All Case studies articles – Page 34
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Case StudiesHow Currencies Direct is planning its response to Brexit challenges
Brian Harris, chief product officer at Currencies Direct, saw firsthand the kind of Brexit challenges facing UK businesses when he recently attended a European financial technology conference.Harris noticed that several European associations were representing their countries as alternative places to live and work. “Other countries and other cities are utilising ...
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Case StudiesEY Reconnect harnesses untapped talent to tackle the pay gap
When financial services firm EY reported its gender pay gap statistics, which included a median hourly gap of 14.8% and a mean hourly gap of 19.7%, it noted the significant role played by the unequal distribution of women in senior positions.One of the numerous aspects of its approach to closing ...
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Case StudiesPageGroup incentivises employees to find out more about their flexible benefits package
Recruitment organisation PageGroup has found a fun way of promoting its flexible benefits offering to all 1,500 of its employees, across 25 UK locations.The organisation decided that just inviting staff to a presentation to find out more about the flexible benefits package was not tempting enough, so it entered every ...
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Case StudiesSkyscanner keeps employees engaged with bespoke benefits package
Leading global travel search site Skyscanner has found a number of ways to keep its employees at the heart of its strategy; ensuring they remain engaged and happy as well as reflecting its business objectives.The organisation has made significant changes to its flexible benefits package and launched Your World in ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Skyscanner
The employee benefits offered by Skyscanner:Pension and group riskGroup personal pension scheme. Matching contributions for all staff.Life assurance.Income protection.Will writing.Health and wellbeing Private medical insurance.Health screening.Employee assistance programme (EAP).Gym membership.Bikes-for-work scheme.Headspace subscription.Work-life balance32 days' holiday as standard, which includes bank holidays as staff can work on public holidays.Employees can buy ...
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Case StudiesCall of the Wild takes a flexible approach to the talent pipeline
Call of the Wild is a corporate training company based in the Brecon Beacons. Since it was established in 1998, it has grown significantly and now employs more than 30 people running a range of courses from leadership development and team building to first aid.“Managing the talent pipeline is an ...
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Case StudiesVirgin Trains conducts in-depth investigation into employee experience
From 2006 to 2015, Virgin Trains conducted traditional annual engagement surveys. However, the process itself wasn't necessarily engaging, says Den Carter, head of colleague communication and engagement. "People were really highly engaged and really passionate about what they do, but saw doing that kind of survey as a duty," he ...
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Case StudiesHow AC Group is keeping staff engaged as it grows
AC Group is a wholesale tour operator for group travel in the UK and Ireland, and as of 2017 has expanded its operations into France. The organisation has seen rapid growth in recent years, and now has offices in the UK, Paris and New York. “18 months ago, we were ...
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Case StudiesOvo Energy uses multiple avenues to measure and boost engagement
Ovo Energy has seen rapid growth since its inception in 2009, from approximately 100 employees to over 1,300. Throughout, a key aim has been to strive to be a top employer, explains Libby Townsend, HR director at Ovo. "As well as customer satisfaction, making this a great place to work ...
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Case StudiesNorthumbrian Water streamlines benefits access with single sign-in portal
Northumbrian Water has streamlined access to benefits with a single sign-in portal, making data security a key issue for the organisation.The water organisation has 3,100 employees spread across the north east of England (where it trades as Northumbrian Water) and Essex and Suffolk (where it trades as Essex and Suffolk ...
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Case StudiesLondon Doctors Clinic builds benefits package to motivate its workforce
The London Doctors Clinic is a private surgery with eight clinics in central London.The organisation, which is growing fast, has two quite distinctive populations within its workforce: the clinic managers and the doctors.It is keen to preserve the ethos of a start-up in its approach to career development as the ...
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Case StudiesCA Technologies relaunches health and wellbeing strategy to expand wellbeing focus
Software organisation CA Technologies has relaunched its health and wellbeing strategy, expanding its wellbeing offering to include mental health and resilience components, rather than focusing solely on physical health.The organisation has 2,500 employees across 22 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), including 500 staff in the UK. ...
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Case StudiesMunich Re UK Services offers a number of core group risk benefits
Munich Re UK Services is a global reinsurer which covers life reinsurance, non-life reinsurance and global risk. The group’s headquarters are in Munich, Germany, and the organisation has more than 43,420 employees.Munich Re UK Services offers a number of core group risk benefits including: group life, private health insurance, private ...
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Case StudiesAssurant offers healthcare support as part of mental wellbeing strategy
Assurant is a global provider of risk management solutions, with 15,000 employees. Across Europe, Assurant has 1,300 employees, of which 1,100 are based in the UK. The organisation’s mental wellbeing strategy ensures that its employees have prompt access to healthcare and support and, importantly, is woven within its overall employee ...
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Case StudiesJeremy Benn Associates offers group risk benefits to support staff health
Looking after the health and wellbeing of its 600 employees is a key focus for Jeremy Benn Associates, a firm of consulting civil engineers and scientists, focusing on flood risk management.Charlotte Parker, HR manager, explains: “One of the benefits we provide our staff is group income protection [provided by] Canada ...
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Case StudiesInterContinental Hotels Group tailors benefits to main employee profile
Global hotel chain InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has developed a reward strategy which includes the flexibility to cater to all of the employee profiles it manages.IHG's business model means that as a brand-focused franchise business, it only directly manages a small number of its hotels, so its primary workforce comprises ...
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Case StudiesUniversal Music Group offers virtual GP service to all UK staff
Universal Music Group’s UK division provides a virtual GP benefit as part of its health and wellbeing strategy.The organisation, which employs over 1,300 staff across its business entities in the UK, including Capital Records, Island Records, Virgin EMI and Abbey Road Studios, launched the virtual GP service in May 2015, ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Explore Learning
The employee benefits offered by Explore Learning:Pension and group risk Group personal pension scheme. Matching contributions up to 4% for assistant managers, and up to 8% matched by employer for centre directors and head office staff.Life assurance for centre directors with over two years’ service.Critical illness insurance.Health and wellbeingPrivate medical ...
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Case StudiesExplore Learning uses employee feedback to tailor benefits strategy
Private education organisation Explore Learning takes employee feedback on board when fine-tuning its benefits strategy.Its expanding benefits package includes a health and wellbeing toolkit, enhanced maternity pay, a maternity package which includes its tailormade Mum's the Word scheme, and the option to buy or sell holiday. In April, Explore Learning ...
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Case StudiesEY uses diversity and inclusion strategy to address gender pay disparity
Professional services organisation EY is tackling its gender pay gap disparity using a range of policies and programmes within its diversity and inclusion strategy, aimed at improving gender balance across the business.The firm, which has 15,000 employees in the UK and Ireland, reported a 19.7% mean gender pay gap for ...