All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 848
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Japan: the Land of the Rising Dividends
By George Boyd-Bowman, Fund Manager at NeptuneMany Western investors have long bemoaned the lack of a true dividend culture in Japan, claiming the corporate culture is not tilted in favour of shareholders.Yet today, in the Land of the Rising Sun, we see a fresh impetus to focus on shareholder returns, ...
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Post-pension reforms — invest like a girl
An interview with Anne Richards, Chief Investment Officer of AberdeenWhere can we put the rest of our money to make sure that it works for us, as far as possible? How important is it not to put all your eggs in one basket? What is the importance of tax wrappers ...
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What is driving China's extreme volatility?
By Douglas Turnbull, Head of Chinese EquitiesAfter rallying around 150 per cent since the middle of 2014, mainland China’s ‘A Share’ market has corrected almost 35 per cent since mid-June.* Douglas Turnbull, manager of the Neptune China and Neptune Greater China Income funds, looks at the reasons behind this recent ...
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ArticleClothes2Order introduces emergency loans for staff
Clothes2Order has introduced emergency loans for its 90 members of staff as part of a new employee benefits package.Cash advances of up to a month’s wages are being offered, and repayments will be made from employees’ salaries over a six-month period.The clothing supplier is implementing the loan scheme to help ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live is fast approaching
Employee Benefits Live will be returning to Olympia National in Kensington, London, on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 September 2015.The 17th annual exhibition and conference will provide a platform for compensation, reward, benefits and HR professionals to come together to network and to share ideas and best practice. As the ...
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What the summer 2015 Budget really means for you and your employees
So what are the changes?The lifetime allowance will decrease from £1.25m to £1mPension freedoms will be extended to those who have already bought an annuityThe annual allowance will be cut for high earners from 6 April 2016. The standard £40,000 will be reduced by £1 for every £2 over £150,000 ...
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Out from the long grass? An IT and NI merger
Roll forward five years, and the idea is back on the radar again, as can be seen from this report.So is this is any more likely to happen during the current parliamentary term?This remains a hugely challenging project, but at least one of the principal hurdles to any such merger ...
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Healthcare regulation amalgamation predicted for Gulf states
Rice said: “We’re finding that expats no longer finish an agreed contract and return home – there is a growing trend to move to the area for the longer term. This may mean moving to a different Gulf state, which can be time consuming and expensive in terms of arranging ...
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Case StudiesArup employees engage with group risk benefits
The organisation feels that providing protection for its employees is necessary to protect the business.It offers four different types of group risk cover: life assurance at four-times salary, income protection, critical illness insurance and personal accident insurance.Evan Davidge, head of reward at Arup, says: “We have a moral responsibility to ...
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ArticleEAT rules on pensions disability discrimination case
An appeal has been allowed against a ruling that found a former technician had been discriminated against by receiving half of the pension he would have been entitled to had he been working full-time at the time of his ill-health retirement.In the case of the Trustees of Swansea University Pension ...
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ArticleTwo-thirds of employers making changes to annual performance reviews
Two-thirds of employers are making changes to their annual end-of-year performance reviews, according to research from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).PWC’s 2015 Performance management research, which surveyed 97 large organisations and 1,038 employees, found that 5% of respondent organisations are considering bringing an end to performance ratings completely. The research also found:More than ...
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ArticleAon, Elian and Pluris to exhibit at Employee Benefits Live
Aon, Elian, Jelf Employee Benefits and Pluris are among the organisations that will be exhibiting at Employee Benefits Live 2015.Aon is the headline sponsor of the two-day event, which will take place at Olympia National, London, on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 September 2015.Other exhibitors will include Lemonade Reward and ...
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Article10: Interactive: Most talked about news (Ikea UK to introduce the living wage)
The retailer has committed to paying all staff at least £7.85 an hour, and a minimum of £9.15 an hour in London.The pay increase is expected to impact 50% of Ikea UK’s 9,000 employees.Ikea’s living wage pledge is part of a wider initiative to ensure that staff receive the right ...
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ArticleReward Gateway to share £6.5m among staff
Reward Gateway is to share £6.5 million among its employees following a deal that will see technology investor Great Hill Partners buy the organisation from current owners Inflexion Private Equity.The £6.5 million sum will be shared among all 269 employees below board level.Staff below management level hold a 5% stake ...
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ArticleUber faces legal action over workers’ rights
App-based taxi firm Uber is facing legal action from the National Union of General and Municipal Workers (GMB) over claims that it has breached its legal duty to provide staff with basic rights around pay, holiday, health and safety, and discipline and grievances.GMB has appointed law firm Leigh Day to ...
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ArticleHertfordshire County Council introduces health screening
EXCLUSIVE: Hertfordshire County Council has introduced salary sacrifice health screening for its 8,500 employees.The scheme was launched in June 2015 and is available through the council’s current reward package, Herts Rewards.Offered as a voluntary employee benefit through Bluecrest Wellness, the health screening will enable employees to access a range of ...
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Article10: Interactive: People Moves: Ashley-Jones moves to Wells Fargo
Gareth Ashley-Jones has taken up the role of Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA) benefits manager at banking firm Wells Fargo.He is responsible for all aspects of the organisation’s pension, benefit and wellbeing programmes including governance, plan design, management and budgeting.Ashley-Jones was previously director of AJ Consultancy Services, benefits director ...
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Article10: Interactive: People Moves: Honda appoints Caroline Gourlay
Caroline Gourlay has moved to Honda of the UK Manufacturing to become senior reward manager.Gourlay previously worked at Hitachi as a reward consultant, and Trader Media Group in a variety of roles. She was project manager (reward), a manager in the HR shared service centre and compensation, benefits and management ...
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Article10: Interactive: People Moves: Wolseley promotes McCawley
Neil McCawley has been promoted to group head of reward at construction firm Wolseley.He previously held the position of UK head of reward, benefits and policy.Prior to joining Wolseley, McCawley’s roles included include pay and benefits manager at One Stop, and senior HR project manager at Barclays Bank.
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Article10: Interactive: People Moves: Emma Gaffney now at Benfield Motor Group
Emma Gaffney has moved to Benfield Motor Group to take up the role of reward consultant (interim).Gaffney previously worked at Sage UK between 1999 and April this year, where her positions ranged from reward manager, to reward consultant, reward adviser, HR systems and benefits adviser, training administrator and HR administrator.