HR Magazine Employee Benefits RSS Feed

Businesses are making more use of online portals to communicate benefits information

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:27:00 GMT

A growing number of businesses are now applying technology to communicate benefits via an on-line portal, to administer salary sacrifice and broader flexible benefit arrangements.

New online total reward and flexible benefits scheme for Live National Entertainment staff

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:49:00 GMT

Live Nation Entertainment has launched a new online total reward and flexible benefits scheme for all its permanent UK employees.

Growing number of employers struggle to manage risks around how they reward employees

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:13:00 GMT

The proportion of HR professionals who believe their organisation, or their client, is poorly prepared to manage the risks around how they reward their staff has grown in the last year according to the CIPD.

B&Q launches environmental perks for staff as part of CSR campaign

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:58:00 GMT

B&Q is to help 30,000 employees to reduce their energy bills and their carbon footprint with a programme of eco-incentives that could save up to an estimated £4.2 million in cash and over 19 million kg of carbon dioxide.

Auto-enrolment into company pension schemes means staff could see their slice of the cake get significantly smaller

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Next month ushers in the two-year countdown to the biggest change in pensions provision history since the introduction of the 'old age pension' of five shillings a week 100 years ago - auto enrolment and the creation of the National Employment Savings Trust (or NEST).

Employers forced to reduce employee benefits in preparation for pensions auto-enrolment

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:58:00 GMT

The country's largest employer are considering 'levelling down' their pension contributions to help bear the cost of auto-enrolment coming into effect in 2012.

Employee benefits: Demand for more integrated flexible benefits services has driven a trend towards consolidation of the main market players.

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

After years of relative stability, it seems the world of flexible benefits is changing. Recently, there has been a clear move to consolidation, both by those that advise on flexible benefits and the providers that underpin the implementation, administration and delivery of such schemes. It has been particularly prevalent among the global consultancies - such as Watson Wyatt and Towers Perrin, which merged in January to become Towers Watson - and the likes of Standard Life which, in November 2008, finalised its purchase of employee benefits software specialist Vebnet.

Pay day - but employees struggle financially if their pay cheque is not paid on time

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:43:00 GMT

Staff are living "pay cheque to pay cheque" and are unable to cope financially if their salary is not paid on time, new research finds.

DWP reports growing employer and employee optimism for pension auto-enrolment

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:19:00 GMT

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a report showing more than half of employers and two thirds of staff are in support of auto-enrolment into pension schemes.

Minimum Wage hike for Scottish agricultural apprentices

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT

The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board has introduced an increase to the minimum hourly rate of pay for agricultural apprentices.

Working parents forced to depend on family members for childcare as costs soar

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:42:00 GMT

Just under half of working parents depend upon their own mums and dads to help out with childcare.

Local authorities forced to introduce a workplace parking levy in attempts to raise money

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:52:00 GMT

A number of local authorities are actively examining introducing the charge in an attempt to raise funds.

Government's pensions tax proposals are better than Labour's but still need improvements

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:18:00 GMT

The coalition government's revised proposals for restricting tax relief on pension savings are an improvement on those presented by the previous government, but there are still areas of concern, according to Mercer.

Only 4% of staff would approach their boss with a health concern

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:32:00 GMT

Most UK employees would rather suffer in silence with a health concern or personal issue than tell their boss or colleagues, according to new research from Aviva UK Health.