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Case StudiesUniversity of Reading sees momentum grow around salary sacrifice car scheme
The University of Reading launched a salary sacrifice-based car leasing scheme called Mycar through Leasedrive (now combined with Zenith) back in June 2014.The scheme has been something of a slow burn in terms of growth, with currently around 20 to 25 members, but is nevertheless seen as an important part ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by SAS Software
The workplace benefits offered by SAS Software:PensionDefined contribution (DC) stakeholder plan for all employees as a core benefit.Employer contribution levels are 6.5% for up to two years' service, 10% for over two years.Minimum employee contribution of 2.5%.Employees with more than two years’ service can choose to reduce their employer contribution ...
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Case StudiesSAS Software offers choice and support to staff
For SAS Software, a key component of its benefits philosophy is that it offers its employees choice to enable them to pick benefits that support them throughout their career, while retaining a sense of being a paternalistic employer.Its UK headquarters, situated on a 110-acre estate on the bank of the ...
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Case StudiesTravis Perkins unifies its benefits offering
Travis Perkins, which employs approximately 30,000 people across the UK, operates according to its five core values, known as cornerstones: upholding family values, keeping people safe, working for its customers, being the best, and making decent returns. The latter does not merely refer to financial returns, but also to the ...
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Case StudiesJohn Lewis Partnership works to ensure benefits add value
For the John Lewis Partnership, employee benefits are one of a number of elements that have helped to establish its reputation as a great place to work. The organisation encompasses John Lewis and Waitrose, and all of its 90,000 members of staff are partners in the business.Rachael Abbott, benefits development ...
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Case StudiesPeel Ports uses salary sacrifice arrangements to support staff
Peel Ports Group offers its 1,000 employees several benefits via salary sacrifice to support them in both their work and personal lives. These include its contributions to its stakeholder pension scheme and childcare vouchers.Its most popular benefits offered on a tax-efficient basis are pension contributions, which 90% of its workforce ...
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Case StudiesNorth Yorkshire County Council offers green cars
North Yorkshire County Council has offered its 18,000 members of staff a car salary sacrifice scheme since 2010, but over the years, it has been necessary for the council to adapt its offering to better suit its workforce.Since it was first introduced, the scheme has expanded to offer staff more ...
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Case StudiesDanone engages staff with company cars
Danone uses communication to ensure its longstanding company car scheme remains relevant and valued by staff.In September 2015, Danone launched a salary sacrifice car scheme as a separate benefit, which is offered alongside its existing company car plan. Both schemes are provided by Leaseplan.The new scheme is available to all ...
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Case StudiesAxa includes a range of benefits for staff travel
The insurer has a comprehensive company car policy, which offers all its employees the opportunity to have a company car, using three funding methods: employee car ownership, contract hire and a salary sacrifice arrangement.It also offers a number of other travel-related benefits such as a cash allowance towards the cost ...
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Case StudiesUniversity of Reading launches salary sacrifice car scheme
The University of Reading launched a salary sacrifice car leasing scheme in June to help improve its employee benefits package.The university decided on a leasing arrangement, underpinned by contract hire, because of its low cost and the ability to offer employees a fully maintained car.Claire Eckett, HR manager, rewards and ...
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Case StudiesMarks and Spencer goes multi-channel for flex
Marks and Spencer (M&S) knew it was undertaking an ambitious project when it set out to launch a flexible benefits scheme to its entire workforce in 2013.Most of the retailer’s 75,000 UK employees work offline across more than 800 stores, so it had to develop a scheme that was accessible ...
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Case StudiesSky uses benefits to keep employees connected
Its products, such as Sky 3D and Sky Talk, also help its employees to stay connected to the Sky experience, which is at the heart of its benefits package.Tom Gardner, reward and employment tax manager at Sky, says: “It is absolutely imperative that our employees are totally up to speed ...
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The benefits offered by Sky
PensionTrust-based defined contribution scheme.Double-matched employer contributions to a maximum of 8%.About 4,000 employees were auto-enrolled on 1 April 2013.HealthcareA healthcare trust, available to all staff.Physiotherapy, which is in addition to the trust’s out-patient limit.On-site physiotherapy at some locations.An employee assistance programme.Health screening.Group riskGroup income protection (GIP) linked to the pension ...
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Case StudiesLeicester City Council’s car salary sacrifice scheme offers cost-effective benefit
The scheme, operated by Tusker, includes motor insurance, servicing and maintenance, roadside assistance, tyres and glass, plus protection against redundancy, resignation and maternity leave .Before implementing the scheme, the organisation wanted to reduce the cost of its employee benefits, having previously offered a central user allowance for employees to travel ...
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Case StudiesDavid Thorpe discusses his favourite staff benefits at East Coast Mainline
“I started on a casual basis for six months doing luggage assistance, then I applied for a full-time permanent role as a station customer services assistant, despatching trains at Peterborough,” he says.Thorpe’s favourite benefit is the bikes-for-work scheme, which is available via a salary sacrifice arrangement through the organisation’s voluntary ...
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Case StudiesNCFE focuses on flexibility in benefits package
The transfer will have a direct impact on the benefits taken up by staff at the organisation, which was formerly known as the Northern Council for Further Education.Michelle Sharman, HR manager at NCFE, says: “We are a growing organisation, which brings its own challenges. We are moving from a city ...
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North Yorkshire County Council boosts green credentials
The scheme, provided by Tusker, allows staff to take up a car through a salary sacrifice arrangement, enabling them to save on tax and national insurance.John Robinson, benefits and reward consultant at North Yorkshire County Council, says: “We introduced it as a green car scheme, partly due to the fact ...
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Axa supports staff with travel benefits
The organisation also offers staff a cash allowance towards the cost of a car for those that need it for work, as well on those at a particular employee grade in the organisation.As well as the car scheme, Axa offers staff a range of travel-related benefits, including bikes-for-work through its ...
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Withers aims to raise CSR profile with green benefits
When it launched its flexible benefits scheme in April 2013, it included a section called Ethics and Sustainability, which is the entry point into its payroll-giving, bikes-for-work and carbon-offsetting schemes.The carbon-offsetting benefit, provided by Pure the Clean Planet Trust, allows staff to enter the details of their carbon footprint online ...
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Santander fleet takes account of staff preferences
The Zenith-run scheme had 226 cars in January and this has now risen to 410, with a further 106 on order. The scheme runs alongside, but is separate from, a conventional company car scheme for high-mileage essential business users.When it comes to models, Santander offers a range of Volkswagen, Audi, ...
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