All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 838
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ArticleAsian and European cities most expensive for expats
Asian and European cities, particuarly Hong Kong, Zurich and Singapore, are among the most expensive cities for expatriate employees working abroad, according to research by Mercer.Its 21st annual Cost of living survey, published in June 2015, named Luanda, the capital of Angola, as the costliest city for expats for the ...
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ArticleReal wage growth highest in seven years
Real wages have grown faster than at any point in the last seven years, according to the latest Office for National Statistic (ONS) figures. Its UK Labour market 2015, June report found that regular pay for employees increased by 2.7% between February – April 2014 and February – April 2015, ...
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Neptune launches Japan Institutional Fund
By Chris Taylor, Investment Director, Head of ResearchNeptune is excited to announce the launch of the Japan Institutional Fund on 22 June, having disclosed to the market in March its intention to offer the product. The Fund will be managed by the highly-regarded Chris Taylor, Head of Research and manager ...
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Long termism – Global Themes in Asset Management
Suitable for private investors as well as advisersBy Aberdeen Asset ManagementAmerican academic Walter Mischel conducted one of the most famous experiments in the history of psychology back in the 1960s. Nursery school children were each given a choice: they could have a reward immediately (marshmallows were popular) or, if they ...
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Risk – Global Themes in Asset Management
Suitable for private investors as well as advisersBy Aberdeen Asset ManagementDespite the best efforts of some of the brightest minds from the world's top universities, the ability to quantify and measure risk still eludes us.That's because risk is more than just a number. The careful investor needs to consider many ...
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OpinionPaul Winter: Blending the pledge with day-to-day health at Ipswich Building Society
We signed up to five pledges, which have become the cornerstones of our healthcare.Some practical examples of this include the mental health and wellbeing pledge, through which we actively encourage lunch breaks and ‘desk breaks’ so employees can take time out to charge their batteries.We created a quiet room for ...
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Case StudiesLuton Borough Council supports staff through the pledge
The council started to implement a number of initiatives to boost its workforce’s wellness in 2012, such as: health checks with referrals to specialist support for weight loss and improved physical activity, training for staff around managing employee sickness and supporting returns to work, mental health first-aid courses, monthly challenges ...
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EEF/Jelf Employee Benefits Sickness Absence Survey 2015
Click on the link below to download the EEF/Jelf Employee Benefits Sickness Absence Survey 2015LinksSickness Absence Survey 2015
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Article35% of Gen Z expect a pension in their first job
Around a third (35%) of Generation Z (16-19 year olds) are expecting a pension as standard in their first job, according to research from employment services firm Adecco, conducted in March 2015.The study, which surveyed 500 16-19 year olds in full-time education and 501 16-24 year olds who have applied ...
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ArticleHSBC and Linklaters make mental health commitment
Financial Ombudsman Service, HSBC, KPMG, Lend Lease Europe and Linklaters are among employers that have made a commitment to addressing mental health in the workplace.Mental health charity Mind has launched its Getting ahead: why mental health at work matters report, which highlights various organisations’ experiences with mental health issues.The report ...
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Real stories: Mark, 52, retired
For many people, retirement is about more than just stopping work – it’s a new, and exciting, stage in their lives. These short videos feature real people talking about retirement from their perspectives and explaining how they have been preparing for the challenges and opportunities ahead.Click here for video
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Real stories: Ian, 57, retired
For many people, retirement is about more than just stopping work – it’s a new, and exciting, stage in their lives. These short videos feature real people talking about retirement from their perspectives and explaining how they have been preparing for the challenges and opportunities ahead.Click here for video
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ArticleThe office that combats mental and physical stress
Something for the weekend… Mental wellbeing and physical wellbeing is the hot topic in the HR world and employers continuously strive to give their staff best-in-class benefits to help in every way possible.Much has been said about how the design of a workplace can address such issues, but one organisation ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on 12-18 June on employeebenefits.co.uk:1. Heinz boosts flexible benefits take up2. Visualsoft improves staff wellbeing3. Lloyds Banking Group launches returners programme4. Find out who will win an Employee Benefits Award5. Walmart ditches Justin Bieber to boost motivation6. Deloitte among top employers for working parents7. ...
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ArticleConfessions of a benefits manager: New starter questions Candid's incentive schemes
He is not, as we had intended, getting stuck into our purchasing budget, but bizarrely he is shaking things up in HR instead.I’ve come to realise that all Higher Beings think that HR is a waste of space, and let’s face it: they may have a point. Consider my colleague ...
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ArticleCentrica adds new benefits to flex for 30,000 staff
EXCLUSIVE: Centrica has added three new benefits to its flexible benefits package for its 30,000 employees.The energy organisation, which owns British Gas (pictured), is also continually communicating the benefits through its summer roadshows to help drive up employee engagement with benefits.It launched the new benefits in its flex enrolment window ...
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Opinion
Yorsipp’s Mark Canning explains a new “default option” for their SIPPs
Why do you think there is a need for a governed Auto Invest option?Across our proposition we seek to bring institutional quality and standards of governance to the retail market. The FCA have been very clear in their guidance on “suitability” of both the SIPP wrapper provider and the underlying ...
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Financial education for all
This is the first academic year that financial education has been on the curriculum in schools. According to the Personal Finance Education Group (Pfeg), some teachers have even said that 11 years old is too late to start learning about money, and that children should learn money skills in primary ...
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Government's ‘fit note’ fails to deliver five years on
43 per cent of employers say ‘fit note’ not aiding employee return to workMore companies saying the quality of GP advice on fitness for work has deterioratedInsufficient GP and medical professional training remains in use of ‘fit note’GPs and medical professionals not working closely enough with employersOnly low numbers of ...
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The Rubik’s Cube: China’s policy trilemma
By Douglas Turnbull, Investment Director, Head of Chinese EquitiesChina faces a 'Rubik’s Cube' policy trilemma, whereby it needs to sustain a minimum acceptable level of growth, deal with issues such as overcapacity and reform the financial system to make it a far more efficient allocator of capital. Given the contradictory ...