Tag Archives: reward

Payroll + Pensions = Value for money! Register here for the event of next week

Posted on September 12, 2020 by

  REGISTER HERE This is going to be by far and away the best webinar you could watch next week REGISTER HERE Hosted with our thanks by the CIPP   For a sneak peak of payroll’s best kept secret – … Continue reading →

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Does not discussing salaries, only benefit employers?

Posted on June 7, 2020 by

Having kicked the traces with corporate reward strategies, I now operate a company where everybody knows the wages of the company. For good reason I am AgeWage’s lowest paid employee and I’m proud that we are able to talk about … Continue reading →

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How to talk to your staff about pensions

Posted on April 23, 2020 by

Quietroom are silently curating a lot of good advice using linked in. If you have the dexterity and the eyesight to access their posts , then here’s the link to the document. But I struggled and when I found the … Continue reading →

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Payroll into battle!

Posted on April 20, 2020 by

  April 20th 2020 will live long in the memories of payroll. The Furlough has begun! Here is Barry Matthews – payroll enthusiast and BDD of PayCircle and his call to arms! Monday morning 20th April 2020, payroll teams across … Continue reading →

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Can awards be rewarding? You bet they can!

Posted on October 10, 2019 by

My old firm, First Actuarial, didn’t do awards. They got grumpy when they got nominated (by me) and they made it official policy not to compete against their peers. You can see the sense in that, money spent on tables … Continue reading →

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This week – we hope to be able to talk about the “benefit of pensions” again!

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

This is a blog about the economic utility of pension management. It’s written because the first thing that hit me this morning was this almost confessional comment from George Norval, Group Pensions Manager at Berensden. Is the DB Pensions Manager … Continue reading →

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DIY Pension Diagnostics – (a data dream)

Posted on March 31, 2018 by

  Most of us know how hard it is to see a Doctor these days, and how easy it is to get medical help online. Most people I know will consult the internet rather before ringing the surgery. If only … Continue reading →

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Time to #INSPIREeurope18 with @SDWorxUKI

Posted on February 5, 2018 by

Tomorrow’s the SD Worx (ex Ceridian) conference in London’s posh Hilton Hotel. I’ve gone for the last few years as it gives great insights into what’s going on in Reward and HR (which isn’t pension). It’s like jumping out of … Continue reading →

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A shot in the arm for pension payroll?

Posted on February 5, 2018 by

I write a regular column for Reward Strategy, formerly Payroll World. This is the last column I wrote for Jerome Small, who has been editor for a few years but is leaving to go freelance. The people who pay us … Continue reading →

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Who moved my cliche? The sorry state of the “employee benefits market”

Posted on October 17, 2016 by

  I was suffeciently underwhelmed by the “vibrant employee benefits live exhibition” last week to stay just 20 minutes. Bearing in mind the Boris Bike ride from the City to Kensington Olympia, this represented a poor return on my time. … Continue reading →

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