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Staff benefits update

30 Jun 2021

Discounts, wellbeing and an update and on our payroll giving scheme

Free wills session

Last week there was a fantastic online turn out for the free wills presentation with Dunham McCarthy. As a result Donna Byrne - Business Development Manager for Dunham McCarthy will be holding another live staff presentation on Monday 9th August at 12.30pm. Donna will be discussing the free Will writing service for staff employees and will also answer any questions that you may have. To attend the webinar please follow the form link to register, then you will be emailed a link to join the MS Teams meeting on the day. More information available on the Dunham McCarthy page. 

Cinema Society

The cinema industry is fully open and massive movies are about to hit cinema screens! The latest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Black Widow is booking now for screenings from Wednesday 7th July.  You can find out a little more about those movies and others that are soon to be released (including River Cruise and many more) in the attached “In Cinemas” update on The Cinema Society discount page. You're able to save up to 40% off the cost of cinema tickets for yourself, your family and your friends. If you haven’t registered yet it’s really simple to do. It takes less than a minute and you can start saving straight away!

Home services

The Hotpoint Privilege Purchase Club is a members only scheme, offering exclusive pricing on over 850 different appliances including three great brands to choose from, Whirlpool, Hotpoint & Indesit. Products range from washing machines, refrigeration, cookers and dishwashers to Hotpoint’s Small Domestic Appliance range. All appliances are pre-discounted and you can save an extra 20% this month using the code on the secure discounts page.

Vehicle Benefits are running a limited time staycation RAC offer from 1st July 2021 – 31st August 2021. During this period, university employees can purchase 3 months Full UK Breakdown Cover (Level 3 Cover) for only £9.99 (total cost).  

For further information see staff benefits.

Wellbeing

  • Be Active is one of our six ways to wellbeing. So why not join our University of Manchester Big Team Walking challenge?  From 12 July they will be running a challenge to see which team can walk from Edinburgh to London (virtually of course).  You have a whole month to complete the walk. 
  • Our Counselling Service is running a range of workshops taking place in July and August.
  • Manchester Confucius Institute is offering a variety of Mandarin courses.
  • New workshops on managing work-life balance have been released. They will cover theories and practical techniques, including advice on managing work life balance when working flexibly or in a hybrid way. There are two dates available for Thursday, 15 July and Tuesday, 21 September. 

Payroll Giving

The University's payroll giving scheme has been awarded bronze for this year’s Payroll Giving Quality Mark. It’s an achievement for all University staff to be proud of at a time when it has never been more vital to support charities, and a testament to your kindness and generosity during these difficult times. The bronze level is awarded to businesses with over 1% of their colleague base donating through the scheme. The University currently has over 2.5% of staff donating via Payroll Giving.