Case studies – Page 63

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    Case study: Deloitte's onsite perks add up

    2012-03-05T00:00:00Z

    Deloitte’s London campus has a variety of onsite facilities for staff, including a gym, a health suite with doctors and dentists, a beauty therapist, a masseuse, a physiotherapist and a variety of restaurants and coffee bars.Stevan Rolls, UK head of HR at Deloitte, says: “That package is the kind of ...

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    Case study: Boots targets feel-good factor

    2012-03-05T00:00:00Z

    A key part of Boots UK's business strategy is to create a good place to work. Stephen Lehane, HR director at Boots UK, says: "Our purpose is to champion everyone's right to feel good, which we take seriously, not just for our customers, but also our colleagues."Boots' annual Great place ...

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    Case study: Axa seeks to ensure employee happiness

    2012-03-05T00:00:00Z

    Insurance firm Axa offers a raft of measures to help cultivate staff wellbeing within its UK division.Sonia Wolsley-Cooper, human resources director at Axa UK, says: "I think there is a huge responsibility on both parties for wellbeing and happiness. Clearly, organisations have to accept that people spend an awful lot ...

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    Case study: Snowboarding spurs extra effort at IntaPeople

    2012-03-05T00:00:00Z

    Recruitment firm IntaPeople decided to retain the annual team reward for its sales force to get them to go the extra mile in challenging times for the recruitment industry.By closely aligning the reward - a sales conference and snowboarding holiday in France - with the strength of performance shown by ...

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    EB Summit: CSC grounds corporate wrap in financial education

    2012-03-01T00:00:01Z

    CSC focused on financial education as the basis for its corporate wrap when it was launched two years ago.Speaking in a panel debate entitled ‘Holistic approaches to workplace saving – new era or false dawn?’ at the Employee Benefits Pensions and Workplace Savings Summit 2012 on 9 March, Jenny Davidson, ...

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    Case study: E.On empowers staff through financial education

    2012-03-01T00:00:01Z

    Energy firm E.On has used the government-backed Money Advice Service (MAS) (see interview with Stuart Bailey of MAS) to provide various types of financial education for its workforce for around four years.Ant Donaldson, senior specialist employee benefits UK, says: “I think it is a great resource. It is very low ...

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    Mouchel engineers a good deal on perks

    2012-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Consultancy and engineering services group Mouchel ensures that its benefits package remains competive through effective provider management.Kate Moore, benefit adviser, says: “We use Thomsons Online Benefits for our risk and healthcare brokerage, as well as for sourcing new benefits, carrying out a voluntary benefits review at renewal, and updating us ...

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    Brokers help Henmans lay down law to benefits providers

    2012-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Strong relationships with brokers help law firm Henmans get the most from its benefits providers. The Oxford-based law firm uses brokers for its insurance benefits, pensions and employee assistance programme (EAP), but sources childcare vouchers directly.Viv Matthews, head of HR, says: “We have one main contact with our broker for ...

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    Case study: Home Group opens door to staff savings through voluntary benefits

    2012-02-06T00:00:00Z

    About 60% of housing provider Home Group's 4,000-plus employees have signed up to the organisation's Open Door Rewards scheme since it was launched in May 2010.The voluntary benefits programme, provided by Asperity Employee Benefits, enables all staff to access a range of perks online, including discounts and savings at major ...

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    Case study: Existing DC pension scheme is fine at Thomas Miller

    2012-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Thomas Miller, a boutique insurance business that manages other insurers, runs a defined contribution (DC) scheme with 340 active and 185 deferred members.Grant Lore, group pensions director, says: "A decision has been taken in principle to use the existing DC scheme to meet auto-enrolment requirements. In fact, the scheme has ...

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    3663 seeks a culture change

    2012-02-06T00:00:00Z

    Food distributor 3663 is encouraging its employees to excel in customer service as the economy struggles, says Tynan BartonAs the cost of food and fuel has risen steadily in recent years, food distribution company 3663 has faced challenges, with more to come. In the current economic climate, the foodservice firm’s ...

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    Case study: Cash plan eases PMI excesses at Gallagher Heath

    2012-02-01T00:00:01Z

    Gallagher Heath uses a health cash plan to cover some of the excess from its private medical insurance (PMI) scheme.Only 340 senior employees at the insurance broker and risk management firm are members of its employer-paid PMI scheme, provided by WPA via a healthcare trust. But since October 2008, all ...

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    Case study: Kids Allowed staff get helping hand from cash plan

    2012-02-01T00:00:01Z

    Last June, Cheshire-based childcare firm Kids Allowed set up an employer-paid cash plan for its 200 staff.Carla Rodgers, HR manager at Kids Allowed, says: "We do not pay sick pay, but we wanted to look after the wellbeing of our staff. It is a strenuous job."The organisation pays £1 per ...

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    Case study: Barhale builds flexibility into health cash plan

    2012-02-01T00:00:01Z

    Construction company Barhale has built a health cash plan from scratch to suit its workforce.The firm offers its 600 senior staff a private medical insurance (PMI) scheme, but it has also introduced Westfield Health's Mosaic cash plan, using intermediary PMI Health, to provide healthcare benefits for its 400 weekly-paid staff.The ...

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    Case study: FirstGroup stays on schedule for pension reforms

    2012-01-03T10:00:00Z

    ?To prepare for auto-enrolment, FirstGroup is making changes to its pension arrangements and focusing on employee engagement.The company’s staging date is April 2013, when staff will be auto-enrolled into a new defined contribution (DC) scheme offering phased contributions which will reach 5% for both employer and employee. Until then, new ...

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    Case study: Sporting challenge is a winner at John Lewis

    2012-01-03T00:00:00Z

    Chris Husbands is a fitness adviser in the sports department at the Oxford Street branch of John Lewis.Specialising in large fitness equipment, he is part of a team of four who advise customers on fitness and explain how to get the most out of the store’s products.Husbands has been with ...

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    Case study: London Overground on track with Olympic benefits

    2012-01-03T00:00:00Z

    London Overground Railway Operations, run on behalf of Transport for London, will be heavily affected by the Olympic and Paralympic Games because it runs trains into Stratford.Darren Hockaday, HR director at London Overground, says: “We know there could be 800,000 extra people in London during the Olympics, and 80% of ...

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    Case study: McDonald's staff to serve at Olympic Park

    2012-01-03T00:00:00Z

    McDonald’s Restaurants is the official restaurant of London 2012 and the presenting partner of its Games Makers volunteer programme.The restaurant chain will have four restaurants in the Olympic Park, staffed by 1,900 employees. To determine which of its 85,000 UK staff will work at the park, McDonald’s held its Olympic ...

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    Case study: Cisco ring-fences engagement around Olympics

    2012-01-03T00:00:00Z

    Cisco, the official network infrastructure provider for London 2012, has created an employee engagement programme that covers four areas – fun, pride, health and wellbeing, and global awareness – known as the Olympic Rings.The four rings will comprise 12 initiatives, which are open to Cisco’s 2,500 staff in the UK ...

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    Case study: Mars international pension scheme has DC and DB flavours

    2012-01-03T00:00:00Z

    Mars, which manufactures brands such as Pedigree, Dove and Snickers, set up an international pension scheme for its globally mobile senior managers in 2008.The scheme, based on a design incorporating both a defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) pension, is in two parts. Employees put contributions into the DC ...