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ArticleStyle.com launches employee engagement platform
Condé Nast’s new e-commerce platform Style.com is to launch an employee engagement programme for its 85 employees.The programme will give staff access to employee benefits and discount schemes via a benefits hub.The platform, provided by Reward Gateway, will also enable employees to access recognition tools and internal communications using a ...
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ArticleZonal Retail Data Systems to launch discounts for staff
Zonal Retail Data Systems is to launch a new benefits platform and retail discount programme for its employees.The Scottish hospitality management organisation, which employs more than 400 staff, is introducing the programme to help it to attract and retain talent, and to ensure that the benefits it offers appeal to ...
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ArticleGreen Lantern Group launches voluntary benefits programme
Contractor services firm Green Lantern Group has launched a voluntary benefits programme for its 1,000 contractors.Green Lantern Group has introduced the scheme with the aim of enhancing the wellbeing of its contractors and as part of its commitment to establishing the organisation as a great place to work.The scheme, provided ...
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AnalysisHow to create a benefits strategy for an 'ageless' workforce
Need to know:Workplaces are becoming increasingly multi-generational.But this does not necessarily mean employee benefits should also become increasingly segmented and generation-specific.The answer is likely to lie more in segmentation and targeting of benefits communications than employee benefits themselves.Many workplaces are becoming ever more age-diverse as the working population ages, and ...
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AnalysisBuyer’s guide to computer salary sacrifice schemes 2016
The factsWhat is a computer salary sacrifice scheme?This is an arrangement where an employer buys a computer from a computer scheme provider and then loans it to an employee, typically via a flexible or voluntary benefits scheme. The employee repays the cost through their gross pay.Where can employers get more ...
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ArticleLiquid Friday launches voluntary benefits programme
Contracting firm Liquid Friday has introduced a voluntary benefits programme for its 2,000 contractors.Through the scheme, Liquid Friday aims to boost engagement and help employees retain more of their take-home pay by offering discounts and savings on everyday items.The scheme, provided by Perkbox, gives employees access to a range of ...
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ArticleGovernment confirms plans to limit salary sacrifice
Budget 2016: The government has confirmed it is considering limiting the range of benefits that attract relief on tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) when offered via salary sacrifice arrangements.However, details of its intentions, set out in Budget 2016 documentation, stated that pension contributions, childcare and health-related benefits, such as ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Countrywide introduces discount scheme for staff
EXCLUSIVE: Countrywide has introduced a new employee discount scheme for its 12,000 members of staff, as well as their close family members.Its Under One Roof initiative offers employees a range of discounts on property services that Countrywide offers to its customers, including estate agency fees, surveys, conveyance, mortgage advice and ...
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AnalysisAre apps increasing the take-up of voluntary benefits?
Need to know:The convenience and functionalities apps bring provide an opportunity to boost employee engagement with voluntary benefits.Good user experience and compelling content can ensure repeated use of an app.For maximum effect, mobile offerings should be strategically integrated into employers’ benefit programmes.In 2015, smartphones surpassed laptops as the most popular ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: BGL Group relaunches bikes-for-work scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Financial services firm BGL Group has relaunched its bikes-for-work scheme.The bikes-for-work scheme, provided by Cycle Solutions, was re-launched this month to further boost take up.The relaunch includes a series of roadshows across the country, as well as online and offline communications to promote the scheme to the organisation's 3,000 ...
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ArticleSouthwark Council achieves 12% take-up rate for retail discount scheme in first three months
More than one in 10 (12%) of Southwark Council's 4,500 employees have signed up for its retail discount scheme in the three months since the benefit was introduced.Southwark Council launched a tailored platform, provided by Sodexo, that incorporates its existing employee benefits and two newly introduced benefits: childcare vouchers and ...
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ArticleCarter Law introduces enhanced bonus scheme and childcare vouchers
Carter Law Solicitors has introduced new benefits for its staff, including an enhanced bonus scheme and childcare vouchers, following feedback from an employee engagement survey conducted in 2015.Three quarters (75%) of the organisation's 80 staff took part in the engagement survey, which found that 38% of respondents wanted an updated ...
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ArticleUnite Students launches voluntary benefits programme
Student accommodation provider Unite Students has introduced a voluntary benefits programme for its 1,237 members of staff.The scheme, provided by Perkbox, gives employees access to more than 100 practical and recreational benefits and perks, such as retail discounts and savings on items including gym memberships, cinema tickets, groceries and travel.Staff ...
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ArticleFuel Card Services launches voluntary benefits programme
Fuel Card Services has introduced a voluntary benefits scheme to reward and engage its 300 employees.Through the scheme, staff will have access to practical and recreational perks, such as free spa days, Tastecards, mobile phone insurance and discounted gym memberships, as well as savings on cinema tickets, groceries and travel. ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Danwood introduces holiday purchase scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Danwood has introduced holiday buying as a benefit for its 1,140 employees.The printing services organisation is offering the benefit on a voluntary or salary sacrifice basis after its 2014 employee engagement survey revealed that 69% of its staff were interested in purchasing additional holiday. Staff can now purchase up ...
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ArticleHungryhouse launches voluntary benefits scheme
Hungryhouse has introduced a voluntary benefits scheme to reward and engage its UK staff.The takeaway food delivery platform implemented the scheme this month, which includes a variety of benefits such as free spa days, TasteCards, mobile phone insurance, discounted gym memberships, savings on childcare, cinema tickets, groceries and travel.Hungryhouse’s 40 ...
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AnalysisHow to align tax-efficient benefits with a CSR strategy
If you read nothing else, read this…Employers can align a range of benefits to their CSR strategy, including bikes-for-work schemes and payroll-giving plans.Tax-efficient benefits are an obvious choice, because employers can donate the national insurance (NI) savings and employees can donate the NI and tax savings they make.Tax-efficient benefits, such ...
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Debbie Lovewell-Tuck: Good deeds pay dividends
Although the same time parameters do not apply, this sense of altruism is extending into the workplace. In the first few weeks of this year alone, we reported on several large employers’ charitable or green initiatives linked to their benefits or reward schemes.Reinsurer Swiss Re, for example, extended its financial ...
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Swiss Re extends incentives for energy efficiency
Swiss Re has extended its financial support for employees globally who reduce their personal carbon dioxide (CO2) footprint.Its COyou2 programme has been extended for a period of seven years, ending in 2020 in line with the reinsurer’s current climate strategy.The programme aims to raise awareness among Swiss Re employees about ...