PAID VOLUNTEERING AND THE EMPLOY

When business leaders and HR managers sit down to think about how to boost their employee value proposition, conversations turn to the three pillars of well-being – financial, physical, and mental – and the employee benefits available. Whilst these form the basis of a robust well-being and retention strategy, other things matter to your employees that may not immediately spring to mind.

Three-quarters of employees (77%) believe that employers should be supportive of their staff taking time to volunteer.

When you’re focused on mental health and supporting employees through the cost-of-living crisis, offering paid volunteering days as a benefit may not seem as important as something that may ease your employees’ burdens.

Indeed, if given a choice between a discount platform and paid volunteering days, in light of the current climate, financial savings may be the most popular choice. However, as part of your long-term retention and engagement strategies, paid employee volunteering is worthy of consideration.

In this blog, we take a look at benefits to the business, benefits to the employee, social value, and paid to volunteer a benefit for all.