Autumn is a time to get organised. It’s the start of the new school year, and whether you have children or not, there’s a ‘back to school’ vibe in the air that makes people want to set new goals and get things done before Christmas comes into view.

If you’re a small or medium-sized business owner, this may be the ideal time to look into adding employee benefits to the rewards that you give your staff. 

Add benefitsOr if you already offer employee rewards, now might be a good time to assess whether you offer the right ones for your employees. Perhaps it’s time to add new ones, or exchange some that you offer for others, as the needs of your team changes?

We offer a full range of Employee Benefits to businesses. Take a look at the benefits that we offer, or get in touch to discuss benefits for your staff in more detail. 

Call 0800 088 7315 or use the Contact Form on our website.

Why offer employee benefits?

Did you know that employee benefits can actually save your business money? That’s right – for every £1 you spend on employee benefits, your company can make £3 in savings on National insurance. Read more about the savings that employee benefits offer your business here.

And the more benefits staff take up, the greater the savings can be to the business. Employees tend to use four or more benefits, our research shows, so it’s good to offer a range for them to choose from.

If you don’t already offer any benefits to your staff, arrange a call with us and we can take you through what we offer your business and how it can help both your staff and your bottom line.

Which benefits should you choose?

Childcare and nursery benefits are understandably very popular with parents of young children. Employees can save as much as £4,200 a year when using these benefits. This represents a great helping hand at a stage of life when finances can be squeezed.

Risk benefits are particularly popular with employees because they can protect staff members from nasty financial shocks and give them extra help at times of medical crisis. 

Check our blog posts about the benefits that appeal to different employees the most at varying stages of their lives:

You can browse the list of benefits that we offer. 

Wellbeing benefits for staff

One of our newer programmes is our wellbeing package. It offers five videos on different areas of wellbeing that will help you staff weather the stresses of life. At the same time, it gives them the reassurance that their employer cares about their personal well being, not just about their productivity as an employee. (Ironically, both things are linked.)

Our well being videos cover these key areas:

  • Sleep
  • Nutrition
  • Emotional agility
  • Finances
  • Mental Health Awareness

Take a look at the Wellbeing programme in more depth, and read our blog that describes in detail what you can expect from each of our well-being modules – click here.

Time for a ‘benefits audit’?

It’s useful to pay attention to how much your employees are using certain benefits. When you work with Enjoy Benefits, ongoing administration is run through a hub. Employees manage their own benefits. And employers can see which benefits are proving popular with staff, and which ones have most and least take-up.

But, if any benefits are under-used, don’t jump to the conclusion that they’re not working for you and your employees.

It may be that your team is unaware of that benefit, or don’t yet understand fully the value that it can offer. Now may be a good time to communicate to your staff about the most under-used benefits, before you make any changes. This allows you to see if there’s any change in take-up, with time to make changes for the start of the new year, or the new financial year.

Take a look at our blog post on how to communicate effectively to your team about the opportunities and savings that employee benefits offer. Click here.

Assessing the benefits you offer

Do you need an employee benefits MOT? Get in touch with us to discuss how your current benefits are working for you, and what changes you could make to improve your offer.

We offer a handy calculator that shows how much staff members can save with benefits. And there’s the option for employers to view their cost benefits too.

Employees’ benefits calculator

Employers’ benefits calculator

Adding more benefits

We have all the data to recommend what works for other businesses like yours and what bigger companies are doing that is proving successful at attracting, rewarding and retaining staff. 

Now more than ever, making employees feel rewarded and recognised is a key part of retaining your workforce, at a time when people have been quitting in record numbers following the coronavirus pandemic.

We’d be happy to advise you on which benefits work best with your current package and the profile of your workforce. 

Autumn tune-up summary

We hope this post has reminded you about the value of employee benefits – both to your staff and to your business. Everything worthwhile deserves a bit of time and attention, so this month is the ideal time to review how you’re investing in your staff via employee benefits that you offer.

Here’s what we advise you do for this review:

  • Get in touch with us for a no-obligation chat if you’re new to Employee Benefits
  • If you already have benefits with us, take time to review via the hub which ones are performing best and which ones need more comms
  • Arrange a chat with us if you’d like advice on adding new benefits to the ones your offer your staff
  • Browse our entire list of benefits on our website. We have handy headings that let you see what they offer to the employee and how they help your business
  • Take time to review our new wellness programme, if you’re not familiar with it. Supporting staff and showing you care about their well being is important all year around, but especially so as winter approaches and the cost of living creeps up.

 

About Us

 At Enjoy Benefits, we have great experience in helping companies of all sizes introduce benefits that are suitable for their workplace.

Benefits are easy to set up and ongoing administration is then run through a hub, allowing employees to manage their own benefits while the employer can see which benefits are proving popular and what level of take-up each has had.

If you would like an obligation free chat to discuss which benefits might work for your business and your employees, please contact us by calling 0800 088 7315 or using our Contact Form.