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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by GXO
The benefits offered by GXO:PensionTwo defined contribution (DC) pension schemes within GXO, excluding the Clipper acquisition. A group personal pension (GPP) for manager grades with a maximum of 7% employer contribution if the employee pays 5%, and a master trust arrangement for non-manager grades with statutory contribution levels of 8% ...
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Case StudiesBenefits offered by Funding Circle
The benefits on offer at Funding Circle:PensionA group personal pension (GPP) plan for all employees once they have passed their probation, but they are able to opt-in. Matched employer contributions up to 5%.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance, employer paid for all employees at level one, including medical history disregarded. Employees ...
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Case StudiesSpringwell School benchmarks workplace wellbeing with tools and support
Springwell School, a primary school for children aged 4-11 years with complex learning difficulties which employs 231 members of staff, introduced a new digital mental health provider in September 2022.All of its teachers, teaching support staff, on-site staff and governors, as well as the partners of employees or one family ...
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Case StudiesRicoh UK provides range of wellbeing aid to support mental health
Ricoh UK, a hardware, software and services firm employing 2,000 employees across the UK and Ireland, has a variety of commitments in place to support employees across all levels with their mental health as and when they need it.Its initiatives include the Mental Health at Work Commitment, endorsed by Business ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits on offer at Blood Cancer UK
The benefits offered by Blood Cancer UK:Pension and group riskGroup personal pension scheme for all employees with default contributions of 5% for employee and employer. Employees can change their contributions and if they maintain it above 3%, the employer contribution continues. Employer contributions increase to 10% upon completion of five ...
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Case StudiesIRIS promotes benefits to support mental and financial wellbeing
IRIS provides software and services to the UK accountancy, payroll, HR and education sectors. It employs 2,600 people globally, of which more than 2,000 are based in the UK.Three years ago, the organisation set itself a target of achieving Great Place to Work certification, introducing the real living wage as ...
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Case StudiesNominet offers targeted mental health support to staff
Oxford-based technology firm Nominet, which has more than 250 employees, has for the past 25 years run the .UK domain name internet infrastructure that underpins network detection and response solutions used by governments to mitigate cyber threats.As part of its mental health support approach, the organisation places significant emphasis on ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Together Housing Group
The benefits offered by Together Housing Group:PensionLocal government pension schemes (LGPS) with varying employer contribution levels.Defined benefit (DB) scheme.Defined contribution (DC) salary sacrifice scheme with 3% or 5% employee contribution matched by 6% or10% employer contribution.Additional voluntary contributions (AVC’s) for LGPS offered on salary exchange basis.Healthcare and wellbeingLife assurance at ...
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Case StudiesCoventry Building Society supports staff wellbeing on return to workplace
Coventry Building Society is the UK’s second largest building society and has more than 2,700 employees, and around two million customers from all across the country with either a savings account or a mortgage.The business offers a range of wellbeing assistance for staff, including a digital GP service, a health ...
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Case StudiesMetro Bank enhances staff benefits offering during the pandemic
UK community bank Metro Bank has 4,500 colleagues and offers retail, business, commercial and private banking services, and currently has more than two million active customer accounts. Its network of 78 stores are open seven days a week and 362 days a year, with UK-based contact centres open 24 hours ...
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Case StudiesInspired Villages regularly informs staff of valuable benefits available
Inspired Villages runs six retirement villages around the UK, with a further 29 planned over the next 10 years. Since starting with 25 colleagues in 2017, it has grown its workforce to 300, with 200 working in the villages providing services such as catering, maintenance and exercise classes. The remainder ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits on offer at Herbert Smith Freehills
The benefits offered by Herbert Smith Freehills:PensionA defined contribution (DC) pension scheme for all employees, with employer-matched contributions up to a total of 16% (employee/employer).Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) scheme, employer paid for all employees and their families.Income protection, employer paid for all employees.Health screening, employee paid.Health cash plan, ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Herbert Smith Freehills ensures its reward strategy is pandemic proof
tynanbarton · Herbert Smith Freehills/Employee Benefits podcastListen: Ellie Vaughan, head of reward and benefits at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), talks about the changes the law firm has made to its reward strategy in the past year.When the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic hit, the employer quickly assessed which of its benefits were ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Global Marine Group adapts reward strategy to support staff wellbeing during pandemic
?tynanbarton · Global Marine Group/Employee Benefits podcastListen: Paul Rose, director of HR and talent at Global Marine Group, talks to Employee Benefits about how the organisation adapted its reward strategy to place a high focus on employee wellbeing, especially during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Rose explains that the offshore engineering orgnisation ...
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Case StudiesLanes Group supports the mental health of workforce with range of initiatives
Wastewater utility solutions provider and drainage specialists Lanes Group employs around 2,200 people across the UK. Many of its employees are in skilled manual roles, such as its jetting and excavation engineers, and the vast majority, around 87%, are male. “We have had some issues with mental health,” says Debi ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Investigo closely aligns reward strategy with employee value proposition
Listen: Sarah House-Barklie, people and culture director at Investigo, talks to Employee Benefits about the global recruitment agency's reward strategy, and the initiatives it has introduced to support its employees' wellbeing during the pandemic.At a glanceInvestigo is a multi-specialist recruitment agency which deals with a number of different sectors such ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Investigo
The benefits on offer at Investigo: Pension and group riskAuto-enrolment pension scheme for all employees on completion of three months' service, with 5% of qualifying earnings minimum contribution for employee and 3% for the employer. Employees can increase their contributions.Group income protection, employer paid, for all employees after probation period.Financial ...
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Case StudiesEmployee wellbeing is a top priority for Assa Abloy
Global leaders in access solutions, Assa Abloy, employs 1,200 people across seven sites in the UK and Ireland. Employee wellbeing has always been important and towards the end of 2019 it was rolling out a series of wellbeing days. “We’d run these at two of our sites and then lockdown ...
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Case StudiesFlexibility is a key focus of Aster Group's reward approach
The reward strategy at Aster Group is very much led by the inclusive approach that the employer takes to managing its people. In placing a strong emphasis on recognising that individuals will want different things from their experience at work, Aster aims to retain its position as an employer of ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Aster Group
The benefits on offer at Aster Group: Pension and financial wellbeingThe Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS) master trust, available for all employees with auto-enrolment contribution levels of 4% employee and 4% employer.Financial webinars.Pension one-to-ones, employer-paid.Retirement modeller.Healthcare and wellbeingHealth cash plans with Simply Health for all employees, employer-funded at level one, ...