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Volvo offers EAP perk to staff
Case study: Volvo Cars UKVolvo Cars UK, based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, has made an EAP available to staff since 1993. More than 250 employees and their families have access to the scheme, allowing them to take advantage of telephone and face-to-face counselling.Janet Burr, human resources manager at Volvo Cars, says: ...
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Employer Profile - Enviros
Tailoring benefits to suit an organisation's workforce can be key to its success in a tough recruitment market, but Debbie Lovewell unearths a company where its perks meet environmental goalsArticle in fullOnce upon a time, environmental issues were seen primarily as the domain of sandal-wearing hippies or extreme activists such ...
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Loyalty Management Group nails down benefits admin costs
†Loyalty Management Group, the consumer loyalty firm behind the Nectar card, rolled out a cost-neutral tax-efficient flexible benefits programme to its 180 staff in January. Gabrielle de Wardener, HR director, was not faced with any unexpected costs following its implementation, because any extras were covered by savings made by switching ...
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Mitsubishi UFJ Securities has success with salary sacrifice
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International launched a flexible benefits scheme at the beginning of the year. With a large proportion of its perks being offered through salary sacrifice, it directed employees to an online terms and conditions form outlining the rules. This forced staff to read about the implications of salary ...
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John Lewis Partnership's voluntary benefit offering
Case study: John Lewis PartnershipWhen the John Lewis Partnership redesigned and relaunched its voluntary benefits package, Partner Choice, a year ago, it took the unusual step of including speed dating in the scheme. Far from being offered as a gimmick to grab people's interest, it was what a large proportion ...
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Capita Services company's voluntary benefits scheme
Case Study: Capita Services companyCapita, which has 25,000 employees went live with its voluntary benefits scheme, Capita Value, in November 2005. Bridget Green, HR director, says: "We introduced the scheme because the previous offering was not perceived by staff to represent good value. There was a limited choice [of options] ...
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Nationwide uses accreditation for recruitment
Case study: Nationwide Building SocietyNationwide Building Society is involved with both the Investors in People standard and The Sunday Times' 100 best companies to work for, and came top in the newspaper's best big companies list in 2001.Tom Harvey, head of internal communications, says it is keen to participate. "100% ...
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Neal's Yard voluntary benefits reflect its organic approach
Case study: Neal's Yard RemediesAt Neal's Yard Remedies, many of its voluntary benefits have been selected to reflect the company's holistic, organic approach to health.These include a range of discounted therapies, such as shiatsu and aromatherapy, massages, yoga classes, and the use of company bikes. Elizabeth Smith, HR director, says: ...
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Notting Hill Housing Trust launches voluntary benefits scheme
Case study: Notting Hill Housing TrustNotting Hill Housing Trust is to launch a voluntary benefits scheme this month to help it stand out from its competitors. Jayne Hilditch, corporate services director at Notting Hill Housing Trust, admits it is unusual for an organisation in the social housing sector to implement ...
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Banco Santander Central offers local benefits to local employees
Case Study: Banco Santander CentralSpain's largest bank, Banco Santander Central Hispano, opted for the if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it approach after acquiring Abbey in 2004. Since then, Abbey has continued to offer local benefits to local people.Paul Lomas, HR director, says Banco Santander Central Hispano made no attempt to standardise perks across regions. "The ...
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Employer profile: Great North Eastern Railway (GNER)
Amid uncertainties within the rail franchise process, GNER is keen to use perks to dispel continuity issues, and HR must speedily deliver to a demanding workforce expertly trained in customer service, says Jamin RobertsonArticle in fullEnjoying a hitherto smooth run from London to Great North Eastern Railway’s (GNER) office at ...
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Employer Profile: BT
Over the last two years, BT has brought in new grading and reward structures for its managers, adding to never-ending change for the telecoms giant, says Debbie LovewellArticle in fullBT is experienced in dealing with both technological and structural change. Now about to launch a broadband TV proposition, it can ...
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Ajilon chooses flex to streamline benefits provision to staff
Case Study: AjilonThe impetus for creating a flexible benefits scheme at recruitment group Ajilon arose when the HR team was looking at how it could streamline benefits provision across its diverse range of companies. Ajilon chose to work with provider Motivano and began to identify the benefits it wanted to ...
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Toyota gives perks to boost sales
Case study: ToyotaCompetition is the name of the game in car dealerships and a little bit of envy can go a long way when it comes to shifting motors. But at Toyota, sales incentive schemes are carefully crafted to create friendly rivalry, rather than ill feeling. Currently, the car manufacturer ...
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Employer Profile: Post Office
Drastic operating losses mean the Post Office must change, so a number of bonus and incentive plans are shaping its culture, says Amanda WilkinsonArticle in fullCulture change is high on the agenda at the Post Office, the retail network of the Royal Mail Group. But turning a company that has ...
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Nationwide optimises perks
Nationwide Building Society is working on a new project to divide its employee base into consumer groups in order to optimise its benefits package for the future.Staff are being put into one of a number of groups, based on demography and commitment levels. Each group's preferences for individual perks are ...
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Employer profile: Danone sees health and wellbeing as key
Jenny Keefe says that dairy food giant Danone has a natural appetite for health and wellbeing, which it shares with staffArticle in fullYou are what you eat: a philosophy that holds true for organisations as well as people. So if, like Danone UK, you have ploughed millions into positioning yourself ...
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Employer Profile: Shoosmiths
An out of town law practice must play up to its strengths and use its non-monetary rewards in a very creative way, says Jamin RobertsonArticle in fullIn the lobby of Shoosmiths’ comfortable Northampton offices, there is a sign informing visitors that although Fridays are dress-down days for staff, they can ...
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Marathon Oil takes part in benchmarking survey every two years
Case study: Marathon OilAlongside 15 other companies, Marathon Oil takes part in a benchmarking survey every two years for the upstream oil industry to produce data relevant for an older workforce.The firm takes part in Hewitt Associates' Benefits Index which defines the value of the benefit relative to a set ...
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Snowdrop Systems measures staff satisfaction
Case Study: Snowdrop SystemsFor HR software provider Snowdrop Systems, entering the Sunday Times Best Company to Work For Awards added an extra dimension to the process of measuring staff satisfaction and also saved it money. Jenny Campbell, marketing manager at Snowdrop Systems, says: "We had done employee satisfaction surveys in ...