All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 867
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Supplier article
Jelf employment seminar — News from the frontline
For this News from the frontline event we have scouted out three of the best speakers available.Our frontline includes:Lawyer Richard Port will be on hand to provide delegates with a useful update as to the key Employment Law changes facing employers at this time.Lee Coles will explain why the new ...
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Supplier article
Bare Necessities Month — financial education
Improving bad habits is about knowing what’s essential and what isn’t and in fact, you can provide your employees with the bare necessities and help them to be better with their money.What are the bare necessities? Well we think it’s important to have protection for when the worst happens, and ...
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Sickness absence — a key piece to the productivity puzzle?
Some selected facts from The Work Foundation report are shown below:1 in 3 employees have a long-term health condition (LTC)42% of the above grouping feel their condition affects their work14% of the working age population of England have more than one LTCThe cost of lost productivity of those who are ...
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ArticleThe Employee Benefits Awards return for 2016
The annual Employee Benefits Awards have returned to provide employers with an opportunity to gain recognition for their benefits achievements.The awards categories are reviewed each year to ensure they are in line with the latest market trends, resulting in the creation of three new categories for 2016: Best benefits technology; ...
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ArticleJulia Hanna: Are the pension freedoms living up to expectations?
The image of silver haired Lamborghini drivers accompanied much of the press coverage of the pension freedoms. So, almost six months since greater flexibility was given to the over 55’s, has it all been frittered away?The numbers look vast: £27 million a day has been withdrawn on average since April, ...
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ArticleMark Fawcett: Are the pension freedoms living up to expectations?
Since the pension freedoms came into force, a lot has been said about the sums withdrawn. It remains to be seen whether this trend continues or is a short-term response to new-found freedom.What is clear from the National Employment Savings Trust’s (Nest) research is that while people value flexibility and ...
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ArticleChris Curry: Are the pension freedoms living up to expectations?
Perhaps the more important question is what expectations did we have of the pension freedoms? I am not sure, given the speed with which the reforms were introduced, that anyone had a clear idea of what they expected to happen.However, there have been few surprises since April. Many more people ...
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ArticleKevin LeGrand: Are the pension freedoms living up to expectations?
After a period of just six months, it would be premature to try and make a meaningful assessment of the new decumulation options. However, some patterns have begun to emerge that provide some indication of possible longer-term trends.To date, members who have encashed entire defined contribution (DC) pots have done ...
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ArticleEmployee Benefits Live 2015 speaker slides
Where speakers have given approval, we have uploaded the slides for sessions at Employee Benefits Live 2015.We would like to say a huge thank you to all speakers for their inspiration, ideas and input in to Employee Benefits Live 2015.Day 1- 21 September 2015K1- Engaging the workforce of the future ...
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Article31% attend work with an infectious illness
Almost a third (31%) of employees have gone into their place of work with an infectious illness, according to research by office supply chain Staples.Its survey of 3,000 UK office-based workers also revealed that 61% of respondents cite a heavy workload as the main reason for attending work when sick.The ...
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ArticleTalarius launches staff recognition portal
Talarius has introduced an employee recognition portal to encourage employee suggestions and reward staff for sharing ideas.The Adult Gaming Centers operator, which owns brands Quicksilver (pictured) and Silvers and Winners, has launched the portal to demonstrate to its 1,000 employees that they could make a genuine difference to the organisation ...
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ArticleCourt rules on pensions discrimination case
The Court of Appeal has ruled against a retired worker in his bid to see his husband receive the same pay out from his pension scheme in the event of his death as a spouse of the opposite sex would be entitled to.In the case of Walker vs Innospec Ltd ...
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Opinion
Thinking differently
Remember the children’s poem ‘There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly’? There was a rather nice colourful book with holes in it that showed the strangely happy-looking woman munching her way from fly through spider through bird, cat, dog, cow and horse that ended, not surprisingly, in her ...
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Case StudiesCNH Industrial keeps communication simple
CNH Industrial aims to keep communication for its 71,192 staff as simple as possible, to avoid overcomplicating its employee benefits.The agricultural and construction manufacturer held focus groups for employees prior to its September 2013 merger with Fiat Industrial and CNH Global to ensure employees were involved with the design process ...
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OpinionLouise Aston: Benefits need to be regularly promoted
Many employers offer a wealth of benefits to staff, but too often employees do not take them up.Classic benefits packages often miss a trick by not being placed alongside broader wellbeing benefits, such as flexible working arrangements. By thinking in terms of ‘bits of people’, rather than looking at the ...
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AnalysisKey strategies to avoid in benefits communication
If you read nothing else, read this…Employers should refrain from using uniform approaches to benefits communication.If employers only communicate using one method, it may negatively impact the take-up and comprehension of benefits.Business jargon and failing to consult staff about preferred communication methods should be avoided.Some 40% of employees say their ...
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Supplier articleEmployee Benefits Motivation and Recognition - Digital Edition
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ArticleFTSE 350 defined benefit pension deficit falls by £7bn
There was a £7 billion reduction in the accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes for the UK’s 350 largest listed organisations in September 2015, according to research by Mercer.Its Pensions risk survey, which is based on projections from reported financial statements and year-end accounts, found that the accounting ...
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ArticleCalifornia acts to bridge gender pay gap
New legislation has been passed in California, USA, to help close the gender pay gap.The California Fair Pay Act was signed into law by Californian governor Jerry Brown to strengthen equal pay legislation in the state. Current law prohibits employers from paying a woman less than a man when they ...
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ArticleHome Retail Group boosts share scheme uptake
EXCLUSIVE: Home Retail Group, which owns retailers Argos (pictured), Habitat and Homebase, has boosted engagement with its employee sharesave scheme by increasing its communications around the benefit.After receiving feedback from its employees, gathered through feedback questionnaires at the point at which staff are invited to join the scheme, Home Retail ...