SMALL companies are often more committed to the personal development of their staff than their larger counterparts, a best practice organisation claims.
FUTUREMEDIA has embarked on a second phase of the government's Home Computing Initiative with Network Rail.
FUTUREMEDIA has signed a sub-contract with Bull Information Systems to provide employees of Westminster City Council with tax-friendly computers and bicycles.
MORE firms are "grasping the nettle" and introducing employee benefits to attract, retain and motivate staff, a sur-
DEFINED contribution scheme members are turning their backs on additional contributions to their funds, a survey by DC Link reveals.
UK - Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) has launched a new approach for DC schemes known as Target Driven Investing (TDI) which focuses on the target level of retirement income and incorporates member "appetite".
US - Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Christopher Cox has called for improved disclosure of compensation awarded to directors, including retirement benefits.
UK - The pensions regulator has reminded insolvency practitioners of the ramifications of the 2004 Pensions Act, which gives the regulator the statutory role of appointing an independent trustee to a pension scheme where the employer enters insolvency....
CANADA - Ontarians have been told they can retire later but not sooner than 65, after new legislation eliminated the mandatory retirement age.
NEW YORK - Mercer HR today launched an integrated outsourcing offering for DB and DC plan sponsors called Mercer Retirement Solutions.