All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 759
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Survey looks at the challenges facing businesses post auto-enrolment
Around 19.1 per cent had struggled to communicate changes throughout their organisation and were now looking at how to make their employees see the value of joining a pension scheme. This builds upon market research completed by Johnson Fleming in 2013, as 22.6 per cent of respondents stated then that ...
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Case study: auto-enrolment project management — House of Fraser
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Case study: administration — managing group life schemes
The company is split into numerous distinct divisions, and there are great issues within the company with regard to sharing knowledge of salaries within other divisions. Some divisions are also notoriously slow at processing payments, and there was a major concern that should certain divisions not pay premiums when due, ...
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Case study: administration — implementing a management log
Accuracy, timeliness of data and audit tracking were just a few of a number of risks that were exposed due to the lack of the log. The number of employee queries generated by the issue of P11d statements was highlighted as an additional concern by Johnson Fleming.Johnson Fleming implemented a ...
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Guide: what you need to consider for your auto-enrolment project
Click on the link below to download this guide.Links'What you need to consider for your auto-enrolment project'
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Guide: reporting to the Pensions Regulator — what and when?
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ArticleTowers Watson appoints new head of retirement
Towers Watson has appointed Peter Rowles head of its retirement practice for the UK and Ireland.Rowles will succeed John Ball, who was appointed Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) head of retirement solutions in June 2014.Rowles joined the organisation in 1987, and has held various leadership roles, most recently head ...
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Guide: 10 required letters — what to send, to whom and when?
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Guide: day-to-day tasks ?— can your system manage?
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Summer School launches
Employee Benefits launches its first video Summer School for benefits and HR professionals this week.Benefits professionals will be able to brush up their knowledge on the latest trends and changes in key benefits areas by watching this series of short videos.Benefits experts from leading suppliers will run the educational, online ...
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Guide: how to change your auto-enrolment support
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ArticleTotal pay falls 0.2% since June 2013
Pay, including bonuses, for UK employees was 0.2% lower than it was a year ago, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).Its UK Labour market, August 2014 report found that this was mainly due to an unusually high growth rate for April 2013 because some employers that ...
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ArticleMore than 4m now auto-enrolled into workplace pension
More than four million employees have now been auto-enrolled into a workplace pension, according to research by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).Its monthly declaration of compliance report found that more than 21,000 employers have now completed their declaration of compliance, informing TPR how they have met their duties.Charles Counsell (pictured), executive ...
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Article53% offer a savings scheme through payroll
More than half (53%) of respondents offer a savings scheme to staff where deductions are made via payroll, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).Its Policy research paper – saving through payroll, which surveyed employers as well as representatives from the payroll industry, found that 41% ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read articles on employeebenefits.co.uk from 7-13 August:1. Government publishes draft Taxation of Pensions Bill 2. PAYE tax code changes could adversely impact employers ?3. University of Reading launches salary sacrifice cars and bikes ?4. Employee Benefits Summer School launches ?5. Glassdoor launches benefits comparison site ?6. ...
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ArticleDOD’s blog: Get the free stuff right first
Don’t tell all the consultants and suppliers selling services, but … in my opinion, most of what makes a great employer costs nothing at all. While these things can all help, to me they come quite far down the list of what really makes an organisation a pleasure to work ...
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ArticleOffside rule easier to explain than pensions
Something for the weekend… On the eve of the start of the new Premier League season, employees are more likely to be engaged in dream-team sweepstakes than their workplace pension scheme.But it turns out that football’s infamous offside rule may be easier to explain than communicating and explaining a pension ...
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ArticleHMRC to withdraw employee benefit trust settlement opportunity
Employers that used an employee benefit trust (EBT) before 6 April 2011 must notify HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by 31 March 2015 if they wish to take advantage of the beneficial terms of the EBT settlement opportunity (EBTSO) to settle the resulting pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) and national insurance contributions (NICs) ...
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ArticleAsons launches benefits to boost staff motivation
Asons Solicitors has launched a range of initiatives to help boost the motivation and satisfaction of its 306 staff. The Greater Manchester-based law firm has launched a social committee, a corporate gym membership and a referral scheme.It has also introduced a gift and incentives scheme, where employees are rewarded with ...