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Up Close & Personal 2009
  Edition 10
News & Updates
VGIP | Health & Wellbeing Case Study | Career Clues | Promotions
Dear Client,

Hello and welcome to edition 10 of Up Close and Personal.

With summer in full swing there is no better time to take advantage of your benefits, from savings at the supermarkets with retail vouchers to fun days out there are sure to be a great savings made. Don’t forget to remind your staff of all the benefits available to them at this time of year, refreshing their benefit offering is a great way to boost staff morale, not to mention pointing them in the direction of fantastic discounts on popular products and services.

This issue focuses on how Voluntary Group Income Protection can benefit your staff, an interesting article on the use of spas together with a feature on Career Clues and up and coming promotions to look out for.
 
 
VGIP
•  Under any cost pressures and need to look at ways to save money?
•  Looking at new Salary Sacrifice benefits as an option to enhance your reward package?
•  Would you like to offer your people the advantages of Group Income Protection but on a voluntary basis and at no cost to you, the employer?

Personal Group offers a Salary Sacrifice Voluntary Group Income Protection Scheme (VGIP).

Employee wellbeing is key. VGIP enables you to offer a real benefit appreciated and valued by your employees as well as sending out a key corporate message.

For more information please call Caroline Jordan on 01908 605000 or click here for more information.
 
 
Career Clues - A new career development benefit from Personal Group
•  Is employee engagement where you want it to be in your company?
•  Is enthusiasm and morale where you want it to be with your people?
•  Are your people as productive as you want them to be?

Employees often don’t understand how to play to their natural strengths; a CareerClues Self-Development Package can transform their understanding and ability to develop in their roles and therefore increase their value within your organisation.

Suitable for all levels of staff, CareerClues is an online Self-Development Package that provides your employees with immediate access to a cost-effective career development solution at a time when training and development budgets are constrained by the challenging economic environment.

To be where you need to be click here.

Until next time with kind regards,

Personal Group
 
 
 
Health & Wellbeing Case Study: SpaFinder
Spa = Stress Reduction & Wellbeing

Stress is one of those "invisible" illnesses that can be difficult to quantify but is an undeniable reality to many. In extreme cases, stress can cause increased absenteeism (at a cost of billions to the UK economy); in milder cases it can simply mean a loss of productivity and a general sense of unhappiness (only you can calculate the losses your company suffers in this situation).

A simple and effective way to help employees combat stress is to encourage a visit to a local spa. Having a traditional, therapeutic massage or simply taking advantage of a spa's sauna, Jacuzzi, steam rooms and pools can deliver immediate and measurable stress relief. No longer are spas seen (or even marketed) as a "pampering treat," instead the focus has shifted to the fundamental health and wellbeing aspects of traditional spa-ing. And, interestingly, spa-going in the UK is on the rise (despite economic rumblings), as people becoming more aware that "spa" is an effective, accessible way to nurture body and mind.

Searches for "stress" on www.spafinder.co.uk, have increased 3-fold over the last year and more people are looking for spas that offer "stress management". There's no better time to introduce SpaFinder Gift Vouchers to your employees. Not only are they a great Voluntary Benefit, but some Personal Group clients have integrated spa vouchers into their Flex Benefit programmes, right alongside healthcare, pensions and other tax-efficient benefits, with impressive uptake results.

Click here for more information on Spa Vouchers.
 
 
Keeping your benefits fresh
Throughout the year your promotional calendar ensures that your benefits will never leave your side. Recent promotions include cinema savings for the holidays, how to soak up the sun with some Summer offers and putting safety first with special discounts on Travel Insurance.

This year will also see some fantastic offers for Fun Days Out, Back to School bargains and we will also have Christmas covered.

Keep an eye open as the year will be bursting with benefits!
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