How Benefits Can Support the Impact of the Flexible Working Act
As of April 2024, the Flexible Working Act is reshaping the way we think about work.
Employees now have the legal right to request flexible working from day one - an initiative designed to foster better work-life balance and unlock new opportunities for inclusion and wellbeing.
This change brings more than a compliance box to tick. It’s a real opportunity to redefine how you support your people. But how do you keep teams connected, engaged, and mentally healthy when they’re working on their terms, in different places, and sometimes at different times?
That’s where digital benefit platforms like Smart Hive can help.
Flexibility Doesn’t Mean Disconnection
While hybrid and remote working offer great benefits, they also pose new challenges, such as a lack of daily interaction and blurred lines between work and home life.
To keep distributed teams aligned and motivated, employers must offer benefits that are accessible anytime, anywhere, designed around the individual, not the desk.
Our Smart Hive platform is built for exactly that. It's a digital hub that gives employees one-tap access to all their workplace benefits, whether they’re on the train, at their kitchen table, or in a co-working space. It lets teams:
- Discover benefits that support their lifestyle.
- Access recognition tools to stay motivated.
With Smart Hive, flexibility no longer means a loss of visibility or engagement, it becomes a driver of outcomes.
Empowering Wellbeing, Wherever Work Happens
It’s not just connection and productivity that need to evolve, it’s wellbeing, too.
Research shows that poor mental health costs UK employers up to £51 billion a year, with remote workers often experiencing higher levels of isolation and burnout.
We offer two powerful tools to tackle this head-on:
- Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) - Offering 24/7 access to confidential support, financial information, and counselling services. With on-demand help for life’s challenges, your team is never alone, no matter where they work.
- Mental Fitness App - A mental fitness app that helps employees manage stress, build resilience, and boost mental wellbeing through daily exercises. It’s like a personal trainer for the mind, available in their pocket at all times.
With these digital solutions, wellbeing becomes proactive, not reactive and far more accessible for dispersed teams.
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Smart Benefits, Smarter Outcomes
Implementing flexible, digital-first benefits is a strategic move that can transform your workplace dynamics.
When employees have the autonomy to access tools like Smart Hive, Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), and our Mental Fitness App on their own terms, the positive impacts are substantial:
- Higher Engagement: Businesses with engaged employees experience a 21% increase in profitability, highlighting the direct correlation between engagement and business success.
- Improved Retention: Engaged employees are 87% less likely to leave their organisations, emphasising the role of engagement in retaining top talent.
- Stronger Performance: Engaged employees are 2.5 times more likely to exceed performance expectations, underscoring the link between engagement and productivity.
Bravo Benefits: Your Partner in the Flexible Work Era
The Flexible Working Act is a big step forward, but it’s only the beginning.
The real challenge is how you choose to respond. We're here to help you make the most of this moment, with tools like Smart Hive, our Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs), and the Mental Fitness App, supporting your people to thrive - wherever they are and however they work.
