All Case studies articles – Page 5
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Case StudiesCrawford and Company ensures employee safety is paramount when working overseas
Claims management provider Crawford and Company employs 10,000 people globally, including 1,350 UK employees. As the organisation responds to insurance claims around the world, overseas travel is part of many employees’ jobs.To give greater visibility of where employees are going, all travel is booked through one agency. Shaun Kelly, chief ...
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Case StudiesSantander supports employees with inclusive parental leave policies
Banking organisation Santander offers a variety of support for its 19,800 UK employees to ensure its parental support offering is inclusive to all.As part of its parental leave policy, Santander provides up to 52 weeks of maternity, primary carer and adoption leave, regardless of how long an employee has been ...
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Case StudiesOvo Energy aligns green benefits to company purpose
Ovo EnergyWhen Ovo Energy took over SSE Energy Services in 2020, it needed to harmonise benefits across the two organsiations. Employees would receive a flex pay arrangement, worth an additional 9% of salary. This would incorporate an employer pension contribution of 4%, and an extra 5% which could be used ...
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Case StudiesOctopus Investments provides sleep support through wellbeing hub
Octopus Investments offers its 750 UK employees a range of support tools to help with their sleep as part of its wellbeing hub.Through the hub, the financial services firm's employees can access a premium Headspace account which has dedicated sleep support from guided meditations, sleep casts, music and soundscapes.Emma Ryan, ...
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Case StudiesBenefits on offer at Daemon
The benefits on offer for UK employees at Daemon from day one of employment; employees outside of the UK receive a benefit allowance to ensure parity.Pension and group riskA group personal pension (GPP) plan with an 8% employer contribution for all UK employees, with no minimum employee contribution.Death-in-service benefit of ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Daemon's reward approach supports its remote-first working model
Employee Benefits · Employee Benefits/Daemon podcastListen: In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Jenny Locke, head of people at Daemon, discusses the reward strategy at the technology consultant, and how the organisation provides an enticing employee experience to retain key talent.Locke explains how the strategy is aligned to the ...
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Case StudiesWilson James ensures staff are aware of support available through voluntary benefits
Wilson James, a professional services and skilled labour firm for the security, logistics, aviation and technology sectors, has embedded raising awareness of its voluntary benefits provision from the very start of its employees’ career journeys, and even during the recruitment process.The firm has nearly 6,000 employees working in more than ...
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Case StudiesCawleys uses voluntary benefits to motivate and support employees
Independent waste management business Cawleys has invested in a variety of voluntary benefits to create a working environment that inspires, motivates and supports its employees.The organisation, which employs more than 220 staff, believes its success begins and ends with its people, which is why it has introduced voluntary initiatives to ...
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Case StudiesHousing 21 refreshes benefits in the cost-of-living crisis
Credit: Housing 21Now that many workplaces are au fait with talking about mental health and the menopause, is money management the last stigma?Ian Hodson, director of people and culture at Housing 21, says: “It is the last taboo. People still won’t talk about their finances.”In a cost-of-living crisis, this stigma ...
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Case StudiesKingfisher provides benefits security through bulk annuity purchase
Credit: ClimbWhenReady / ShutterstockIn the UK, home improvement firm Kingfisher's pension provision comprises a closed final salary section, with 28,000 deferred and pensioner members, and an open money purchase section, with 70,000 active and deferred members.The firm, which includes brands such as B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint and Koçta?, ...
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Case StudiesAster Group ensures its benefits align with employees' needs
Housing association Aster Group employs more than 1,900 people across a range of roles including development, planning, marketing, customer liaison and sales. The organisation uses focus groups, anonymous feedback and regular pulse surveys to ensure that its benefits scheme applies to everyone.Lyndsay Nickerson, transformation director, people and communications, says: “While ...
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Case StudiesLeonardo unifies benefits offering with one platform for all staff
Having brought its various businesses across the UK under the one brand a few years previously, aerospace and defence firm Leonardo realised it needed to unify its benefits offering to attract and retain talent. Andrew Letton, vice president for people shared services, at Leonardo UK, says: “It was very disjointed, ...
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Case StudiesCharity for Civil Servants supports staff affected by dementia through collaboration
From 2015 to 2016, The Charity for Civil Servants engaged in face-to-face consultation sessions with its employees and members across the UK who were caring for individuals affected by dementia. The objective of this was to identify the challenges the caregivers faced and to develop services that could address their ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Nominet's total reward approach supports employees' needs
Employee Benefits/Nominet podcast interviewListen: In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Beverley Hamblet-Bowes, director of HR at Nominet, talks about how the organisation takes a total reward approach to benefits, and how it ensures that it is fair and consistent among all employee groups.Hamblet-Bowes explains that Nominet's aim is ...
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Case StudiesBenefits on offer at Nominet
The benefits offered by Nominet:PensionsA group personal pension (GPP) scheme for all employees.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI) for all employees, employer funded. Employees can add dependents at personal cost.Health screening.Health cash plan for all employees. Employer funded, but employees can opt for a higher level of cover at personal ...
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Case StudiesBarrhead Travel employees value social and charity events at Christmas
During the festive season, employees at travel agency Barrhead Travel value being able to spend time together as a team after a busy year.In the weeks leading up to the festive period, the agency, which has more than 500 employees, arranges initiatives, social events and other festive activities that encourage ...
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Case StudiesGo Up's benefits support a positive workplace culture
When Amber Wells, growth manager, joined Shoreditch-based digital marketing agency Go Up almost five years ago, one of the things she was looking for was a positive work environment. “I had previously worked at a lot of toxic places, and I knew that I wanted to go somewhere which had ...
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Case StudiesChannel 4 offers staff reproductive health and hormone testing
Channel 4 employs around 1,300 people across the UK including offices in Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Manchester. Through its staff network, 4Womxn, it has challenged the stigmas around women’s health, as Pamela Bird, co-chair of 4Womxn, explains: “Women can experience difficulties conceiving, painful periods, endometriosis and problems with the ...
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Case StudiesBank of Ireland offers evolving flexible arrangements for working carers
Bank of Ireland Group CEO Myles O’Grady with colleague Chris Keeley and his daughter AvaFinancial and banking services organisation Bank of Ireland Group supports its working carers by offering a collaborative approach to flexible working based on individual needs.The bank, which has more than 9,000 employees across the UK, Ireland, ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Precis Digital takes collaborative approach to ensure benefits suit staff needs
Employee Benefits · Employee Benefits/Precis Digital podcastListen: In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Jess Dickenson talks about the role that benefits play in building a world-class workforce at Precis Digital.Dickenson, chief operating officer at the digital marketing agency, explains how the organisation takes a collaborative approach to ensure ...