All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 851
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OpinionLovewell's Logic: Striking the right work-life balance
The Britain at work report by communications consultancy Lansons also found that a high proportion of respondents regularly put in more than their required hours, with 50% working up to an extra hour each day and 28% working for one to two hours past their set working time.Most of us ...
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ArticleRobert Downey Junior is Hollywood’s highest-paid actor
Something for the weekend…Robert Downey Junior has been named Hollywood’s highest-paid actor by Forbes magazine, with average earnings of £51.2 ($80) million between June 2014 and June 2015.Also topping the list are Jackie Chan, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper and Adam Sandler.The top 15 highest-paid actors are:1. Robert Downey Junior (pictured): ...
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ArticleTowers Watson launches employee benefits insurance agency in Japan
Global professional services firm Towers Watson has established an employee benefits insurance agency in Japan, known as Towers Watson Insurance Advisors Japan.The new agency forms part of an organisation-wide initiative to provide integrated global benefit services for multinational clients, and to meet the needs of major local organisations. Towers Watson ...
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ArticleGovernment to end union fee payments
The government plans to end state-run trade union subscription payments for all public sector workers.Under the current employer-administered process, known as ‘check off’, subscriptions are taken directly from the salaries of public sector employees that are union members.Following the removal of this practice, staff will instead pay union subscriptions by ...
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ArticleAmey extends wellbeing strategy
EXCLUSIVE: Public and regulated services provider Amey has introduced new wellbeing initiatives to improve the health and wellbeing of its 21,000 members of staff.The new initiatives, provided by The Tonic and implemented from July, include health and wellbeing days, as well as health assessments, mindfulness training, and injury clinics. The ...
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Video
Auto-enrolment: The journey so far and the challenges ahead
// The three-minute video tutorial above covers:What are the challenges of auto-enrolment?How can employers choose a suitable pension scheme for employees?How can employers ensure ongoing compliance?What stance will The Pensions Regulator be taking on enforcement?What is the difference between software and ...
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Article
Driving engagement and productivity and recognising the importance of communicating benefits
brightcove.createExperiences();The 10 minute video tutorial above covers:How can you make staff engagement a driver of performance?How can employers help to drive engagement?How can we support productivity with a healthy workforce?How can employers help to drive productivity?Can the communication of benefits really ...
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Article
The future of business travel
https://player.vimeo.com/video/136701604The five minute video above covers: How can employers lower the total cost of mobility?What should employers take into consideration in order to focus more on looking after their employees?How can employers use business mobility to support the changing work of transport and travel?How can employers analyse the business travel ...
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Article
Financial education in practice
https://player.vimeo.com/video/136815856The nine-minute video tutorial above covers:How should employers respond to pension reforms?What late career support should employers offer?What should employers consider around early career support for staff?What should employers take into consideration around whole-of-career support?Which groups will require special support?What do employers need to know about guidance and advice?To watch ...
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Article
Global mobility: Is your finger on the pulse?
brightcove.createExperiences();The five minute video tutorial above covers:What are the major current trends in global mobility?Everyone is talking about return on investment - what is it and how can it be measured?How is generation Y different when it comes to global mobility?How ...
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Article
10: Top tweets in the run-up to Employee Benefits Live
?@duncanbHR: Resolving unequal pay, addressing gender pay gaps – Duncan Brown @EmploymtStudies at Employee Benefits Live next month bit.ly/1TQtI3J@AonBenefits: We’re exhibiting @EB_Live as the headline sponsor at Olympia National, London, 21 & 22 Sept. Register now: bit.ly/1MKpxWV@Benefex_UK: Employee Benefits Live is fast approaching. Have you registered for your ticket? buff.ly/1Ktz9pj ...
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ArticleEmployers anticipate median pay award of 2%
Excluding bonuses, respondents planning a pay review over the year to June 2016 expect to give a median pay award of 2%, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Its quarterly Labour market outlook report, which surveyed 931 employers, also found that one in five plan ...
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Article46% say employers have a duty of care to staff health
Less than half (46%) of respondents believe employers have a duty of care to the health of their staff, down from 95% in 2009, according to research by leadership development firm Morgan Redwood.Of the 250 respondents to its Wellbeing and business performance report 83% believe that business performance and employee ...
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ArticleBT Pension Scheme invests £1 billion in private equity
BT Pension Scheme, one of the UK’s largest occupational pension schemes, has given a £1 billion mandate to private equity specialist Hermes. The £1 billion allocation from the defined benefit (DB) pension scheme will be invested over three years.It will be split evenly between funds and co-investments, and invested on ...
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Opinion
02 Sponsor's comment - Stuart Bennett: Engaging technology
Technology has transformed the way we live. Tablets and smartphones have overtaken laptops and desktops as the device of choice when browsing the internet, increasing the expectation of easily accessible information and data whenever we want, on whatever device.With the growth of smartphone and tablet capabilities, people now have technology ...
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Supplier article
Jelf Group acquires Libra Insurance Services
Libra is firmly rooted in North London. It was founded over 40 years ago by the father of the existing directors, Rex and Shailain Shah, who will both remain in their roles, operating out of their existing offices. Both taking an active role in the local area, the brothers have ...
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Supplier article
Fifty-five per cent of organisations prioritise member engagement
This comes as no surprise to us. Our dedicated award-winning comms team have been ensuring innovative communications and engagement remain central to our clients’ pensions and benefits schemes for over 10 years.Their expertise includes workforce audits, brand development, communications strategy, and campaign creation and implementation. Whatever it is you need ...
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ArticleEmployers paid £7bn towards DB pension deficits in 2014
Respondents paid £7 billion towards their defined benefit (DB) pension deficits in 2014, according to research by Barnett Waddingham.The research, which is based on publically disclosed pension accounts from 218 FTSE 350 organisations, also revealed that aggregate pension deficits have reached their highest level in five years, and employee pension ...
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ArticleBalfour Beatty moves staff eyecare online
Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has moved its employee eyecare benefits online with the introduction of e-vouchers. Over 1,000 employees have access to these vouchers, provided by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, which cover safety eyewear, sight tests, driver eyecare and DSE eyecare.The vouchers can be purchased and distributed electronically via the new ...
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ArticleJust Retirement and Partnership Assurance to merge
Just Retirement Group and Partnership Assurance Group are to merge to create JRP Group.The boards of the two annuity providers have agreed on the terms of a recommended all-share merger. Just Retirement shareholders would own a 60% stake in JRP Group, with Partnership Assurance owning the remaining 40%.In addition to ...