All articles by Nick Golding – Page 13
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Eli Lilly goes all out to communicate new perks to staff
Case Study: Eli LillySetting up flex needn't be a bitter pill Excluding its field workers, pharmaceutical manufacturing company Eli Lilly has around 2,500 UK employees based across four sites.Last April, it launched Lillyflex, a flexible benefits package for staff. This offers a wide range of benefits from life assurance, critical ...
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British Library's benefits cater for a diverse set of employees
Case Study: British LibraryEmployers which want to review their diversity policies should take a leaf out of the British Library's book. Any benefits provided to heterosexual partners are also offered to same-sex partners - including survivor pensions. Sheila Hosangady, diversity manager, says: "Valuing diversity means we can attract the best ...
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Chrysalis records low take rate up on home computing scheme
Case study: ChrysalisDespite employees claiming significant interest in buying discounted computers, when Chrysalis launched a home computing scheme it found take-up lower than expected. The media firm launched the plan as part of its newly developed flexible benefits package. Before it set up the scheme, it surveyed employees to find ...
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Siemens works on HCI to keep it attractive for staff
Case study: SiemensHome computing schemes are traditionally run over a period of three years. But what does an organisation do once that three years is up, and how does it then keep the benefit alive? Those were the questions faced by Siemens when the first group of employees to take ...
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National Express shares results of workforce survey with staff
Case Study: National Express groupWhen National Express Group carried out its first workforce survey in 2003, it shared all the results with staff, warts and all. And with 59% of employees disagreeing with the statement, 'I experience benefits being part of the group', the results made uneasy reading. Nicola Marsden, ...
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Aon took no risks when implementing its flex scheme
Case Study - Aon Insurance GroupWhen the Aon insurance group decided to implement a flex scheme for its 7,000 employees it naturally turned to its own benefits subsidiary, Aon Consulting. Despite this, Michael Rose, director of reward and HR policy at the insurance company, decided to commission an independent feasibility ...
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Craegmoor Healthcare designs new flex scheme for employees
Case Study - Craegmoor HealthcareCraegmoor Healthcare is in the early stages of designing a flexible benefits scheme for its employees as part of a wider review of pay and benefits. Denise Keating is HR director at the firm, which employs 8,000 staff and manages care homes across the country.In previous ...
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Punch Taverns' share incentive plan offered to all staff
Case study: Punch TavernsWhen Punch Taverns introduced a share incentive plan last June, it was wary that length of service issues could be divisive.With no minimum length of service, all employees could take up the buy-one-get-one-free deal, whether they had been there for a day or a decade.Francis Patton, customer ...
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ICI Dulux investigates fleet accidents
Case Study: ICI DuluxBetween May 1999 and May 2000, ICI Dulux Trade Paints UK (Commercial Operations), part of the multi-national ICI Group, recorded 28 blameworthy accidents involving cars.The fleet is located nationwide with home-based sales representatives clocking up an average of 29,000 miles a year. The division began working with ...