All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 757
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How to get the most out of tax efficient workplace savings benefits
brightcove.createExperiences();This 6-minute video tutorial above covers:What are the ways employees can save in a more tax-efficient manner?What are the benefits to employees of savings in this tax-efficient manner?What are the benefits to employers in offering tax-efficient savings to staff?What are ...
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ArticleA third of SMEs offer health and wellbeing benefits
More than a third of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) do not have any health and wellbeing benefits in place, according to research by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its Age diversity in SMEs: reaping the benefits research, which surveyed nearly 600 senior decision makers in SMEs across ...
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ArticleReading Uni launches salary sacrifice cars and bikes
EXCLUSIVE: The University of Reading has launched a salary sacrifice car leasing scheme and re-introduced its bikes-for-work scheme.The new benefits are aligned with the university’s sustainable travel plan and carbon reduction targets.Claire Eckett, HR manager, rewards and benefits at the University of Reading, said: “These benefits support the plan by ...
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ArticleGovernment publishes draft Taxation of Pensions Bill
The government has published its draft Taxation of Pensions Bill, which provides further details around how people can access defined contribution (DC) pension savings flexibly from April 2015.Its Pension flexibility: (draft) taxation of pensions bill, formally introduces:The concept of ‘flexi-access drawdown’ (FAD). There will be no restrictions on how money ...
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How to implement car salary sacrifice for your business
brightcove.createExperiences();The 9-minute video tutorial above covers:What is car salary sacrifice?What are the financial advantages?How can you evaluate if car salary sacrifice is right for your business?How can you mitigate the risks around car salary sacrifice?What does the future look like for ...
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Article?TRL launches car salary sacrifice scheme
The UK’s Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has launched a salary sacrifice car scheme for its employees. Through the scheme, which is provided by Leasedrive, employees at the transport innovation, research and advice company will be able to sacrifice some of their salary in exchange for a new car, which is ...
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ArticleQ Care launches car pool scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Q Care has launched a car pool scheme for its 600 employees. The domiciliary care organisation is offering staff a contract hire agreement with provider Lex Autolease, leasing 28 cars with plans to extend this to 100.Its previous travel arrangement meant employees had to use personal cars for business ...
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ArticleIMG launches personalised financial education
EXCLUSIVE: IMG has launched a financial education programme for its 1,500 UK employees.The global sports, media and fashion organisation introduced the programme during its inaugural Wellbeing Week at its Stockley Park campus at the end of July.The event also included the promotion of the organisation’s employee assistance programme and discounted ...
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How to provide financial education so that staff maximise their options
brightcove.createExperiences();The 18-minute video tutorial above covers:What is financial education?What are the benefits of introducing financial education?How will the 2014 Budget changes affect financial education?What does it cost to provide financial education in the workplace?What is best practice in financial education?Why do ...
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ArticleValue of share options granted through EMI schemes rises
The value of share options granted through enterprise management incentive (EMI) schemes has risen by a quarter in the past year from £200 million to £250 million, according to law firm Pinsent Masons.Shares acquired since 6 April 2012 have qualified for entrepreneurs’ relief on capital gains tax, even if the ...
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ArticleOcado launches share incentive plan for staff
EXCLUSIVE: Ocado has launched a share incentive plan (Sip) for employees.The scheme, which was launched in July, has two elements. The first is a buy-as-you-earn scheme, which awards staff with one matching share for every seven partnership shares they purchase.Joanna Gordon-Utting, reward and benefits manager at Ocado, said: “We had ...
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ArticleSpeedy Services launches wellness strategy
EXCLUSIVE: Speedy Services has launched an wellness programme aimed at improving the wellbeing of its 2,500 employees.Through the programme, which was launched in June and is provided by Optum, the tools, equipment and plant hire firm communicates a different health-related theme each month.Employees can also access a number of fact ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk from 25-31 July:1. EAT to hear three cases on holiday pay2. Health Management to run Health and Work Service3. DAC Beachcroft launches financial education4. Norton Rose Fulbright extends policies for working parents5. HMRC launches consultation on unapproved share schemes6. Bookatable.com sees no ...
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ArticleDOD’s blog: Is your EVP in tune for 2014?
This week, I have been interviewing candidates for a reporter role at Employee Benefits (sadly, our wonderful Jennifer Paterson is moving back home to Canada after four years on the EB reporters’ desk).During the interviews, as our potential reporter candidates talked us through why they want to work for us, ...
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ArticleFans could miss their Big Bang Theory fix due to pay row
Something for the weekend …Fans of American television sitcom The Big Bang Theory could be left without their weekly fix of the lovable nerds after the sitcom’s stars boycotted the set on 30 July in a row over pay.Stars Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar and Simon Helberg did not ...
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ArticleGovernment launches review of taxation on travel and subsistence expenses
The government has launched the first stage of its review into the taxation of travel and subsistence expenses, which it announced in the 2014 Budget in March.The consultation follows the Office of Tax Simplification’s (OTS) report, Review of employee benefits and expenses: second report, which was published in January 2014.The ...
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ArticleDuncan Brown: Should employers pay for skills and qualifications?
When both my girls were in full-on exam-stress mode recently, one to get into university, the other to stay there, I lay low at home. But underneath the headlines of mounting student debt and graduates being forced into low-skilled jobs, what’s the evidence that all the effort of getting a ...
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ArticleTPR has used auto-enrolment powers 23 times
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published compliance and enforcement details that show it has had to use its formal powers to ensure employers comply with their auto-enrolment duties a total of 23 times.The powers listed include its ability to carry out inspections and to issue statutory notices, including fixed penalty ...
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Madgex launches wellbeing workshops
EXCLUSIVE: Madgex has launched a range of health, wellbeing and personal performance workshops for its staff.The workshops, which were delivered by wellness consultancy The Tonic, covered a range of topics, including how to fit exercise into a busy schedule, how to eat well, how to sleep well and how to ...
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Article67% of SMEs unaware of auto-enrolment staging date
Two-thirds (67%) of respondents have no idea when their auto-enrolment staging date is, according to research by accountancy firm HW Fisher and Company.Its research, which surveyed 750 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), found that nearly a third (32%) of respondents felt they do not know enough about auto-enrolment to be ...