The Whistler Employee Newsletter
October 2022
Your monthly round up of what’s been happening across the Group
Business Update
Thank You Huge thank you to all our operation and transport teams for their consistency during the Royal Mail strikes and working hard to ensure our customers mail and parcel items still got handed over on time.
HMRC went live in September
Whistl Contact Centres have been shortlisted for both the North East Contact Centres Awards (NECCA) and the UK Contact Centre Forum (UKCCF) National Awards
Good luck to all involved
Currently trialling in cab/hand-held devices in Bolton for drivers
Key Renewals – John Lewis, Music Magpie, Pets at Home, Citipost, and Sainsburys Group Latest Wins – J Parkers for Contact Centres and Veterinary Business Development (Vet Times weekly magazine) for Posthub
A great example of our brand practices:
Do the right thing Think as part of the team Act with a can-do attitude
Northern Pets now live in Lutterworth
Read more stories on Marvin…
Sustainable Suppliers
New Parcelhub site in West Midlands
Latest MySay Focus Group update on Marvin
The Parcelhub team are expanding with a new 14,000 sq. ft depot just off the M5 in Smethwick, near West Bromwich. The site will be managed by our newly appointed Operations Manager, Lorraine Williams, and will generate 14 new job opportunities initially, with more expected.
NEW Sustainable Mail Guidance from Whistl
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The Whistler Employee Newsletter
October 2022
Christmas 2022 Pay Dates
In previous years, we have paid the payroll early in December and this year we will be bringing December pay day forward to Thursday 22nd December 2022 .
January 2023 payroll will remain the same date of Thursday 26th January 2023 .
Below are the following pay dates which will apply for the end of 2022, and the start of 2023 this will allow you time to plan your budgeting needs in advance:
➢ November 2022 – 24th November 2022 (No change) ➢ December 2022 - 22nd December 2022 (1 week early) ➢ January 2023 - 26th January 2023 (No change) ➢ February 2023 - 23rd February 2023 (No change)
For Hourly paid employees the following hours will be paid as per the pay dates listed above :
➢ November 2022 – (16 th October – 12 th November – 4 weeks) ➢ December 2022 – (13 th November – 10 th December – 4 weeks) ➢ January 2023 – (11 th December – 14 th January – 5 weeks) ➢ February 2023 – (15 th January – 11 th February – 4 weeks)
IMPORTANT NOTE - Changes to paper payslips: For those of you that still receive a paper copy of your payslip to your home address, December 2022 payroll will be the last payroll in which we will be sending these out as we will be using online pay slips accessed via “ MyView ” effective from 1 st January 2023 . More details on this change will be communicated with you soon.
Keep an eye out on Marvin for further details
Don’t Forget About Marvin…
Scan this QR code from your mobile to login to our company intranet today!
If you need support logging into Marvin please email marvin@whistl.co.uk
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October 2022
Whistl Hardship Fund
My Wellbeing
Financial Wellbeing
October’s wellbeing topic is Financial Wellbeing . Keep an eye out on Marvin and noticeboards for more information.
We appreciate that many of you may be worried about the increasing cost of living challenges and the impact this maybe having on you and your family. To help you from a financial perspective we have reinstated the Whistl ‘Hardship Fund’ (previously set up during Covid) to support those of you who may need help paying for essential items or bills. Login to Marvin to read the full Hardship Fund guidelines and application form.
Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) The Wellbeing Team are looking for more Mental Health First Aiders, and have availability for 14 more across the Group. Full training is provided. If you, or someone you know, is interested in becoming a MHFA, then please send your name and site location to wellbeing@whistl.co.uk. Online Wellbeing Classes We are excited to let you all know that we will be trialling Online Wellbeing classes available for all of our employees. These will be live online classes, completely free to all, that you can join from anywhere as a way to keep active, get healthy, and try something new. Keep an eye out for more information on this coming soon!
Thank You for Completing our ESG Survey Now the Survey has closed, we will be working with Simply Sustainable to develop our ESG strategy.
Latest Marketing Campaign: Contact centres you can count on
The Marketing Team launched a new Contact Centre campaign targeting prospects throughout September with an aim to raise awareness of our Contact Centre services and how businesses can benefit from working with us. Visit Marvin to find out more about this campaign and Whistl’s Contact Centre Services.
We will update you once this has been finalised.
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The Whistler Employee Newsletter
October 2022
Marvin Meets…
Fantastic Offer for Whistl Employees!!
Laura Taylor
Associate Director, Relish, Bristol,
FREE Luxury Face, Body & Haircare Set (Worth £20!)
Sarah Whittaker
Claim a trio of award-winning, zero-plastic cleansing bars worth £20 for FREE! Just cover delivery!
Operations Finance & Support Manager, Bolton
Everything in the set is 100% plastic free, vegan and packed with natural goodness.
Marvin is always looking for more people to meet – if you’re interested in completing a Marvin Meets then email marvin@whistl.co.uk
Log onto Marvin and claim your FREE Luxury Face, Body & Haircare set today and start your own plastic free journey, trust us –you won’t regret it! T&C’s Apply!
What’s happening this month?
Relish host Sustainable Fashion Show
With sustainability being a very important topic Relish thought they would hold a festival themed sustainable fashion show, in Bristol’s Cabot Circus shopping centre, to raise peoples awareness on how to be more sustainable when it comes to fashion and shopping.
The 15 th to 30 th October will be Festival of Learning.
Visit Marvin to find out more.
Don’t Forget About Marvin…
Scan this QR code from your mobile to login to our company intranet today!
If you need support logging into Marvin please email marvin@whistl.co.uk
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