Benefits, Pensions and Share Schemes

CIPD Training: Benefits, Pensions and Share Schemes - 2-day training course

This Benefits, Pensions and Share Schemes course is designed to equip participants with the confidence, skills, knowledge and insight required to make an influential contribution to the management of their organisation’s benefit plans, pensions and where relevant, share schemes. The programme takes account of different approaches to public, private and voluntary sectors and covers the challenges faced in a wide range of organisations – from global to UK SME.

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

• position your benefit programme within a wider reward strategy
• assess how individual benefit plans operate, from company cars to insured benefits and pensions
• manage the design, implementation and communication of a flexible benefits solution
• identify and evaluate the key tax and National Insurance considerations associated with any benefit plan, share scheme or termination payment
• assess the wider regulatory, governance and investment management context in which pension plans operate
• influence long-term incentive plan design, drawing from a well-rounded appreciation of the different forms of share plan available for use.

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This Benefits, Pensions and Share Schemes training course is designed for HR generalists who wish to build their understanding of benefits and share plans, including those who have recently acquired responsibility for pensions and/or a remuneration committee. In addition the programme is ideally suited to reward practitioners seeking to broaden their experience beyond pay analysis, benchmarking and compensation management.

This Benefits, Pensions and Share Schemes CIPD training course covers the following areas:

DAY 1

Benefits strategy

• why do companies provide benefit plans?
• positioning benefits within the overall reward strategy

Benefit plans in focus

• company cars
• insured risk benefits

Flexible benefits

• business case for flex
• designing and implementing a flexible benefits plan
• demonstration of online flex
• voluntary benefit programmes

Understanding income tax, capital gains, IPT and social security taxes

• income tax
• social security taxes and state benefits
• insurance premium tax
• capital gains tax
• pension scheme taxation
• employee share scheme taxation
• international assignment taxation
• termination payments

DAY 2

Pensions

• social security (state pension)
• occupational pensions – key concepts
• market practice
• pension trusts
• pension contracts
• pension plan design in focus
• investment strategy
• current issues

Share schemes

• company philosophy
• share scheme currencies and taxation
• share plans in focus – key features

Long-term incentive plans (L-TIPs)

Action planning.

Benefits, Pensions and Share Schemes can also be provided in-house, which is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We will also tailor the course content to suit your precise organisation needs.

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Non-member price: £1110 + VAT

CIPD member price: £1000 + VAT

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