All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 825
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The most read stories between 23-30 April on employeebenefits.co.uk: 1. KPMG and Santander top employers for women 2. Tribunal to reconsider if redundancy near pensionable age is allowed 3. Royal Mail, Mars and BT pledge to end mental health discrimination 4. Yeo Valley staff canteen the best in the world ...
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ArticleBenefits to suit a robot shop assistant
Something for the weekend…Hot off the presses from Japan is the news that a new employee has been put into a retailer’s workplace to help drive customer satisfaction.This might not seem unusual until it is revealed that the new employee is a female robot and has been placed at the ...
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OpinionLovewell's Logic: Will we ever see an end to workplace gender inequality?
The list, which is compiled in partnership with the gender equality campaign from Business in the Community, Opportunity Now, identifies and celebrates employers that can demonstrate best practice in improving attraction, retention, progression and engagement in relation to their approach to gender equality, diversity and inclusion.Employers that made this year’s ...
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ArticleTPR issues first escalated auto-enrolment fines
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued its first four escalated auto-enrolment penalties, which range from £50 to £10,000 a day depending on the severity of the breach.The organisations received fixed penalty notices for failure to comply with a statutory notice or specific employer duties.The quarterly bulletin from TPR also found:198 ...
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ArticleOlympic Airlines insolvency affects pension benefits
The Supreme Court has ruled that Olympic Airlines is unable to enter the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) because it did not have an establishment in the UK during its insolvency proceedings.The case, Trustees of the Olympic Airlines SA Pension and Life Assurance Scheme (Appellants) v Olympic Airlines, relates to the ...
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Article?Watch Employee Benefits Wired on demand
Employee Benefits Wired: Mental Wellbeing is now available to watch on demand. The webinar can be viewed online at anytime via EBTV on employeebenefits.co.uk.The webinar, which took place on 28 April in association with mental health charity Mind and Legal and General, focuses on workplace mental health issues.During the event, ...
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Supplier article
AXA PPP healthcare
AXA PPP healthcare offers a range of health insurance policies for individuals and businesses and provides access to a network of over 250 hospitals and almost 400 scanning centres. AXA PPP healthcare, or the London Association for Hospital Services as it was first known, was conceived in 1938 as a ...
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Supplier article
Bupa
Bupa’s purpose is longer, healthier, happier lives.As a leading global health and care company, we offer health insurance, medical subscription and other health and care funding products; we run care homes, retirement and care villages, primary care, diagnostic and wellness centres, hospitals and dental clinics. We also provide workplace health ...
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Supplier article
Scottish Widows
Our priority hasn’t changed since. We believe in showing your clients the importance of preparing for the future – so that they have the right information and plans in place to enjoy the retirement they want.
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ArticleRob's Reward: Should more employers be encouraged to commit to the living wage?
And wages are contining to grow even if this is at a slower pace than many may like. In the three months to February 2015, the Office for National Statistics found pay-excluding bonuses to be 1.8% higher than a year earlier.Further findings from Aon Hewitt’s Global salary increase survey found ...
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ArticleLiving wage gains momentum
And on 26 March 2015, all Premier League football clubs agreed to commit to paying their full-time staff the living wage by the start of the 2016–17 season.At present, only Chelsea Football Club is an accredited living wage employer.Currently, the UK living wage is set at £7.85 an hour, while ...
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OpinionDavid Ludlow: Gender pay disparity is set to become more transparent
This means that in the next 12 months, large firms with more than 250 employees will have to publish the average salaries of both genders.The measure will increase transparency and is likely to lead to an accelerated eradication of the gender pay difference, which currently stands at 20%, as employers ...
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ArticleLehman Brothers agrees £675 million pension buy-in
Financial services firm Lehman Brothers has agreed a £675 million buy-in transaction for its pension scheme with insurance firm Rothesay Life, following its application for bankruptcy in 2008.The buy-in has also secured full employee benefits for all members as a result of the settlement between the pension scheme trustees and ...
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Supplier article
Don’t overlook the people risks in your business
Business owners recognise the need for protecting their business premises and stock as part of their business continuity plans, but they often overlook the potentially devastating impact to their business of losing an employee that they rely on financially. This individual could be you.Who might be key to your business?Key ...
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Supplier article
Will a travel policy really cover your overseas staff?
Both products provide invaluable cover, but there is a significant difference between the two: not only in the price, but also the distinct needs that they are each designed to meet. Here is a brief summary to help you decide what’s right for your employees.Travel InsuranceInternational private medical insuranceWhat is ...
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Case StudiesArup bolsters benefits to reflect business values
Drawing on the key principles from Arup’s speech of being an employer of choice, being a humane organisation and achieving reasonable prosperity, the organisation conducted a benefits review in 2013, focusing on a strategy that reflects these values.It has created more flexibility and empowerment for staff in order to be ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Arup
PensionTrust-based defined contribution scheme with 96% take-up. Employees contribute 2% to 6% of salary, and Arup double matches employee contributions up to a maximum of 12%. Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance: core and upgrade available through flex.Employee counselling.Health screening.Occupational health.Free flu vaccinations.Eyecare.Dental.Discounted gym membership.Group riskLife assurance at four-times salary.Income protection.Critical ...
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Supplier articleTop 15 stories visited stories online in March
1. New exemptions introduced for auto-enrolment2. Employee Benefits Awards 2015 shortlist announced 3. Legislation and tax changes that took effect from 6 April 2015 4. Meet the Employee Benefits Awards 2015 judges 5. Commission must be included in holiday pay 6. Government to extend pension freedoms 7. 50 Shades of ...
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ArticleTop tweets about the Employee Benefits Awards 2015 shortlist
The Pension Quality Mark @PQM: Congrats @PeelPorts and National Housebuilding Council PQM Plus schemes nominated in @EmployeeBenefit awards. Good luck! @NAPFnewsDeborah Rees @Deborah_Rees: Congratulations to team at Penguin Random House on being shortlisted for Employee Benefits award @PenguinUKBooks @neilmorrison @EB__AwardsDarren Childs @DarrenMChilds: @UKTV wins two nominations @EmployeeBenefit Awards bit.ly/1FgTNDI recognising ...
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ArticleBook your table for the Employee Benefits Awards 2015
The Employee Benefits Awards 2015 is rapidly approaching and spaces are filling up fast, so don’t forget to book your table.The awards ceremony and summer party will take place on 12 June at the Artillery Garden at the HAC in London. The event is also a great opportunity to ...