The Christmas season brings with it opportunities for your business to thrive. Whether your goals are increased sales, greater customer engagement, increased brand awareness (or all at the same time), it’s a good idea to plan for the busy time ahead.
At the same time, are your staff in good shape to weather the demands that the Christmas season brings, both professionally and personally? Check out our guide to getting prepared for the festive season, and offering your staff a helping hand with employee benefits that save money and boost good health.
Resources to help your Christmas planning
The Small Business Trends website has published a checklist to help you prepare your business for the Christmas break, which include tracking inventory, minimising back office work, and planning post-holiday sales.
Hearst UK is offering their research on the key consumer trends for Christmas, which includes homes, food and drink and tech, and can help you capitalise on what customers want this year.
Before you dive in and start planning it’s also worth looking inward at the impact of Christmas on you and your team, to make sure your careful planning isn’t derailed by staffing problems.
Easing pressures on your team
Financial pressures, family stress, pressure to meet social obligations, loneliness and winter bugs can all take their toll on health and happiness so it’s a good time of year to remind staff about the range of help they can access through the Enjoy Benefits package.
Our Wellbeing Programme offers online help to staff with their emotional and physical health. Sleep, nutrition and mental health are all essential for staying well and employees can access support information and videos, as and when they need to, from work or at home.
There’s also advice on managing money, which can ease stress at a time of year when finances come sharply into focus. Once the decorations are down, the worries can pile up alongside the bills so help to budget can be vital.
Benefits that help your staff and your business
If new gadgets are on your Christmas list, the Technology Benefit offers discounts with interest free payments spread across the year, making big purchases on tablets, TVs, gaming consoles and more, affordable.
Exercise is another way to stay fit and healthy. As well as a way to balance out the festive treats, it’s key to fighting illness that can circulate at this time of year when the heating is up and we’re mixing indoors. We all know someone who’s spent their holiday knocked out by illness.
Discounts on gym membership and savings of up to 42% on the price of a new bike are available – a great offer at a time when everyone is looking to set good intentions for the new year.
And if you’re looking for a way to recognise and reward team members who’ve gone above and beyond over the last 12 months, then the Employee Reward Scheme is the ideal solution.
All our benefits are fully managed by us and there are savings to your business through National Insurance. With careful preparation and a touch of holiday spirit, your business can shine brightly during Christmas and beyond so why not get in touch and find out more today?
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.
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