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Case StudiesStephenson Harwood's electric company car scheme supports green goals
Stephenson Harwood offers its employees a car scheme that gives them the option to drive a brand new electric car of their choice through a salary sacrifice agreement, which, in turn, supports the law firm's commitment to reducing it's impact on the environment.The scheme, introduced in 2021, is open to ...
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Case StudiesZuto prioritises financial and mental wellbeing with comprehensive benefits suite
Zuto is a fintech in the used car finance space. It employs 450 people, known as Zutonites, across its Macclesfield head office and Manchester contact centre. Mary Beighton, people and culture director at Zuto, says: “We’re growing quickly so we have to be competitive to attract and retain employees. To ...
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Case StudiesGardner Leader uses wellbeing committee and flexible working to ensure inclusivity
An inclusive health and wellbeing strategy is key for law firm Gardner Leader to be able to continue to maintain and protect its ethos for its 175-plus-strong workforce.The business, which has offices in Swindon, Newbury, Thatcham, Maidenhead, Windsor, Oxford and London, has a committed and active wellbeing committee comprising fully ...
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Case StudiesAdmiral places inclusive wellbeing at the heart of its culture
Supporting employees’ wellbeing is fundamental to Admiral’s culture, to making it a great place to work, and to its overall success.The financial services firm has more than 7,500 employees that work in its Cardiff and Swansea offices, at home across the UK, or a mixture of both.Ensuring they are all ...
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Case StudiesRoq uses benefits and employee promise to build reputation as employer of choice
In order to position itself as an employer of choice, UK-based engineering consultancy Roq offers its workforce a range of benefits to attract and retain top talent.It provides its 120 employees with wellbeing and financial benefits including help towards healthcare costs through a health cash plan, enhanced sick pay, enhanced ...
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Case StudiesRicoh readies itself for next generation of workplace AI
In June 2019, document services, consulting, software and hardware business Ricoh placed itself at the vanguard among employers, introducing financial wellbeing artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot MyEva to its approximately 2,000 UK employees.In the years since, the organisation has seen registration for the service increase from 19% to 46%, highlighting employees’ ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by XDesign
Benefits on offer at XDesign:Pension and group riskGroup personal pension (GPP) plan with salary sacrifice arrangement for all employees. Employer and employee contributions of 4%, matched up to 5%.Life insurance.Critical illness leave at full pay for the first six months, and half pay for the following six to nine months.Healthcare ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: XDesign ensures its benefits strategy is an ever-evolving offering
?Employee Benefits · XDesign podcastListen: Digital consultancy XDesign has grown rapidly in the past two years and increased its headcount from 50 employees to over 450.In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, chief people officer Ciji Duncan, explains how the organisation has adapted and expanded its benefits offering in ...
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Case StudiesHorizon Platforms staff motivated by holding a stake in the business
Horizon Platforms motivates and engages employees through its profit share scheme and an employee ownership trust (EOT).The organisation, a national provider of powered access hire for cherry pickers, scissor lifts and more, currently employs 78 members of staff, which it allows to become beneficiaries of the EOT following six months' ...
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Case StudiesVinciWorks supports working parents with self-managed holiday policy
With around half its workforce made up of parents, e-learning organisation VinciWorks took the decision back in 2017 to offer employees the ability to self-manage their holiday policy, without having to formally book time off work.Josh Goodhardt, chief executive officer of VinciWorks, says: “The idea is that the more freedom ...
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Case StudiesGi Group promotes group risk benefits that support long-term health issues
Recruitment firm Gi Group offers group risk products to support its employees experiencing a range of health conditions that affect both their mental and physical health.The group, which employs more than 650 workers, offers life assurance at four times employees’ basic salary from day one of employment, critical illness insurance, ...
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Case StudiesBT Group offers preventative musculoskeletal support
Telecommunications organisation BT Group aims to ensure that preventative measures are in place before any employee develops a musculoskeletal condition.The group employs 80,000 members of staff in the UK, which includes office-based employees, engineers and sales employees, who work both in the office and at home.BT uses a model called ...
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Case StudiesMetro Bank offers support for employees going through separation
Launched in 2010 as the first new high street bank in more than 100 years, Metro Bank now employs nearly 4,500 people across the UK.To show its support for employees going through separation, it signed up to the Positive Parenting Alliance’s HR Initiative when it was launched in January 2023. ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Ogi
The benefits on offer at Ogi:PensionGroup personal pension (GPP) plan, with an employer contribution of 5% and minimum employee contribution of 4%. Employees can choose to contribute through salary sacrifice or from net pay.Healthcare and wellbeingHybrid private medical insurance (PMI) and health cash plans available through employer-funded flexible benefits scheme, ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Ogi takes a flexible approach to benefits in order to attract top talent
Employee Benefits · Employee Benefits/Ogi podcastListen: For Ogi, the Welsh broadband and internet service provider, a comprehensive benefits suite is a key tool in its talent attraction strategy. In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Lisa Hand, people experience director, explains how having a benefits package that is truly ...
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Case StudiesFreepik takes flexible approach to supporting working parents in Spain
European technology firm Freepik, which specialises in producing and distributing graphic and audio-visual resources, offers all of its employees with dependent children total flexibility with their time to balance childcare responsibilities with their work.The firm, which has 568 employees located across Spain, UK, Denmark and Colombia, reviews this on a ...
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Case StudiesTesco educates and supports staff through salary advance scheme
Supermarket chain Tesco supports the financial wellbeing of its workforce through a salary advance scheme in addition to regular pay rises and an extensive benefits proposition.The employer, which has 345,000 staff, initially trialled its salary advance scheme with 6,000 employees working in its large and convenience stores in Liverpool during ...
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Case StudiesBauer Media UK delivers on wellbeing promises
Media group Bauer Media UK has offered its around 1,700 employees mental wellbeing benefits and initiatives for many years, including a partnership with Mental Health First Aid England introduced in 2018 to train staff to become mental health first aiders.The group, which employs 16,000 employees across the 13 countries it ...
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Case StudiesFlaunt Digital raises awareness of retirement planning through pensions communication
Pensions are not usually at the forefront of the minds of young employees, yet early engagement with the subject could make accruing sufficient retirement funds much more likely.Digital marketing firm Flaunt Digital provides pensions education and information for its 30-strong workforce whose average age is 30. The Leeds-based firm recently ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Atradius' reward strategy supports employees through cost-of-living crisis
Employee Benefits · Employee Benefits/Atradius podcasListen: In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Anne Middleton, head of HR for the UK and Ireland at Atradius, details how the organisation supports its employees' financial and mental wellbeing during difficult economic times.The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the need for the trade credit ...