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Case StudiesEmployee feedback helps inform Eden Hotel Collection’s benefits strategy
Eden Hotel Collection operates five luxury hotels in the Midlands and south of England. Like many in the hospitality industry, it found itself having to recruit rapidly after staff departures during the Covid-19 pandemic, while the ongoing impact of Brexit also meant there were fewer overseas people looking for work. ...
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Case StudiesCadent uses ethnicity pay gap data to improve workforce diversity
Cadent believes it is good practice to carry out ethnicity pay reporting in order to be fully transparent, understand potential pay discrepancies and identify any potential root causes, as this then drives meaningful actions to address them. The gas distribution network employs more than 6,000 UK employees and first published ...
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Case StudiesCo-op builds its financial wellbeing strategy on employee feedback
Co-op believes a strong financial wellbeing strategy is about more than products and services, and that employees should be supported to make great decisions.The retailer, which operates almost 2,400 food stores, more than 800 funeral homes and provides products to more than 6,000 other stores, including Nisa Retail, employs 56,000 ...
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Case StudiesSavvy Hotels offers competitive reward package to attract and engage staff
Savvy Hotels runs three hotels across Liverpool and Chester, employing 41 people plus additional casual staff during peak times. As guests’ experiences are so dependent on the service they receive, happy employees are essential.Steven Hesketh, chief executive of Savvy Hotels and founder of The Hospitality Hero, explains: “We’re a family-run ...
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Case StudiesTaylor Wessing includes crypto tokens in recognition programme
Global law firm Taylor Wessing introduced an incentive programme in 2023, enabling its UK lawyers to award, trade and redeem crypto tokens, known as LAW Tokens. Paul Thorpe, a partner at Taylor Wessing and one of the leads on the initiative, says there are several reasons behind the programme. “We’re ...
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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 ...
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Case StudiesOvo Energy aligns green benefits to company purpose
Ovo EnergyWhen Ovo Energy took over SSE Energy Services in 2020, it needed to harmonise benefits across the two organsiations. Employees would receive a flex pay arrangement, worth an additional 9% of salary. This would incorporate an employer pension contribution of 4%, and an extra 5% which could be used ...
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Case StudiesApplifting promotes a fair reward system with pay transparency
Transparent pay strategies can entail openly disclosing employee salaries to other employees and potential recruits. The logic behind this is that it places everyone on the same page regarding expectations for salary and creates a fair conversation for employees that want to discuss pay rises. Founded in 2014, software development ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Emcor UK aligns benefits proposition with employees' expectations
Employee Benefits · Emcor UK podcastListen: Facilities management firm Emcor UK recognises the important role that a strong benefits proposition plays in the attraction and retention of key talent in a competitive marketplace.In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Nicola Shephard, head of reward, benefits and people analytics, talks ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Ogi
The benefits on offer at Ogi:PensionGroup personal pension (GPP) plan, with an employer contribution of 5% and minimum employee contribution of 4%. Employees can choose to contribute through salary sacrifice or from net pay.Healthcare and wellbeingHybrid private medical insurance (PMI) and health cash plans available through employer-funded flexible benefits scheme, ...
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Case StudiesTesco educates and supports staff through salary advance scheme
Supermarket chain Tesco supports the financial wellbeing of its workforce through a salary advance scheme in addition to regular pay rises and an extensive benefits proposition.The employer, which has 345,000 staff, initially trialled its salary advance scheme with 6,000 employees working in its large and convenience stores in Liverpool during ...
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Case StudiesFujitsu focuses on achieving pay parity through diversity and equity measures
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic and economic downturn, IT service provider Fujitsu prioritised efforts to make gender pay improvements as part of its equality and equity approach.The organisation, which employs more than 7,000 UK employees, has published its gender pay gap report since 2017 and its ethnicity pay gap report ...
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Case StudiesMitie focuses on front-line reward as cost-of-living crisis mounts
Strategic outsourcing and energy services business Mitie has tight margins, but still sees the importance of protecting and supporting front-line staff during difficult periods, meaning it has to focus on benefits that are affordable for the business, but make a real difference to employees.Jasmine Hudson, chief people officer at Mitie, ...
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Case StudiesMexa Solutions goes beyond pay to support everyday financial wellbeing
IT recruitment consultancy Mexa Solutions, founded by brothers Simon and Bob Bath seven years ago, gave its team a 10% pay rise in October 2022 to mitigate the financial burdens they may be facing in the current uncertain times.The pay rise did not come with any stipulations about increased output ...
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Case StudiesMoore Kingston Smith ensures its pay and benefits strategies are sustainable
Professional services firm Moore Kingston Smith looks to balance salary, recognition and benefits equally as part of its holistic approach to its people and their reward.The organisation, which employs 75 partners and 700 employees based in and around London, regularly reviews its pay strategy according to the current climate, the ...
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Case StudiesShoosmiths supports staff with sustainable pay strategy
In 2022, London-based law firm Shoosmiths not only gave its employees a discretionary thank you payment equal to 3% of their salary in May, but also awarded them a £1,000 cost-of-living payment in September.The organisation, which employs more than 1,500 members of staff across 14 locations, also received living wage ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by AG Parfetts and Sons
Benefits on offer at AG Parfetts and Sons:Pension and group riskGroup personal pension (GPP) for all employees, with a 5% employee and 5% starting employer contribution, up to a maximum of 10% with long service.Employer paid group income protection for senior management teams.Death in service paid at four times salary ...
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Case Studies71a uses pay rises to motivate and reward employees
71a, a digital marketing agency that works with consumer finance brands, has not only given its eight full-time employees a pay rise this year to combat the increase of national insurance rates, but also upped wages by £1,500 in January in an attempt to help with increasing inflation.According to the ...
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Case StudiesAnchor demonstrates commitment to care staff through real living wage
Later life residential care business Anchor employs more than 9,000 staff, including those working in care homes and across its housing locations, as well as central support such as IT and HR.Providing a high quality service to its residents is an important part of Anchor's proposition, particularly as the cost ...