Employee Benefits
Health and Wellbeing service launched to save £555 million by improving NHS staff health and absenteeism
David Woods, 02 March 2010
A new service has been launched to help NHS trusts respond to the Department of Health's new employee Health and Wellbeing agenda - and to benchmark their progress.
News
National Audit Office produces report to improve understanding of public-sector pensions
David Woods, 12 March 2010
The National Audit Office (NAO) has today published a report designed to...
National Association of Pension Funds sets out steps Government must take to fix the UK's pension system
David Woods, 11 March 2010
The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has called on the incoming...
Prime minister says there will be no pay increases for senior civil servants over the next year
David Woods, 11 March 2010
The prime minister has announced thousands of senior public-sector staff, including doctors...
John Lewis staff are to receive bonuses of 15% of their salaries...
Energy Saving Trust gives employers full marks for attitude to the 'greening' of car fleets but low marks for action
David Woods, 10 March 2010
Businesses, charities and public-sector organisations are keen to operate environmentally- friendly fleets...
Employee Benefits In Depth
Providing a comprehensive programme of employee benefits will be very costly - true or false?
Paul White, 11 March 2010
Employers can shy away from adding to their benefits programme for cost...
Exclusive: Westminster City Council publishes salaries of its chief executive and senior offices on its website
David Woods, 08 March 2010
Westminster City Council has published the salaries of 30 members of its...
i-level redesigns its employee reward communication strategy to reflect its young, innovative image
David Woods, 08 March 2010
i-level, the digital communications agency, has revamped its employee reward offering to...
Think carefully before sacrificing employee benefits for short-term savings
Paul White, 05 March 2010
Looking at the benefits budget from an outsider's perspective, it's relatively easy...
New bonus scheme for Eversheds takes a holistic view of lawyers' performance
David Woods, 04 March 2010
International law firm Eversheds is to launch a new bonus scheme for...
New online flexible scheme lets Sage staff shape their benefits package to their lifestyle
David Woods, 04 March 2010
Sage has launched a new online flexible benefits package to its UK...
Regular payroll updates for HR professionals
Advertising Feature, 03 March 2010
Since 1985, the Institute of Payroll Professionals (IPP) has been providing our...
Membership of private-sector occupational pension schemes continues to fall
David Woods, 01 March 2010
New figures from the Office for National Statistics show a continuing decline...
State pension age needs to be raised sooner to offset funding problems and reflect the trend that people live longer
David Woods, 26 February 2010
The state pension age should be raised faster and further than currently...
Stagecoach to provide health checks for its workforce in a Heart Healthy Bus
David Woods, 26 February 2010
Stagecoach has sent a Heart Healthy Bus on a tour of its...
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March 2010
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