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Cummins Inc uses worldwide grading structure for staff
Case Study: Cummins IncWith a workforce of 28,000 Cummins Inc has 56 manufacturing locations in 17 countries, including China, India, Brazil and Japan as well as the US and the UK. The power engineering firm has a worldwide grading structure covering staff down to senior professional levels.A new pay information ...
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National Trust promotes environmentally-friendly transport solutions
Case Study: National TrustWhen the National Trust (NT) relocated its head office functions from London, Westbury and Cirencester to a new site at Swindon, a planning constraint was imposed allowing just one space for every three members of its 450-strong staff.Keen to promote environmentally-friendly transport solutions, the NT had specifically ...
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Pfizer invests to encourage employees to go for a green commute
Case Study: PfizerPfizer is spending more than £800,000 a year at its Walton Oaks site on trying to encourage the 1,000 working population to opt for a green commute.When planning permission was granted for the site in Tadworth, Surrey the company agreed to a transport plan setting out stringent green ...
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International Financial Data offers childcare vouchers
Case Study: International Financial DataOutsourcing firm International Financial Data is taking major spouse-focused steps. Senior HR programme manager, Heather Sawyer, says: "We offer flexible working, childcare vouchers, the possibility of taking extra holidays in exchange for a reduced salary; we run a home computing initiative, a personal savings plan, and ...
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Employer Profile: Southern Water provides sporting benefits
Due to industry regulation, there is a flurry of recruitment every five years, so Southern Water floods positions with perks to keep new staff, says Jamin RobertsonArticle in fullUtility company Southern Water has poured around £2bn into infrastructure development over the past decade and earmarked a further £2bn for environmental ...
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Matching reward to organisational values
Do your employees have a strop of 'Kevin and Perry' proportions every time you mention the words "benefits review"?We all have strategies to retain and motivate top talent. Who doesn't? But why is it that no matter how hard HR managers and benefits managers try, their efforts are often perceived ...
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Employer Profile: Google
Growing from three to 4,000 staff in seven years, search engine Google is using its company culture to attract new recruits, says Debbie LovewellArticle in fullI rounded off my time at Google sitting on a sunny balcony overlooking London’s West End, sipping a cold drink as our photographer snapped away. ...
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Employer Profile: Ajilon
Even the post-merger there was good individual brand recognition but nothing across the entire Ajilon group. Enter the perks planners, says Debbie LovewellArticle in fullCase Study: Office AngelsAjilon is not one of those names that is instantly recognisable. Mention it to most people and you will often be met with ...
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Employer Profile: BG Group
Natural gas giant BG Group places a high reliance on its share options where the cross-border tax implications mean that scheme admin needs precision detailing, says Debbie LovewellArticle in fullBG Group's surroundings appear to have rubbed off on it. Judging from the lengths some departments within the firm have gone ...
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Employer Profile - Neal's Yard
Jenny Keefe discovers in the wake of a recent relocation from London to Dorset, the firm has built its green philosophy into its new environment, and it did not forget its ethical roots in the consideration of the staff it left behindIt's an unusually hot spring day. I'm in sitting ...
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Employer profile: Timpson
Old-fashioned values remain popular at the national repair and dry-cleaning chain, and the firm has been independently rated as one of the UK’s top places to work. Jenny Keefe reportsArticle in fullBill Platt loves a woman in high heels. Not least, because as people person at shoe repairer Timpson, he ...
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Reed Business Information uses benefits to recruit
Case study: Reed Business InformationThe media industry is not renowned for offering exceptional benefits, so it is little wonder that firms which do are eager to shout about it. Andrew Grove, HR manager for recruitment and resourcing at Reed Business Information (RBI), says: "We use our benefits material to sell ...
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Nationwide adopts scientific approach to flex
Case Study: NationwideNationwide uses customer relationship marketing techniques to identify what staff want from its flexible benefits scheme.It chose to adopt a more scientific approach to benefits in order to improve its schemes' processes. Evan Davidge, rewards consultant, explains one of the building society's philosophies is that employees should experience ...
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Whitbread puts together a benefits package to suit its staff
Case study: WhitbreadResearching the demands placed upon employees and factors such as what consumer items they are likely to spend their weekly pay on, has enabled Whitbread to put together a benefits package that helps to support employees' lifestyles. Aly Shariff, reward and policy director at the leisure company, explains ...
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Eli Lilly goes all out to communicate new perks to staff
Case Study: Eli LillySetting up flex needn't be a bitter pill Excluding its field workers, pharmaceutical manufacturing company Eli Lilly has around 2,500 UK employees based across four sites.Last April, it launched Lillyflex, a flexible benefits package for staff. This offers a wide range of benefits from life assurance, critical ...
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British Library's benefits cater for a diverse set of employees
Case Study: British LibraryEmployers which want to review their diversity policies should take a leaf out of the British Library's book. Any benefits provided to heterosexual partners are also offered to same-sex partners - including survivor pensions. Sheila Hosangady, diversity manager, says: "Valuing diversity means we can attract the best ...
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Chrysalis records low take rate up on home computing scheme
Case study: ChrysalisDespite employees claiming significant interest in buying discounted computers, when Chrysalis launched a home computing scheme it found take-up lower than expected. The media firm launched the plan as part of its newly developed flexible benefits package. Before it set up the scheme, it surveyed employees to find ...
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Siemens works on HCI to keep it attractive for staff
Case study: SiemensHome computing schemes are traditionally run over a period of three years. But what does an organisation do once that three years is up, and how does it then keep the benefit alive? Those were the questions faced by Siemens when the first group of employees to take ...
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National Express shares results of workforce survey with staff
Case Study: National Express groupWhen National Express Group carried out its first workforce survey in 2003, it shared all the results with staff, warts and all. And with 59% of employees disagreeing with the statement, 'I experience benefits being part of the group', the results made uneasy reading. Nicola Marsden, ...
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Aon took no risks when implementing its flex scheme
Case Study - Aon Insurance GroupWhen the Aon insurance group decided to implement a flex scheme for its 7,000 employees it naturally turned to its own benefits subsidiary, Aon Consulting. Despite this, Michael Rose, director of reward and HR policy at the insurance company, decided to commission an independent feasibility ...