What are companies doing with regards to 'Fair Deal'

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What effect will focus on the 'Fair Deal' factor have?

Fair Deal - How happy employees are with pay and benefits

Fair Deal itself doesn’t directly influence another factor. It’s classified as a hygiene factor. Sure, doubling everybody’s salary would make them happy but it wouldn’t make them feel any better about factors such as leadership and management.

Now although pay is not an engager, it is important that pay and benefits are at the right level as to not disengage employees further.

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Sciensus

Sciensus promotes wellbeing through its EAP, 'We Care' scheme and Bitesize wellness sessions. These initiatives prioritise mental health support, self-care education and work-life balance.
Sciensus’ Senior Leadership Team embodies the organisation's values, demonstrating commitment daily. This commitment is assessed during performance reviews, ensuring alignment with the company's ethos.
To support employees during financial hardship, Sciensus launched a Salary Finance scheme and a Benevolent Fund, highlighting its commitment to fair treatment and comparable pay and benefits.
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Manufacturing

HARMAN technology

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HARMAN’s manager development programme is completely bespoke, and is delivered and composed by its inhouse team. The programme builds on external best practices, effecting management practices, and linking neuroscience with behaviours.
The organisation matches any contribution made to their chosen charity. It also continues to support CAFT (The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust).
To recognise the hard-work and success of its employees, HARMAN Technology uses a ‘thank you’ scheme where employees can receive cards and vouchers for how well they have performed and lived by the company’s values.
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Housing Associations

Gloucester City Homes

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Gloucester City Homes fosters personal growth through a comprehensive induction programme and tailored training offerings, including apprenticeships, degrees, and Chartered Institute of Housing qualifications. These initiatives enable employees to utilise their skills and advance their careers within the organisation.
Gloucester City Homes provides a fair deal to its employees through its defined contribution pension scheme with a generous 10% employer contribution, and a FinanciallyWell Loan Scheme for short-term financial needs.
Gloucester City Homes is committed to employee wellbeing, demonstrated by its pursuit of the ‘Healthy Workplaces Gloucestershire Award’, its Health and Wellbeing Programme, and its signing of the ‘Wellbeing of Women Menopause Workplace Pledge’.
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Financial Services

First Response Finance

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With regards physical health there are a number of initiatives the organisation has in place. Alongside its private medical insurance, which supports people at different life-stages, including with fertility, men's health and menopause to name a few, it also has on-site massages on a monthly basis.
At First Response Finance, each position level receives the same bonus and salary figure. The organisation has also previously increased salaries by moving a portion of bonus into salary. This has the added benefit of increased pension contributions and increased monthly disposable income to support employees with the increase in the cost of living.
The organisation supports employee growth through a number of initiatives. Its Future Leader Program prepares aspiring leaders through mentorship and practical skills training. Furthermore, new employees receive an immersive induction to the business, learning about its journey, values, and operations.
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Technology

Eficode UK

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The marketing and solutions experts and SLT teams have both held several “away days” where they have a day away from the business and discuss pertinent work without any distractions. Following the day they have a social evening. Teams are allocated a budget to use on team bonding nights out, meals, entertainment, and milestone awards.
Annually, the senior team choose an “employee of the year” and two runners up. The winner receives £2,500 and the runners-up each receive £1000. Recently, Eficode UK introduced a “Now That” reward scheme. Every SLT member has a discretionary budget to give non-monetary rewards to any employee or their family for going above and beyond.
The Eficode UK Community Hero Award encourages people in its extended community to nominate people they feel show decency, remarkability or mastery, reflecting the Eficode UK values. The winner from the nominations receive a £100 gift certificate as a personal reward and the organisation donates £100 to a charity of winner’s choice.
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Technology

Chess

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Chess has an initiative called Future Fit which focuses on the physical and mental wellbeing of its people. On physical wellbeing, it runs theme weeks during which it encourages its people to be active with step counting competitions, couch to 5K, and virtual exercise sessions such as pilates and clubbercise.
Employees at Chess can achieve a higher basic salary through the company’s learn2earn scheme. Through Perkbox, the organisation’s people are rewarded monthly via their manager with £20 Perkbox credit to spend where they wish. Chess also runs length of service financial awards for 10 years (£500) and 15 years (£1,000).
Chess’ People Support and Knowledge Team run quarterly 'leaders training update sessions'. These provide leadership training and updates on Best Practice. It also launched Personal Development Plans via its new HR system. These PDP's allow people to document their short, medium and long term career goals and select what tools/resources they will require to succeed.
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Technology

Atmos International

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Atmos International has a banding system for engineers which provides them with a clear goal to progress their career within the company. Instead of having to wait for four years to move from an engineer to a senior engineer, they can progress from engineer level 1 to level 2 in six months or a year.
Atmos International has a banding system for engineers which provides them with a clear goal to progress their career within the company. Instead of having to wait for four years to move from an engineer to a senior engineer, they can progress from engineer level 1 to level 2 in six months or a year.
Atmos International helps to provide fair pay through a quarterly profit share bonus that is paid to all colleagues. Furthermore, all employees have the chance to earn a further annual performance bonus.
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Charity's

Career Connect

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Career Connect proposed pay claim this year includes increased employer pension contribution, in addition to a pay award. In previous years, where the charity has been unable to offer a salary increase due to funding constraints, staff have been recognised with additional annual leave.
Career Connect are an accredited Professional Development Centre, recognised by awarding bodies OCR, City & Guilds and ILM. It runs "Inspiring Leaders" workshops twice a year to give staff an insight into the role of a manager and encourage internal progression routes and promotion for its staff.
As a charity, Career Connect encourages its teams to support other charities. Over the last year, its teams have organised: foodbank and toiletries collections, delivering parcels of essential supplies to local homeless charities; Macmillan bake sales; and a Save the Children Christmas Jumper fundraiser.
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Leisure & Hospitality

Bone Daddies Group

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Bone Daddies runs fun staff initiatives, including: winning theatre tickets for 5* reviews; restaurant vs restaurant competitions to win £250 chocolate hamper; staff summer party with activities; bonuses for great EHO results or improvement in Google ratings. It also provides access to YuLife, where team members can earn vouchers for doing steps, meditations and workouts.
The organisations management teams have access to very achievable performance quartile bonuses. Rather than focusing on sales, Bone Daddies utilises controllable KPI's that demonstrate performance in customer and team experience.
Bone Daddies partners with People's Captain, a not-for-profit beer company who aim to support mental health, by encouraging social interaction and educating people. A portion of the profits from the beer are donated to Samaritans and Young Minds. It also partners with Belu, with profits being donated to causes like WaterAid.
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Leisure & Hospitality

Marugame Udon (Europe)

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The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including free meals on shifts, generous discounts for family and friends, and access to Wagestream, indicating a fair and competitive approach to employee compensation and benefits.
The company's leaders are dedicated to supporting their chimu, embodying traditional Japanese values and inspiring their teams to create Kando moments, reflecting the deep satisfaction and intense excitement of encountering something of exceptional value.
Marugame Udon's commitment to environmental sustainability, reducing waste and responsible food sourcing, shows its effort to give back to society, going beyond profit motives to make a positive impact.
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