All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 920
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Case StudiesSAS offers benefits to reflect lifestyle, not generation
With some 700 employees in the UK, software organisation SAS already has a five-generation workforce.Chris Carter, head of reward, says: “The multi-generational issue is really coming to life now. It is becoming more and more relevant as we talk about how we look at, design and use benefits.“SAS is quite ...
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WEALTH at work is the first to sign up to PMI Member Guidance Qualification
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has unveiled its Certificate in ‘Pension Scheme Member Guidance’. It has been designed with the aim of supporting experienced and qualified staff working in client facing roles within the pensions and retirement savings industry to help them distinguish the differences between regulated advice and guidance.Holders ...
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Johnson Fleming and Ellipse offer online group life and disability proposition
Johnson Fleming and Ellipse have launched a new digital collaboration to drive growth in the SME segment.After a joint systems development project, quotes for group life, group critical illness and Sick Pay Complete (Ellipse’s group income protection product) will be generated automatically based on the auto-enrolment data held by Johnson ...
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Red Letter Days features in London Stock Exchange’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain report
Red Letter Days has been identified as one of London Stock Exchange’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain. The report is a celebration of the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses.To be included in the list, companies needed to show consistent revenue growth over a minimum of ...
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Article38% believe senior leaders are overpaid
More than a third (38%) of respondents believe that senior leaders are overpaid, according to research by reputation management consultancy Lansons and insight agency Opinium.The Britain at work 2016 report, which surveyed 3,002 UK employees, also found that 52% of respondents feel that the level of pay they receive is ...
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Article35% of contractor health insurance claims relate to musculoskeletal conditions
More than a third (35%) of health insurance claims among contractors and tradespeople were related to muscle, bone or joint conditions, according to construction sector employee benefits firm ECIS.Its claims data for January to September 2015 also found that more than a fifth (23%) of health insurance claims related to ...
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Market Overview for Investing in 2016: Global Growing Pains
Portfolio Manager David Herro of Harris Associates discusses how macro economic instability can be exploited; how volatility can create opportunities to buy into businesses at low prices.
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ArticleCity of London Police launches health and wellbeing network
The City of London Police has launched a health and wellbeing network to support its employees' mental and physical health.The initiative aims to ensure employees’ health needs are supported, and ensure they have the support they need to perform their roles effectively.The network will make existing occupational health services more ...
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What's up with oil and currencies?
Do macro headlines create white noise which impacts market prices? Portfolio Manager at Harris Associates, David Herro, discusses how market volatility can create opportunities to buy good business at a discount.
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Natixis Portfolio Clarity: UK Portfolio Barometer
What does a well-diversifed portfolio look like? What were the quarterly trends in model portfolios in Q4 2015?The Portfolio Barometer highlights trends uncovered by analysis of 210 model risk-rated portfolios managed by UK financial adviser and wealth management firms in the three months from October to December 2015. The model ...
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ArticleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories on www.employeebenefits.co.uk between 7 and 13 April 2016: Tasmanian island seeks chief wombat cuddler.BBC switches payroll technology provider.EXCLUSIVE: 67% concerned about mental health in the workplace.Co-operative Group chief executive requests 60% pay cut.Coca-Cola to enhance parental leave for US employees.How can employers help staff ...
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The pension changes – one year on
Jonathan Watts-Lay (JWL), Director, WEALTH at work, discusses the impact of the pension changes one year on with Tony Suckling (TS), Director, Asset.tv. Watts-Lay talks about how much has actually changed, if employers have adapted to the changes, what employers are doing to support their employees and when employees should ...
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ArticleLouise's lowdown: Will the Lifetime Isa encourage or distract from pension saving?
On 16 March Chancellor George Osborne delivered his Budget 2016 speech to Parliament. A storm of speculation around pensions tax relief had raged for months before beginning to subside in early March, when word spread that this Budget would not, as many had expected, herald in further radical reform to ...
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ArticleForeign and Commonwealth Office appoints chief mouser
Something for the weekend: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has appointed Palmerston the cat as chief mouser.Palmerston joins the UK government department from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, which has been caring for him since March.Palmerston, who has been named after former prime minister and foreign secretary Henry John ...
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Does volatility create opportunities?
Do macro headlines create white noise which impacts market prices? Portfolio Manager at Harris Associates, David Herro, discusses how market volatility can create opportunities to buy good business at a discount.
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ArticleEY enhances parental benefits for US employees
EY is extending its paid parental leave policy for US employees and introducing new parental financial assistance benefits.From July 2016, Ernst and Young will offer 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave to all eligible US employees. This will apply to birth parents and adoptive parents, as well as those ...
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Article39% of female financial services staff believe they receive a fair salary
Less than one in four (39%) of female employee respondents in financial services believe that they receive a fair salary for the work they are doing, according to research by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT).Its survey of 1,001 male employees and 1,000 female employees working in finance roles or ...
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Article70% believe pay transparency improves employee satisfaction
Almost three-quarters (70%) of employee respondents believe that salary transparency has a positive impact on employee satisfaction, according to research by Glassdoor.Its Global salary transparency survey, which surveyed 8,254 employees in Canada, Switzerland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, the UK, and US, also found that 69% of respondents would like to ...
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ArticleWimberly Allison Tong and Goo launches employee ownership trust
US organisation Wimberly Allison Tong and Goo (WATG) has launched an employee ownership trust.The design consultancy, which employs 360 staff across the US and international locations, including London, Istanbul, Dubai, Singapore, and Shanghai, has adopted the employee ownership model with the aim of supporting its future growth.WATG was advised by ...
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ArticleEY launches return-to-work programme
EY has introduced a return-to-work programme to help individuals who have taken a career break to re-enter the workplace.The EY Reconnect initiative will support experienced professionals who have been out of the workplace for between two and 10 years.The 12-week programme will include training, mentoring and coaching opportunities. Participants will ...