All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 720
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Case StudiesSevern Trent Water involves multiple teams in staff health and wellbeing
The benefits and occupational health teams sit within the HR team, as do health and safety and wellbeing teams.The high risk of employees developing musculoskeletal problems through manual tasks, such as digging holes, is a particular focus of the teams.Severn Trent’s health and wellbeing programme, Fit for the future, focuses ...
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AnalysisHow to deliver a holistic health and wellbeing strategy
If you read nothing else, read this…Responsibility for an employer’s healthcare strategy provision may be divided between multiple teams. A cohesive strategy relies on a clear governance structure, determining where responsibility lies between teams. A shared healthcare benefits dashboard can give all teams access to relevant data.Responsibility for providing an ...
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Supplier articleMeet the Employee Benefits Awards 2014 judges
The judging for the 2014 Employee Benefits Awards took place last week. The six panels of judges comprised of:Panel chairs: Debi O’Donovan, editor, Employee BenefitsDebbie Lovewell, deputy editor, Employee BenefitsClare Bettelley, associate editor, Employee Benefits Judges:Carol Baylis, total rewards director, Hitachi Data SystemsGary Brewer, head of reward and organisational development, ...
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ArticleThe Pensions Regulator appoints Mark Boyle as chair
The Pensions Regulator has appointed Mark Boyle as its new chair. He will take up the post from 1 April and serve a four-year term.Boyle is currently non-executive chairman of HM Land Registry, and was previously director and chief operating officer of the Shareholder Executive. He has also held banking ...
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Supplier articleHow the Budget 2014 will impact employers
Find out how key announcements in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget 2014 will affect benefits:More flexibility to be allowed when taking DC pension savingsGovernment to guarantee free financial guidance for DC pension membersCompulsory pensions annuitisation scrappedEmployer-supported childcare vouchers to goGovernment to consult on four tax simplificationsPersonal allowance increase could impact auto-enrolment ...
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Relocation benefits for Charlie the macaw?
Something for the weekend…A parrot has just landed a job at the theme park Legoland and could well expect some nice relocation benefits.Charlie, a 32-year-old macaw, will relocate from her home in Pickering, north Yorkshire to the famous theme park in Windsor.She beat out stiff competition in a ‘parrot-in-residence’ talent ...
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ArticleExpat share scheme tax changes to be postponed
The government has proposed that share scheme tax and national insurance contribution (NIC) changes for expatriate employees should take effect from April 2015, rather than September 2014 as previously proposed.In its Overview of tax legislation and rates, which was published alongside the Budget 2014 on 19 March, the government confirmed ...
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ArticleLearn how to boost productivity at Employee Benefits Connect
Given the evolution of the workforce and its changing needs, organizations need to understand their own needs and adapt accordingly.Stephanie Franklin, vice president, talent and integrated HR at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, will lead a session called e-working programs: a tool to boost productivity at Employee Benefits Connect ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Awards 2014 open for booking
Tables at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014 are now open for booking.Judging for the Awards has taken place and finalists will be announced next week.The industry’s biggest summer party and celebration of the good and the great in benefits will take place on Friday 27 June 2014 at the Artillary ...
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ArticleEpson Europe moves to global HR tool
Epson Europe has aligned its HR systems across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia (EMEAR).The digital imaging technology organisation has launched a single HR platform, which incorporates compensation and benefits, with provider Talentia Software, which is used by more than 1,000 employees across 26 countries, including more than 300 ...
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Most talked about news on the website
Charity ShareAction published a league table at the end of January, which ranked the UK’s workplace pension schemes for responsible investment. The BBC and BT were at the top of the table, while Barclays, GlaxoSmithKline and Rolls-Royce were given the lowest scores.”It is incredible that many major pension schemes still ...
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ArticleChris Curry: What is the effect of the delayed pension charges cap?
For example, the difference between a 0.5% annual management charge (AMC) and a 1% AMC, everything else being equal, can mean a difference of £12,800. This is in terms that can be compared to today’s earnings in the amount paid out in charges over a full working life for a ...
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ArticlePay gap widened by 5.2% since 2000
The pay gap in the UK between the highest and lowest earners has grown significantly since 2000, according to research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).The figures, based on full-time earnings from the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) Annual survey of hours and earnings, found that the pay inequality ratio ...
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ArticleThe Bar Council launches master trust
The Bar Council has introduced a master trust pension to ensure each Chambers comply with their auto-enrolment requirements.The master trust, known as YourWorkplacePension, links to provider Close Brothers Asset Management’s (CBAM) auto-enrolment platform, CloseToMyPension.This enables CBAM to manage all of the complexities of auto-enrolment on behalf of each Chamber, including ...
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AnalysisHow to devise a summer motivation programme for staff
The summer season is a great time to promote activities and incentives to help boost employee engagement.Employers looking to build a seasonal programme should first consider how all reward and benefits schemes work together in the organisation to achieve an overall purpose, for example staff motivation.Paul Bartlett, divisional director for ...
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ArticleJLT to acquire Ensign Pensions
JLT Employee Benefits is to acquire Ensign Pensions Administration (EPA), subject to regulatory approval.The pensions administration firm, which employs more than 250 staff, had been part of the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF).Mark Wood, chief executive officer of JLT Employee Benefits, said: “Following this transaction, JLT’s range of services ...
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ArticleEngagement biggest HR challenge
More than half (54%) of respondents said improving employee engagement is their biggest challenge in 2014, according to research by Secondsight.Its HR challenges survey found that only 17% of respondents cited developing a reward and benefits package as the main challenge.More than a third (39%) of respondents cited implementing legislative ...
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ArticleBP and Tui criticised over executive pay
BHP Billiton, BP, Morrisons, Sage Group and Tui have been held up as examples of employers that are not fully complying with regulations governing the reporting of executive pay.The High Pay Centre and partner organisations, including Pensions and Investment Research Consultants, Trade Union Share Owners, ShareAction and the Friends Provident ...
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Abbiss Cadres appoints Tim Wells
In May 2013, Wells founded a consultancy, called Wells and Co Consulting, of which he is the director.His other previous roles in the industry include group global mobility manager at Britvic Soft Drinks, global mobility manager at Electronic Arts, manager of assignment services at EY, senior international assignment consultant at ...
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OpinionFaye Jarvis: An historic day for pensions in the 2014 Budget
The biggest change is the ability for individuals to fully withdraw their DC pension pot from age 55, subject to their marginal income tax rate. Previously, if an individual wanted to do this both they, and their pension scheme, would have been subject to adverse tax charges.Whether members can take ...