All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 909
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Supplier article
Don’t play chicken with the Bank of Japan
By Josh Ausden, Head of Client Investment Strategy, Neptune Short-term yen strength has hurt the Neptune Japan Opportunities Fund but recent events have only added weight to our conviction that the Bank of Japan will act to ease policy, boosting multinationals’ profits and weakening the yen.In recent weeks the performance ...
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Brexit and the mid cap buying opportunities
Video update from Mark Martin, Head of UK Equities, Neptune Investment ManagementWith the Brexit referendum scheduled for 23 June, how much risk is priced into the market and is the current volatility a long-term buying opportunity?Watch Mark Martin, Head of UK Equities, and Holly Cassell, Assistant Manager on the UK ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 24 February and 3 March 2016: Puppies help de-stress Australian workplacesEY, Iceland and Nationwide are among the 25 Best Big Companies to Work For 2016Rolls-Royce introduces financial education and engagement strategyHow will the national living wage impact reward strategies?EXCLUSIVE: Countrywide introduces ...
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ArticleToyo Aluminium turns to art to boost creativity
Something for the weekend…Japanese aluminium foil producer, Toyo Aluminium, has turned to artistic means to stimulate its executives' creative thinking.During a conference for 20 of the organisation’s executives, including its president Hiroshi Yamamoto, the group was given large sheets of paper, split into small teams and asked to paint their ...
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OpinionLovewell's logic: Is menstrual leave a forward-thinking or outdated concept?
Earlier this week, Bristol-based organisation Coexist hit the headlines with the news that it has introduced ‘period leave’ for its employees.This will enable staff to stay home should they feel the need to without having to make excuses or take the time as sick leave.I have to say I’m in ...
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ArticleLearn whether car salary sacrifice risks have become a reality at Employee Benefits Connect
Those attending Employee Benefits Connect can gain insight into the potential risks around car salary sacrifice arrangements, and how to select risk mitigation approaches that best suit their organisation.In the session ‘Salary sacrifice for cars: evolving solutions and the truth about risks’, Claire Evans, head of fleet consultancy at Zenith, ...
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ArticleAdmiral Group rewards employees with free shares
Admiral Group has given each of it 8,000 employees £3,600-worth of free shares through its employee share scheme.The motor insurance firm rewarded its staff with the free shares after achieving a record profit before tax of £377 million in 2015, 6% higher than in 2014.The employee share scheme has been ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Visualsoft treats staff on Employee Appreciation Day
EXCLUSIVE: Web development organisation Visualsoft has given its 200 members of staff a token of thanks to mark Employee Appreciation Day today (4 March).The organisation treated each of its employees to a cupcake to celebrate the occasion. It conducted an early morning desk drop so that staff would receive the ...
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Financial wellbeing: In numbers
A round-up of some of the latest facts and figures relating to financial wellbeing:24% offer financial wellbeing support (Source: the Employee Benefits/Close Brothers Pensions research 2015, November 2015) http://bit.ly/1S1eDN4Getty engages 73% of staff with financial wellbeing (November 2015) http://bit.ly/1NsUYS4London City Airport has introduced a financial wellbeing app for its 500 ...
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ArticleCostco to increase entry level pay
Costco Wholesale Corporation is to increase entry level pay for its employees in the US and Canada to at least $13-13.50 an hour.The membership retailer, which employs some 205,000 full and part-time staff worldwide, currently pays a starting rate of $11.50-12 an hour in the US and Canada.This is the ...
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ArticleFootball Association to discuss sports strategies for a healthy workforce at Employee Benefits Connect
The Football Association (FA) is to discuss how football and other team sports can create a healthier and more active workforce at Employee Benefits Connect 2016.Pete Ackerley, head of participation at the FA, will lead an interactive roundtable discussion at the one-day event, alongside Nigel Hargreaves, commercial director at Goals ...
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Article79% used existing workplace pension scheme for auto-enrolment
Around three-quarters (79%) of respondents that already have a workplace pension scheme in place opted to use their existing scheme for auto-enrolment, according to research by the Department for Work and Pensions.Its Employers’ pension provision survey 2015, which is based on a survey of 3,008 private sector employers, also found ...
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Supplier article
Pension tax relief: parked (for the moment)
The national news agenda has been dominated by pension issues this month.For those that missed it (and there cannot have been many given that this was the lead story in spoken and written media), the Chancellor announced a decision to make no decision on pension tax relief in his 16March ...
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AnalysisCan the government afford to get rid of salary sacrifice?
Need to know:Salary sacrifice arrangements are currently under review by the governmentSuch arrangements can be costly for government in terms of tax revenues but create valued tax savings for employers and staff.Organisations and workers could be demotivated if the government removed salary sacrifice arrangements all together.Find out more about all ...
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Case StudiesPeel Ports uses salary sacrifice arrangements to support staff
Peel Ports Group offers its 1,000 employees several benefits via salary sacrifice to support them in both their work and personal lives. These include its contributions to its stakeholder pension scheme and childcare vouchers.Its most popular benefits offered on a tax-efficient basis are pension contributions, which 90% of its workforce ...
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OpinionGeorge Bull: Salary sacrifice can benefit both employer and employee
Salary sacrifice arrangements are very simple, highly effective and potentially beneficial to both employee and employer. It is almost too good to be true.At the heart of a salary sacrifice arrangement is an agreement between an employer and an employee to change the terms of the employment contract to reduce ...
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ArticleLearn how to use gamification to engage generation Z at Employee Benefits Connect
Delegates attending Employee Benefits Connect 2016 can learn about utilising gamification techniques to engage generation Z during an interactive roundtable session led by Jon Bryant, director, online and communications at Aon Employee Benefits.The session, ‘How important will gamification be in fully engaging generation Z?’, will examine how gamification is currently ...
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ArticleGain insight into using technology for global health and wealth strategies at Employee Benefits Connect
Delegates at Employee Benefits Connect 2016 on Wednesday 9 March will be able to gain insight into how technology can be harnessed to support the health and financial wellbeing of global employees.During the conference session ‘Using technology to manage employees’ health and wealth in the global eco system', Matthew Lawrence, ...
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ArticleIntu awards £10,000 prize through employee recognition scheme
Retail property management and development organisation Intu has rewarded its employees for their achievements through its national employee recognition scheme.The organisation, which employs 2,500 members of staff, held the first award ceremony for its Win Your Dream scheme on 3 March, when the national winner received the gift of their ...
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ArticleWall Street bonuses fall by 9%
The average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s security industry fell by 9% to $146,000 in 2015, according to the Office of the New York State Comptroller.Overall, Wall Street's bonus pool declined by 6% to $25 billion in 2015 as the security industry’s profits fell by nearly 11%.The ...