simPRO introduces “paradigm shift” benefits programme for global workforce

With this new benefits programme, simPRO is “stepping forward” as “one of the first international technology companies to model a human-centered approach to leadership” and pledge a certain level of support to employees, “creating a paradigm shift” in terms of the way in which companies think about their employees and the future of work.

The programme’s headlining benefit is an inflationary pay increase of up to 10% for every employee earning less than £69,000 per annum to combat the impacts of inflation on simPRO’s employees.

“At simPRO, every decision we make is based on our philosophy of doing what we believe is right,“ said Sean Diljore, the company’s CEO. “By investing in our employees' mental and physical well-being, we help them prioritise their personal lives so that they can be the best and healthiest version of themselves. When our employees are the best version of themselves, the entire business thrives.”

Implementation of Flex4

In addition to the pay increase, simPRO is implementing Flex4 – a four-day, 32-hour working week with no change in pay for full-time employees as part of the ‘Do the Right Thing’ programme. simPRO initially piloted Flex4 with global non-profit 4 Day Week Global and has since made Flex4 a permanent fixture for the entire company on a worldwide footing.

Also included in the programme is a generous new parental leave policy for team members in every country: 24 weeks of 100% paid leave for the primary care giver and eight weeks of paid parental leave for the secondary care giver, which is more than the required time in all of the countries in which simPRO presently operates.

simPRO will monitor the performance of the ‘Do the Right Thing’ programme and plans to publish data on its impact later this year.

In response to the Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision, simPRO also recently announced a $5,000 grant for any US employee who must travel more than 100 miles for any medical procedure for either themselves or members of their immediate family. The grants will be managed by a third party to protect the employee's privacy.

New era

“We are in a new era of the employer-employee relationship,” asserted Rod Lacey, chief people officer at simPRO. “What matters to today’s workers cannot be addressed using traditional approaches. Employees need to feel that the employer is truly invested in them and in their careers,”

Lacey concluded: “At simPRO, we choose to be curious and to truly listen to our employees. Responding quickly to our employees’ most pressing concerns is the foundation of our ‘Do the Right Thing’ programme. We believe in doing what we can to support simPRO’s employees at all times.”

*Further information is available online at www.simprogroup.com/uk