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1. Nottingham City Council
Employee benefits success story

2. Introductions
Lynn’s picture here?
James Malia
Managing Director
Lynn Griffin-Pearce
Resourcing and Reward Consultant

3. Background
Nottingham Nottingham City Council
• Cosmopolitan city with a
population of 310,000
• Two universities, world class sports
facilities and a thriving retail centre
• Excellent public transport system,
good motorway links and nearby
major airports
• One of the largest employers in
Nottingham
• 7,000 employees
• 54% of employees are city residents
• Diverse workforce
• 65% aged 40+
• 68% female
• 17% from BME background

4. Background
• Part of Sodexo Group
• Clients ranging from 150 to
150,000 employees
• Specialist voluntary benefits
provider
• Own integrated product range
• Single platform solution
• Dedicated account management
approach

5. Partnership philosophy
Working in partnership
since 2005
Cost neutral solution /
overall net savings
Continuous
reinvestment in
scheme growth
Innovation and new
product development

6. Award winning employee benefits
June 2014
‘Best Voluntary Benefits Scheme’
Employee Benefits Awards 2014
March 2014
‘Best Salary Sacrifice Scheme’
(holidayplus and MYtime)
Pay & Benefits Awards 2014
March 2015
Shortlisted for
‘Benefits Team of the Year’
Employee Benefits Awards 2015

7. Challenging economic climate
“Public service cuts
deepen as councils near
financial tipping point”
The Guardian, May 2014
“Real austerity means
public sector cuts”
Telegraph, Nov 2014
“Public sector cuts
worsen low pay trap”
Financial Times, Oct 2014
• Financial constraints
• Central funding cuts
• Limited pay rises
• No budget for rewards and benefits
• Essential to embrace the challenge
• Unique attributes of salary sacrifice
• Opportunity for cost neutral benefits
• Creative options explored

8. NCC aspirations
• Attract, recruit, develop and retain talent
• Improve engagement & wellbeing
• Be an employer of choice in Nottingham
• Generate corporate savings
• Support the Council’s environmental,
sustainability and social responsibility
commitments

9. Solution New for 2015:

10. Initiatives
Total Reward
Brochure
Managers’
Toolkit
GEM
(Going the
Extra Mile)
Scheme
Links to Wellbeing and Working
Well Programme

11. Engagement techniques
Roadshows
Works
Perks
Champions
Group
Product specific
materials (flyers,
posters, emails)
‘Impact’
newsletter

12. Scheme savings
• Over £730,000 in savings in 2014
• Over £2 million saved in last 3 years
• MYtime & holidayplus schemes alone
have generated over £1.7 million
savings
Council savings
Costs for Works Perks benefits are more than covered by salary sacrifice
savings, with a proportion of these savings reinvested into scheme growth
• Over £300k pa tax & NI savings
from salary sacrifice schemes
• Annual savings of around £45k
on discount scheme
Employee savings

13. Further developments in 2015
• Continual reinvestment in scheme growth
• Increase employee engagement
• Generate Council savings

14. The future
• Further ambitious plans for scheme evolution
in partnership with key providers, including:
• Financial education
• Employee engagement app
• Consumer analytics

15. Q & A

17. Solution New for 2015: