All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 814
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Pension freedom: wish you were here?
There also lies rocky outcrops, icebergs, pirates, hurricanes and sunken wrecks, where individuals can miss opportunities, pay more tax than they need to, run out of money and see their dreams of a happy retirement sink into the murky depths.You will no doubt be familiar with new pension freedom changes ...
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A guide to the Budget 2015
Click on the link below to download the guideLinksA guide to the Budget 2015
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ArticlePizza Hut and Foot Locker fail to pay minimum wage
Pizza Hut, French Connection, Condé Nast, Foot Locker and Champneys Springs are among 48 employers that have been named by business minister Jo Swinson for failing to pay the national minimum wage to some employees.Between them, the 48 employers owe their workers more than £162,000 in arrears.Foot Locker failed to ...
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ArticleHymans Robertson boosts take up of cancer care
EXCLUSIVE: Hymans Robertson saw take up of its cancer screening programme reach 6% in the first year it was offered to its 750 employees.The consultancy launched the scheme in 2014 as part of its flexible benefits scheme after it identified a need to introduce a cancer-specific programme.Steve Moore, head of ...
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Investment ideas to power returns
We believe the most exciting stockmarket opportunities today are in those places where a new generation of leaders are successfully transforming economies and companies in favour of investors.In a new investment guide and website, which is suitable for use with your clients, we set out our views on these reformers.Click ...
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OpinionFuat Sami: What abolishing pensions contracting out means for employers
For the best part of 50 years, employees and employers of defined benefit (DB) schemes have been able to contract out of the additional state pension.For employees, this has meant paying a lower rate of national insurance contributions (NICs) and building up less state pension in exchange for an equivalent ...
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ArticleMason Owen and Partners reviews benefits advisors
Mason Owen and Partners has reviewed its pensions and employee benefits advisors. The property consultancy firm undertook the review as it moved to be fully compliant ahead of its pensions auto-enrolment staging date.It appointed Portus Consulting following the review.Mason Owen and Partners will work with the firm to provide advice ...
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ArticleOCS Group to pay living wage
Outsourced Client Solutions (OCS) Group has been accredited as a living wage employer.The international facilities management business has committed to pay the living wage to all members of staff at its UK headquarters.The living wage is an hourly rate, which is set independently, updated annually and paid by employers on ...
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AnalysisHow apprenticeships can help boost employee engagement
Apprenticeships are becoming an increasingly popular option for businesses, and it is easy to see why. They enable organisations to grow their workforce, providing highly qualified and motivated employees.A primary reason for employers employing an apprentice is a need to improve their skills base and boost their long-term business development ...
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AnalysisCan employee benefits really drive employee engagement?
The relationship between employers and their employees is similar to a marriage, in that it needs to be a two-way partnership. For the relationship to work, both parties need to know what they are committing to, and both the employer and the employee need to be honest about what is ...
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AnalysisHow health engagement drives the health of a business
The business benefits of a healthy and engaged workforce are about more than low sickness absence figures.Employees who feel that their employer cares for their health and wellbeing are more likely to be motivated and engaged and less likely to leave the organisation.Deciding to invest in a long-term healthcare strategy ...
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AnalysisWhat is employee engagement?
If you read nothing else, read this…A single definition of employee engagement does not exist.But engaged employees are typically motivated to go the extra mile in their work for their employers. A balanced psychological contract between employers and employees helps to ensure that this is the case.Definitions vary considerably between ...
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New research shows the value of a second medical opinion
Sixty-three per cent* of people recently surveyed for Royal London by YouGov (2,093 UK adults) said they would like a second medical opinion if it was offered after an initial diagnosis. The survey also highlighted that 85 per cent* of people would prefer their second opinion to be face to ...
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ArticleBehavioural science can boost motivation
A better understanding of the science behind the impact of pay and reward on employee behaviour could increase staff motivation, according to a study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its Show me the money! The behavioural science of reward report also found that money may not always ...
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ArticleTrivial benefits in kind deferred from 2015 Finance Bill
A proposals to introduce a statutory tax exemption for trivial benefits in kind (BIK) on spends up to £50 has been dropped from the Finance Bill 2015.With the deferral of the exemption, employers will need to continue to rely on imprecise guidance and informal agreements with HM Revenue and Customs ...
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ArticleOlswang launches personalised communications
EXCLUSIVE: Olswang has launched new technology to help personalise communications around its employee benefits package to its more than 500 staff. The international technology, media and telecommunications law firm will use the technology to help employees achieve their personal goals and communicate benefits around these.It is using Nudge Global’s Quantum ...
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Supplier articleTop 10 most read stories this week
The most read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk from 19-26 March 2015: 1. Key Budget changes to employee benefits 2. Meet the Employee Benefits Awards 2015 judges 3. Mills and Reeve to launch new benefits portal 4. Events manager job pays most lucrative salary5. CBT offered to staff referred to Fit for ...