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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Moneypenny
The workplace benefits offered by Moneypenny include:PensionA stakeholder pension scheme with a 2% matched contribution from the employer.Healthcare and wellbeingHealth cash plan for all employees; employer-paid at basic level.Free breakfast.Free fruit.Free on-site exercise classes.Wellness bonus.Work-life balance25 days' holiday, increasing to 29 after four years’ service.Part-time work is available on a ...
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Case StudiesMoneypenny calls on wellbeing to support employees
Telephone answering service organisation Moneypenny ensures that it offers its employees a welcoming and friendly work environment, supported by a strong wellbeing agenda.The organisation was launched in 2000, and, having outgrown its original offices in Wrexham, moved into new headquarters nearby in September 2016. The move to the new workplace, ...
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Case StudiesThe Royal College of Nursing recognises the importance of supporting age diversity
Photo credit: © Andrew BakerThe Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has introduced a range of initiatives in recognition of the rising number of older workers.The schemes are open to all employees at the organisation and are not age-specific. However, the workforce demographic has shifted in line with wider societal changes, ...
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Case StudiesRolls-Royce merges final salary schemes to reduce governance costs
Luxury car manufacturing organisation Rolls-Royce conducted a pensions change project over 2016 in order to reduce the extensive governance costs of running five defined benefit (DB) pension schemes concurrently.At the beginning of 2016, the organisation had five legacy final salary pension arrangements in place, covering 13,000 current employees. This included ...
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Case StudiesAce Work Gear sees benefit of outsourcing payroll
Construction safety workwear organisation Ace Work Gear outsourced its payroll two years ago. The Fife-based firm employs 12 members of staff, many of who work remotely. It is a move that would suit any employer that has to deal with complicated payroll structures, says Sam Williamson, co-founder of Ace Work ...
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Case StudiesVolvo keeps track of employees’ health and wellbeing through workplace study
Global car manufacturer Volvo participated in Britain’s Healthiest Workplace study, run by VitalityHealth, in 2016. Volvo used its senior management team to promote the benefits of regular health checks, improvements to diet, and increased physical activity levels.It achieved this through a combination of wellness days to provide key health and ...
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Case StudiesThe Wellcome Trust uses app to engage staff with physical activity
Photo: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome ImagesMedical research charity The Wellcome Trust has a large nine-storey building, as well as two floors below ground, at its main office in Euston, London.The charity has a wellbeing group that meets regularly to discuss how to improve the health of staff, which suggested encouraging ...
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Case StudiesAccenture UK puts wellbeing at the forefront of its culture
Supporting the health and wellbeing of its more than 13,000 employees in the UK and Ireland is a key strategy for global professional services firm Accenture, with the employer aiming to be the most inclusive and diverse organisation in the world by 2020. Tony Horan, head of human capital and ...
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Case study: employee discounts at iForce
It’s a challenge you likely face every day, “how can you enhance employee engagement and invest in your people, with minimal wage growth and limited budget?”. You’re not alone. Learn how logistics company iForce extended its benefits offering through an innovative discounts platform to show appreciation to its staff and ...
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Case StudiesTen Group offers a range of benefits on a modest budget
Controlling benefits costs is a key challenge for the Ten (Transforming Education in Norfolk) Group, a federation of educational institutions in Norfolk, employing 1,400 permanent members of staff and a further 400 casual staff. Hilary Bright, director of HR services at the Ten Group, says: "We wanted to offer a ...
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Case StudiesDirect Wines uses annual engagement survey to gauge value of financial education
Drinks organisation Direct Wines implemented a digital financial education programme for its 630 UK employees as part of its overall HR strategy. The online offering, provided by Nudge, is designed to support the attraction and retention of employees, align with learning and development opportunities, and reduce financial stress as part ...
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Case StudiesPenguin Random House keeps its total reward offering up to date and informative
Penguin Random House keeps employees informed about their total reward package through its benefits portal.The portal offers the 2100 employees at the publishing organisation access to their individual total reward statements (TRS), as well as to its flexible benefits and employee discounts schemes.The TRS show the total value of an ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Virgin Management
The workplace benefits on offer at Virgin Management include:Pension and group riskGroup personal pension plan with a minimum 1% employee contribution and 2% employer contribution. Contributions are matched on a one-for-one basis up to a 5% employer contribution.Income protection of up to 75% of salary.Life assurance for four-times salary, provided ...
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Case StudiesVirgin Management renews wellbeing focus
Virgin Management is a global organisation that has its fingers in many corporate pies; it manages and supports businesses across the Virgin Group, and is dubbed the family office for the group.On the organisation’s current agenda is the potential challenges and implications of major political events such as the European ...
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Case StudiesLinklaters raises awareness of suicide through workplace seminars
In 2016, law firm Linklaters held two seminars for employees on the topic of suicide. The first seminar was held in October and featured Michael Mansfield QC and Yvette Greenway, founders of Silence of Suicide (SOS). The couple set up the organisation following the deaths by suicide of Mansfield’s daughter ...
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Case StudiesHoliday Extras introduces new benefits strategy to align with business goals
Travel and leisure organisation Holiday Extras has introduced a new benefits strategy to align reward and benefits with its new brand image and a five-year business growth plan.Its new approach to benefits, which launched in March 2017, reflects new business branding around adventure and exploring the world in a feet-first ...
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Case StudiesRBS boosts employee motivation and engagement through its CSR approach
As part of its aim to become more efficient and environmentally responsible, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) launched a reward scheme that engages employees with its corporate and social responsibility (CSR) goals.Mike Lynch, sustainable workplace culture manager in the workplace specialist services team at RBS, says: “The bank is aiming ...
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Case StudiesRSK supports heart health and wider wellbeing through staff pedometer challenges
In February 2015, environmental consultancy RSK launched an employee pedometer challenge to encourage staff to stay active as part of Healthy Heart Month. The challenge, which saw 50 teams of five employees achieve a total step count of 62,624,561 over the course of the month, ran alongside a range of ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Holiday Extras
The workplace benefits on offer at Holiday Extras include:Pension:Group personal pension (GPP) plan, with 3% employee contribution. Employer contributes 3% for the majority of staff and 11% for directors and associate directors. Employees can contribute via salary sacrifice. All employees are eligible after they have passed probation, but must opt ...
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Case StudiesUber court ruling puts 'self-employed' status in the spotlight
Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed contractors, a UK employment court found in October 2016. The ruling in the case Aslam and Farra v Uber means the app could have to pay its drivers holiday pay, the minimum wage, and pensions, among other benefits.The employment tribunal decision found that the ...