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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Sir Robert McAlpine
The benefits offered by Sir Robert McAlpine:PensionsA defined contribution stakeholder pension scheme for all employees, with matched contributions from the employer.Healthcare and group riskPrivate medical insurance: employer-paid for all employees. Staff members are able to pay to add spouse and children.Group income protection: available through an employee's annual flexible benefits ...
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Case StudiesSir Robert McAlpine builds on its future-proofed reward strategy with a family focus
As a construction and civil engineering business with a history spanning over 150 years, family-friendly benefits may not be an obvious thing that springs to mind when considering Sir Robert McAlpine’s reward strategy. However, as a family-owned and run organisation, the employer recognises the importance of providing support and assistance ...
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Case StudiesFrazer-Nash sets out key reward and benefits priorities for 2021
Frazer-Nash has a clear idea of what its three key focuses are for 2021: employee health and wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, and personal development.During the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the engineering and technology organisation set a precedent of where it sees it can support its employees' wellbeing now and into 2021. ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Fujitsu UK and Ireland
The benefits offered by Fujitsu UK and Ireland:PensionsA master trust pension scheme for all employees. Double matched employer contributions, for example if an employee pays 3%, the employer pays 6%, with employer contributions are capped at 10%. Contributions can be changed on a monthly basis.Healthcare and group riskGroup income protection ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Lily’s Kitchen
The benefits offered by Lily’s KitchenPensionGroup personal pension plan with matching employee contributions from 1% to a maximum of 8%.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance for all employees, employer paid.Employee assistance programme.Enhanced sick pay up to 26 days per year.Mental health first aider.Family friendly and work-life balanceEnhanced parental leave of ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Natwest Group
The benefits offered by Natwest Group (previously RBS Group):PensionTrust-based defined contribution (DC) pension scheme; employees are awarded 10% of their salary as pension funding.Save More Tomorrow initiative which automatically increases pensions contributions by 1% each year.Defined benefit (DB) pension, closed to new members.Group risk and protectionDisability cover, through the flexible ...
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Case StudiesSiemens uses effective communication to keep employees informed of their benefits
Technology organisation Siemens promotes its benefits offering to potential and current employees as much as possible to ensure that they are aware of what is available to them, and how they can make any amendments to their package.The package is promoted on both internal and external job adverts, and more ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Direct Insurance Group
The benefits offered by Direct Insurance Group:PensionGroup personal pension scheme for all employees with employer-matched contributions up to 10%.Healthcare and wellbeingEmployer-funded private medical insurance for all employees and their family members.Employer-funded group income protection at four-times salary.Discounted gym membership.Nutritional talks.One free personal training session per week.Fruit delivered three times a ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by the Landmark London
The benefits offered by the Landmark London:PensionsA group stakeholder pension for senior managers and a mastertrust arrangement for all other employees. Employer contributions range from 3% to 12% depending on seniority, with 5% contribution from the employee.Healthcare and wellbeingEmployer-funded private medical insurance senior managers.Health cash plan offering eyecare and dental ...
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Case StudiesThe Landmark London adapts benefits to support staff through pandemic
The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has presented some challenges for the Landmark London Hotel in how to support the health and wellbeing of its employees.Prior to the crisis, the hotel ran many of its initiatives in a face-to-face setting; now, with many employees either on furlough leave, working in small teams ...
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Case StudiesAster balances cost with value to create wide-reaching benefits package
Among the 1,300 members of staff employed by housing association Aster, jobs span from typical head office functions, through to 400 remote trade roles. This diverse workforce has widely varied needs, from the benefits on offer to communications, engagement and awareness.Variety, choice and flexibility are, therefore, key. Holly Coe, head ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Barratt Developments
The benefits offered by Barratt Developments:Pensions and protectionA trust-based defined contribution (DC) pension for all employees. Employees contribute 5% for a 10% employer contribution.Employer-funded group income protection for management-level employees.Life insurance for all employees, provided on an employer-funded basis.Employer-funded personal accident insurance for all employees.Pay and share schemesAn annual bonus ...
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Case StudiesBarratt Developments uses benefits package to attract and retain talent
One of the most significant challenges for housebuilding organisation Barratt Developments is attracting and retaining talented people against the backdrop of a major skills crisis in the construction industry.Influenced by the government’s commitment to build 300,000 new homes every year, an ageing workforce, and a lack of younger skilled employees ...
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Case StudiesKarma uses regular communications to align benefits strategy with employee needs
Karma is a free app that connects people to restaurants and grocery stores with surplus food for sale. The organisation operates out of London, Stockholm, and Paris, with 75 employees based across the three locations.Like many high-growth businesses, Karma’s team is integral to its development and success. Employees not only ...
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Case StudiesCurve shapes its benefits provision around business growth
Fintech organisation Curve has grown significantly since its launch in 2015; having started with a headcount of just six, it is about to hire its 250th employee. Kate James, head of people operations at Curve, was employee number seven. “Growth was always a factor for the business, so we knew ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by BW
The benefits offered by BW:Pension and protectionDefined contribution (DC) group personal pension (GPP) scheme for all employees, with a 4% contribution from both the employer and the employee.Group income protection offered to all staff on an employer-paid basis.Critical illness insurance for all employees, which pays up to 75% of salary ...
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Case StudiesBW uses benefits to attract top talent in competitive industry
There is a war for talent in construction; a lack of skilled individuals entering the industry, means organisations are fighting for the top people. For building fit-out and refurbishment organisation BW, winning this war means offering a valued and attractive employee proposition.Penny Cresswell, head of HR at BW, says: “As ...
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Case StudiesJohnson and Johnson places health at the heart of benefits strategy
Global healthcare organisation Johnson and Johnson has an aspiration to change the trajectory of health for humanity; for 2020 and beyond, its goal is to create the world’s healthiest workforce.To do this, the organisation looks at ways in which its benefits boost the health and wellbeing of its employees and ...
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Case StudiesPolice Scotland harmonises pay and benefits for 6,000 staff
Three years ago, national police force Police Scotland embarked on a project to harmonise its employee benefits, as well as its employment terms and conditions, for its 6,000 non-officer staff.Known internally as the Staff Pay and Reward Modernisation Programme (SPRM), the project aimed to introduce equality and fairness to the ...