Case studies – Page 28
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Case StudiesUniversity of St Andrews offers employees a range of sustainable travel options
Keen to support its employees with environmentally-friendly travel options, the University of St Andrews introduced an electric bike scheme in July 2018.Funded by Sestrans, the regional transport authority, the scheme allows employees to borrow an e-bike free of charge for up to 24 hours in order to make journeys during ...
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Case StudiesSunLife shares employee stories to ensure leadership buy-in for financial wellbeing
At insurers SunLife, which has 110 employees, financial wellbeing is one pillar of a broader health and wellbeing strategy that includes emotional and community wellness.To tackle financial wellbeing, the organisation sought to introduce an education programme that covered a variety of subjects, beyond the basics of pensions and retirement, to ...
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Case StudiesThames Water embeds mental health first aid in a culture of care
With 6,500 employees and up to 12,000 contractors, spread across 7,000 sites, public water supply and waste water treatment organisation Thames Water faces a considerable challenge when it comes to communication. Add to this the barriers that still exist when it comes to discussing mental health in the workplace, and ...
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Case StudiesDynamo uses its working environment to improve employees' mental wellbeing
Creating the right physical work environment for people with different needs can be challenging, but digital communications firm Dynamo proves that sometimes all it takes is simple touches and a culture of care.When it comes to considering how the physical space can affect wellness, Emma Cross, operations director at Dynamo, ...
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Case StudiesCharlton Morris uses employee surveys to tailor mental health workshops
Executive search firm Charlton Morris ensures that its mental health workshops are tailored to its millennial workforce by conducting staff surveys using its internal communications platform.The organisation, which has 63 employees all under the age of 35 across Denmark, the UK and the US, launched the workshops in April 2019 ...
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Case StudiesInspired Villages develops benefits programme in line with organisational values
Inspired Villages, which develops and operates luxury retirement villages, recently launched a reward and recognition programme for its 210 employees nationwide, to boost engagement and align staff to brand new organisational values.The programme, provided by Reward Gateway, went live on 23 April 2019 and combines both top-down and peer-to-peer recognition, ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Inspired Villages
The benefits offered by Inspired Villages:Pension, protection and payA defined contribution (DC) pension scheme is available for all staff through auto-enrolment; contributions are set at the statutory minimum of a monthly 5% from employees and 3% from the employer.Life insurance, at three times an employee’s base salary, is available on ...
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Case StudiesThe Taxback Group tailors health and wellbeing programme for 1,400 global employees
Global financial services organisation The Taxback Group has tailored its health and wellbeing programme, Group Life, to accommodate 1,400 employees based across 33 countries.Group Life originally launched in February 2017, during the organisation’s annual wellbeing week. The programme is structured around three pillars which form the basis for a yearly ...
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Case StudiesGoCompare uses enhanced policies and open communications to address care gaps
In April 2018, financial services comparison website GoCompare introduced enhanced parental leave policies for its 240 Wales-based employees, enabling those taking maternity, shared parental or adoption leave to receive up to nine months at full pay, and those taking paternity leave to take four weeks at full pay.A year on, ...
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Case StudiesBNP Paribas uses wearable technology to help staff tackle physical and mental stress
International banking group BNP Paribas uses wearable technology as part of its health screening process, to provide its 3,500 employees with personalised data to help them make healthy lifestyle choices and improve their physical and mental wellbeing.The wearable technology initiative, provided by Firstbeat, was launched two years ago as part ...
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Case StudiesStantec engages employees with user-friendly benefits platform
Design and delivery organisation Stantec has used an online benefits portal for around 12 years. Over that time, this has progressed from being a simple, page-based information site to a customisable, flexible and interactive platform.Sam Kitteringham, UK employee benefits manager, says: “An employee benefit platform has to be something that ...
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Case StudiesRSK employees use technology to track steps in pedometer challenge
Engineering and environmental consultancy RSK encourages employees to track their fitness activity through wearable technology and its self-service HR system.Each year since 2015, the organisation has run a four-week pedometer challenge, inviting employees from all global offices to take part. This year, the challenge launched at the beginning of May, ...
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Case StudiesWilliam Hill uses recognition to embed new employer brand and values
In February 2018, global betting and gaming organisation William Hill embraced a new set of organisational values. As part of the process of embedding these, the employer introduced a new system of recognition.William Hill comprises some 16,000 employees, globally, 12,000 of whom are based within its retail business in the ...
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Case StudiesVHR keeps benefits relevant in a time of rapid growth
Technical recruitment business VHR has grown rapidly over the past three years, and now employs 80 people. This means that the business must consider the benefits it provides to employees more carefully, says Emma Gaywood, HR adviser.VHR now surveys all staff twice a year, asking them to rate benefits in ...
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Case StudiesNationwide uses technology to engage employees with pension scheme
According to Amanda Innes, pensions communications manager at Nationwide, the introduction of a pensions dashboard can only be a good thing: “By having all their information under one roof, employees will be able to see at a glance what they’re in line to get, instead of just guessing."Nationwide has, in ...
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Case StudiesRoyal Mail delivers financial wellbeing focus to support employee health
Between March and April 2019, national postal and courier organisation Royal Mail introduced a focus on financial wellbeing to better support its 140,000 staff and mitigate the effects that financial difficulties could have on employees’ overall wellbeing.Ian Dockerill, employee share plans and benefits manager at Royal Mail, explains: “We were ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Royal Mail
The benefits offered by Royal Mail:Pensions, pay and group riskRoyal Mail's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme was closed to new members in March 2008 and new employees are provided with a defined contribution (DC) pension. The DB arrangement closed to future accrual in March 2018; members of this scheme have ...
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Case StudiesMediaCom treats diversity, inclusion and wellbeing as business essentials
In an industry that is traditionally predominantly white and middle class, media agency network MediaCom UK is striving to build a workforce that reflects the makeup of British society.Currently, its 1,400 employees, based across London, the north of England, Edinburgh and Dublin, are 54% female and 19% black, Asian and ...
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Case StudiesJohnsons of Whixley uses imaginative benefits to motivate employees
As one of the largest commercial nursery businesses in Europe, Johnsons of Whixley takes a flexible and imaginative approach to rewarding its workforce. Based between York and Harrogate, the organisation employs more than 90 members of staff, a number which can rise to nearly 200 during seasonal peaks, representing a ...
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Case StudiesThe Phoenix Group places wellbeing at the centre of benefits strategy
After an acquisition in September 2018 that saw life fund consolidator The Phoenix Group grow from 800 to around 4,300 employees in the UK, the organisation set out to ensure that benefits provisions are clearly aligned, and that there is a strong emphasis on employee wellbeing.Although the acquisition of Standard ...