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Family-owned food and beverage company, Paulig Group, has over 2,000 employees across 13 different countries. The Reward Team based at the Milton Keynes location was conscious of the ongoing challenges for employees as a result of the increased food and fuel prices, and rising inflation currently impacting everyone across the UK.
The Team decided that a new benefits provision for the UK arm of global food and beverage manufacturer would be a good way to address the challenges caused by rising living costs.
It was decided that a discounts and savings benefits package would provide practical assistance, while improving the Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for new and existing employees.
After various demos with a number of companies, they decided that My Staff Shop offered everything they needed: “We particularly like the user-friendly interface and the Reward Beans people can ‘earn’ are really unique, plus they could also integrate the Cycle to Work scheme, which was essential for us,” says Diane McKenna, HR Manager at Santa Maria, one of the Paulig brands.
They opted for a comprehensive range of benefits including healthcare, discounts on their own products, pension, and life cover.
When it came to launching the scheme and encouraging activation and Platform usage, the Reward Team took a multifaceted approach, making full use of their company comms and company branded My Staff Shop resources to ensure everyone knew about the Platform.
"We got really great engagement numbers from the outset, and account activations were at 70%, which we were really proud of."
Initial feedback has been very positive with a number of employees advocating for the scheme and this has been reflected in the healthy numbers they are seeing in the metrics.
"We highly recommend My Staff Shop for its affordability and substantial savings potential for employees. No task was too much and we felt well supported throughout the whole process. That makes a huge difference when it comes to launching a benefits campaign.”
The cost of living crisis might still be biting, but Paulig is happy to be able to offer its workforce a new range of benefits and financial support to mitigate any increases: "We still have work to do, and we want to build on the engagement we already have. We have managed to have a tangible impact on the financial stresses of our incredibly diverse workforce, and in doing so we have seen increased job satisfaction, and happier, more engaged people.”
