All Case studies articles – Page 31
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Case StudiesBurns Pet Nutrition harnesses organisational culture to keep employees satisfied
Pet food production organisation Burns Pet Nutrition is based in Kidwelly, Wales, and is home to approximately 125 members of staff. These employees are spread across various roles, both within the core production business and in the organisation’s other ventures, which include a farm café and shop, market gardens and ...
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Case StudiesBSUH uses health and psychotherapy service to improve staff wellbeing
Donna Butler, lead psychotherapist and HELP service manager at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH), strongly believes that to ensure the professional and compassionate patient care that is expected within the NHS, it is vital to maintain the wellbeing and health of staff.The organisation, therefore, launched a health, ...
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Case StudiesForster Communications aligns wellbeing strategy with business goals
Forster Communications, which has 20 permanent employees and around five consultants or freelancers, has linked its business strategy to three key development goals: sustainable consumption, fair work and health.Within this, the organisation has set specific health-related targets, such as keeping sick days below the industry average, providing access to education ...
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Case StudiesQBE boosts wellness programme by training managers to support mental health
In 2016 and 2017, business insurer QBE introduced a range of wellbeing measures designed to support the mental health of its 1,950 employees across 16 countries.The benefits and initiatives the organisation implemented during this period included an employee assistance programme (EAP), mindfulness workshops, a story-sharing page on the staff intranet ...
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Case StudiesNationwide uses matching contributions to encourage employees to save more
Nationwide Building Society's 18,000 employees benefit from generous minimum pension contributions; they save 4% of their salary into their pension pot, while their employer adds a further 13%.To encourage positive spending habits even further, however, the organisation also offers to match employees’ contributions if they save over and above this ...
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Case StudiesEquifax develops wellbeing approach to enhance employment proposition
Global credit reference agency Equifax launched an online financial education programme in June 2018 to kick start an overall wellbeing strategy for its 800 UK employees.This strategy was designed, in part, to help address the current business challenges Equifax is facing; namely, the attraction and retention of talent in an ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Equifax
The benefits offered by Equifax:Pension and group riskDefined contribution, salary sacrifice pension scheme for all employees. From April 2019, those contributing 3% into their pension direct from salary will receive a 5% contribution from Equifax; if employees contribute 4%, Equifax will contribute 6% and if they contribute 5%, it will ...
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Case StudiesJohnson and Johnson embeds its EAP in a far-reaching wellbeing strategy
Image credit: ReutersTo tackle the considerable challenge of catering to the needs of a diverse and widespread workforce, global healthcare organisation Johnson and Johnson adopts a holistic approach, providing benefits and initiatives that support all elements of employee wellbeing, says Clare Lee, head of HR, UK, Ireland and Nordics.The organisation ...
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Case StudiesRedrow Homes re-brands EAP as part of a holistic approach to wellbeing
Housebuilding organisation Redrow Homes, which has 2,374 staff members in the UK, has had an employee assistance programme (EAP) as part of its benefits package for the past 10 years. On 1 October 2018, it took the next step in ensuring the wellbeing of all of those under the organisation’s ...
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Case StudiesSuresite uses posters and case studies to showcase mental health support
Retail card services organisation Suresite offers mental health support to its 49 employees through its Chamber cash plan, provided by healthcare insurer Westfield Health. The plan, which is for British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) accredited and affiliated member organisations, includes access to a 24-hour advice line, face-to-face counselling and cognitive ...
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Case StudiesFletchers Solicitors takes wide-ranging approach to emotional wellbeing
Inspired by the national Mental Health Awareness Week in May 2017, Fletchers Solicitors decided to do more to support the emotional wellbeing of its 435 employees, based in Southport and Manchester.The firm invited staff to volunteer to be mental health ambassadors in February 2018, asking for employees' reasons for wanting ...
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Case StudiesThe Typeface Group uses flexibility to promote emotional wellbeing
The Typeface Group is a marketing and PR organisation based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, with eight employees. As a small, but growing, employer, it strives to place the emotional wellbeing of staff at the heart of its benefits strategy, in large part this through its approach to flexible working.Natalie Weaving, director ...
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Case StudiesSheffield Children's Hospital uses physiotherapy provision to help employees with MSDs
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (SCH) is one of the largest employers in south Yorkshire, comprising some 3,200 employees, including nurses, doctors, healthcare scientists, and administrative and clerical staff.With employees occupied in demanding jobs, in which they are relied upon to provide a high standard of care, SCH found by ...
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Case StudiesMott MacDonald offers range of financial benefits to help employees save
The Mott MacDonald Group is a global engineering, management and development consultancy with 16,000 employees across 150 countries, and a headquarters in the UK. It is one of the largest employee-owned organisations in the world.Mott MacDonald has a defined contribution (DC) pension scheme for all UK staff; this is a ...
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Case StudiesCamden Town Brewery offers flexibility around pay to support employee financial wellbeing
Camden Town Brewery Company is a London-based drinks and hospitality organisation with a total of 160 employees. With bars as well as a brewery in operation in the North London area it has a diverse workforce, ranging from marketing and sales teams, to engineers and warehouse staff.The organisation became aware ...
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Case StudiesCarlsberg uses staff feedback to gauge success of financial wellbeing strategy
Brewery giant Carlsberg launched a proactive financial wellbeing programme in January 2018 for its 700 UK employees, ranging from head office staff, brewery production, sales teams and contact centres.Activities within the programme include on-site mortgage sessions and one-to-one independent mortgage advice, pension presentations, access to payroll loans, a home rental ...
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Case StudiesAspen Insurance uses online financial education to prepare staff for new financial benefits
Global organisation Aspen Insurance launched an online financial education programme for its 700 UK employees in May 2018, to help equip staff to make relevant financial decisions prior to the implementation of new financial flexible benefits in June 2018.The programme, provided by Nudge, allows employees access to a personalised online ...
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Case StudiesCorinthia Hotels uses tailored events to make Christmas unforgettable for employees
Corinthia Hotels has 2,500 full-time and 500 part-time employees around the world, in locales including Lisbon, Paris and St Petersburg. Each hotel within the group is given free reign to make Christmas special for its people, but some treats are becoming worldwide traditions.Rachel Begbie, learning, development and wellbeing director at ...
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Case StudiesGamesys centres organisational culture and benefits strategy on employee feedback
Digital gaming and gambling organisation Gamesys has invested in crafting an organisational culture and benefits focus that centres on delivering against feedback from its 1,300 global employees.Tina Southall, director of people at Gamesys, says: “It’s the willingness to truly engage with employees, listen to what they want and try to ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Gamesys
The benefits offered by Gamesys:Pay and group riskEmployer-funded life assurance at three times base salary to cover death-in-service lump- sum payments.Performance-linked bonus scheme for all employees, paid in May and November at either 10% or 20% of total salary, depending on department. A quarter (25%) of the total bonus is ...