All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 666

  • Article

    Tupe changes will allow employment term renegotiation

    2013-09-24T04:00:00Z

    Employers will be able to renegotiate the terms and conditions of employees when transferring them between businesses, as part of changes announced by the government to Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Tupe) regulations.This is provided that the overall change is no less favourable for an employee than their previous ...

  • Article

    Action needed on living wage

    2013-09-24T05:00:00Z

    In its report, Social Mobility: The Next Steps, the government-appointed commission made a number of recommendations, including that the government should encourage employers that can afford to pay the living wage to do so voluntarily and to pay the living wage more widely in the public sector.Duncan Brown, principal at ...

  • Article

    Investec appoints Jane Richards

    2013-09-24T05:00:00Z

    She will hold the role for 12 months.Her previous job was reward technical partner at Coutts.Richards has held a number of reward and compensation roles since 2000, including senior reward manager at BDO, senior reward specialist at Accenture, and reward and policy specialist at Cable and Wireless.She will take part ...

  • Article

    Barnett Waddingham appoints head of wellbeing

    2013-09-24T11:07:00Z

    Consultancy Barnett Waddingham has appointed Carl Chapman (pictured) head of wellbeing in its employee benefits team.Chapman has more than 13 years’ experience in employee benefits and joins Barnett Waddingham from Capita Employee Benefits, where he worked as a senior health management consultant for four years.His other previous roles include risk ...

  • Article

    Asperity to rebrand as Reward Gateway

    2013-09-24T11:17:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Asperity Employee Benefits is to rebrand as Reward Gateway, displaying its new name at Employee Benefits Live on 25 and 26 September at National Hall, Olympia.The employee benefits provider will also launch Reward Gateway 2014, the latest version of its employee discounts and benefits platform.The updates to the product, ...

  • Article

    HR align benefits with business objectives

    2013-09-24T11:20:00Z

    Reward and HR professionals are taking steps to ensure that the benefits they offer support the objectives of their organisation, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its Aligning strategy and benefits survey, which is based on responses from 444 organisations, found there is also a ...

  • Article

    32% do not plan to comply with auto-enrolment

    2013-09-24T11:21:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Almost a third (32%) of respondents have no intention of complying with auto-enrolment legislation, according to research by pensions consultancy Secondsight.The Secondsight Auto-enrolment survey report, which was conducted by its parent company Foster Denovo, questioned 327 respondents which are predominantly small and medium-sized employers (SMEs).The research also found:66% of ...

  • Article

    TI Group completes pension buy-in

    2013-09-24T11:22:00Z

    TI Group has completed an insurance buy-in for its defined benefit pension scheme.The transaction, with provider Pension Insurance Corporation, covers around £170 million of liabilities, taking the total liabilities insured by the scheme to more than £800 million.Smiths Group, a global technology organisation, is the parent company and sponsoring employer ...

  • Article

    FTSE 100 remuneration structures changing

    2013-09-25T03:30:00Z

    FTSE 100 companies are listening to shareholders and are making changes to remuneration structures to support better shareholder alignment and long-term stewardship, according to research by business advisory firm Deloitte.Its Directors’ remuneration in FTSE 100 companies research found that two-thirds of FTSE 100 companies’ bonus plans incorporate measures based on ...

  • Article

    Communications needed around pension contributions

    2013-09-25T04:00:00Z

    This article has been supplied by Scottish WidowsThe 2013 Scottish Widows Workplace pensions report found that low levels of staff understanding around pension contributions, both in terms of their own and their employer’s contributions, has led to a fall in the amount UK workers are prepared to save into their ...

  • Opinion

    Stephen Menko: A happy workforce is a productive one

    2013-09-25T04:05:00Z

    At a time when employees are often faced with increasingly tight deadlines and managers are tasked with getting more from limited budgets or personnel, every aspect of working practice is being evaluated by HR professionals to see what might yield better results.There is certainly a changing perception among HR professionals ...

  • Article

    Employee happiness drives productivity

    2013-09-26T11:29:00Z

    Employees are more productive when they are happy, rather than happy when they are productive, according to Simon Nash (pictured), HR director at law firm Carey Olsen.Speaking at Employee Benefits Live 2013 on 25 September, Nash claimed that this common employer misconception of motivation is a result of organisations working ...

  • Supplier article

    Top 10 most read stories last month

    2013-09-27T00:00:00Z

    1. Government announces Tupe change proposal2. Employers will still be involved in childcare voucher provision3. Hill Dickinson launches salary sacrifice car scheme4. How employers can link benefits strategy to employees’ needs5. Groupon offers staff rewarding benefits deal6. The impact of social trends on flexible benefits plans7. PWC raises partner pay ...

  • Article

    DOD’s blog: Give yourselves a collective pat on the back

    2013-09-27T00:00:00Z

    It is always a thrill to see the whole employee benefits industry come together for 48 hours to network, learn, sell and be inspired.Although I am sure we all (visitors, exhibitors and organisers) reach the end of the event exhausted, there must be some part of us that leaves enthused ...

  • Article

    Get paid to stay in bed

    2013-09-27T01:00:00Z

    If, like me, you’re struggling to get up today after hitting the floor for two days at Employee Benefits Live, how about landing a job where you can be paid to stay in bed?Well, if you apply for the National Aeronautics and Space Agency’s (Nasa) bed-rest study research programme, you ...

  • Article

    Showcase achievements at Employee Benefits Awards 2014

    2013-09-27T05:00:00Z

    With 22 categories to enter in the Employee Benefits Awards 2014, there is sure to be one to showcase your organisation’s achievements.You can enter as many categories as you like, so don’t worry if you find it difficult to choose between them. All we ask is that you tailor each ...

  • Article

    Employee Benefits Award winners give top benefit scheme tips

    2013-09-27T11:06:00Z

    For employers wanting to engage staff in their benefit scheme it needs to be simple, have good communication and be fun.Speaking during a session at Employee Benefits Live on 25 September, several winners of the 2013 Employee Benefits Awards, gave their top tips on making a successful benefits strategy.Debra Corey, ...

  • Article

    Alignment to business strategy is key to benefit plan success

    2013-09-27T11:10:00Z

    Employers with plans to refresh their employee benefits package should start by ensuring that they understand their organisation’s business strategy, according to Raffaela Goodby (pictured), head of organisational development, engagement and wellbeing at Birmingham City Council.Speaking at Employee Benefits Live on 26 September, Goodby said: “If [an employer] is reviewing ...

  • Article

    Live Nation used merger to increase staff engagement

    2013-09-27T11:14:00Z

    Live Nation Entertainment has faced a number of challenges in the way it engages employees following the merger between the concert promotion side of its business, Live Nation, and Ticketmaster in 2010.During the keynote session of Employee Benefits Live on 26 September, Brian Newman, vice president of HR at Live ...

  • McDonald’s Restaurants
    Case Studies

    McDonald's Restaurants built on motivation

    2013-09-30T04:00:00Z

    McDonald’s incentivises and supports these desired behaviours through two bonus schemes for its 400 company-owned restaurants.Each month, all employees in the top 10% of restaurants, based on mystery shopper scores, receive a bonus. In addition, restaurant managers are eligible for a quarterly bonus based on three equally weighted measures: mystery ...