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Benefits Statement

Give your benefits the stage they deserve

Employers invest heavily in benefits, but employees and candidates often have no idea what is actually on offer.

With the Not Secondary Benefits Statement we bring your benefits together in one visual, understandable and appealing story. For current employees and for candidates who want to know what you have to offer as an employer.

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Timeline
1–2 months
Approach
5 steps

The question

Good benefits are worth little if nobody knows about them

Benefits are often scattered across staff handbooks, the intranet, separate schemes and other documents. As a result, employees do not always know what is available or what certain schemes mean for them.

Towards candidates, too, a lot of value goes unused. Vacancies and interviews usually mention only a small part of the package, while the package as a whole can weigh on the choice for an employer.

With a Benefits Statement we make visible what you offer and why it is attractive – for current and future employees alike.

When is a Benefits Statement right for you?

Time to make your benefits more visible?

Information is fragmented

Benefits are spread across different documents and systems.

Employees do not know the package well enough

A lot is on offer, but far from everyone knows what is available.

The staff handbook is too extensive

All the information is there, but employees have to search for what is relevant to them.

Candidates only see part of it

You offer more than becomes visible during recruitment and the application process.

The communication does not fit the organisation

The current documents are factually correct, but their look and feel do not match your employer brand.

Not sure where to start?

In a short call we look at which approach fits your organisation.

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Why this matters

Make visible what you already offer

01

More appreciation

Show employees more clearly what is arranged for them.

02

More use

Make benefits findable and understandable, so they are actually used.

03

A stronger candidate experience

Give candidates a clear picture of what you offer during the application process.

04

A stronger employer brand

Make benefits part of a recognisable, distinctive employer story.

Our approach

From benefits to a recognisable story

  1. 01

    Inventory

    We gather the relevant documentation and map the benefits that should appear in the Benefits Statement.

  2. 02

    Structure & story

    We decide how to present the package logically and recognisably. Where fitting we link benefits to your core values, themes or other recognisable elements of the organisation.

  3. 03

    Copy & clarity

    We translate existing schemes into short, understandable texts without losing the essence of the benefit.

  4. 04

    Visual design

    We develop the Benefits Statement fully in your brand style and make sure the presentation is attractive and clear.

  5. 05

    Feedback & delivery

    Together we go through the draft, process the feedback and work towards the final version.

Result

One story for current and future employees

Afterwards you have a Benefits Statement that lets employees see quickly and easily what you arrange for them as an employer. At the same time it can be used to give candidates a far more complete picture of your benefits during the application process.

Benefits are not only offered, but made visible as part of your employer brand.

All relevant benefits together in one clear overview

Understandable, accessible texts

Fully designed in your own brand style

Usable for employees, candidates and onboarding

Client stories

How other employers make their benefits visible

See how we translated benefits into an appealing, recognisable story for employees and candidates at different organisations.

From employee handbook to a benefits experienceClient story

Van Der Meulen

From employee handbook to a benefits experience

René BakkerManaging Director
IndustryGroothandel, import en export, toys, leisure, outdoor
Employees50+
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Benefits that align with your company cultureClient story

Fellowmind

Benefits that align with your company culture

Anneke NobelCHRO
IndustryTechnologie & software, Consultancy
Employees450+
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From 100 pages of collective agreement to understandable benefitsClient story

Achmea

From 100 pages of collective agreement to understandable benefits

Ad van Zonneveld HR Journey Lead
IndustryVerzekeraar, Financiële diensten.
Employees13.000 +
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From complex regulations to understandable benefitsClient story

Capgemini

From complex regulations to understandable benefits

Evi Bertrums Compensation & Benefits Specialist
IndustryICT- services, Consultancy.
Employees6.000 +
View client story
Bringing management and works council together on benefitsClient story

HEVO

Bringing management and works council together on benefits

Marijke Schilder Spel HR Adviseur
IndustryHuisvesting, vastgoed
Employees100 +
View client story
From multiple schemes to one benefits frameworkClient story

MSPS

From multiple schemes to one benefits framework

Ilona Schipper HR Specialist
IndustryFinanciële dienstverlening, zorg
Employees400 +
View client story
From complex collective agreement to one overview of all benefitsClient story

Vrumona

From complex collective agreement to one overview of all benefits

Ellen Jansma HR Director
IndustryLevensmiddelen en dranken, productie en industrie
Employees350 +
View client story
A modern employee benefits story for a modern IT organisationClient story

Enable U

A modern employee benefits story for a modern IT organisation

Cathalijne van LammerenManager HR
IndustryIT-services en consultancy
Employees180 +
View client story
More freedom of choice within benefitsClient story

Scheuten

More freedom of choice within benefits

Kees- Jan van den BrinkHR Director
IndustryProductie en industrie
Employees400 +
View client story
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Process & timeline

From documents to a final Benefits Statement

Beforehand we decide together which benefits are included, which audiences the Benefits Statement is for and which communication style fits your organisation. We then get to work on content, structure and design and work towards the final version through one or more feedback rounds.

