Employer FAQs
Common Questions for employers who wish to run a Home Benefit Programme
What are Salary Sacrifice benefits?
A Salary Sacrifice, or Optional Remuneration Arrangements (OpRA) as they are now known, are programmes employers can offer their staff enabling staff a cost-effective means of accessing goods or services. An employee agrees to give up part of their salary in exchange for these goods or services.
Can employers make savings by offering an Optional Remuneration Agreements (OpRA)?
Offering the Home Benefit Programme to your staff, means the employer can make savings on employer pension contributions from 14.68% to 25% based on the number of employees who participate
Does it cost anything to run a Home Benefit Programme?
No, all implementation costs to run any or all benefits chosen, are borne by Liaison Onecall this includes all marketing materials, bespoke portal developments, APP’s, brochures, posters and roadshows.
Are all of the Home Benefit Programmes HMRC compliant?
Yes.
Are there any risks if staff leave during the benefit term?
No – We can protect employer savings by including an Administration Fee on all main items and or services being provided to the participant. These monies are then paid back to the organisation when the order window shuts as a form of self-insurance.
Is there any support for staff participating in this benefit programme?
Yes all participants have access to a Liaison Onecall 24/7 support centre who will manage any and all participant issues.
What Benefit offerings are there to choose from?
- Employee Assistance programmes – (EAP)
- Car Leasing reduction or deduction*
- White Goods
- Gardening Equipment
- Gym Equipment
- Discounts for all
- Cycle to Work
- Gym Membership
- Holidays, Travel & Leisure
- Health and WellBeing
- Salary Finance
What product sets are available in the Home Technology Benefit Programme?
- Computers – desktop, laptop, tablets
- Wearables – Fitbit, Apple, Samsung, Panasonic, Garmin, Honeywell, GoPro, Oculus and TomTom,
- Audio Visual – Smart TV’s, home speakers, digital cameras
- Mobile Phones – Apple, Samsung, Panasonic, HTC, LG, Sony, Nokia, Huawei, Sharp, Google, Vodafone and Blackberry
- Gym Equipment –
- White Goods – Kettles, coffee machines, irons, washing machines, dish washers, fridges, cookers, hobs and vacuums
- Gardening Equipment
Where are products delivered too?
All products are delivered to employees' homes.
How does the Holiday Benefit Programme operate?
- In partnership with Hays Travel the largest independent travel retailer in the UK
- Our Holiday Staff Benefit Programme operates exactly like the Home Technology Programme, saving Staff and Trusts their Pension Contributions and Staff their National insurance
- UK holidays - Whether it be holidays in the UK accessing luxury lodges, boating adventures, seaside caravan breaks, countryside hideaways, coastal escapes or Heritage breaks.
- Overseas Holidays - Where Hays have a wide choice of tour operators and airlines, they always endeavour to find the perfect holiday for the best possible price
- There's foreign exchange bureaus in Hays 450 Branches across the UK, where you can pick up commission free currency, before you set off
- All holidays are IATA, ABTA, ATOL bonded and Covid protected
- We are able to offer your staff complete financial security, and independent status which means we really can offer impartial advice to find your staff that perfect holiday
- Hays agents are pleased to talk to your staff, to ensure they get the holiday they deserve, providing outstanding customer service, covered by our Peace of Mind Guarantee.
What paperwork do employees sign when ordering their Benefits?
Staff electronically sign a Benefit Agreement at the time of ordering their benefit product or service. This is to change their terms and conditions of Employment and authorises their employer to reduce their salary monthly in equal instalments - A little bit at a time!
How much work is there to run a Home Benefit Programme?
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- Very little work is needed to run your Benefit programme.
- Should you wish employee participation approvals to be managed externally, that too can be done?
- All relevant marketing materials promoting your benefit programme are created at no cost to your organisation.
- The Bespoke ordering portal for one or more staff benefits are created at no cost to your organisation.
- All product deliveries are made to your participant’s home.
- For the best response to any benefit we would ask for your communications division, to help send awareness mailers /emails to all staff.