All Case Studies articles – Page 41
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Case StudiesRoyal Mail provides support for staff going through relationship breakdowns
Royal Mail offers employees going through a separation and family breakdown access to legal and emotional support. The Dialogue First pilot initiative, which launched in September 2015, provides staff with a free 30-minute legal consultation with the aim of pursuing lawyer-supported mediation where appropriate.The scheme is open to all staff ...
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Case StudiesConfederation of British Industry offers London rental deposit scheme to staff
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) introduced a London rental deposit loan scheme for its employees in February 2015 in order to help staff with the cost of housing in the capital. The organisation implemented the scheme, which was pioneered by housing and homelessness charity Shelter, after its 2014 London ...
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Case StudiesLendlease uses activity tracker loan scheme to address health hotspots
Property and infrastructure organisation Lendlease is helping employees improve their physical activity levels with the aid of an activity tracker loan scheme, which is part of its overall health and wellbeing strategy.Baseline health checks for staff conducted in autumn 2013 produced data in 2014 that indicated Lendlease’s collective workforce was ...
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Case StudiesSage uses app to demonstrate the value of its benefits package
In March 2016, multinational business software organisation Sage introduced an interactive app in order to help senior executives understand the value of their benefits package, Sage Rewards.The app, which was developed by Caburn Hope, is optimised for tablets and can also be viewed on desktop. It is available to around ...
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Case StudiesUniversity of Reading recognises employees with gift cards and vouchers
The University of Reading awards vouchers or gift case to staff in recognition of a job well done.Its online recognition scheme, Celebrating Success, was introduced in 2012 as a means for managers to offer employees an immediate reward, as opposed to waiting for the annual pay review or payroll cycle. ...
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Case StudiesCapgemini centralises costs with multinational pooling
Capgemini, which operates in 44 countries around the world, reduced spend on insurance-based employee benefits, such as medical insurance, critical illness insurance and travel accident insurance, by using multinational pooling to combine numerous local contracts into one international set-up.The project, which started at the end of 2013 as the consulting, ...
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Case StudiesScottish Power uses technology to keep employees’ retirement plans on track
Scottish Power’s UK pensions manager, Anne Harris, is keen to keep up with advances in pension technology to ensure that employees’ retirement plans are on track. She says: “Pensions are becoming more and more complicated, so employees are becoming switched off.“It’s vital that our stakeholder pension scheme members are saving ...
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Case StudiesOracle introduces rehabilitation helpline for managers
Supporting the health and wellbeing of its UK employees is important to technology organisation Oracle. To help achieve this, in November 2015, it introduced a vocational rehabilitation helpline, Swift, for managers in collaboration with Unum, alongside its existing portfolio of healthcare and wellbeing benefits.This acts like a triage service, says ...
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Case Studies3 Monkeys Zeno uses gift vouchers to recognise staff
PR firm 3 Monkeys Zeno has been awarding gift vouchers to staff for eight years. Christine Jewell, managing director, says: “We surveyed our staff and asked what sort of reward they would value: would they like dinner for two, for instance? Vouchers were what most people said they wanted. Cash ...
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Case StudiesIris Worldwide uses an on-site personal trainer to encourage physical activity
Marketing and advertising organisation Iris Worldwide launched a physical activity programme five years ago for the 400 staff in its London-based head office, with the aim of energising and motivating employees who were putting in long hours tackling a demanding workload.Partnering with 9tolife, Iris Worldwide has an on-site personal trainer ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits on offer at Goodman Masson
The workplace benefits on offer at Goodman Masson include:PensionStakeholder pension with a 1% employer and 1% employee contribution.Goodman Masson went through auto-enrolment in 2014.Group riskGroup income protection, employer-paid for some employees.Critical illness insurance, employer-paid for some employees.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance, voluntary basis, employee-paid.Eyecare vouchers, employer-paid for all employees.Personal accident ...
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Case StudiesGoodman Masson takes an innovative approach to employee benefits
With an employee base that consists mainly of sales-related roles, Goodman Masson recognises the importance of offering a varied benefits package in order to retain and motivate staff.The financial recruitment organisation has been placing finance professionals in all industry sectors for over 20 years and roles in its 140-strong workforce ...
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Case StudiesFletchers Solicitors embeds core values in benefits strategy to engage staff with business goals
Over the last two years, Fletchers Solicitors has grown from 90 employees to more than 340. To support this growth and engage staff with the organisation’s values and goals, Fletchers has defined its core values and developed a reward and benefits strategy that embodies and celebrates these.The law firm has ...
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Case StudiesNext Stage utilises voluntary benefits to bolster recruitment and retention
Mental health home care organisation Next Stage introduced a voluntary benefits programme in January 2016, using the scheme as a key driver for recruitment and retention. The programme, provided by Perkbox, enables the organisation to offer its 155 staff over 200 perks, such as free mobile phone insurance and retail ...
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Case StudiesMotability supports staff to make informed investment decisions
Motability has always been keen for staff to be fully engaged in, and informed enough about its contract-based defined contribution stakeholder pension plan, so that they can decide how best to invest their pension contributions.This is why the mobility support services charity has produced a comprehensive pensions communication strategy, which ...
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Case StudiesJanssen takes a holistic approach to supporting employees’ mental wellbeing
As a healthcare organisation, Janssen is committed to helping its employees improve their mental and physical health.The research-based pharmaceutical organisation, which is part of the the Johnson and Johnson group, takes a proactive approach to employee wellbeing. Charlie Hamlin, organisation effectiveness manager, says: “Prevention, and health and wellbeing, is very ...
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Case StudiesWellcome Trust trains employees in mental health first aid
Mental health first aid training has helped the Wellcome Trust deal with a number of mental health issues presented by employees.The medical research charity introduced a pilot mental health first aid training scheme with Mental Health First Aid for England in 2015, and fully launched in the beginning of 2016. ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Misys
The workplace benefits offered by Misys include:PensionA group personal pension open to all employees. Misys offers a matching contribution scheme if the employee contributes up to 6%, 8% or 10%, depending on job level.Group riskGroup income protection: employer-paid, the default level is 75%, and employees can flex up or down.Critical ...
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Case StudiesMisys places focus on employee engagement and wellbeing
Having been through a number of acquisitions and a benefits harmonisation project in recent years, financial services software provider Misys is now primarily focused on the health, wellbeing and engagement of its employees.For Anne Teggart, global head of benefits, a major part of the harmonisation was to review the company’s ...
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Case StudiesReed Business Information offers staff personalised health and wellbeing programmes
Reed Business Information (RBI) created a health and wellbeing programme in 2014 to help employees to create their own support systems that enable them to enjoy a positive workplace experience.Lawrence Mitchell, marketing director and programme lead, says: “We set up the programme to enhance the energy and the performance of ...