Maximising your Benefits on a Shoestring

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Maximising your Benefits on a Shoestring
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• Gillian Hibberd
• Corporate Director (ODHR)
• Buckinghamshire County Council

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• Dont tell me What. I know What. Tell me How!
• (Margaret Thatcher)

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Bucks CC The Basic Dimensions

• South East region
• 1 billion turnover
• 14,000 employees
• Opted out of national pay machinery
• 4 star authority

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Total Reward Achieving Top Performance
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Base Pay

• Opted out of national pay
• Single pay structure
• Single JE scheme
• Local control
• Top quartile/median market position

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Benefits

• Diagnosis, Design, Implementation
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• More for your money
• More for your family
• More for your health
• Value of benefits highlighted
  

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What we offer

• More for your money
• Travel choice discounts
• Season ticket loans
• Car purchase discounts
• Bike to work scheme (Halfords)
• Learning vouchers
• Staff shop (on-line)
• Independent financial advice

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More for you money (Contd)

• Mortgage advice
• Retirement advice
• Free car parking
• Mortgage subsidy
• Give as you earn

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More for your family

• Child care vouchers (Busy Bees)
• Discounted leisure clubs
• Sports Social club
• Reduced cost nursery places
• Carers leave (paid)

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More for your family (Contd)

• Emergency family leave (paid)
• Career breaks
• Day trips

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More for your health

• Westfield Health Scheme
• Personal accident insurance
• Discounted complementary health
• Neck and shoulder massage at work
• Benenden Healthcare scheme
• BUPA membership (free or discounted

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More for your health (Contd)

• Health screening
• Blood pressure and cholesterol tests
• Dental plan
• Christmas party
• Salsa dancing

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Engagement Factors A great place to work

• Celebrate success, recognition and awards
• People Strategy
• ATP Values
• Employee Charter
• Competency Framework

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Engagement Factors (Contd)

• Investment Development Account
• Succession planning talent management
• Coaching mentoring
• Secondment career pathways
• Appraisal
• IiP

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Return on Investment
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