All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 741
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ArticleEmployee Benefits/Lorica 100 Club Thinktank debate
Read a digital edition of the Employee Benefits/Lorica 100 Club Thinktank debateThe report includes the following articles:Sponsor’s comment: Tobin Murphy-Coles: A complex challengeClare Bettelley: HR and benefits professionals need support to perform their rolesHot 100 Club Research: Difficulty of aligning benefits and business strategies is biggest threat to engagementHot 100 ...
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ArticleVideo — Money Boost: help your staff make their money go further
This article has been supplied by our channel sponsor, Sodexo.Money Boost is a new breed of employee benefit that allows your employees to manage their money more effectively and achieve their personal dreams and aspirations by setting goals and making their money go further. The result for you is greater ...
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ArticleWhite paper — financial stress is impacting productivity for nearly a quarter of UK employees
This article has been supplied by our channel sponsor, Sodexo.Given the precarious state of the UK economy, it’s not hard to see why financial concerns are making employees sick. Recent ONS publications have noted that households’ real wages have been falling ever since the 2008–09 economic downturn, and that wage ...
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ArticleSky's Tom Gardner proud of Employee Benefits award win
In September 2011, he moved into HR as reward and employment tax manager.Gardner previously worked at Deloitte UK, where he was a manager in global employer services.“I was involved in human capital consulting, tax consulting and employee benefits consulting,” he says.At Sky, he is proud of the Sky Choices iPad ...
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Case StudiesSky's John Whitaker sees engagement rise with iPads
Before that, he was senior benefits consultant for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at global information company IHS, a role that included the management of benefits scheme design, supplier management and benefits harmonisation after acquisitions.Before taking an in-house role at IHS in April 2012, Whitaker was US project manager ...
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Case StudiesSky uses benefits to keep employees connected
Its products, such as Sky 3D and Sky Talk, also help its employees to stay connected to the Sky experience, which is at the heart of its benefits package.Tom Gardner, reward and employment tax manager at Sky, says: “It is absolutely imperative that our employees are totally up to speed ...
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ArticleMattioli Woods rebrands Kudos and Atkinson Bolton
Mattioli Woods has rebranded its subsidiaries Kudos Financial Services and Atkinson Bolton under the name Mattioli Woods Group.Kudos and Atkinson Bolton have been part of Mattioli Woods since August 2011 and August 2013, respectively, but had retained their own names.As part of the rebrand, the group’s strapline will also change ...
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Article38% struggle to provide global benefits for all demographics
More than a third (38%) of respondents say they have difficulty in providing a flexible global benefits strategy for different employee demographics, according to research by Thomsons Online Benefits.Its Global employee benefits watch 2014, which surveyed more than 150 HR professionals across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific ...
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ArticleDiabetes biggest potential threat to staff health
The next three biggest threats are heart conditions (cited by 48%), obesity (47%) and cancer (46%). However, musculoskeletal complaints remain the biggest current threat to employee health, according to 44% of employer respondents. The research is based on responses from 60 members of Employee Benefits’ 100 Club.Read a digital edition ...
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ArticleMicrosoft hosts wellbeing week
EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft has hosted its annual wellbeing week for 3,000 staff at its campus in Reading.Its Living Well 365 event, took place between 22 April and 2 May, supports the four pillars of the technology organisation’s wellbeing programme: physical wellness, emotional wellness, financial wellbeing and social wellbeing.It held a number ...
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ArticleQueen's Speech confirms higher minimum wage penalties
The Queen has confirmed that higher penalties will be imposed on employers which fail to pay their staff the national minimum wage, first announced in January 2014.The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will introduce an increased penalty of up to £20,000 for employers that do not pay staff the ...
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ArticlePersonal allowance increase confirmed
The Queen has confirmed the personal allowance limit will be increased from £10,000 to £10,500 in 2015/16.The increase was first announced in the 2014 Budget in March. It means the first £10,500 of an employee’s annual salary will be exempt from income tax.Consequently, the average basic-rate taxpayer will pay £805 ...
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ArticleQueen’s Speech sets out collective DC pension plans
Collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes will be included in primary legislation in next year’s pensions bill, announced the Queen during the state opening of Parliament.The Private Pensions Bill would:Make provisions for a new legislative framework in relation to the different categories of pension schemes. It would establish three mutually ...
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Supplier articleTop 15 stories on the website last month
1. Asda staff launch equal pay case 2. BT and Unilever launch report on depression 3. Employers focus on improving staff engagement 4. Why benefits professionals need to consider corporate social responsibility 5. Barclays partners The Positive Ageing Company to support ageing workforce 6. How to win finance director buy-in ...
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Supplier articleLast month's top stories in numbers
23% – The percentage of pension members at creative communications agency Imagination who have increased their contributions after the launch of a workplace savings platform.10 – The number of Members of Parliament, out of 650, who donate to charity directly from their pay. £50,000 – The amount Polycom is aiming ...
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Article53% unaware of incoming flexible working legislation
More than half (53%) of employer respondents are unaware of the incoming flexible working legislation, according to research by online career portal Jobsite.Its Flexible working research, which surveyed 500 employers and 1,000 employees, found that, among employer respondents that are aware, 25% have not thought about the impact the legislation ...
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ArticleWood Group PSN switches occupational health provider
Wood Group PSN has changed its occupational health services for its 30,000 employees.The oil services provider, which employs both onshore and offshore staff in 40 countries, previously offered an occupational health scheme provided by Capita and another supplier.It has signed a £6-million, three-year contract with Capita, which will deliver all ...
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Article43% expect to have to plug NHS support gap
Some 43% of employers expect to have to plug the support gap created by the National Health Service (NHS) without the government introducing tax breaks on health and wellbeing products and services, according to the Employee Benefits/Lorica 100 Club research 2014.A large majority (85%) of 54 respondents believe tax breaks ...
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ArticleLive Nation shortlisted for work-life balance
Live Nation Entertainment is among the employers that have been shortlisted for the award ‘Best work-life balance strategy’ at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.This award recognises the steps taken by employers to help employees achieve a strong work-life balance and improve personal wellbeing, whether they are working parents, carers or ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk from 29 May to 5 June:1. Employee wellbeing rises up the corporate agenda 2. Why hard data on employee benefits has become so crucial 3. Employee engagement and wellbeing go hand in hand 4. Microsoft hosts wellbeing week 5. Sky uses benefits ...