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Case Study: Aviva uses flexible benefits to aid its rebrand
Aviva, formerly Norwich Union, has launched a flexible benefits scheme and website as part of its rebranding exercise.Reward director Helen Jackson says the package is part of "an integrated in-depth campaign". Part of this has been a review of pension investment fund choices, and a booklet explaining the new choices ...
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Case Study: The International Union for Conservation of Nature
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world's largest professional global conservation network, which is headquartered in Switzerland, offers a wide range of funds to members of its contracted-in money purchase scheme.The scheme has been taken up by 28 of its 31 employees based in Cambridge, as well ...
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Case Study: Honda
Plain-speaking pensions communication has paid dividends at Honda. Jo Malone, benefits and wellbeing manager, says: "Pensions can be an area that associates find daunting because, generally, the information available on the web or in publications can be overwhelming. We provide straightforward and illustrative pension materials to help associates understand the ...
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Case Study: Molton Brown
Since launching its defined contribution pension scheme in April 2008, luxury cosmetics group Molton Brown has used a range of tactics to help its staff see the beauty of saving for retirement.The company, which has 712 employees in the UK, promoted its DC scheme through group presentations and one-to-one meetings. ...
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Case Study: Henry Boot
Case Study: Henry BootHenry Boot shares the burden Construction and property company Henry Boot granted a new set of options through its sharesave scheme last November to help motivate staff by giving them a stake in the business.The aim was also to help people who had taken part in a ...
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Case study: Adecco
Case Study: AdeccoRecruitment solutions company Adecco is reviewing its recognition schemes in light of the recession, with the aim of rewarding more employees for demonstrating company values or displaying outstanding performance.Previously, its schemes focused on rewarding top sales people with tangible rewards such as skiing trips. The company now wants ...
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Employer profile: Heinz
A radical change in its employee reward strategy has energised a product development push by food giant Heinz UK and Ireland, says Nicola Sullivan.Foods such as soup and baked beans often come into their own during tough economic times as consumers look for affordable, nutritious staples. Evidence that consumers are ...
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Case Study: Westminster City Council
Westminster City Council sees the management of sickness absence as a key business driver and keeps a close eye on its strategy to ensure it is as effective as possible.Involvement of line managers was identified as key. The council decided that sickness absence management information should be provided to line ...
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Case Study: Aunt Bessie's
Food manufacturer Aunt Bessie's employs 500 staff and, until 2004, had struggled to achieve a return on investment with a manually-administered absence management system.It now uses a system in which staff call in to an automated voice-prompted line if they are going to be absent. The system removes the need ...
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Employee benefits at Yorkshire Building Society
Yorkshire Building Society has managed to steer clear of the wreckage surrounding the financial sector. FD Andrew Gosling explains how to Clare BettelleyYorkshire Building Society’s senior management team has agreed to forego its 2008 bonuses. Andrew Gosling, the society’s finance director and one of four executive directors in the team, ...
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Employer profile: Easyjet
Budget airline Easyjet is navigating economic turbulence by keeping costs under control, and that philosophy extends to its employee benefits, says Tom Washington.It is hard to miss budget airlines. Their bargain-basement prices and in-your-face marketing campaigns have not only made the likes of Easyjet and Ryanair household names, but have ...
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Parity revamps benefits technology
Introducing a flexible benefits scheme gave IT firm Parity the opportunity to revamp the technology behind its perks.Before introducing flex, Parity relied on Excel spreadsheets to administer perks and HR managers had to manage staff data manually. Sarah Cook, HR director, says: “We can all go in and instantly see ...
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Case study: Nationwide looks to choice
Case study: Nationwide looks to choiceNationwide Building Society optimises the value of its benefits package by keeping its offering fresh for staff and promoting certain perks at key times.When communicating benefits during its flex enrolment period at the end of last year, for example, it focused attention on the discounted ...
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Employer profile: TUI Travel
TUI Travel set itself tight timescales to harmonise benefits for staff following a merger, despite the tough economic climate, says Nicola SullivanTimes are tough for the UK travel industry. Last year, it appeared as though the holiday was over for many travel firms and airlines, which were faced with issues ...
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Case Study: Tesco
Tesco recognises the varying needs of its 280,000-strong workforce by targeting workers approaching retirement and graduates fresh out of university with tailored information.It holds approximately 25 pre-retirement seminars a year, which include speaker presentations, question and answer (Q&A) sessions and opportunities for one-to-one meetings with an independent financial adviser.Together these ...
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Case Study: Simply Health Group
The Simply Health Group tailored savings provision to better suit its varied 1,200-strong workforce after realising that staff were not joining its group personal pension (GPP) scheme due to other priorities.To provide an alternative, the healthcare firm launched schemes to help staff save for a home or pay off student ...
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Case Study: Kellogg's feeds family focus
Kellogg's offers a number of family-friendly perks to its workforce.Ahead of last year's legal changes, Kellogg's carried out a review of its maternity policy.It already offered a generous package, with women on maternity leave receiving 18 weeks on full pay followed by 21 weeks on statutory maternity pay.Dave Lowe, compensation ...
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Case Study: Abbey
As a financial institution, Abbey regards financial education as being paramount to the wellbeing of its 16,000 employees, particularly during the current economic climate.It is planning to launch a workplace financial education programme to help staff cope with the credit crunch, following on from an initiative built around its sharesave ...
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Employer profile: T-Mobile
In the fast-paced, highly competitive telecommunications industry, T-Mobile is shaping its perks to attract and keep the brightest talent, says Nicola SullivanAs the UK’s fourth-largest mobile phone network operator based on revenue, T-Mobile is holding its own in what is a fast-paced competitive marketplace. During its 15 year history, the ...
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Case Study: PricewaterhouseCoopers' expatriate healthcare benefits
At any one time, global business services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has about 3,500 expat employees working in countries all over the world. Most are based in the UK, the US, Australia and Canada, but growing numbers are venturing into the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and ...