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Case StudiesSir Robert McAlpine motivates staff with total reward approach
With construction sector vacancies currently running at a 20-year high, construction and civil engineering business Sir Robert McAlpine is all too keenly aware of the importance of getting the balance right when it comes to reward and recognition, argues executive director of people and infrastructure Karen Brookes.“It is something that, ...
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Case StudiesAdvanced adapts its total reward strategy to meet employee needs
Advanced is a provider of business software with 2,400 employees. As the UK faces The Great Resignation head-on, the organisation understands how important employee benefits and reward schemes are in making it an attractive prospect, not only for acquiring new talent, but also for increasing employee retention and satisfaction.Chief people ...
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Case StudiesDWF offers staff salary sacrifice pension scheme
DWF is a global provider of integrated legal and business services. It employs approximately 4,000 members of staff and has more than 30 offices across the globe.The firm introduced a salary sacrifice pension scheme in 2013 in line with the UK's auto-enrolment legislation, which enables staff and the business to ...
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Case StudiesShrewsbury and Telford Hospital supports staff with bike scheme
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is the main provider of acute hospital services for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and mid Wales, and employs 6,500 members of staff.The trust launched its bikes-for-work scheme in 2012 in partnership with Vivup, providing the benefit to employees via an enrolment window option ...
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Case StudiesAuticon supports neurodivergent workforce with adjustments and coaching support
Auticon is an international IT consultancy and social enterprise, employing autistic individuals to work on client projects. Set up in 2011, it employs more than 300 people globally, including 40 consultants and 10 back-office staff in the UK.Steve Hill, commercial director at Auticon, says: “Our objective is to provide long-term ...
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Case StudiesEmployee networks help to strengthen Stagecoach's DE&I framework
For transport group Stagecoach, diversity, equity and inclusivity (DE&I) is paramount to the success of the business. It has many policies in place to support this philosophy including inclusion and equal opportunities, code of conduct and anti-bullying, but it also has a comprehensive framework in place to underpin its approach. ...
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Case StudiesOne and All addresses pay equity with a culture of fairness
A culture of fairness and support is behind a workforce-wide commitment to pay equality at school wear supplier One and All. Founded in 1935, the certified B Corp has been employee-owned since 2015 and currently has 67 colleagues.During the pandemic, the business asked everyone with a salary of £30,000 plus ...
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Case StudiesJuggle Jobs offers choice around benefits to help drive diversity, equity and inclusivity
Flexible professional hiring platform Juggle Jobs has made diversity, equity and inclusivity a central part of its business, and uses employee benefits to help make this a reality.Romanie Thomas, founder and CEO, says: “The purpose of the company is to create a psychologically safe environment where a good range of ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: How Sovereign Housing Association takes a total reward approach to supporting employees
tynanbarton · Sovereign Housing Association/Employee Benefits podcastListen: In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Marie Wood, head of reward, discusses Sovereign Housing Association's approach to benefits.Wood explains how the organisation responded to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and subsequent lockdowns by reviewing its benefits package and making adaptions where necessary, ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits on offer at Sovereign Housing Association
The benefits offered by Sovereign Housing Association:Pension and group riskA defined contribution (DC) salary sacrifice pension scheme for all employees, with employer-matched contributions up to a total of 12% (employee/employer).Life assurance for all employees at four times salary.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) scheme, employer paid for all employees with ...
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Case StudiesMetro Bank enhances staff benefits offering during the pandemic
UK community bank Metro Bank has 4,500 colleagues and offers retail, business, commercial and private banking services, and currently has more than two million active customer accounts. Its network of 78 stores are open seven days a week and 362 days a year, with UK-based contact centres open 24 hours ...
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Case StudiesWickes supports staff with menopause and fertility benefits
UK home improvement retailer Wickes has more than 7,000 employees working at 233 stores across the country.The business rolled out the Peppy Menopause and Fertility services for its staff at the end of February as it had been looking to improve upon its family-friendly policy. Support for miscarriage and in ...
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Case StudiesSevern Trent values in-person celebrations during the festive period
Severn Trent is one of the biggest water firms in the UK and provides more than eight million people with clean drinking water every day. Its head office is in Coventry and it has 7,000 employees across the East and West Midlands, stretching into Wales. Around 60% of staff are ...
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Case StudiesWatergate Bay Hotel group provides pension scam information and support for staff
Watergate Bay Hotel group has used trust-based drawdown scheme Crystal since 2014. As well as Watergate Bay Hotel and Beach Retreats on the North Cornwall coast, the employer runs Another Place, The Lake in the Lake District and its newest hotel, Another Place, The Garden in Hampshire.“It is important to ...
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Case StudiesInspired Villages regularly informs staff of valuable benefits available
Inspired Villages runs six retirement villages around the UK, with a further 29 planned over the next 10 years. Since starting with 25 colleagues in 2017, it has grown its workforce to 300, with 200 working in the villages providing services such as catering, maintenance and exercise classes. The remainder ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits on offer at Herbert Smith Freehills
The benefits offered by Herbert Smith Freehills:PensionA defined contribution (DC) pension scheme for all employees, with employer-matched contributions up to a total of 16% (employee/employer).Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) scheme, employer paid for all employees and their families.Income protection, employer paid for all employees.Health screening, employee paid.Health cash plan, ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Herbert Smith Freehills ensures its reward strategy is pandemic proof
tynanbarton · Herbert Smith Freehills/Employee Benefits podcastListen: Ellie Vaughan, head of reward and benefits at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), talks about the changes the law firm has made to its reward strategy in the past year.When the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic hit, the employer quickly assessed which of its benefits were ...
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Case StudiesCapita supports employees' savings goals with financial wellbeing platform
In November last year, following a successful pilot scheme, Capita rolled out Level, a financial wellbeing and savings platform, to its 37,000 UK employees, most of whom are still working remotely.The platform, which can be accessed via desktop or mobile, offers a range of financial features, including budgeting tools powered ...
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Case StudiesGreene King supports staff with financial hardship fund
UK pub retailer and brewer Greene King currently employs around 40,000 people across 2,700 pubs, support centres and breweries.In March 2020, when the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic struck and pubs were forced to close, more than 99% of Greene King team members were furloughed. The employer introduced a Team Member Support ...