Reward Heads

Case Study: Employee Benefits and Reward Review in a UK Sporting Organisation

"We need to understand whether our benefits offering is still competitive"

Client

A UK national sporting organisation

Solution

Comprehensive benefits review and external benchmarking, supported by sector-specific research and evidence-based recommendations.

Challenge

Many benefits had not been reviewed for many years, leaving uncertainty about competitiveness and suitability for attracting, engaging and retaining talent.

Impact

Clear comparisons with sector peers and the wider market, plus prioritised opportunities and indicative cost and impact assessments to inform future investment.

Context

A UK sporting organisation had not reviewed many aspects of its employee benefits offering for many years. They wanted to understand whether their benefits package remained competitive against other similar organisations and the wider market. Concerns existed around whether the offering was still supporting the organisation's goals of attraction, engagement, and retention of talent.

The review needed to identify practical opportunities to strengthen the offering in support of organisational goals.

The Problem

The key issues:

  • Many employee benefits had not been reviewed for a long time.
  • The organisation was unclear on how their offering compared to the external market.
  • They lacked specialist Reward expertise to assess market competitiveness.
  • It was unclear whether the package continued to support organisational goals like attraction, engagement and retention.

Which meant:

  • The organisation had limited evidence to guide decisions on benefits investment.
  • Potential gaps in benefits and family-friendly provision were not clearly understood.
  • It was unclear whether their benefits package was delivering return on investment and meeting business needs.

The Tension

The organisation wanted to strengthen its employee offering, but first needed to know how it compared with relevant employers.

The organisation wanted to better understand their benefits offering but did not have the necessary specialist resource

There were concerns around whether the benefits package was meeting business needs

What We Did

  • Diagnosed where benefits, family friendly policies, and other reward elements were no longer in line with the external market through a comprehensive benefit review
  • Aligned
  • Designed a bespoke benefits survey across our network of contacts to provide further insights
  • Delivered findings with strengths, gaps, improvement opportunities, and indicative cost and impact assessments, helping them better understand their position

Impact

Business impact

  • The organisation better understood their market position and had firmer grounds for decision-making
  • They gained insight required to develop a more competitive, consistent, and strategically-aligned reward proposition

People impact

  • Opportunities were identified to enhance employee benefits, family-friendly policies and recognition,
  • Their reward package could now better support future attraction, engagement and retention.

Which resulted in …

Leadership can now make better-informed decisions on where to invest in employee benefits.

The organisation has a practical, market-informed foundation for a more competitive and strategically aligned Reward proposition.

If this feels familiar …

When benefits have not been reviewed for years, it can be difficult to know where changes will make the most difference, or if any are needed. At Reward Heads, we combine tailored benchmarking with practical recommendations to help organisations make informed Reward decisions that make a difference for their employees.