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Case StudiesFutureheads supports financial wellbeing with targeted benefits
Digital and technology recruiter Futureheads provides employees with a range of benefits and guidance to help them through any financial pressures.Prior to the cost-of-living crisis, the London-based living wage employer already offered its 30 employees financial-related benefits such as a health cash plan, a season ticket travel loan, a technology ...
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Case StudiesAnchor uses menopause guidance to encourage conversations
In order to support any of its employees that are impacted by the menopause, Anchor has developed a specific guidance document to facilitate conversations around reasonable adjustments for perimenopause and the menopause.The housing and care provider for people in later life serves more than 65,000 residents in 54,000 homes across ...
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Case StudiesSpecsavers promotes workplace menopause support through networks
Eye care and audiology organisation Specsavers uses its employee network groups and policies to promote menopause support in the workplace.It has more than 2,500 optical, audiology and ophthalmology businesses in 11 countries and more than 23,000 UK employees.The organisation has multiple employee network groups, including its MenoTalk group which is ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Superdrug offers a comprehensive benefits package to meet staff wellbeing needs
Employee Benefits · Superdrug podcastListen: With 13,000 employees working in offices and more than 780 stores in the UK and Ireland, retailer Superdrug recognises that one of the most important aspects of its reward strategy is to offer its staff benefits that will be of value to each of them ...
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Case StudiesYorkshire Water’s fit note process helps employees back to work
Credit: Pete Stuart / Shutterstock.comWater management organisation Yorkshire Water uses fit notes and its occupational health service to support employees back to work after any period of absence due to illness or injury.The employer has around 4,300 employees and covers the country of Yorkshire.For Yorkshire Water’s fit note process, employees ...
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Case StudiesBenefits on offer at Egress
The benefits on offer at Egress:PensionsDefined contribution pension scheme, with 5% employee contributions and 4% employer contributions.Group riskLife assurance at four-times salary.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) scheme, employer paid for all employees following probation. Employees have the option to add cover for a partner or dependents through salary deductions.Employee ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Egress structures staff benefits to provide multiple avenues of support
Employee Benefits · Employee Benefits/Egress PodcastListen: Cybersecurity firm Egress has created a benefits package that offers support for its employees in many different areas of their working lives. In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Laura Probert, chief people officer, details how the package is structured into key areas ...
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Case StudiesRSA Insurance provides flexible working to support employee childcare needs
Multinational insurer RSA Insurance meets the childcare needs of its working parents through its flexible-working policy and other related benefits.The organisation has established businesses in the UK, Ireland and continental Europe, and employs around 4,500 full-time members of staff in the UK.Through its flexible-working policy, employees can request any change ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Fitflop ensures its benefits support employee retention and engagement
Employee Benefits · Employee Benefits/FitFlop PodcastListen: For global footwear brand FitFlop, one of its key challenges is to provide a unified approach to employee benefits to ensure engagement levels are high in all of the countries it operates in.That approach includes a wide range of perks that appeal to all ...
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Case StudiesAdecco Group prioritises agility for its total reward strategy
Over the last 18 months, Adecco Group’s total reward strategy has needed to be relatively agile to address the needs of its employees during the cost-of-living crisis.The group has three global business units, Adecco, Akkodis and LHH, which cover talent and recruitment, and digital and engineering solutions. It employs 39,000 ...
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Case StudiesGreif offers low-cost private medical insurance to whole UK workforce
Global industrial packaging firm Greif’s introduction of an Equipsme private medical insurance (PMI) scheme for its UK workforce in May 2023 represented an important step in its desire to foster a culture of purpose and wellbeing, reduce presenteeism and absenteeism and enhance recruitment and retention.Michelle Crown, HR manager, UK, at ...
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Case StudiesSumUp ensures it offers an age-inclusive benefits package
SumUp offers multiple benefits to support its older employees to ensure they feel valued in their roles.The global financial technology firm that provides merchants with card readers and payment solutions has more than 3,000 employees globally.Its benefits offering for UK-based employees includes the SumUp corporate pension scheme, private medical insurance ...
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Case StudiesBigChange highlights health and wellbeing benefits during winter months
BigChange looks after its employees’ health and wellbeing not only during the winter months but throughout the year through a variety of benefits and support.Based in Leeds and employing 235 staff, BigChange is a management software service used by field service workers and back office personnel at more than 2,000 ...
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Case StudiesBenefits on offer at Gripple
Benefits offered by Gripple:Pension and group riskAll employees are enrolled into a non-contributory pension, with 15% employer contribution. Employees can top up using salary sacrifice arrangement.Group income protection, employer funded for all employees.Critical illness insurance, employer funded for all employees.Share schemeEmployee ownership model that awards all employees shares in the ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Gripple's employee ownership model helps to build engagement and motivation
Employee Benefits · Gripple podcast interviewListen: In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Katrina Ritchie, people and culture director at Gripple, discusses how the organisation's employee-ownership model helps to build engagement and motivation among staff.Ritchie discusses the benefits that come from operating this model, especially those that cover employee ...
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Case StudiesBrewers Decorator Centres supports and values neurodiverse staff
Decorators merchant Brewers Decorator Centres demonstrates support for its neurodiverse employees through a dedicated policy that recognises the strength and opportunities a workforce of this kind can bring.The organisation, which has more than 200 sites across the UK and Jersey and 1,500 employees, introduced a neurodiverse policy in written, video ...
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Case StudiesKura highlights wellbeing resources during festive and winter months
Customer experiemce firm Kura takes additional steps to support employees' mental wellbeing during the festive season and winter months.The organisation has four operational sites across the UK and South Africa and more than 1,800 employees. In terms of mental wellbeing support during the festive period and winter, it holds engagement ...
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Case StudiesMetro Bank offers additional wellbeing support at certain times of year
While banking organisation Metro Bank supports employee wellbeing all year round, it recognises that certain times of the year are harder for some.The bank, which employs almost 4,500 members of staff, takes an equitable approach to ensure it has an inclusive culture. It does this by educating line managers on ...
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Case StudiesBenefits on offer at Northwood Hygiene Products
The benefits offered by Northwood Hygiene Products include:PensionTwo group personal pension (GPP) schemes, with employee contribution rates of either 4% or 5%, and employer contribution of 5% or 4%.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) for certain employee groups, employer paid.Group income protection, a legacy benefit for certain employee groups, employer ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Northwood Hygiene Products focuses on staff wellbeing
Employee Benefits · Northwood Hygiene Products podcastListen: Manufacturing, supply chain and transportation firm Northwood Hygiene Products has more than 800 employees working in various locations across the UK in diverse job roles.In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, HR director Dawn Roberts discusses how the organisation supports the wellbeing ...