Keep 'em smiling: employee benefits remain a key incentive when hiring and keeping staff. But with the number of choices growing, how do you know which benefits are best?

Article Abstract:

Staff benefit schemes are have to change to accommodate the changing labour market and many companies are now introducing flexible benefits, which enables employees to choose the benefits they prefer. Traditional company pensions have been declining since the Fowler reforms, and there is a move towards money purchase, allowing cost predictability. The company car is still a key benefit, but many companies are now offering cash alternatives. Flexible benefits can be traded for cash and can include private medical care, life assurance and financial advice.

Management

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The nine lives of the company car

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The death of the company car has long been predicted but there is no evidence of its demise, despite government disincentives. It is estimated that some 50% of the 2.17 million new cars sold in the UK in 1997 were company sales, with the top 10 contract-hire companies having a combined fleet of 570,000, up 16% from 1996. The company car concept has become part of Britain's way of life and while its future may be doomed, the company car is likely to continue to dominate the new car market in the short-term.

Social aspects, Compensation and benefits, Corporations, Automobiles, Company, Company cars

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Smiling again,

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UK firms preparing to enter the Thailand economy should ensure they receive the proper support and advice of local contacts who under the different laws and regulations governing the 75 different provinces throughout the country. The economic collapse of 1997 has forced under-performing financial institutions of close and several have been taken over by the state, providing valuable assistance for British firms entering the market.

Foreign investments, Economic aspects, Thailand

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