Staff benefits update

29 Oct 2020

Family friendly offers to help your young ones get a good night sleep, health offers to keep you feeling good and the latest wellbeing events.

Family friendly

Baby2Sleep® is offering staff 20% off all sleep packages. If you have a baby or child up to the age of 6 years old who is struggling with sleep, Baby2Sleep® can help you by coaching you to teach your child to sleep well, in a gentle and reassuring manner, that is specific to your child and family circumstances.

The Gro Company produce a huge range of baby sleep products designed with the comfort and safety of young babies in mind, allowing the whole family to get a good night's sleep. A 15% discount* is available.

Health

Ginger Nutrition uses the latest nutritional science, combined with a holistic, personalised approach to create an individual nutrition plan that works for you. Whether you have a specific condition, or just want to feel tip-top, nutritional therapy with Ginger Nutrition can help and provides 15% discount on all consultations.

Davies Chiropractic Care use a combination of spinal manipulation and mobilisations, various soft tissue techniques and home rehabilitation to take all your aches and pains away. Their clinic is based in Heaton Moor, Stockport and they offer 10% off your initial and follow up chiropractic appointments using the unique code.

Home Services

Emerald Life is an award-winning insurance provider, closing the gap between real people and insurance. They provide insurance that reflects the diversity of today without charging extra for it. Emerald also supports community-based projects and charities that promote equality by providing resources and advice, particularly supporting women, the LGBT community and non-traditional families.

Reward Mobile are a multi-award winning, premier partner of EE, offering members discounts on the latest mobile phones, tablets and EE Home Broadband.As a member of Reward Mobile, you can save on average, 28% over the lifetime of your contract on the latest phones, compared to EE direct*.

Visit UnDiscounts to see the full range of offers available. You also have free access to Wider Wallet. This week you can save with National Trust, English Heritage and super market deals that help you save on your household shopping.

Wellbeing

Visit staff wellbeing news for the latest updates and notifications of online events.

The online book club launched in May and the next meeting will take place on Friday, 13 November 12.30pm -1.30pm on Zoom. They will spend some time revisiting Girl Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo. Theirr next book is Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari.

November is Men's Health Month, and a webinar on Thursday, 11 November will look at a number of key health issues that affect men in particular. It is available to all staff, whether attending to learn more about their own health or to support the health of others. The online 1-hour session will start at 10:30am.

Music, Health and Wellbeing workshop - Wed 11 November, 1pm-4.15pm

Has music helped you cope during the pandemic? You’re not alone – a growing body of research tells us that music profoundly impacts wellbeing. You can explore the power of music in the ESRC “Music, Health & Wellbeing workshop”, on Wednesday 11 November. Speakers include Prof Caroline Bithell (SALC), Prof John Keady (FBMH), Dr Virginia Tandy (Director of the Creative Ageing Development Agency) and Music therapists from the Manchester Camerata orchestra. The welcome address will be delivered by University of Manchester alumnus and radio broadcaster, Mark Radcliffe. FREE, all welcome. Just sign up via Eventbrite.

Keep well and stay up to date with all your benefits and wellbeing options.