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Reward articles and publicationsInsight: Boosting pension savings through employee share arrangementsSince 6 April 2006 (A day), the new pension tax regime has made it possible for employers to link two key employee benefits; share plans and pension plan. this can increase the perception by employees of their remuneration package and encourage them to boost their pension savings. Insight: Engaging the expatriate workforce in Asia-Pacific As more companies employ increasing numbers of expatriates in their workforce, there is a need to understand what it takes to engage them to improve a company’s performance. Insight: Labour Supply of Older Workers in the UK: Is there a Link with Pension Provisions? Developed countries in general and the UK in particular have experienced a trend towards early retirement over the last couple of decades. As the retirement decision is commonly influenced not only by individual preferences but also by institutional arrangements, changes in pension coverage and design may lead to changes in the nature and time of retirement. Insight: Stock market volatility: the latest trends The introduction of International Accounting Standards in 2005 means, for the first time, that companies are required to place a fair value on their share plans for accounting purposes. The fair value of an award depends on many factors but one of the most critical and subjective is the assumption made about future share price volatility. Insight: A new framework for pay management Managing pay in today''s low inflation environment presents a number of challenges for organisations. Watson Wyatt has worked with leading companies to develop an alternative solution which allows them to move away from the traditional salary band structure. We examine these solutions in this report. Insight: Accounting for share plans Despite fierce resistance from some quarters, it now appears likely that the major international accounting standards bodies will require companies to account fully for the cost of all their employee share plans from 2005 onwards. Whilst this is of most obvious interest to company finance functions, it is also important for HR personnel as there are likely to be significant implications for the design of these plans. Global News |
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