"engaging a remote workforce and encouraging loyalty through employee benefits"

National Grid are an international electricity and gas company based in the UK and Northeastern US with around 20,000
employees, and 6,500 of those based in the UK. They have employees of all ages, ranging from some aged 60+, who have enjoyed long careers, to those who have recently joined the company via their range of apprenticeship, graduate, or other hire programmes.

So, what was the problem?

National Grid wanted to improve their current benefits offering in order to engage a remote workforce and attract the best talent
to their business - and among that talent there needs to be a strong supply of skilled engineers and technical expertise. Engineers are highly sought after in the UK, but are also in short supply – so it’s more important than ever for the organisation to stand out to prospective (and current) talent for all the right reasons.

As strong advocates for employee engagement, the benefits package offered by National Grid needed to tick a lot of boxes. Not only did it need to be competitive and accessible to all employees, including the field-force and remote workers, but it needed to appeal to a wide demographic.

We spoke to Anna Stoneman, Reward Specialist for National Grid UK, about the drive behind implementing a new Employee Benefits programme and how it’s supporting their goals... click on the image below to read more.