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It’s Bike Week in the UK, but at Pluxee UK, it’s the Summer of Cycling between April and August! That’s why we’re presenting a case for cycling benefits during Bike Week and beyond. Cycling helps to save the environment and money while also reducing stress. These three themes are high on our agenda, as well as those of many other UK businesses. In this blog, we’ll explore some of the key cycling benefits for individuals and companies alongside other wellbeing solutions that reduce stress and boost employee engagement.

It’s Loneliness Awareness Week, and we’re supporting the campaign by exploring the state of workplace loneliness in the UK. Drawing on the role of culture and the importance of building workplace trust, we’ll present a strategy for creating meaningful connections and communities, boosting employee engagement, and reducing loneliness in life and work.

Is procrastination harmless? A way to reset our brain for a few minutes after completing a task? Possibly… but what about when those few minutes happen regularly throughout the day? That’s when you see productivity dip. Still, there’s a bigger conversation to have, and it’s essential to dig deeper and look at the causes of persistent procrastination. During this blog, we’ll explore what causes procrastination at work, why it matters and how to apply Maslow and Pink’s motivational theories and a robust recognition strategy to your business to prevent procrastination.

Your employees’ salaries have never had to work harder, and neither have your HR teams. Our Pluxee Card is a unique offering. Powered by Visa, our extensive range of Pluxee cashback partners gives your employees the chance to earn up to 15% cashback with over 80 retailers. Embed it into your recognition strategy to load employee rewards directly to their Pluxee Card account. Put it at the core of your member wellbeing strategy, and boost sales when you use it as part of your channel incentives programme. Discover the Pluxee Card benefits in our ultimate guide.

Following our blog, ‘Transform Your Workplace Culture: A Practical Guide to Change,’ we’re focusing specifically on the steps to take to transform culture after receiving poor employee engagement scores. There is no one-size-fits-all solution because there are different reasons for poor engagement. During this blog, we’ll explore the types of questions asked during a Pulse survey and how a cultural transformation can address each issue and turn low engagement around.

Continuing our series on Pink and Maslow’s motivation theories, we’re exploring how to engage and motivate employees returning to work after parental leave, including adoption leave. Becoming a parent changes employees’ lives – not just their outlook but the pressures they face, and the demands on their time. They need to come to terms with a new reality. Read on to discover what you need to know about this transition and how to motivate working parents.

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW), and this year’s theme is communities. Communities can be a safe space, provide a place to belong, create social connections and help us build a support network. All these things are essential for our emotional and mental health. During this blog, we’ll explore the role an employee community has in tackling workplace mental health, giving you seven tips on how to create office communities.

The shift towards electric vehicles (EVs) is accelerating amid Government regulations, environmental concerns, and NIC increases. A green car salary sacrifice scheme or EV company car scheme can deliver thousands of pounds in National Insurance savings annually, helping businesses reduce their outgoings and free up cash to reinvest in sustainable growth. With Benefit in Kind (BiK) rates for EV car schemes still significantly lower than petrol and diesel cars, now is the perfect time for companies to adopt or expand their salary sacrifice offering. Read on to discover everything you need to know about EV salary sacrifice schemes.

Talent acquisition isn’t just a different badge for recruitment; it’s a strategy designed to meet a business’s long-term needs and goals. Referencing a recent report by Gallup and research from our contacts, we’ll explore what matters most to employees when looking for a new job. From there, we’ll explore the steps to create an effective talent acquisition strategy and attract top talent.

Tuesday, 22nd April, was Earth Day, and the 2025 theme is Our Power, Our Planet. This year, the Earth Day movement is uniting the globe around renewable energy to help us achieve ‘triple clean energy’ by 2030. Sustainability is at the heart of all we do at Pluxee UK, and we’re constantly striving to innovate our products to provide eco-friendly employee benefits. Discover seven ways to embed sustainable and eco-friendly employee benefits into your business.

Friday, 18th April, is National Exercise Day, a campaign dedicated to promoting the health and lifestyle benefits of regular exercise. When considering your employee wellbeing strategy, you must ensure your fitness discounts and benefits are inclusive, catering to all needs and abilities. Read on to discover how to help employees make positive lifestyle choices.

Burnout takes months to recover from, and in many cases, employees will be off work during the process. Burnout affects people physically, mentally and emotionally, and a phased return to work will help protect an employee’s health and wellbeing. Having been at a point of – in some cases – chronic fatigue, how do you kickstart employee motivation? Explore this with us using Pink’s motivational theories.

This next instalment of our blogs on business transformation uses theories derived from Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to provide practical ways to keep employee engagement high during business transformation. Discover how to create and measure human-centric KPIs, overcome resistance, and ensure employees are motivated and fulfilled.

Organisations evolve, and business transformation is vital as we move into an era of rising business costs and digitalisation. Humanising the change and transformation process - understanding the impact it has on employees is critical in ensuring you retain top talent. Keep employee engagement and motivation high by applying Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to your transformation strategy. Read the first blog in this series to discover how to create a human-centric approach to transformation.

You’ll have heard of a Cycle to Work scheme, but you may have questions about how they work. More importantly, you may be asking yourself, are they worth it? During this blog, we’ll cover all you need to know about the Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme and how it helps your employees and business. Read on to understand what makes a great scheme.