Top tips for communicating flexible benefits

When Holiday Extras launched a flexible benefit program in 2011, we acted in stages to attract as many employees as possible.

In the first phase, let the employee know that the program will be about to be started, such as communication, intranet presentation, representative of the mission staff (called People Ambassador), and tell the colleagues in the department the start of the program.

The second phase is designed to convey detailed information about the program, including posters, points of the organization's internal Web site, and direct meetings with a flexible provider, Thomsons Online Benefits.

Anouk Agussol, director of Holiday Extras, says: "We are a young company and very relaxed in many ways.

When the Flex program was launched, the organization started the third phase of communication. Every employee has emailed a quick guide to explain all the benefits offered.

Holiday Extras aims to communicate with employees every month, including presentations, one-on-one conferences, posters, and e-mail. Also thanks to the annual registration window, a monthly registration window is also provided for certain benefits.

"I think communication is good and I think that everyone knows important things," Agusol said. "We want to be able to provide all these benefits to people so that we can utilize holiday extra work to influence our daily lives.

Energy company E. On has launched a segmented campaign to ensure that correct information on its flexible benefits plan is communicated to the right employees.

With about 12,000 employees in 80 UK facilities such as wind farms, customer contact centers and field staff, this organization ensures that profit programs are communicated in a convincing manner.

In that activity, we use a network of employee representatives called local champions, and targeted e-mails and home e-mails. It also provides a comprehensive explanation to help line managers promote the program by communicating information to employees.

Ant Donaldson, a senior expert on British personnel affairs, says at E.On: "Different communication channels mean that people are exposed to at least one of the acceptable channels, information to get the right things people can deal with"

E. On runs a flexible registration window every year, but regularly tells employees about the plan. We also offer a monthly updated Total Reward Report (TRS). Encourage employees to check their statements before making flexible choices so that they can see the value of their package

"This helps to communicate that our rewards program is more than mere salary information," Donaldson said. "We try to differentiate ourselves by the quality of our interests and let people know if their TRS is a very positive message"

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