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    Yorkshire Building Society prefers cash over cars

    2006-10-01T00:00:01Z

    Case Study: Yorkshire Building SocietyBuild in reduced admin Yorkshire Building Society has had a cash allowance scheme in place since 1998.Mary Blackwell, supplies manager at the organisation, believes the reduction in admin is the key advantage of the scheme. “It certainly is easier to administer, we obviously have more to ...

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    Majority of Procter & Gamble staff take advantage of share scheme

    2006-10-01T00:00:01Z

    Case study: Procter & GambleProcter & Gamble employees were first encouraged to buy company shares in the US during the mid nineteenth century.The share habit quickly spread across the Atlantic and today the vast majority of P&G's 4,500 UK staff take advantage of a scheme under which they can spend ...

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    BSkyB opts for outsourced admin

    2006-10-01T00:00:01Z

    Case study: BSkyBBSkyB launched its salary sacrifice scheme, Sky Choices, in March 2005. It offers 11,000 employees a home computing scheme, bicycles and childcare vouchers.Dev Raval, group head of reward, started by considering two options - a one-stop shop provider that could perform the admin for the whole scheme and ...

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    Employer Profile: Malmaison

    2006-09-30T23:00:00Z

    Article in fullHistorically, the hotel industry is not known for its leading-edge approach to reward. However, increasing competition both for staff and customers coupled with a typically high level of employee turnover and the need for organisations to grow and expand has prompted many employers in the sector to take ...

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    Employer profile - DTZ

    2006-08-31T23:00:00Z

    As DTZ approaches its first renewal period, the firm’s flexible benefits scheme has taken on a crucial role in the bid to retain employees, says Jamin RobertsonArticle in fullWhen global real estate advisory firm DTZ rolled out a flexible benefits scheme in September last year, expectations that staff would embrace ...

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    Employer Profile: Carphone Warehouse

    2006-08-31T23:00:00Z

    From its standing start in 1989, the Carphone Warehouse has been keen to retain its small company perks, but has had to adapt to recruit staff to support its move into new business areas, says Debbie LovewellArticle in fullCarphone Warehouse has come a long way since its first store was ...

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    Employer Profile: Britvic

    2006-07-31T23:00:00Z

    As part of Britvic’s aim to include all staff in perks, auto-enrolment has helped to boost take-up of it’s pension scheme, says Nick GoldingArticle in fullBritvic’s head office in Chelmsford is notoriously hard to find. So having arrived without so much as a glance at a map, I felt somewhat ...

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    Capita Group dedicated to communicating share schemes to staff

    2006-07-01T15:45:28Z

    Case Study: Capita GroupProfessional services and outsourcing company Capita Group has offered a sharesave scheme since 2000 and a share incentive plan since 2002. It uses a range of methods to educate its employees about its share schemes, including mailing booklets to their home addresses, hosting presentations and putting information ...

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    Royal Bank of Scotland uses flex to engage employees

    2006-07-01T15:38:00Z

    Case study: The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)RBS offers a flexible benefits scheme as part of a total reward offering. It believes the package plays an important part in engaging employees. Staff can spend their base salary, benefits funding (if they are entitled to any) and bonuses on a range ...

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    3UK is using technology to communicate benefits to staff

    2006-07-01T15:28:49Z

    Case study: 3UKPhone company 3UK has moved with the fast pace of technology, incorporating a pensions modelling tool into its benefits system for staff. Andy Wiles, director of reward, explains: "When you have a group personal pension (GPP) it is important to provide staff with as much information as possible. ...

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    Lloyds uses flex to engage staff

    2006-07-01T15:22:00Z

    Lloyds TSB’s flexible benefits package, Flavours, has had a positive impact on employee engagement. Elizabeth Yates, manager of compensation and benefits, says: “I think because we offer a benefits package where people can have a say in how they are rewarded it has a positive impact on employee engagement levels.”Lloyds ...

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    Compass Group runs internal accreditation programmes for staff

    2006-07-01T15:11:35Z

    Case study: Compass GroupFood service company Compass Group has put itself forward for accreditation schemes sporadically over the past few years. It also runs internal accreditation programmes within the company for its 75,000 staff.Although some employers feel obliged to continue their involvement with these schemes, Compass Group does not believe ...

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    Volvo offers EAP perk to staff

    2006-07-01T00:00:01Z

    Case study: Volvo Cars UKVolvo Cars UK, based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, has made an EAP available to staff since 1993. More than 250 employees and their families have access to the scheme, allowing them to take advantage of telephone and face-to-face counselling.Janet Burr, human resources manager at Volvo Cars, says: ...

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    Employer Profile - Enviros

    2006-06-30T23:00:00Z

    Tailoring benefits to suit an organisation's workforce can be key to its success in a tough recruitment market, but Debbie Lovewell unearths a company where its perks meet environmental goalsArticle in fullOnce upon a time, environmental issues were seen primarily as the domain of sandal-wearing hippies or extreme activists such ...

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    Loyalty Management Group nails down benefits admin costs

    2006-06-01T15:15:26Z

    †Loyalty Management Group, the consumer loyalty firm behind the Nectar card, rolled out a cost-neutral tax-efficient flexible benefits programme to its 180 staff in January. Gabrielle de Wardener, HR director, was not faced with any unexpected costs following its implementation, because any extras were covered by savings made by switching ...

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    Mitsubishi UFJ Securities has success with salary sacrifice

    2006-06-01T15:13:43Z

    Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International launched a flexible benefits scheme at the beginning of the year. With a large proportion of its perks being offered through salary sacrifice, it directed employees to an online terms and conditions form outlining the rules. This forced staff to read about the implications of salary ...

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    John Lewis Partnership's voluntary benefit offering

    2006-06-01T14:46:46Z

    Case study: John Lewis PartnershipWhen the John Lewis Partnership redesigned and relaunched its voluntary benefits package, Partner Choice, a year ago, it took the unusual step of including speed dating in the scheme. Far from being offered as a gimmick to grab people's interest, it was what a large proportion ...

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    Capita Services company's voluntary benefits scheme

    2006-06-01T14:13:36Z

    Case Study: Capita Services companyCapita, which has 25,000 employees went live with its voluntary benefits scheme, Capita Value, in November 2005. Bridget Green, HR director, says: "We introduced the scheme because the previous offering was not perceived by staff to represent good value. There was a limited choice [of options] ...

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    Nationwide uses accreditation for recruitment

    2006-06-01T13:59:53Z

    Case study: Nationwide Building SocietyNationwide Building Society is involved with both the Investors in People standard and The Sunday Times' 100 best companies to work for, and came top in the newspaper's best big companies list in 2001.Tom Harvey, head of internal communications, says it is keen to participate. "100% ...

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    Neal's Yard voluntary benefits reflect its organic approach

    2006-06-01T13:53:30Z

    Case study: Neal's Yard RemediesAt Neal's Yard Remedies, many of its voluntary benefits have been selected to reflect the company's holistic, organic approach to health.These include a range of discounted therapies, such as shiatsu and aromatherapy, massages, yoga classes, and the use of company bikes. Elizabeth Smith, HR director, says: ...