The approach
To give the wellbeing approach a greater focus, The Hyde Group split its wellbeing offering into four main pillars – LiveWell, CopeWell, WorkWell, and SpendWell. LiveWell focussed on promoting physical health and healthy lifestyle choices through healthy lunches, free fruit, BMI and blood pressure checks, as well as a step challenge and Cycle to Work scheme to keep people active. CopeWell focussed on the support available for employees during difficult times at home or at work. This included an EAP with 24/7 confidential advice on matters from financial and legal to medical and counselling.
WorkWell focusses on giving employees a positive working environment and a sustainable work-life balance by providing clarity on flexible working, sabbaticals, and volunteering days. SpendWell focusses on raising financial education across The Hyde Group, as well as using Reward Gateway’s employee discount and technology net salary deduction benefit, SmartTech™, to make employees’ money go further.
The Hyde Group knew that keeping its wellbeing offering fresh was key to its retention strategy. This included the organisation using innovative Vitamin D health checks linked to the principle that a lack of sunlight could impact performance levels, as well as an annual step challenge with a cash prize for the winning team. On top of this, a free mortgage broker and money advice tool were made available to employees.
