All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 745
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Article24% have received enough auto-enrolment information
Less than a quarter (24%) of respondents due to comply with pensions auto-enrolment in 2014 feel they have had enough information from the government, according to research by Creative Auto Enrolment.Its survey, which questioned 505 employers with between 20 and 250 employees, found that 25% have received minimal communication from ...
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ArticleGovernment sets out minimum wage remit for Low Pay Commission
The government has set out its remit for the Low Pay Commission’s 2015 report.Its aim is to have national minimum wage rates that help as many low-paid workers as possible, while making sure that it does not damage their employment prospects.The government has asked the Low Pay Commission to:Monitor, evaluate ...
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ArticleBBC improves flex take up with health benefits
EXCLUSIVE: BBC has increased take up of its flexible benefits scheme to 38% since it introduced a range of new healthcare benefits in April.The media organisation’s flexible benefits scheme, which is provided by Vebnet, has been in place since 2011.In April, the BBC added personal accident insurance, heart scans and ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits digital magazine – June 2014
(Please note: owing to large image sizes on page 24/25 this page will take a few minutes to load).Read Employee Benefits digital editionGathering data can help HR to justify benefits decisions and target perks to meet employees’ needs. Read how in Riding the data wave will energise reward (page 22)Employees ...
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ArticleDOD’s blog: The World Cup is getting to me
I am finding myself being slowly drawn in to the competition, even though I get bored stiff at the thought of spending 90-plus minutes watching 22 men run around a field for just a couple of goals (if they are lucky) for all their efforts. I am about as interested ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk from 12-19 June:1. KFC launches salary sacrifice car scheme 2. McDonald’s motivates staff with World Cup events 3. Heinz switches online benefits portal 4. Government sets out support for ageing workforces5. Death of an employee does not end right to holiday pay6. ...
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ArticleBenefits for Bob the security robot
Something for the weekend…Security guards could be given a new protection benefit in the form of an autonomous robot.Security firm G4S is helping its guards by employing Bob the robot to support the team during its patrols.Bob’s responsibilities include gathering information about the environment to detect movement, checking that doors ...
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Article38% want healthy living or weight loss clubs at work
More than a third (38%) of respondents would like to have access to healthy living or weight loss clubs in the workplace, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance.Its research, which surveyed more than 900 UK employees, found that only 12% currently receive access to healthy living or weight ...
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ArticleGovernment launches consultations on simplifying benefits tax
The government has launched four consultations on proposed changes to simplify the administration of employee benefits in kind and expenses.The consultations, which were announced in Chancellor George Osborne’s 2014 Budget in March, follow a review of employee benefits and expenses carried out by the Office of Tax Simplification.The consultations will ...
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Article52% say technology is key to engaging staff in savings
But 56% of employers do not offer their staff access to workplace savings vehicles other than an occupational pension scheme, according to the research, which is based on responses from 54 members of Employee Benefits’ Hot 100 lists from 2012, 2013 and 2014. Of the 24 respondents that do give ...
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ArticleUK Department of Health appoints Alan Croxford
The UK Department of Health has appointed Alan Croxford senior reward and employee relations manager.He has spent the past two years as interim reward manager at the government department.Croxford’s other roles in the industry include head of reward and employment relations at the Civil Aviation Authority, head office HR manager ...
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ArticleWells Fargo appoints Lisa Fitch
Wells Fargo has appointed Lisa Fitch Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) benefits manager.She has moved to the organisation from her previous role as vice-president, EMEA benefits at Credit Suisse.Fitch’s other roles in the industry include European benefits manager at Towers Perrin (now Towers Watson), pensions manager at Black Mountain ...
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OpinionJenny Davidson: How can a reward strategy drive employee engagement?
In the past, pay and benefits have tended to be described as a ‘hygiene’ factor, with little impact on employee engagement. More emphasis was given to career development and employees’ relationship with their manager (leadership).The employee’s perception of pay and benefits, and how fairly they are rewarded within the organisation, ...
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Article82% see cost as key barrier to benefits choice
More than two-thirds (82%) of employers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) cited the increased financial burden on their benefits budget as the key barrier to implementing employee choice programmes.Its 2014 EMEA Employee choice survey in benefits report, which questioned 636 employers across 17 countries, found that 53% ...
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ArticleMercer to acquire stake in Alexander Forbes
Mercer has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 34% stake in Alexander Forbes Group.South African-based Alexander Forbes provides a range of services to institutional and retail employers that align closely with Mercer’s global business.The transaction is conditional on the upcoming listing of Alexander Forbes on the Johannesburg Stock ...
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ArticleStagecoach re-launches bikes for work
Stagecoach Group has re-launched its bikes-for-work scheme for 23,000 employees across its UK bus divisions.More than 1,500 employees in the organisation’s UK bus division signed up for the benefit when it was first launched in 2012.The re-launch coincides with National Bike Week, which runs from 14 to 22 June.The bikes-for-work ...
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Article80% use multinational pooling to control costs
More than 80% of respondents use multinational pooling arrangements as a means of controlling costs, according to research by the insurer network International Group Program (IGP).Its research, which surveyed multinational employers at an international employee benefits seminar in Berlin, found that 40% of respondents use multinational pooling to gain and ...
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ArticleLiving Wage Commission sets out recommendations for government
The Living Wage Commission has set a target for the UK government to bring an additional one million workers up to a living wage by 2020, according to its final report.Work that pays: the final report of the Living Wage Commission sets out a target for the UK and devolved ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis cleaners not paid the living wage
John Lewis Partnership has come under fire after an online petition highlighted that its 3,000 contracted cleaning staff do not receive the living wage.A change.org petition, which asks the retailer to pay the living wage of £8.80 in London and £7.65 in the rest of the UK, has received 50,000 ...
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ArticleCapital One and Three UK make benefits team shortlist
Capital One, Nottingham City Council, Three UK and Unilever have been shortlisted for the award ‘Benefits team of the year’ at the Employee Benefits Awards 2014.This award celebrates how an in-house benefits team worked together to deliver benefits that meet the HR and business strategies of organisation.The full category shortlist ...