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Case StudiesSage uses data research software to drive benefits communications strategy
Sage uses data technologies to streamline its benefits communication strategy more effectively. The accountancy software organisation uses the Darwin Analytics software, provided by Thomsons Online Benefits, to enable Sage's benefits team to analyse the engagement levels and spend of its 13,000 employees. The technology also enables them to drill down ...
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Case StudiesACCA uses behavioural economics to engage staff with financial health
Global professional accountancy body the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) offers its employees financial benefits via an online platform that places behavioural economics at the heart of its philosophy.The organisation, which employs 900 people in London and Glasgow, sends out personalised emails or text 'nudges' through its programme based ...
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Case StudiesAllianz Worldwide Partners holds annual week to support employees’ personal learning
Automotive and travel insurance organisation Allianz Worldwide Partners hosts an annual Learning at Work Week for its 500 UK employees to help staff develop new skills, as well as try out new hobbies.Its Learning at Work Week, held in May each year, forms part of Allianz Worldwide Partners’ employee engagement, ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Kier Group
The workplace benefits offered by Kier GroupPension and financial benefitsA defined contribution (DC) master trust open to all employees, with matching contributions up to 7.5%.Sharesave and share incentive plan (Sip) open to all employees.Financial education.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance dependent on grade.Eyecare: employees can claim back the cost of an ...
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Case StudiesKier Group develops reward and benefits in line with business growth
Having gone through a period of considerable change in the last five years, construction, property and services organisation, Kier Group aims to be as flexible as possible with its reward and benefits offering.The organisation has developed from regionalised construction businesses to a national business, which has included the acquisition of ...
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Case StudiesHow Redington is creating a great employee experience
Investment consultancy Redington has embraced the challenge of creating a great employee experience.Kavish Patel, people director at Redington, says: “I think the reason benefits have had to step up and become more creative is we have gone from work where you go to the office, come back and have your ...
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Case StudiesAdmiral provides enhanced optical benefits to support employee health
Insurer Admiral provides enhanced optical benefits to its 6,521 UK staff to ensure employees maintain good overall health.As part of its wider health and wellbeing strategy, Admiral introduced its eyecare benefit, provided by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, in April 2017. The benefit is designed to fulfil the organisation’s statutory requirements by ...
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Case StudiesHays addresses gender pay differences as part of pensions education
Recruitment organisation Hays has run pensions education presentations for its 3,200 UK employees to ensure that staff understand the basic concepts of how their workplace pension works.Improving employees’ fundamental knowledge of pensions can help them to pinpoint wider issues that may impact their retirement savings, for example, the potential impact ...
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Case StudiesSSE provides contractors with same financial wellbeing benefits as permanent staff
Energy provider SSE believes that all employees, whether they are employed permanently, on a fixed-term contract, or as part of its trainee programme, should have the same access to the organisation's financial wellbeing benefits package.Its 200,000 employees, which includes 500 trainees and a large number of contractors, have access to ...
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Case StudiesMitie used workplace loans to launch financial wellbeing strategy
Outsourced facilities management organisation Mitie introduced workplace loans for its 53,000 UK employees in order to kickstart its financial wellbeing strategy.Its workplace loan scheme, which was introduced in December 2017 and is provided by SalaryFinance, is aimed at helping Mitie to facilitate access to a practical financial benefit that enables ...
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Case StudiesGVA uses online financial education as basis for financial wellbeing strategy
Commercial property organisation GVA began to create a non-invasive financial wellbeing strategy with the launch of an online financial education programme for its 1,500 UK employees based across its 11 national operating sites.It implemented its financial education programme, provided by Nudge, in November 2017 following the launch of its physical ...
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Case StudiesAshford Borough Council reforms benefits strategy to meet future business challenges
When Ashford Borough Council took the decision to overhaul its benefits strategy in 2011, one of its key motivations was to create a system that would help it attract and retain talent at a time when the public sector was not seen as an attractive destination.Susanna Aiano, personnel projects and ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by UK Power Networks
The workplace benefits offered by UK Power Networks:Pensions and financial wellbeingElectricity supply industry final salary pension scheme, closed to new entrants.EDF Energy defined benefit scheme, closed to new entrants.Defined contribution (DC) group personal pension scheme open to all employees. Matching 2:1 contributions, up to 10% from the employer.Tenancy loan deposit ...
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Case StudiesUK Power Networks uses benefits to switch on employee engagement
For those that work or live in the south east of England, a UK Power Network van and engineer is a familiar sight. With 6,000 employees that help power homes and businesses across East Anglia, London and the south east of England, the electrical network operator distributes around 27% of ...
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Case StudiesThames Water uses technology to train mental health first aiders
Water services provider Thames Water has increased its support for mental wellbeing in the workplace, using technology as part of its training strategy.Four years ago, the organisation increased its focus on the wellbeing of its employees, including the promotion of good mental health. This involved providing managers with awareness training ...
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Case StudiesHorwich Farrelly invests in mental health strategy to support depression
Law firm Horwich Farrelly has fully invested in its mental health strategy in a bid to destigmatise depression, anxiety and other forms of mental health in the workplace.In October 2017, the organisation trained 18 employees to become mental health first aiders. These individuals were specifically selected from different levels, age ...
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Case StudiesKPMG employs range of success measures for mental health strategy
With just under 14,000 employees across 22 regional offices in the UK, monitoring the effectiveness of KPMG’s mental health strategy is a must. Jessica Carmody, head of KPMG’s internal Be Mindful Network, says: “We work alongside our inclusion and diversity and leadership teams to devise an overall mental health strategy. ...
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Case StudiesAnglian Water focuses on benefits that support corporate strategy
Anglian Water ensures that the behaviours and values that are important to the organisation are woven in to its benefits strategy.The performance of the water organisation’s 4,000 employees is measured against its behaviours framework. One of the key components of this is customer service, which is underlined by the attitude, ...
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Case StudiesAviva uses share schemes to retain and engage employees
Insurance organisation Aviva uses its all-employee share schemes to retain and engage its 28,000 global employees.In the UK, the organisation’s annual UK engagement survey, Voice of Aviva, compiled in September and October 2016, found that the overall engagement score for employees who participated in one of its share schemes was ...
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Case StudiesKeolis Nottingham drives benefits engagement among remote staff with mobile app
Around 80% of the 294 employees at Keolis Nottingham, formerly Nottingham Trams, work remotely, whether as drivers, engineers, maintenance staff or roving revenue officers.Trevor Stocker, operations manager, says: “Drivers, for example, sign in, are given the keys and away they go [for] four to five hours out in the tram. ...