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Case StudiesWild Card Brewery sees the value in going beyond the minimum
Walthamstow-based micro-brewery and bar Wild Card Brewery decided to pay its staff the London living wage, as determined by the Living Wage Foundation, when the business was first set up in 2012. Andrew Birkby, one of the firm’s founders, says: “The national living wage that employers are now required to ...
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Case study – employee engagement platform centralises benefits for higher uptake
Learn how Hastings Academies Trust adopted an employee engagement platform to reinforce unity among new and veteran employees with bespoke branding and segmentation technology.Download the free case study to learn how you too can:Strategically use branding to unite a spread out workforce and reinforce key values among staffTarget your message ...
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Case StudiesPCA Predict engages staff through a tailored approach to benefits
Employee engagement is an important focus for Worcester-based technology firm PCA Predict, and one way it is looking to achieve this is through the use and delivery of employee benefits.The organisation, which provides address e-commerce validation technology for customers such as Tesco, Dow Jones and Disney, employs more than 55 ...
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Case StudiesTSB channels inspiring leadership to engage employees
TSB has built its employee engagement strategy on the values of directness, honesty and authenticity. Hari Miller, head of internal communications and community engagement, works closely with Paul Pester, TSB’s chief executive, to keep employees informed and engaged with the organisation.TSB has seen some tumultuous times. It separated from Lloyds ...
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Case StudiesBolton Young Persons Housing Scheme offers benefits to boost employee wellbeing
Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme (BYPHS), a charity that helps homeless young people, has developed a comprehensive set of low-cost, employer-paid health and wellbeing benefits to ensure that the charity’s 52 employees are physically and mentally fit to cope with potentially harrowing and emotional caseloads.A holistic therapist visits the charity’s ...
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Case StudiesCottage Delight switches payroll system to meet current and future business needs
From humble beginnings in 1974, when founder Nigel Cope developed a traditional recipe all-butter tablet fudge in his family kitchen, Cottage Delight now has a range of more than 700 speciality foods. This growth has seen its staffing levels increase significantly too, with the organisation now employing nearly 200 people, ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Hays
Pension and group riskGroup personal pension (GPP) with varying contribution and employer-matching levels depending on job grade.Life assuranceCritical illness insuranceHealthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insuranceDental insuranceEyecare vouchersGym and fitness centre discounted membershipEmployee assistance programmeWork-life balanceChildcare vouchersHolidayOther benefitsSharesave (save as you earn (SAYE)) schemeEmployee loan schemeBikes for workTravel insuranceGadget insuranceDining ...
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Case StudiesHays highlights importance of wellbeing through benefits proposition
Global recruitment firm Hays has taken steps to ensure its benefits proposition is valued by, and appeals to, all employees.Hays operates across 33 countries around the world. In the UK and Ireland, it has over 100 offices and around 3,500 employees. For Rosemary Lemon, group head of reward, it is ...
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Case StudiesKeyline adopts proactive approach to physical health to reduce staff back pain
Construction organisation Keyline takes a preventative approach to employee health and wellbeing to minimise the risks of musculoskeletal back pain, which can be exacerbated by physical and manual labour, as well as sedentary, desk-bound working.The organisation, which has 1,200 employees across 65 sites in the UK, runs regular wellness sessions, ...
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Case StudiesAdmiral Group provides tools to help staff manage financial concerns
Insurance group Admiral offers its employees financial education through its Ministry of Money programme.The Ministry of Money, represented by a green pig, is designed to be a humorous way to get more serious messages across to the workforce. Admiral also runs a Ministry of Health to focus on health and ...
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Case StudiesAKQA engages employees with retirement planning through one-to-one support
With a predominantly younger workforce, generating interest in, and engagement with, pensions and retirement income can be a challenge for digital agency AKQA.The agency, which employs 400 people in the UK but has 17 offices globally, offers a contract-based defined contribution (DC) group personal pension scheme, into which employees are ...
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Case StudiesCallcredit introduces any-time enrolment to increase engagement with flexible benefits
Data organisation Callcredit Information Group re-launched its flexible benefits package for its 1,000 UK-based staff in May 2015, creating its mobile-optimised benefits brand Benefits for People Like You.The organisation enhanced its package by adding new benefits that included a car salary sacrifice arrangement, bikes-for-work scheme and childcare vouchers. In addition, ...
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Case StudiesUKTV engages staff with annual business objectives to boost motivation
UK television broadcaster UKTV boosts employee motivation in January by engaging staff with the organisation’s brand identity and sharing leadership goals for the year ahead.Based in London, UKTV’s 270 employees understand how their individual roles contribute to the success of the business, with an organisation-wide cinema screening allowing staff to ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Norton Rose Fulbright
The workplace benefits on offer at Norton Rose Fulbright include:PensionGroup personal pension for all employees, with a 1% employer and 1% employee contribution.The employer offers matching contributions up to a 5% employee contribution.The organisation auto-enrolled in 2013, and auto-re-enrolled in November 2016.Group riskGroup income protection, employer paid.Life assurance, employer paid.Healthcare ...
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Case StudiesNorton Rose Fulbright engages employees with reward and benefits platform
In 2016, Norton Rose Fulbright focused its benefits strategy towards creating a proposition that engages all employees.With 1,100 employees and 200 partners in the UK, the law firm committed to review and refresh its benefits each year to make sure they are fit for purpose and that employees are engaging ...
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Case StudiesRoyal Mail provides support for staff going through relationship breakdowns
Royal Mail offers employees going through a separation and family breakdown access to legal and emotional support. The Dialogue First pilot initiative, which launched in September 2015, provides staff with a free 30-minute legal consultation with the aim of pursuing lawyer-supported mediation where appropriate.The scheme is open to all staff ...
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Case StudiesConfederation of British Industry offers London rental deposit scheme to staff
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) introduced a London rental deposit loan scheme for its employees in February 2015 in order to help staff with the cost of housing in the capital. The organisation implemented the scheme, which was pioneered by housing and homelessness charity Shelter, after its 2014 London ...
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Case StudiesLendlease uses activity tracker loan scheme to address health hotspots
Property and infrastructure organisation Lendlease is helping employees improve their physical activity levels with the aid of an activity tracker loan scheme, which is part of its overall health and wellbeing strategy.Baseline health checks for staff conducted in autumn 2013 produced data in 2014 that indicated Lendlease’s collective workforce was ...
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Case StudiesSage uses app to demonstrate the value of its benefits package
In March 2016, multinational business software organisation Sage introduced an interactive app in order to help senior executives understand the value of their benefits package, Sage Rewards.The app, which was developed by Caburn Hope, is optimised for tablets and can also be viewed on desktop. It is available to around ...
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Case StudiesUniversity of Reading recognises employees with gift cards and vouchers
The University of Reading awards vouchers or gift case to staff in recognition of a job well done.Its online recognition scheme, Celebrating Success, was introduced in 2012 as a means for managers to offer employees an immediate reward, as opposed to waiting for the annual pay review or payroll cycle. ...