All Case studies articles – Page 35

  • Sener
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    Sener supports expatriates with wide range of benefits

    2018-04-04T15:17:34Z

    Engineering and technology organisation, Sener, has more than 2,500 employees around the world. As well as its head offices in Spain, it also has a presence in regions including the UK, Poland, US, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, South America and the Middle and Far East.To ensure the right expertise is ...

  • Kier Group
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    Kier Group consolidated pensions into master trust arrangement

    2018-04-03T05:00:05Z

    Property, construction and services group Kier previously ran a number of different defined contribution schemes, but moved to a master trust in July 2016.Mark Bradshaw, group reward and benefits director, says: “We wanted just one, to make communication of our pension offering easier for [employees] to understand, as well as ...

  • sage
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    Sage uses data research software to drive benefits communications strategy

    2018-03-29T05:00:03Z

    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 ...

  • ACCA
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    ACCA uses behavioural economics to engage staff with financial health

    2018-03-21T16:23:15Z

    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 ...

  • Allianz
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    Allianz Worldwide Partners holds annual week to support employees’ personal learning

    2018-03-19T17:00:20Z

    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, ...

  • Kier-Group
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    The benefits offered by Kier Group

    2018-03-14T15:21:17Z

    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 ...

  • Kier-Alison-Mungo
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    Kier Group develops reward and benefits in line with business growth

    2018-03-14T12:26:42Z

    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 ...

  • Redington-2018
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    How Redington is creating a great employee experience

    2018-03-12T16:03:30Z

    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 ...

  • Admiral
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    Admiral provides enhanced optical benefits to support employee health

    2018-03-07T16:51:47Z

    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 ...

  • Hays
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    Hays addresses gender pay differences as part of pensions education

    2018-03-05T16:56:32Z

    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 ...

  • SSE
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    SSE provides contractors with same financial wellbeing benefits as permanent staff

    2018-02-22T06:00:41Z

    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 ...

  • Mitie
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    Mitie used workplace loans to launch financial wellbeing strategy

    2018-02-20T06:00:03Z

    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 ...

  • GVA
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    GVA uses online financial education as basis for financial wellbeing strategy

    2018-02-19T06:00:49Z

    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 ...

  • Ashford-Borough-Council
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    Ashford Borough Council reforms benefits strategy to meet future business challenges

    2018-02-14T17:11:13Z

    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 ...

  • UK-Power-Networks
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    The benefits offered by UK Power Networks

    2018-02-12T16:09:57Z

    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 ...

  • UK Power Networks
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    UK Power Networks uses benefits to switch on employee engagement

    2018-02-12T16:06:08Z

    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 ...

  • Thames Water
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    Thames Water uses technology to train mental health first aiders

    2018-02-08T06:00:38Z

    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 ...

  • Horwich Farrelly
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    Horwich Farrelly invests in mental health strategy to support depression

    2018-02-05T16:29:07Z

    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 ...

  • KPMG
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    KPMG employs range of success measures for mental health strategy

    2018-02-02T14:52:19Z

    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. ...

  • Anglian Water
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    Anglian Water focuses on benefits that support corporate strategy

    2018-01-29T16:33:38Z

    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, ...