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Case StudiesPodcast: AG Parfetts and Sons centres benefits strategy around employee wellbeing
tynanbarton · AG Parfetts & Sons/Employee Benefits podcastListen: As an employee-owned business, AG Parfetts and Sons ensures that its benefits strategy reflects the interests of its employees.In the past few years, the cash and carry business has adapted its offering in recognition of the impact that the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic ...
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Case StudiesIFS uses total reward approach to unify global culture
Global enterprise software organisation IFS employs over 5,000 employees in more than 50 countries worldwide. With its total reward approach, it aims to ensure that everyone is paid fairly for their contribution to the organisation’s success which helps to foster a strong team spirit and positive culture.Kate Bishop, chief human ...
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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 StudiesPodcast: GB Bank creates unique benefits proposition as a new organisation
tynanbarton · GB Bank/Employee Benefits podcastPhoto credit: Tom BanksListen: Specialist bank GB Bank faced the challenge of growing and creating its benefits proposition against the backdrop of the pandemic, following its launch in 2017. However, focusing on its employee value proposition during such a tumultuous time meant that it could ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by GB Bank
Photo credit: Tom BanksThe benefits on offer at specialist start-up bank GB Bank are:Pension and group riskA master trust offering an 8% employer pension contribution and 3% employee.Death-in-service benefit at four-times salary.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance for all employees, employer-paid.Monthly one-to-one coaching sessions.Headspace subsciption. Work-life balance or family-friendly policiesFlexible-working policy ...
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Case StudiesCloudsoft showcases company culture through accreditation
Software provider Cloudsoft has experienced accelerated business growth over recent years, now employing 34 members of staff, and is continually looking for fresh talent to join the team. In the current challenging job market for the UK technology sector, this means taking a proactive approach and making sure the business ...
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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 ...
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Case StudiesVirgin Money tailors its reward strategy around flexibility and choice
Banking organisation Virgin Money tailors its reward strategy to suit all of its 8,000 employees by proactively listening to them, which is how it discovered that benefits such as gender-neutral parental leave and flexible working are important.Following discussion with staff to find out what they most valued, they now have ...
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Case StudiesBenefits offered by Murphy Group
The benefits on offer at construction and civil engineering business Murpy Group:Pension and group riskThree pension schemes including a trust-based defined contribution scheme and two master trusts. Employer contributions range from the minimum of 3% through to 12% depending on role, scheme and personal choice.Life insurance for all employees, employer-paid. ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Murphy Group recognises the value in providing a holistic benefits provision
tynanbarton · Murphy Group/Employee Benefits podcastListen: Murphy Group recognises the importance of providing a benefits provision that is easy to adapt and evolve in order to meet the needs of its workforce.In this edition of the Employee Benefits podcast, Dawn Moore, group people and communications director, discusses how the construction ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by London City Airport
The benefits offered by London City Airport:PensionDefined contribution pension scheme with salary sacrifice option. Employer contributions range from 4% to 10%, depending on length of service.Healthcare and wellbeingEmployer-paid private medical insurance (PMI) for all employees after five years' service. After 10 years, they receive family PMI cover. Any employee can ...
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Case StudiesCare provider Elder uses reward package to attract talent to the sector
Attracting and retaining talent is a key part of care provider Elder’s strategy, both for its own employees and the 5,000 self-employed carers who find work through its platform. It set out to disrupt the market when it launched in 2015.Pete Dowds, CEO of Elder, says: “Care isn’t well incentivised ...
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Case StudiesHays structures benefits provision to meet employee need
Hays keeps its benefits portfolio under constant review, with an extra focus throughout the year on finessing the offering ahead of the annual opening of the recruiter’s benefits portal every November.When she first joined the organisation, group head of reward Rosemary Lemon spent some time organising its employee benefits into ...
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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 StudiesPodcast: Together Housing Group ensures its benefits deliver value to employees
Listen: Housing association Together Housing Group recognises the importance of delivering value for money through its benefits provision. Emma Tomkinson, assistant director of people services, explains how vital the employee voice is in ensuring benefits are well utilised and appreciated.The employer has introduced a number of initiatives to ensure it ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Trayport adapts benefits to keep culture alive through pandemic
Listen: In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, David Glennon, rewards manager at Trayport, discusses some of the employee wellbeing projects that the software organisation put in place to support staff during the pandemic.These initiatives led to Trayport winning the award for Best benefits to support employees during the ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Trayport
The benefits on offer at Trayport:Pensions and financial wellbeingGroup personal pension plan with Aviva with a 7% employer contribution.Regular financial wellbeing talks and webinars.Access to a financial advisor.Option to save into an individual savings account (Isa) directly from payroll.Group riskGroup income protection for all employees, employer paid.Life assurance at four ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits on offer at Reed
The benefits on offer at Reed:PensionA group personal pension, with contribution levels based on qualifying earnings. Reed contributes 3% and employees (co-members) contribute 5%. The default scheme uses a salary sacrifice model and co-members are able to enhance their contributions by choosing a fixed amount per period or sacrificing more ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Ageas Insurance supports employees' needs with adaptable benefits offering
Listen: Insurance firm Ageas Insurance offers a comprehensive benefits offering in order to attract, retain and motivate its workforce.During the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the employer recognised that the benefits package needed to adapt to meet the changing needs of employees. Phil Wade, head of reward, explains the philosophy behind Ageas' ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Ageas Insurance
The benefits on offer at Ageas Insurance:Pension and group riskA group personal pension (GPP) plan for all employees, with an employer contribution of 6% of salary, and an employee contribution of 3% or more.Critical illness insurance, employee-paid through flexible benefits scheme.Life insurance for all employees, with the option to increase ...