small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) on auto-enrolment.The online guide is based on the consultancy’s hands-on experience dealing with large organisations and auto-enrolment.It is divided into nine sections with three headline messages for SMEs:Sort out your data: Auto-enrolment ...
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ArticleThird of City job searchers value pay
Just 29% of respondents chose salary as the most important criteria for selecting a new job, according to research by financial services recruitment firm Empiric.Its research found that 27% of respondents said that having a good work-life balance was their main consideration.It also found that 39% of respondents value having ...
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Pets at Home launches master trust for auto-enrolment
Pets at Home has launched a master trust to comply with auto-enrolment.The pet care retailer, which has 6,000 employees across more than 350 UK stores, began to plan for the legislation in 2011.It invited a number of providers to tender for the scheme, from which it appointed Legal and General.Ryan ...
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The Pensions Trust awarded PQM Ready
The Pensions Trust has been awarded the Pension Quality Mark (PMQ) Ready in recognition of its low charges, clear communications and strong governance.The multi-employer pension fund has assets of more than £5.5 billion and covers more than 2,400 employers and 157,000 members.The PQM was launched by the National Association of ...
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Auto-enrolment could cost employers £15.4bn
UK organisations are facing £15.4 billion in set-up costs to meet the requirements of auto-enrolment legislation, according to research by independent economic consultancy Centre for Economic Business Research (CEBR) and commissioned by Creative Auto Enrolment.The Finding your way out of the auto-enrolment maze report found that small employers, with between ...
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Afren, Babcock and Immarsat named for ignoring shareholders
Afren, Babcock and Immarsat are among 10 FTSE companies that have been named for ignoring investor concerns about their remuneration reports.Analysis of the 2013 annual general meeting (AGM) season by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), in the NAPF AGM Season report, found that, while most companies that faced ...
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LV= revamps auto-enrolment pension communications
LV= has revamped its pension communications as part of its compliance with auto-enrolment.The insurance organisation has launched an online hub called Pensions Village to engage employees with its trust-based defined contribution (DC) pension scheme.It auto-enrolled 600 employees into the scheme, which already had 4.700 active members, on 1 May.LV= worked ...
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Anglian Water launches workplace savings scheme
Anglian Water Group has launched a workplace savings scheme to offer an easy way for its employees to save.The organisation has partnered Barclays Corporate and Employer Solutions (C&ES) to offer its 4,000 staff workplace savings accounts, which enables them to save up to £3,000 a year over a three-year period.Employees ...
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Gain free tax and legal advice at Employee Benefits Live
Human resources, benefits and reward professionals will be able to gain free tax and legal advice on key benefits issues during several drop-in sessions at this year’s Employee Benefits Live.In the Auto-enrolment Drop-In clinics, delegates can seek advice and support from legal experts. These include David Farmer, partner at DLA ...
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AnalysisIs it feasible to globalise a flexible benefits scheme?
If you read nothing else, read this…A growing number of employers are interesting in globalising their flexible benefits schemes.Employers should start by identifying their objective in doing so.Challenges include the different tax and legal systems across the globe.The desire to streamline a flexible benefits offering is also a common motivator ...