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Case StudiesCase study: The benefits offered by Scania
Source: Scania The benefits offered by Scania: Pension and group risk A group personal pension for all employees. Employer and employee contribution rates are: for those with up to five years’ service 5%; from five to 10 years 6.5% (minimum of 5% for employees), and from ...
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Case StudiesPerfomalis provides group risk perks to support staff wellbeing
Group risk benefits are available to organisations of all sizes, from small firms with just a handful of employees to large corporates. Digital marketing agency Perfomalis employs a team of 18 but offers group risk protection covering income during treatment, as well as lump-sum payments for more ...
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Case StudiesKing takes thoughtful and inclusive approach to Christmas festivities
Interactive entertainment organisation King ensures it is inclusive in the way it celebrates Christmas by recognising that not everyone may celebrate the holiday in the same way, or at all. Part of Activision Blizzard, which forms part of the wider Microsoft family, it has 2,000 employees across ...
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Case StudiesThe Coal Authority helps staff look after their health with accessible benefits
As some of 24/7 emergency response organisation the Coal Authority’s employees work in the field, its aim is to provide easily accessible support and benefits to encourage them to take responsibility for their own health.The organisation responds to public safety and subsidence incidents caused by historical coal mining, and operates ...
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Case StudiesHSB uses pension committee and resources to boost investment confidence
Specialist insurance and inspection business HSB improves employees’ confidence in investment choices through an approach centred around its pension governance committee and providing resources to staff.The organisation has a workforce of 550 UK and Ireland employees. Its committee comprises four appointed members, including external pension advisors and a representative from ...
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Case StudiesMid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust ensures its benefits provision meets staff needs
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust looks after more than half a million people each year in their homes, in the community and across its three hospitals. To deliver this service it employs around 10,000 people, working in roles from administration and cleaning to nursing. Alongside a defined ...
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Case StudiesNewcastle Building Society increases staff awareness of how to trace small pension pots
When Ben Thomas joined Newcastle Building Society as head of reward in 2023, one of his first priorities was to benchmark how the organisation performed against competitors.Central to this was its pension scheme. “We offered a competitive pension that was above the market median but a majority of colleagues weren’t ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Vagabond Wines ensures its benefits proposition supports a culture of community
At a glance Vagabond Wines is a hospitality business that provides a wide range of wine to taste and discover alongside a wide selection of food. Typical job roles range from wine advisors to chefs, hospitality managers and a full central service provision. It has 155 employees, with average ages ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Vagabond Wines
The benefits on offer at Vagabond Wines: Pension A master trust pensions scheme with Cushon. Employer contribution is 3%. Group risk Critical illness insurance, employer paid, for all employees. Healthcare and wellbeing A health cash plan with Medicash, employer paid, for all ...
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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 StudiesUK Power Networks sees improved staff engagement through charity initiatives
UK Power Networks offers a range of charity initiatives to its around 6,000 operational and office-based employees to boost their engagement and motivation. The organisation owns and maintains cables and substations which deliver electricity across London, the south east and east of England, serving 20 million people. ...
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Case StudiesMony Group prioritises mental health with a range of wellbeing support
Technology-led savings platform Mony Group prioritises mental health and has a wide range of offerings to support its 630 employees’ wellbeing.The group owns comparison sites Moneysupermarket, Travelsupermarket and Icelolly, as well as consumer finance website Money Saving Expert and Quidco.Support for staff includes free membership to the Headspace app for ...
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Case StudiesSevern Trent Services supports mental wellbeing through advice and apps
Severn Trent Services addresses its employees’ need for mental and emotional wellbeing support by offering access to specialist advice along with signposting to relevant resources. The organisation, which is part of water and wastewater services supplier Severn Trent Water Group, employs 389 members of staff. In terms ...
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Case StudiesAWE promotes pension understanding as part of a whole-life savings approach
Since 2017, nuclear security technologies organisation AWE has worked to help its more than 7,000 employees on a journey towards embedding a whole-life savings approach.Working with Nudge, the employer's approach encompasses offering a range of financial education and planning tools around retirement, budgeting, and investment, and tools such as mortgage ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Brewers Decorator Centres
The benefits on offer at Brewers include:Pension A group personal pension (GPP) plan for all employees, with a 4% employee and 5% employer contribution. If employees want to contribute 5% then Brewers will contribute 6%.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) scheme for senior employees, employer paid.Virtual GP.Health cash plan, employer ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Brewers Decorator Centres makes employee wellbeing a high priority
Employee Benefits · Employee Benefits/Brewers podcastListen: Brewers Decorator Centres ensures its benefits proposition is designed to support all employees in all areas of their lives. In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Jane Clifford, people director, shares her views on how benefits should both help to make people’s everyday ...
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Case StudiesOcado Retail uses reward to boost recruitment and retention
Ocado Retail’s reward and benefits strategy is key to employee recruitment and retention, making it an attractive option for new employees and a workplace where staff feel appreciated and their efforts rewarded.The online retailer has a retail contact centre at the Riverside in Sunderland, with more than 200 employees.In 2023, ...
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Case StudiesKeepmoat recruits and motivates staff through reward and benefits
Partnership homebuilder Keepmoat has designed its reward and benefits strategy to attract new talent, as well as to motivate and engage its existing workforce.The organisation employs more than 1,100 employees and operates across England and Scotland. Its people strategy is focused on three key pillars: attract, develop and retain, while ...
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Case StudiesThe Adecco Group ensures equal gender health outcomes through staff support
Talent and recruitment firm The Adecco Group ensures that male and female staff receive equal health outcomes by positioning itself as a supportive and committed employer.The group employs 39,000 employees across 60 countries. Its benefits that support physical and mental health include private medical cover once employees have completed their ...
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Case StudiesCentral Co-op offers wellbeing support to avoid poor gender health outcomes
Central Co-op ensures all employees receive equal health provision and achieve good outcomes, no matter their gender, by supporting them through all aspects of wellbeing.The food retail, petrol filling stations, funeral services and property investment business employs around 7,400 employees. To help employees better understand and access healthcare benefits, it ...