Case studies – Page 29
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by The Phoenix Group
The benefits offered by The Phoenix Group, excluding Standard Life Assurance:Pension and protectionFor auto-enrolment purposes, The Phoenix Group provides a defined contribution (DC) pension scheme, matching employee contributions up to 5%. From April 2019, employees contribute a minimum of 2% of their base salary and the organisation contributes 5%, in ...
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Case StudiesSiemens changes pension structure ahead of 2019’s auto-enrolment increases
Ahead of the auto-enrolment minimum contribution changes in April 2019, global technology organisation Siemens amended its defined contribution (DC) structure with a view to creating behavioural change.Siemens, which employs 15,000 staff in the UK overall, 11,000 of whom are enrolled in the pension scheme, now offers enhanced matching contributions based ...
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Case StudiesAuth0 uses technology to build relationship culture among remote staff
Authentication and authorisation platform Auth0 is a rapidly growing organisation. In 2018 alone, it went from approximately 200 members of staff to around 430, and by the end of 2019 there are plans to increase this number to 600.Auth0 has five offices, situated in Buenos Aires, London, Washington, Tokyo and ...
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Case StudiesEvoluted uses a local accountancy firm to keep abreast of pensions change
Sheffield-based digital marketing organisation Evoluted specialises in bespoke web development and digital design. It was founded in 2006 and currently employs 27 staff.The organisation originally implemented a group stakeholder pension scheme for employees, but with the introduction of auto-enrolment in October 2012 came a slew of challenges revolving around communication ...
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Case StudiesUK Power Networks clearly communicates salary sacrifice rules to employees
When it comes to salary sacrifice, electricity distribution organisation UK Power Networks has traditionally been risk averse from a tax perspective, according to Steve Remnant, head of reward and HR services. This means that the government’s moves to limit salary-based benefits have had limited day-to-day impact.“I think that, overall, employers ...
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Case StudiesAdmiral Group supports employees financially to lower stress and boost performance
Insurer Admiral Group has approximately 7,500 employees, predominantly based in Cardiff and working in roles ranging from customer service through to technical support. It has a relatively young workforce, with an average age in the early 30s, roughly equally split between men and women.The organisation bases its benefits strategy around ...
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Case StudiesWelcome Break uses multiple channels to inform employees of core benefits
With a workforce of 5,500 employees spread across 29 locations and 350 different business units, Welcome Break has to use various communication methods to keep staff up-to-date with benefits information.The motorway services operator has an offline workforce of around 85% to 90%, and cannot rely on emails alone. Nicola Marshall, ...
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Case StudiesYMCA Greater Charlotte uses mobile app to connect with staff in times of uncertainty
The YMCA of Greater Charlotte, North Carolina, employs approximately 5,000 people, across 19 full-sized branches and two year-round overnight camps. The majority are part-time staff running programmes, such as working with children, running sports activities or teaching swimming lessons.Previously, when changes occurred or during periods of uncertainty, the organisation relied ...
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Case StudiesSevern Trent Water places strong focus on health and wellbeing of employees
Severn Trent Water has positioned its benefits strategy to place a strong focus on the health, wellbeing and engagement of its 6,500 UK and Ireland-based employees.The organisation launched a virtual GP service in December 2018, available through its health cash plan and its contractual private medical insurance (PMI), in order ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Severn Trent Water
The benefits offered by Severn Trent Water:Pension, protection and payA defined contribution (DC) pension scheme for all employees, offering 2:1 matching contributions and a maximum 15% employer contribution.Group income protection, available for all staff on an employer-funded basis. This operates on a phased reduction model: once an employee's sick pay ...
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Case StudiesPWC applies a growth mindset approach to employee resilience
In 2011, professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) believed that, although its wellbeing approach offered guidance and resources to help when employees were unwell, not enough was being done around changing behaviours and staying well.It shifted to a focus on resilience, which meant applying a growth mindset and considering how employees ...
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Case StudiesUniversity of Lincoln's employees engage with local community as part of CSR agenda
For the University of Lincoln, involvement with the community is the central focus for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda; its 2,000 employees have access to a bank of 150 'give-back days' a year, to use however they see fit in order to promote a positive local impact.Rosie Damarell, reward ...
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Case StudiesBrewDog uses pawternity leave to support wellbeing of young workforce
Multinational brewery and pub chain BrewDog introduced its 'pawternity' leave policy in February 2017 for 1,600 global employees; the scheme aims to support the wellbeing of its young workforce, while simultaneously aligning to the organisation's brand.The policy, which can be used on one occasion during an employee's career at BrewDog, ...
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Case StudiesBullingberg implements a fatigue management plan to support mental wellbeing
Two years ago, male cosmetics brand Bullingberg implemented a plan to address the issue of fatigue and improve the mental wellbeing of its 11 employees.HR manager Georgina Rodrigez says: “We see a direct correlation between the finalisation of a big project or a tight deadline and a dip immediately afterwards ...
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Case StudiesYorkshire Water provides mental health first aid within occupational health package
Water supply and treatment organisation Yorkshire Water is rolling out in-house, mandatory mental health first aid training among its 3,700 employees, including managers and directors, in order to give staff and leaders greater confidence in addressing concerns at work.The two-day, face-to-face courses were first implemented in March 2015 and form ...
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Case StudiesSilverbean uses occupational health to support its wellbeing strategy
Digital marketing agency Silverbean has offices in Newcastle and Teesside, employing a team of 65 people, and growing. Since launching in 2002, the organisation has made occupational health a key focus of its overall employee wellbeing strategy.Chief operating officer Damian Hall says: “As a fast-growing agency, wellbeing has always been ...
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Case StudiesLothian's occupational health service provides valuable employee data
Lothian is the UK’s largest municipal bus firm, carrying around 120 million customers per year. It is one of Edinburgh's biggest employers, with more than 2,500 staff, around 1,800 of whom are drivers.In 2018, Lothian started working with Health Shield’s occupational health service. From the outset, the organisation saw the ...
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Case StudiesAnglian Water uses diverse communications to reach urban and rural employees
Anglian Water’s 5,000 UK employees are split roughly in half, between office staff in Huntingdon, Peterborough and Lincoln, and site-based and remote employees across the east of England.This poses a specific problem because the experience at head office is vastly different to that of an employee at an operational site, ...
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Case StudiesSunrise Senior Living puts recognition at the heart of its benefits strategy
Private residential and nursing care home business Sunrise Senior Living centres its benefits strategy around peer-to-peer and top-down recognition, aligned with its business goals and principles of service.Primarily, this is achieved through the organisation’s Heart and Soul programme, which encourages its 5,000 UK-based employees to recognise colleagues that go over ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Sunrise Senior Living
The benefits offered by Sunrise Senior Living: Pension, protection and payA defined contribution (DC) pension scheme for all employees, delivered through a master trust. Contribution levels vary depending on seniority.Income protection is available for salaried employees on an employer-funded basis. This pays up to 70% of their basic salary for ...