Case studies – Page 18
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Case StudiesUniversity of Lincoln supports staff with retirement planning
The University of Lincoln employs more than 2,000 workers in a range of both academic and professional roles and is one of the largest employers in the city of Lincoln.The university acknowledges that in academia, people can, and often do, work into their later years, and often receives requests from ...
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Case StudiesSalesforce puts health at the heart of hybrid working
Customer relationship management organisation Salesforce employs 75,000 people globally including several thousand in the UK and Ireland across a variety of customer-facing and global shared-services roles.Looking after all aspects of their health has always been important. Terri Moloney, senior director, employee success, at Salesforce, says: “We have a very diverse ...
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Case StudiesM&C Saatchi gets support message across to carers
In January this year global marketing firm M&C Saatchi introduced a programme of support for the carers among its workforce, including young adults.The organisation employs around 700 people in the UK and has partnered with childcare provider Bright Horizons to deliver the initiative nationwide.Annabel Mackie, managing partner at M&C Saatchi, ...
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Case StudiesLogistics firm Europa relaunches organisational values to staff
Logistics organisation Europa has several organisational values that it believes are central to the way in which it treats employees, and what it expects in return. These include key principles such as driving out complexity, acting reasonably, creating a family spirit, and allowing people to ask so-called ‘dumb’ questions.The values ...
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Case StudiesReboot creates a glow with a four-day week
For Naomi and Shai Aharony, co-founders of online marketing business Reboot, the pandemic brought about a huge change in mindset.“We both came from very demanding jobs at American [organisations] where to leave your desk before 8pm was looked at in disgust,” says Shai.However, enforced home working during the lockdowns led ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: VMware establishes support benefits to prevent employee burnout
tynanbarton · VMware/Employee Benefits podcastListen: During the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, cloud computing firm VMware recognised the importance of supporting employees' wellbeing through its various benefits schemes.In this episode of the Employee Benefits podcast, Anthea Cassano, senior benefits consultant Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea), discusses the schemes the organisation ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by VMware
The benefits offered by VMware:Pension and group risk benefitsGroup personal pension plan available with salary sacrifice: 5% employee and 7% employer contribution or 7% employee and 10% employer contribution.Group life insurance as a core benefit at four-times base salary.Group income protection as a core benefit at 75% of base salary.Critical ...
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Case StudiesK2 drives sustainability through electric vehicle scheme
With sustainability a key focus for employee relocation firm K2 Corporate Mobility, electric vehicles were an obvious area to explore when the business sought to add to its benefits package.Andrew Hayward, chief financial officer, who oversaw the project, says: “We wanted to do something that would support our employees financially ...
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Infographic: Future of work in numbers
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Case StudiesLaw firm TLT embraces ESG through electric vehicle scheme
In April 2021, law firm TLT launched an electric vehicle (EV) scheme as part of its employee benefits package via a salary sacrifice arrangement. Since then, the organisation, which employs 1,200 people, has seen a steady flow of orders.Maria Connolly, head of clean energy and real estate, and executive board ...
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Case StudiesThe Landmark London offers future-focused wellbeing and engagement support
The Landmark London is a five-star hotel based in central London that employs 300 members of staff.To encourage wellbeing and engagement among employees, the business offers a wide variety of initiatives that aim to suit everyone, whatever their circumstances happen to be.Nicola Forshaw, director of human resources at The Landmark ...
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Case StudiesTall Group of Companies ensures staff feel valued and recognised for their efforts
The Tall Group of Companies specialises in secure print and payments solutions including cheques, electronic payment processing and election ballot papers. It employs 135 people across its three sites in Runcorn, Hinkley and Lisburn, in roles ranging from manufacturing to IT systems development and software creation.The pandemic significantly affected the ...
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Case StudiesHays structures benefits provision to meet employee need
Hays keeps its benefits portfolio under constant review, with an extra focus throughout the year on finessing the offering ahead of the annual opening of the recruiter’s benefits portal every November.When she first joined the organisation, group head of reward Rosemary Lemon spent some time organising its employee benefits into ...
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Case StudiesAsos supports transitioning staff with policies and culture
Online fashion and cosmetics retailer Asos serves 26.7 million customers in more than 200 markets and in 10 languages. It employs about 3,800 members of staff, primarily from its head office in north London and customer care centre in Hertfordshire, as well as in Barnsley, Yorkshire; Lichfield, Birmingham; Berlin, Germany; ...
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Case StudiesThe benefits offered by Together Housing Group
The benefits offered by Together Housing Group:PensionLocal government pension schemes (LGPS) with varying employer contribution levels.Defined benefit (DB) scheme.Defined contribution (DC) salary sacrifice scheme with 3% or 5% employee contribution matched by 6% or10% employer contribution.Additional voluntary contributions (AVC’s) for LGPS offered on salary exchange basis.Healthcare and wellbeingLife assurance at ...
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Case StudiesPodcast: Together Housing Group ensures its benefits deliver value to employees
Listen: Housing association Together Housing Group recognises the importance of delivering value for money through its benefits provision. Emma Tomkinson, assistant director of people services, explains how vital the employee voice is in ensuring benefits are well utilised and appreciated.The employer has introduced a number of initiatives to ensure it ...
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Case StudiesAtom Bank maintains pay while operating hybrid working model
Atom Bank is one of many organisations that has embraced a hybrid working model without any plans to change its pay strategy. The Durham-based business has kept its office open, while allowing its 430 employees to choose whether they want to work remotely, and also recently introduced a four-day working ...
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Case StudiesKent County Council employees benefit from digital self-serve pay
Kent County Council, which has 9,500 non-school employees, decided to squeeze more value out of its existing Oracle HR software by offering self-service functionality for pay-related issues.For the employer, this automated a process that previously required dedicated staff to input information manually into a system and distribute paper forms and ...
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Case StudiesZego supports staff wellbeing with health-related leave policies
Zego, a commercial motor insurance provider founded in 2016, operates across the UK, Ireland, France, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands and currently has 536 employees.The business offers its staff a range of different health-related leave options, such as a sickness absence initiative that incorporates pregnancy sickness or loss; a sabbatical ...