1-2months, from the moment the documents are supplied

The exact timeline also depends on the number of benefits, the documentation available and how quickly input and feedback are supplied.

Do you have a specific deadline? Then we agree up front on what is feasible.

Frequently asked questions about Benefits Statement

No. A staff handbook often contains extensive information, rules and procedures. A Benefits Statement is meant to present benefits accessibly, attractively and clearly. It therefore does not automatically replace the underlying schemes or formal documentation.

We decide that together. As a basis we map the relevant employee benefits and determine which information employees and/or candidates need to understand the package properly.

No. We can gather existing information from different documents and translate it into understandable texts for the Benefits Statement. We do of course need enough substantive information to describe the schemes correctly.

Yes. The Benefits Statement is developed to measure and matches your brand style and employer brand visually, so it feels like communication from your own organisation.

Certainly. During the application process in particular, a Benefits Statement can add a lot of value. Candidates often see only a limited part of the benefits, while the package as a whole can play an important role in their choice of employer.

The Benefits Statement can therefore be used at different points in the candidate journey, for example during an interview, with the offer or during onboarding. Depending on your needs we can also develop a more compact version specifically for candidates.

Yes. Because we go through the entire package, things regularly stand out to us and we share our observations and ideas where relevant. A full analysis or optimisation of the package is not a standard part of a Benefits Statement, though. Our optimisation services are meant for that.

Yes. Benefits change, and so the Benefits Statement can be updated periodically. We can agree on how future changes are processed.

We always deliver both the master file in .ai and the actual document in .pdf. That also makes it possible for you to maintain changes yourself after the project.

Show what you have to offer as an employer

Turn separate benefits into one clear, attractive and recognisable story for current and future employees.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Total Benefits is the first benefits intelligence platform in the Netherlands. It brings an organisation’s entire benefits package together in one central environment and helps employers structure, compare, improve and monitor their benefits.

Unlike traditional HR software, Total Benefits is not focused on HR administration or payroll processing. The platform is dedicated entirely to employee benefits, combining information about your own benefits package with market data, practical insights and intelligence.

With Total Benefits, you can:

  • centrally document and manage your entire benefits package;
  • access a Benefits Database containing more than 200 different employee benefits across 12 themes;
  • compare benefits using available benchmark data;
  • identify opportunities and explore potential improvements;
  • monitor governance, accuracy and changes to your benefits;
  • compare information from different sources using Benefits Sync;
  • combine insights from benchmarks, trends and other data sources to make better-informed decisions.

The aim is not for organisations to simply offer more benefits. Total Benefits gives employers the information and context they need to make better, more informed decisions about their benefits package.

This creates one central and increasingly rich source of information about employee benefits, which can be used not only by HR, but also by HR Business Partners, recruitment, communications and management.

In short: Total Benefits helps you understand what you offer, how you compare and where opportunities or risks lie – so you can make informed decisions about what to do next.

The name Total Benefits is derived from the well-known HR concept of ‘Total Reward’: the total value an employer offers its employees, from salary and benefits to development, culture and the overall employee experience.

Because we focus specifically on everything beyond salary, we chose the name Total Benefits.

Within the platform, we look at employee benefits across twelve core themes, such as wellbeing, mobility, flexibility, sustainable employability and meaningful work. This creates structure and coherence across the entire benefits package.

From this central source of information, organisations can structure, compare, improve and monitor their employee benefits. By combining information about their own benefits package with benchmark data, practical insights and trends, organisations gain the intelligence they need to make better-informed decisions about their benefits.

Benefits Intelligence is the process of collecting, combining and applying knowledge, data and market insights related to employee benefits.

Total Benefits combines information about an organisation’s own benefits package with benchmark data, practical insights, trends and other relevant sources. This provides insight not only into what an organisation offers, but also how its benefits compare to the market, where opportunities or risks lie, and which developments are relevant.

Benefits Intelligence forms the foundation of Total Benefits. It helps organisations not only manage their employee benefits, but above all make better-informed and better-supported decisionsabout their benefits package.