All Case studies articles – Page 23
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Case StudiesEquilibrium provides care packages and meditation classes to boost employee morale
In a staff survey in April 2020, an overwhelming number of people who work for Equilibrium Financial Planning (92%) feel that the business is ‘nailing it’ when it comes to supporting and engaging them through the pandemic.The wealth management firm's managing partner, Gaynor Rigby, feels the organisation has succeeded because ...
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Case StudiesAbcam recognises staff that foster business values
Global life sciences organisation Abcam introduced a recognition strategy to reward its employees that live out its values and display exceptional moments of hard work.The culture at Abcam has always been important to the organisation, with the business working to the key values of dedication, audacity and agility.Based on these ...
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Case StudiesTrowers and Hamlins offers employees above minimum pension provision
International law firm Trowers and Hamlins is typical of progressive firms that try to do a bit more than the minimum required by law when it comes to staff pensions.Some 700 of its 800 UK-based employees, as well as a number of the firm's partners, are members of the Trowers ...
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Case StudiesSainsbury Family Charitable Trusts revamps financial support
Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts (SFCT) has restructured its internal communications platform to help support the financial wellbeing of its employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The online platform, which was initially introduced in January 2020, was originally created to give employees about business updates, as well as the opportunity to ...
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Infographic: Using social media lessons to engage employees
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Case StudiesCoolherbals introduced pay on demand to support financial wellbeing
Pay on demand, giving employees early access to their earned wages, does not necessarily address the issue of transparency, but it is a model that can reap significant benefits for the business. In sectors such as retail and hospitality, pay on demand can help to manage staffing challenges, but it ...
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Case StudiesCharterhouse adapts metabolic age initiatives to fit the new normal
At accountancy firm Charterhouse, the journey towards helping employees reduce their metabolic age is just beginning, and has had to adapt quickly to face the challenges created by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Prior to the move to home working, Charterhouse had undertaken metabolic age measurements for its staff, led by provider ...
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Infographic: Gathering employee health data
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Smarkets
The benefits offered by SmarketsPensionContract-based pension scheme with a 3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution.PayPay transparency across the organisationSelf-set salariesFamily friendly and work-life balanceOn-call nanny, available to an employee up to five times a yearOnsite childcare room for bringing a child to workFlexible working available around core office hours of ...
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Case StudiesSmarkets backs employee mental health with suite of wellbeing benefits
Talent in the technology sector is highly sought after; like many industries, technology organisations are competing for the top applicants, and to do so means offering a competitive suite of benefits, appealing work or an attractive workplace culture. Financial technology start-up Smarkets claims all three.Susan Pinto, HR manager, says: “Our ...
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Case StudiesZurich offers bereavement policies for 4,500 UK employees
In September 2019, insurance organisation Zurich implemented a range of family-friendly policies for its 4,500 UK employees. This included a new approach to bereavement leave.These policies mean that employees are able to take a month's paid leave if they lose a close relative, such as a child, parent, or partner. ...
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Case StudiesJohn Lewis aligns occupational health support to employees' needs
To ensure that its employees are healthy for work, retailer John Lewis Partnership has continually aligned its in-house occupational health strategy to match the changing needs of its workforce, and has done so since 1929, 19 years before the creation of the NHS.This is currently achieved through regular communications between ...
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Case StudiesNottingham Faculty of Engineering sees interconnected support as future of wellbeing
The University of Nottingham's Faculty of Engineering houses approximately 1,000 employees, including academics, technical staff, administrative roles and researchers.Across these roles, there are vastly different mental wellbeing needs. This is only being exacerbated by increased uncertainty, self-isolation and home working during the current Coronavirus pandemic.The university as a whole provides ...
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Case StudiesKyocera Document Solutions uses occupational health data to support staff wellbeing
Kyocera Document Solutions employs around 500 people across its eight offices throughout the UK. As well as office-based staff, it also has a team of field-based engineers, in addition to sales people who support clients around the country.As part of its commitment to look after the health and wellbeing of ...
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Infographic: Coronavirus responses in practice
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Case StudiesOxford Bus Company moves to holistic platform to get best value from benefits
For transport organisation Oxford Bus Company, creating an effective and appealing benefits package is key to staying fighting fit in the war for talent, which is particularly fierce in this industry. However, where implementing expensive benefits could mean raising fares and driving away customers, it is important to balance cost ...
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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 StudiesCo-op transfers employees to a more flexible defined contribution scheme
In October 2015, food and retail business Co-op closed its defined benefit (DB) pensions arrangement and transferred employees out to a defined contribution (DC) group personal pension (GPP) scheme.During the change, the existing £8 billion DB scheme stayed as was, with all existing accruals retained. In terms of future pension ...
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Case StudiesMVF creates feedback-based improvement plan for internal communications
Technology organisation MVF is working on maximising employee engagement by improving internal communications across all of its 450 employees.The project, which commenced in August 2019, includes engaging key stakeholders to find out what communication challenges have been faced in the past, and consider how these might be addressed in the ...
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Case StudiesInfographic: Communication in practice
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