All Case studies articles – Page 50
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Case StudiesPenguin Random House revamps benefits post merger
Now one of the world’s largest trade publishers, the merger presented a number of challenges and opportunities for the organisation, not least when it came to harmonising its employee benefits package. Alongside the harmonisation project, the organisation identified an opportunity to simultaneously review its health and wellbeing offering .Neil Morrison, ...
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Case StudiesGoodman Masson looks for unique business cases
“A benefit must have a directly positive impact on the life of an employee, so that they are excited about coming to work, because they believe that their employer is looking after them, so they are engaged and so their performance increases and we prosper when they stay,” he explains.Hayward ...
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Case StudiesBecton Dickinson personalises financial education for staff
As part of the programme introduced in November 2014, the firm uses Nudge’s Global Quantum technology, which uses HR and benefits data to profile employees and pre-empt their individual financial needs.Employees are then sent a number of messages about how to save money or set and track financial targets. These ...
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Case StudiesWolseley reinvigorated flexible benefits plan through relaunch
All 6,200 employees receive a flex fund worth 1% of salary, which they can use to buy additional benefits. New options offered through the plan include a bikes-for-work scheme, AA breakdown cover and a Gourmet Society dining card, in addition to existing benefits, such as dental insurance, life insurance and ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Discovery Networks
The BenefitsPensionGroup personal pension plan.Work-life balance/family-friendly policiesExtensive flexible-working arrangements for all staff.New family support.Childcare and eldercare assistance.Adoption assistanceSummer working hours.Holidays25 days plus bank holidays as standard.Three additional discretionary days over the Christmas period.Voluntary benefitsRetail discounts.Childcare vouchers.Bikes for work.Share schemesSharesave scheme.Healthcare and wellbeingOn-site medical and wellbeing centre.Mindfulness coaching and restorative meditation ...
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Case StudiesDiscovery Networks tunes in to employee health
Driving growth is one of the pay-TV programme organisation’s key business goals. This has seen it take risks to launch new channels and make strategic acquisitions, while maintaining and growing its flagship brands, the Discovery Channel, TLC and Quest.The organisation has had to rethink its benefits offer as it seeks ...
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Case StudiesKronos staff rewarded for using wearable technology
These rewards include lower insurance premiums for US-based staff and wellness prizes, which could include wearable devices themselves. Staff simply have to upload their recent activity from their devices to the organisation’s wellness portal, where each employee has a personalised profile to accumulate the points required for rewards. Greater engagement ...
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Case StudiesSouthern Water creates benefits generalists to support the business
“Having staff with a broad understanding of reward rather than a narrow understanding of a specialist area is, in my view, a win-win [situation],” she says. “It is good for the employee because it gives them more choices in terms of career development; it is good for the organisation because ...
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Case StudiesNew Year parties motivate staff at Ryman, Robert Dyas and Boux Avenue
The strategy is aligned to the retailers’ trading periods, which peak in December, making it difficult for staff to take time off.The organisations, which are owned by Theo Paphitis, one of the dragons in the BBC Two TV show Dragons’ Den , host two parties, one in London for between ...
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Case StudiesUniversity of Sheffield motivates employees with online health portal
The portal, Juice, was launched for more than 7,000 staff in November 2012 and aims to allow employees to make informed lifestyle choices, adopt healthier behaviours and go beyond their expectations and existing capabilities on both a personal and professional level.Andrew Dodman, director of human resources at the University of ...
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Case StudiesBritish Sugar revamped benefits to suit modern workforce
“When I look at the discussions going on, I do think there is one thing the industry often misses,” he says. “When thinking about total reward, it must not just be about pay or benefits, but also about things such as learning and development, the working environment, leadership and the ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by B&Q
After reviewing the benefits tnat it offers to staff, B&Q offers the following package for its workforce.PensionMoney purchase pension scheme (contributory) available to all staffEmployer contributions range from 2% to 14% and employee contributions range from 1% to over 8%.Health and wellbeingGroup life cover worth four-times salary for pension scheme ...
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Case StudiesB&Q keeps reward simple
Simplification has been at the heart of B&Q’s HR strategy over the past year as part of the organisation’s efforts to help staff understand and appreciate the value of their benefits and, ultimately, to boost take-up. The move is aligned with B&Q’s business objective to simplify its pricing model in ...
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Case StudiesAker Solutions benchmarks benefits globally
Philip Hutchinson, head of reward at the global provider of products, systems and services to the oil and gas industry, says the organisation starts by looking at the statutory minimums required in each country and what is typically offered above these. It follows this by benchmarking within the oil and ...
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Case StudiesSouthern Water launches cash plan to meet staff demand
Just over 68% of the utility’s employees have joined the scheme, which is funded by the organisation, with employees liable only for a small benefit-in-kind tax payment. Suzanne Gregory, reward manager at Southern Water, says: “The cash plan fits really well with our promotion of the wellbeing programme we are ...
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Case StudiesHeineken's default funds will need to change after Budget reforms
Neil Parfrey, head of pensions , says the scheme’s governance committee is currently re-examining its default funds after Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget changes liberalising how members can take their pension pots.“If some of our members are trying to target cash at retirement, then the investment strategy required will be different ...
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Case StudiesCafcass restructured benefits team to aid engagement
Until around two and a half years ago, 80% of the employer’s benefits resource was focused on employee relations, which dealt with case work, discipliniaries and sickness absence. But the structure was inefficient in resolving employee issues and resulted in the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills ...
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Case StudiesEmployee ownership scheme boosts productivity at Gripple
He says: “A sense of pride exists among all our staff and has allowed employees to take control of the destiny of the [organisation], thereby creating a culture of working together for the benefit of each other.”Measures of success include attendance levels that are significantly better than the industry average ...
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Case StudiesFirstGroup boosts pay through salary sacrifice
John Chilman, group reward and pensions director, says: “Initially, we called this ‘pay boost’ because existing members going into the scheme boosted their take-home pay, because they paid less national insurance. However, we changed the name to ‘salary adjustment’ in the UK, because the ‘pay boost’ term was not appropriate ...