We thought it was time to recognise just how much our employer partners do to support this amazing scheme. In 2022 we decided to celebrate their success with them. Payroll Giving schemes provide a vital source of income to charities to support the most vulnerable and it is a way your employees can donate but it not cost the earth as their donation is taken before income tax is deducted.
Payroll Giving has raised an amazing £2billion since 1987. Payroll Givers last an average of 6-7 years providing charities with a secure stream of income they can plan and use effectively.
Best Workplace Hub Partner –
1. Clifford Chance
The Workplace Giving Hub was implemented for Clifford Chance partners in May 2021 to enhance the visibility and flexibility of Clifford Chance’s Charitable Activities through creating bespoke tiles for Payroll Giving, Matched Funding, Sponsorship and Pennies Schemes and creating digital communications and incentives encouraging registration on the hub. All options saw an incredible increase of between 23% and 400% in the first six months.
Implementing the Workplace Giving Hub has enhanced the visibility and flexibility of their Charitable Activities
2. Dynamic Planner
Dynamic Planner adopted the Workplace Giving Hub to provide an inclusive, comprehensive way for all employees to support their charity partner. The charity partnership tile ensured that all colleagues were aware of the opportunities to support their charity partner and the result was an increase in participation in both Payroll Giving and volunteering.
Best Use Of Digital Tools –Runner Up
2. Admiral –
Admiral Group are an enthusiastic supporter of the Payroll Giving scheme. They use a wide range of StC promotional services to support two major campaigns per annum. With most colleagues working from home over the past two years, Admiral have embraced StC digital tools from live webinars to videos and our regular hyperlinked articles in their internal communications channels.
Best Charity Partnership –
1. Asda
Asda are celebrating 25 years of their Tickled Pink campaign and have raised over £77,000,000 to date for leading breast cancer charities, Coppafeel and Breast Cancer Now. This amazing achievement has been made possible from employees supporting the charity through payroll giving donations every payday and from customers showing their support with fabulous pink promotions.
2. Henderson Group: The Henderson Group arerenowned for theirphilanthropy. Payroll Giving donors have their donations matched 100% and at the end of a continual twelve-month period of donating to a new charity, that charity receives an additional £100 donation from the company. When it comes to their charity partnerships, they are equally generous with staff, customers and the retailers Made it to £1 Million for Cancer Fund for Children just one of their charity partners.
(That equates to five hundred therapeutic short breaks in Daisy Lodge for impacted families to spend quality time together, almost 10,000 hours of one-on-one support for children and young people who have had a parent diagnosed with cancer, and almost 1,500 young people have benefitted from residential weekends at the organisation’s log cabin facility. (This partnership also won the Belfast Telegraph Business Award for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility for the partnership)
Most Innovative Hybrid Solution–
- JLP
JLP’s dedication to keep Payroll Giving awareness at the forefront through the pandemic was admirable – their hybrid solution included a launch on their WorkDay platform, with Payroll Giving facilitated through live and pre-recorded monthly webinars for Partners and that personal touch to find out more by resuming visits post pandemic.
Keeping Payroll Giving awareness at the forefront through the pandemic
2.Schroders Personal Wealth
Payroll Giving webinars were sent out as calendar invites by Schroders Personal Wealth– with over 60 colleagues in attendance. Virtual Lunch and Learn sessions and face to face office promotions coinciding with the days with best footfall in the office provided an innovative hybrid solution.
Best PG launch/newcomer –
1. Neos Networks
Launched their payroll giving scheme in August 2021. As most employees work remotely the full range of StC digital and online services were used to reach colleagues. Bespoke articles and hyperlinks were used in Yammer, emails and on the intranet with live Q&A sessions delivered by StC via Neos Networks own zoom meetings. Neos continue to promote Payroll Giving on a regular basis using StC digital services and have received the first PGQM – bronze standard.
2. Oxford Biomedica
Launching Payroll Giving in June 2020 during a pandemic demonstrated commitment and was well received by employees through regular webinars to build knowledge and uptake in Payroll Giving.
Best PG week supporter –
- M&S
M&S were a fantastic supporter of Payroll Giving week in February 2022 with hybrid working colleagues invited to join a live webinar and store colleagues receiving the personal touch with a visit to highlight the benefits – helping M&S colleagues to build on the amazing £300,000+ raised for charities in 2021
- Herbert Smith Freehills
HSF supported Payroll Giving week through digital tools such as hyperlinks for this event and running a live webinars so that staff had the opportunity to become involved and find out more – HSF pay the administration fee showing their commitment to the scheme and have over 9% of their staff currently donating
Best GT Supporter –
Admiral: Fully embraced the Giving Tuesday ethos with a month-long payroll giving promotion campaign in November. An email campaign, using StC digital materials highlighting the benefits of the scheme, together with Admiral’s lucky dip prizes and StC matched donation offer on Giving Tuesday created an air of excitement and further increased participation in the scheme.
Wolseley: Supported Giving Tuesday with a return to site visits in their offices and distribution centres together with payroll giving webinars delivered by StC and articles in internal communication channels to ensure all colleagues had the opportunity to learn about the scheme and StC matched offer. A resounding success leading to a renewed interest in the scheme and visits to all locations.
Best Onsite Promotions –
- B&Q
B&Q were one of the first retailers to resume onsite promotions in June 2021 with colleagues receptive to visits and eager to find out more. An overwhelming £140,000+ has been raised in 2021 by B&Q colleagues for their chosen charities.
- Terex
Staff benefits days in June 2022 saw staff given time off to come and find out more about the cost-effective way to donate through Payroll Giving. Terex’s support for their benefits fair was well received with a fantastic uptake.