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Case StudiesAccord Healthcare UK focuses on bringing employees together
Pharmaceutical company Accord Healthcare has had a busy pandemic. Accord, which employs 1,200 people in the UK, supplies medicines to the NHS. The organisation manages every step of the process, from buying the raw products through to manufacturing and distributing medication.Production went up in the early days of the pandemic, ...
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Case StudiesZurich UK supports employees' financial wellbeing with education platforms
Insurer Zurich UK uses a number of financial education measures to support its 4,500 employees, and has promoted their use during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic to help employees better understand their financial situations and options available to them.Zurich began working with Lifeworks in October 2019 in order to give employees ...
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Case StudiesSiemens uses effective communication to keep employees informed of their benefits
Technology organisation Siemens promotes its benefits offering to potential and current employees as much as possible to ensure that they are aware of what is available to them, and how they can make any amendments to their package.The package is promoted on both internal and external job adverts, and more ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Direct Insurance Group
The benefits offered by Direct Insurance Group:PensionGroup personal pension scheme for all employees with employer-matched contributions up to 10%.Healthcare and wellbeingEmployer-funded private medical insurance for all employees and their family members.Employer-funded group income protection at four-times salary.Discounted gym membership.Nutritional talks.One free personal training session per week.Fruit delivered three times a ...
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Case StudiesDirect Insurance Group supports employee wellbeing through engagement initiatives
Direct Insurance Group started life as a small, family-built business in 1996 with a handful of staff. It quickly grew considerably to an organisation of 147 employees and achieved its ambition of gaining Lloyds accreditation.The fast growth and expansion of employee numbers placed a bigger focus on the people side ...
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Case StudiesUniversity of Lincoln launches financial wellbeing website during Covid-19 pandemic
Financial education for employees has always been a top priority for the University of Lincoln. At the height of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the organisation launched a new portal to ensure that employees have access to sources of financial education during this time of uncertainty.The website, Lifechoice, was launched in ...
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Case StudiesStarling Bank motivates staff using an employee share scheme
Digital, mobile-only financial organisation Starling Bank motivates and rewards its 800 employees by awarding them shares in the business through a share incentive plan (Sip). All employees based in its London, Southampton, Cardiff and Dublin offices have been allocated an equal conditional share award, regardless of seniority or role, as ...
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Case StudiesDrewberry uses one-to-one communication to support employees' mental wellbeing
Financial advisor Drewberry is ensuring all of its 35 employees have access to mental health support while they are working remotely.Line managers are tasked with checking in on their team members every couple of days to make sure they are coping well and to look out for any signs of ...
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Case StudiesBNP Paribas' pension scheme manages risk through employee communication
The BNP Paribas pension scheme is a mastertrust set up in 2014, formed from legacy schemes that date back to 1987. It has over 20,000 members, of whom 8,000 are active.Ten UK BNP Paribas companies participate, with varying contribution levels. The organisation operates a pensions committee to manage the scheme’s ...
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Case StudiesRomero Insurance Brokers supports employees on their return to the office
Insurer Romero Insurance Brokers has introduced steps for its 180 employees to return to its Leeds office, and ensure that their safety and wellbeing are supported.Romero’s risk management team announced that the situation was safe enough for employees to return to work starting from 15 June 2020.The organisation has created ...
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Case StudiesColt Technology Services introduces wide-ranging support initiatives for employees
At the start of the global Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, telecommunications firm Colt Technology Services launched a range of initiatives to support its 5,000 employees. The organisation quickly realised that it had within its means ways of assisting its employees through a hugely challenging time.Rob Green, vice president of reward, says: ...
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Case StudiesSevern Trent Water focuses on health and wellbeing benefits during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond
Water supplier Severn Trent Water is putting the health and wellbeing of its 6,786 employees at the forefront of its strategy during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation has a digital GP service in place, but did not want to see the usage of this service rise, and looked at preventive ...
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Case StudiesDechert introduces recognition schemes during Covid-19
Global law firm Dechert has put in place recognition initiatives across its whole business to support employees during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.The organisation launched 'A Day to Thrive' scheme, which gives employees an extra day of annual leave this year to recognise everyone for their efforts during this challenging time.With ...
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Case StudiesInternational SOS recognises employees' achievements amid Covid-19 pandemic
Global medical and travel security services organisation International SOS has publicly recognised all of its its employees by featuring them in a special edition of its monthly newsletter, 'celebrating our heroes’ during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.Employees from across Europe were featured in the March 2020 edition, which was sent out ...
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Case StudiesTata Consultancy Services supports global workforce with remote wellbeing resources
IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services employs around 448,000 people around the world, of which 19,000 work across the UK and Ireland, based in the organisation’s offices and those of its clients. Ramkumar Chandrasekaran, HR director in the UK and Ireland, says: “When the threat of the pandemic started to ...
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Case StudiesAvo Consulting introduces pulse surveys to understand employee engagement
To prepare for future engagement challenges and ensure employees receive the best employment experience, Norwegian firm Avo Consulting has been harnessing feedback during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic to be used in its decision-making processes.Within two weeks of the Norweigan government announcing lockdown measures, Avo Consulting conducted its first survey, through ...
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Case StudiesHighways England ensures employees have ease of access to benefits platforms
In 2019, Highways England introduced an online benefits platform and recognition scheme to offer employees a straightforward, integrated portal which presents all their benefits in one place.The platform and the recognition scheme, both provided by Xexec, are integrated through one landing page, which was a key point for Highways England ...
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Case StudiesSantander offers employees extensive wellbeing support without overstepping boundaries
Banking group Santander UK offers its 23,500 employees wellbeing support across four key areas: physical, mental, social and financial.Offering employees access to a wide range of support is how Santander makes sure its staff have everything they need, when they most need it, without straying too far into people’s personal ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by the Landmark London
The benefits offered by the Landmark London:PensionsA group stakeholder pension for senior managers and a mastertrust arrangement for all other employees. Employer contributions range from 3% to 12% depending on seniority, with 5% contribution from the employee.Healthcare and wellbeingEmployer-funded private medical insurance senior managers.Health cash plan offering eyecare and dental ...
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Case StudiesThe Landmark London adapts benefits to support staff through pandemic
The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has presented some challenges for the Landmark London Hotel in how to support the health and wellbeing of its employees.Prior to the crisis, the hotel ran many of its initiatives in a face-to-face setting; now, with many employees either on furlough leave, working in small teams ...