Campaign news

Legal Top 50 firms get Geared for Giving

Posted on Wednesday 17 December 2008

Legal firms across the UK are leading the field in charitable giving, according to new research by the Geared for Giving Campaign
All but four Top 50 Legal Firms operate Workplace Giving and average employee uptake is nearly double the national average, whilst the firms Mills & Reeve and Taylor Wessing top the league with a [...]

Deal or No Deal? For Charity, it’s definitely an Endemol UK Deal

Posted on Friday 5 December 2008

Endemol UK is a global leader in television and digital media, with shows like Big Brother and Deal or No Deal topping the league tables.
Endemol UK has a creative attitude towards charitable giving. It has joined the Geared for Giving Campaign promoting Workplace Giving to its employees.
Endemol UK staff have really risen to the charity [...]

More Local Authorities get Geared for Giving

Posted on Wednesday 3 December 2008

We are delighted that the number of Local Authorities that are joining the Campaign is growing weekly.
Anne Snelgrove MP wrote to the Chief Executives of the 463 Local Authorities across the UK earlier in the year and the responses are still flooding back.
Local Authorities employ over 2 million employees between them, so if only 10% [...]

Over 16% of Wynnwith Group Employees get Geared for Giving

Posted on Friday 14 November 2008

Wynnwith Group, one of the most established technical and engineering recruitment specialists, has seen over 16% of their workforce embrace Workplace Giving since its launch in August, a fantastic achievement.
Employees in both of Wynnwith’s locations in Yeovil and Woking have enthusiastically signed up to the scheme to support a huge range of local and national [...]

More Companies back our Campaign

Posted on Monday 3 November 2008

We are thrilled that the number of companies backing our Campaign has continued to grow over the last few weeks; this all helps to spread the message and encourage other employers to follow your example.
Employers who have joined the Campaign include Macfarlanes Packagaing, Accor Services UK, London Borough of Richmond, GFI Group and Endemol.

Endemol’s Human [...]

fish4 see over 25% of their workforce become Geared for Giving

Posted on Wednesday 15 October 2008

fish4 is the UK’s largest classified website for jobs, homes and cars with over 4 million unique users per month.
fish4 re-launched their Workplace Giving scheme in July 2008 and were thrilled to increase the number of contributing employees to 25%, raising an additional £5000 per year for over 40 charities including Cancer Research UK, Amnesty [...]

National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards 2008 gets Geared for Giving

Posted on Thursday 9 October 2008

We are absolutely thrilled and delighted that four employers who have been central to the Geared for Giving Campaign swept the board at last night’s National Payroll Giving Excellence Awards. The event, which took place at the Treasury in Horse Guards Parade, saw these employers taking away no less than five out of a [...]

23% of Beaverbrooks Employees get Geared for Giving

Posted on Tuesday 7 October 2008

Beaverbrooks, the nationwide jewellers, were among the first employers to sign up to the Geared for Giving campaign and launch a new Workplace Giving scheme. and what a success it has been!! Within 2 months of the launch over 23% of staff are taking part raising in excess of £40,000 for a host of charities.
Susie [...]

Employee Benefits Live Show Get Geared for Giving

Posted on Friday 26 September 2008

We are delighted to be spreading the Geared for Giving Campaign message next week at the Employee Benefits live show.
Employee Benefits lIve is Europe’s largest dedicated employee benefits event and the event is being held at the Business Design Centre, London on Tuesday 30 September & Wednesday 1 October 2008. Angel tube station on the [...]

North Lincolnshire Council gets Geared for Giving

Posted on Friday 19 September 2008

North Lincolnshire Council is setting the pace by becoming the first new council to join the Geared for Giving Campaign following the call from Anne Snelgrove MP earlier in the summer.
Local councils employ over 2 million people in England and Wales and are one of the UK’s largest employers. North Lincolnshire Council were very quick [...]