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Case StudiesFreepik takes flexible approach to supporting working parents in Spain
European technology firm Freepik, which specialises in producing and distributing graphic and audio-visual resources, offers all of its employees with dependent children total flexibility with their time to balance childcare responsibilities with their work.The firm, which has 568 employees located across Spain, UK, Denmark and Colombia, reviews this on a ...
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Case StudiesTesco educates and supports staff through salary advance scheme
Supermarket chain Tesco supports the financial wellbeing of its workforce through a salary advance scheme in addition to regular pay rises and an extensive benefits proposition.The employer, which has 345,000 staff, initially trialled its salary advance scheme with 6,000 employees working in its large and convenience stores in Liverpool during ...
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Case StudiesBauer Media UK delivers on wellbeing promises
Media group Bauer Media UK has offered its around 1,700 employees mental wellbeing benefits and initiatives for many years, including a partnership with Mental Health First Aid England introduced in 2018 to train staff to become mental health first aiders.The group, which employs 16,000 employees across the 13 countries it ...
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Case StudiesFlaunt Digital raises awareness of retirement planning through pensions communication
Pensions are not usually at the forefront of the minds of young employees, yet early engagement with the subject could make accruing sufficient retirement funds much more likely.Digital marketing firm Flaunt Digital provides pensions education and information for its 30-strong workforce whose average age is 30. The Leeds-based firm recently ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Atradius' reward strategy supports employees through cost-of-living crisis
Employee Benefits · Employee Benefits/Atradius podcasListen: In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Anne Middleton, head of HR for the UK and Ireland at Atradius, details how the organisation supports its employees' financial and mental wellbeing during difficult economic times.The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the need for the trade credit ...
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Case StudiesBenefits on offer at Atradius
Pension and group riskTrust-based defined contribution pension with 12% employer, 3% employee minimum contributions.Additional voluntary contributions.Group income protection benefit that pays 75% up to state retirement age.Life assurance at 10-times salary.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance (PMI), subsidised for all employees. Employees pay £30 per month for individual cover and up ...
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Case StudiesSThree ensures it offers multi-faith support in the workplace
With a diverse workforce, recruitment firm SThree has taken steps to ensure it is able to support staff from different faiths.During Ramadan, employees who are fasting can take advantage of the organisation's flexible-working policy, which means people can choose both the hours they work and where they work from. Gemma ...
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Case StudiesFujitsu focuses on achieving pay parity through diversity and equity measures
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic and economic downturn, IT service provider Fujitsu prioritised efforts to make gender pay improvements as part of its equality and equity approach.The organisation, which employs more than 7,000 UK employees, has published its gender pay gap report since 2017 and its ethnicity pay gap report ...
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Case StudiesWavemaker UK offers mental health first aiders support and guidance
Global media agency Wavemaker, which employs 430 staff at its London and Manchester offices, introduced mental health first aiders to the business in 2019.The selected employees were publicised to the rest of the organisation with physical posters in common areas to ensure everyone knew their names and contact information, as ...
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Case StudiesBirmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust offers valuable parental support
More than 8,200 babies are born each year at Birmingham Women’s Hospital, making it one of the busiest single site maternity units in the UK. Raffaela Goodby, chief people officer at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust, explains: “We wanted to ensure that our staff felt as supported as the ...
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Case StudiesDeloitte gives staff control with flexible pension policy
In October 2022, professional services firm Deloitte introduced a flexible pension policy that gave its 22,000 UK employees more control over their finances, while still centring the importance of retirement savings.The policy allows staff to receive a cash payment in place of their pension contributions, in order to help people ...
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Case StudiesJerba Campervans values individual contribution to business success
Manufacturer of Volkswagen campervans Jerba Campervans, which employs 15 members of staff, chooses to recognise its workforce as a whole rather than as individuals or teams.The firm is 100% employee-owned, and as a result of its employee ownership trust (EOT), pays each member of staff an income tax-free financial bonus ...
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Case StudiesUnderstanding Recruitment recognises team and individual success
Technology recruitment firm Understanding Recruitment recognises its employees' achievements by offering a variety of rewards to boost engagement.The organisation, which has 85 members of staff based in St Albans, England, offers its employees breaks away to recognise strong performance and the achievement of targets. Every other year, the employer takes ...
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Case StudiesGlobalData uses share schemes to boost global cohesion
In August 2022, 146 employees of industry intelligence firm GlobalData benefitted from an £82 million pay-out from its share option scheme, which was originally formed in 2010 and had remained open to entrants until December 2020.In 2019 and 2021, GlobalData built on the success of its 2010 scheme, creating two ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Eden Hotel Collection launches holistic wellbeing strategy to support staff
Employee Benefits · Employee Benefits/Eden Hotel Collection PodcastListen: The Eden Hotel Collection has adapted its benefits proposition to ensure it is doing all it can to support employees during the current cost-of-living crisis. After a financial wellbeing survey in 2022, the organisation launched a holistic wellbeing strategy focused around money, ...
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Case StudiesBenefits on offer at the Eden Hotel Collection
The benefits offered by the Eden Hotel Collection:Pension Group personal pension for all employees, with a 5% employee and 3% employer contribution.Healthcare and wellbeing Health cash plan for all employees, employee-paid. Includes cash back for dentist and optician appointments, for example. Wellbeing platform.Wellbeing champions.Mental health first aiders.Wagestream financial wellbeing ...
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Case StudiesIngenuity starts with the basics of pension scheme investment communication
When it comes to communicating to employees about pension scheme investing, Gary Douglas, finance director of new business agency Ingenuity, is of the firm belief that you must get the basics right first.Ingenuity, which employs just under 80 people, has historically had quite a young staff body. Accordingly, pensions were ...
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Case StudiesMitie focuses on front-line reward as cost-of-living crisis mounts
Strategic outsourcing and energy services business Mitie has tight margins, but still sees the importance of protecting and supporting front-line staff during difficult periods, meaning it has to focus on benefits that are affordable for the business, but make a real difference to employees.Jasmine Hudson, chief people officer at Mitie, ...
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Case StudiesUK Power Networks prevents burnout with refreshed mental wellbeing support
Electricity distributor UK Power Networks, which operates across London, the South East and East of England, avoids employee burnout and fatigue by carefully looking after staff and ensuring they stay safe working in challenging conditions and on shift rotas.The business, which employs 5,500 people, makes a point of being ready ...
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Case StudiesPhoebus Software offers comprehensive wellbeing benefits to prevent burnout
Banking technology solutions business Phoebus Software strives to prevent sickness and potential burnout through its enhanced health and wellbeing benefits offering.The business, which currently employs 132 members of staff, provides private medical insurance (PMI) and a wellbeing choice benefit of £350 per annum to support individual employees' wellbeing needs. The ...