From April 2025, employers’ national insurance contributions are on the rise. Now is the time to explore your benefits package as a means of attracting, retaining and engaging the best talent with pay growth remaining limited. 

Why are some organisations more able to recruit and retain their people than others? And why do some people perform better, with stronger employee engagement and a willingness to go the extra mile? 

The clue could be in the latest research which found that nearly half (47%) of employees prioritise a strong benefits package over salary, viewing it as essential. With tight wage growth in many organisations, employers that strengthen benefits packages and improve communication around them can attract and retain talent effectively.  

In this webinar, Andrew Woolnough will cover the ‘secret sauce’ in creating an engaging and dynamic employee benefits strategy. Join him to find out why employee benefits are so important in building stronger employee engagement with better retention and productivity.

During the session, Andrew will also launch a free and exclusive perk for Bristol Creative Industries members who meet the qualifying criteria. 

> Register here!

This session will be particularly useful for small and medium sized company owners and founders – individuals who own or have founded and scaled up small businesses, and are responsible for overseeing all aspects of the business including HR and employee benefits. It will also benefit those who may not have a deep background in employee benefits but are looking to support the growth and sustainability of their business via the employee value proposition (EVP).

  

About Andrew Woolnough

Andrew is an employee benefits, wellbeing and engagement specialist and is passionate about building highly motivated and productive teams in both start-ups and larger organisations. 

He has previously worked for Aon, Willis Towers Watson and Equiniti, running global benefits, payroll and fintech organisations and is currently undertaking freelance assignments under his own brand, Un:fade.

> See Andrew’s BCI profile 

> Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn

 

These Wake Up Call sessions are exclusively for BCI members – register your free place below!

If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries and would like to take advantage of this member-only event, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership perks here.

More about our ‘Wake Up Call’ webinar series

These sessions take place every other Friday morning from 8.30-9am, for the BCI community to share their pearls of wisdom with one another. The half hour webinars will involve a 15 minute presentation followed by a 10 minute facilitated Q&A, with introductions from the BCI team.

Our community is full of such amazing talent so we’re giving members the stage to talk about things that excite them so they can inspire their peers. The sessions will be a mix of expert tips and tricks and case studies – the perfect opportunity to learn something new before the week is out.

Our usual online format is an interactive ‘meeting’ but for this series we’re running webinars so that it’s easy to listen in while prepping for the day ahead or while having your breakfast! Cameras and mics will be off but you can ask your questions through the chat box or submit them beforehand.

Please get in touch with Dan if you’re interested in speaking at a future session.

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About Bristol Creative Industries

Bristol Creative Industries is the membership network that supports the region's creative sector to learn, grow and connect, driven by the common belief that we can achieve more collectively than alone.