All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 899
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25, The changing face of health cash plans
The need for employees to find a way to cover healthcare costs is certainly not a new problem. Before the introduction of the National Health Service (NHS), workers had to find a way to provide for themselves and their families in times of sickness and ill health. It was out ...
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43, Gymflex industry insight - Fit breaks
It has been nearly 10 years since the smoking ban was first introduced in England and Wales, although it is more like 25 years since employers began herding smokers into a designated area for their regular cigarette breaks. But that is exactly what they were: breaks from work. I even ...
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Article6: EAT reserves judgement in childcare voucher discrimination case (lead story)
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has reserved judgment on whether suspending an employee’s membership of a childcare voucher scheme during their maternity leave is discriminatory.In the case of Peninsula Business Services vs Donaldson, Peninsular’s childcare voucher scheme requires employees to suspend their membership during various types of leave, including maternity ...
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Article9: The Hub: People moves: Genpact hires Waysome
Leroy Waysome has moved to digitally powered business process management and services firm Genpact as payroll and benefits manager.Waysome's previous roles include HR operations manager at Investec Bank UK, payroll and benefits manager at Toronto Dominion Securities, benefits consultant at Nomura International, and assistant pension and benefits manager at the ...
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ArticleThe Hub: People moves: Duncan moves to The Mansfield Group
After over 20 years’ of generalist HR experience, Ashleigh Duncan has moved to The Mansfield Group, which is part of Bidvest Logistics. Her responsibilities include managing employee absence and performance, updating contract and updating HR policies. Before being hired by the Mansfield Group, Duncan worked at UPS ...
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The Hub: People moves: Gujar has moved to TNS
Market research firm TNS has appointed Para Gujar as global reward manager. Gujar has previously worked at City and Guilds as reward business partner (October 2014 until January 2016) and group reward specialist between July 2013 and September 2014. Gujar also held the role of senior consultant at EY between ...
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Viewpoint: Peter Reilly: Use a variety of reward mechanisms to motivate staff
Good HR practice states that performance related pay (PRP) is the only effective means to reward staff based on some kind of judgement of their contribution to the organisation they work for.There is an assumption that PRP will motivate employees to perform better, but this simple logic makes big assumptions, ...
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ArticleBoots UK increases base pay for hourly paid staff
Pharmacy retailer Boots UK is increasing the starting rate of pay for customer assistant staff outside of London by 7%, and that of customer assistants in London by 3%.Customer assistants based in London currently receive a base rate of £8.77, which will increase to £9.07 in April 2016, and those ...
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Pensions Management Institute partners with WEALTH at work to tackle lack of financial education in the workplace
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has announced its new partnership with WEALTH at work, a leading provider of financial education in the workplace, supported by guidance and advice. As PMI’s new Expert Partner, WEALTH at work will provide expert commentary to help PMI members to understand the issues and trends ...
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Article39% say financial struggles affect their performance at work
More than a third (39%) of respondents say their financial struggles prevent them from performing at their best at work, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its 2015 global benefits attitudes study, which surveyed 29,629 employees in 19 countries, including 1,895 in the UK, also found that almost three-quarters (71%) ...
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ArticleTesco to increase staff pay by up to 3%
Tesco is to increase the pay of its UK store-based staff by up to 3% as part of a two-year pay deal.The retailer will pay its established store workers a base pay rate of up to £7.62 an hour from 3 July 2016.The increase from the current hourly rate of ...
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ArticleCarat launches wellness month for employees
Media firm Carat has launched a wellness month for its London-based employees.Some 350 employees have the opportunity to take part in 50 varied activities over the course of the month, which aims to help staff prioritise their health and wellbeing.The activities include trapeze lessons, rave-ercise classes, reflexology, a business-wide table ...
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Case StudiesAmey develops its benefits offering as it continues to grow
Public services provider Amey connects its employee benefits strategy with its culture and values in order to motivate and engage staff, as well as educate them about the organisation.Staff appreciationIts employee recognition scheme, provided by Red Letter Days for Business, helps drive awareness of the organisation’s values and objectives: achieving ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Amey
A look at the benefits offered by Amey:PensionsGroup personal pension scheme for all employees.Pension contributions offered via salary sacrifice. Employer contribution of 1% to 14% based on grade.Healthcare and wellbeingEmployee-funded private medical insurance (PMI) for all employees.Subsidised gym membership.Health cash plan.Dental insurance.Statutory eyecare vouchers scheme.Bikes-for-work scheme.Group riskCritical illness insurance.Personal accident ...
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What will it take for India to become an absolute winner?
By Kunal Desai, Manager of Neptune India FundKunal Desai recently celebrated his third anniversary as manager of the Neptune India Fund. Kunal has built a strong track record of outperformance since he assumed responsibility for the Fund, delivering a return of 30.3 per cent compared to the MSCI India Index ...
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Xerox HR Services relaunches online benefits portal as Life Connect
Xerox HR Services has announced that its online benefits portal will now be known as ‘Life Connect’ (previously Compass), in order to align its platforms globally and offer an aligned proposition to its clients.John Deacon, head of Corporate Solutions, Xerox HR Services comments: “This change allows us to provide consistency ...
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Employees unable to make the most of Pension Freedom because of their employers
The vast majority of employers have not reviewed their pension offering in light of Pension Freedom; they struggle with how to manage the implications; and do not believe their employees understand the new flexibilities: reveals research from Jelf Employee Benefits.Pension Freedom, in force since April 2015, allows new permissions related ...
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Love your employees
It’s February, the month of love, so we are urging you to love your employees.Good to great employerLoving your employees doesn’t just mean giving them a pay cheque. It means showing them that they are valued members of your team. Good employers provide recognition and reward strategies at work, as ...
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ArticleCox Enterprises donates $200,000 to cancer charities as part of staff wellbeing programme
US communications, media and automotive services firm Cox Enterprises has donated a total of $200,000 to two charities as part of its employee health and wellbeing programme.The donation was made to two charities focusing on cancer awareness and support, The Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta Affiliate and the Movember Foundation, ...
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Article30% do not know who to talk to about mental health support
Almost a third (30%) of respondents do not know who to talk to or where to turn for support with mental health issues, according to research by Westfield Health.Its survey of 1,825 employees also found that 38% of respondents find it difficult to talk to anyone about their mental health.The ...