7 of the best employee discount schemes you’ll find today

Everyone loves a bargain. And your hardworking employees are no exception. That’s why many companies choose to reward their staff via employee discount schemes.

Thanks to digital technology, there are easy-to-use platforms that specialise in providing employee discount schemes via mobile app and/or desktop computer.  Most of these services also provide access to a wider range of benefit schemes above and beyond discounting. For example, they may offer health insurance, access to GPs, cycle to work schemes and other perks.

In this article we outline 7 of the best employee discount schemes on the market for UK businesses.

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1. Ben (Formerly Thanks Ben)

As a full fledged employee benefits platform, Ben do a lot more than just provide discount schemes. Nonetheless, it’s discount schemes cover a wide range of retail offerings and health and wellbeing services. Employers can also set spending allowances for their staff, covering wellbeing, personal development and much more.

Why Ben?

• Easy to use app
• Savings on hundreds of brands
• Up to 10% off all major supermarkets and 15% off other retailers, such as Amazon
• Simple pricing structure, no hidden costs or complicated calculations
• Physical and virtual Mastercard’s

In their words: “Ben is built based on a core principle: Employees can control their benefits budget to choose what matters to them, within the guardrails you set.

2. Maji 

Maji is primarily a financial wellbeing platform, however it also has an impressive employee discount scheme. Employees can access discounts from well-known brands like Tesco, M&S, Costa, Sainsbury’s and 100s of other leading retailers. Plus, they can get discounts on cinemas, gyms and various family attractions.

Why Maji?

• Potential savings of £1,000 a year via its easy to use platform and app
• Option to add other services to help employees’ financial wellbeing (including pensions and financial coaching )
• Option to try a free demo

In their own words: “Maji costs less than a monthly coffee… but delivers so much more. Our digital-first model keeps costs low and impact high, often delivering 100% ROI through National Insurance savings alone.”

Find out more and set up a free demo.

3. Reward Gateway (part of EdenRed)

RewardGateway is one of the biggest providers in the employee discount industry, offering discounts at over 900 retailers, plus special offers on travel and wellness services.

Why RewardGateway?

• Discounts across a wide range of industries – not just retail
• Employer-branded mobile app – a nice touch for your business
• Vouchers ready-to-use in-store and online
• Exclusive offers tailored to your business
• Provides a wider selection of employee benefits and HR functions: such as wellbeing programs, reward and recognition tools and much more.

In their own words: “As the largest employee discounts scheme provider in the world, Reward Gateway uses unmatched buying power and unbeatable savings at hundreds of retailers to help extend your employees’ income.”

4. Perkpal by Avantus

Avantus (formerly Fair Care) is another leader in the employee benefits tech market. It’s “perkpal” platform is where you’ll find thousands of offers and freebies. It offers discounts at more than 1,600 shops and retailers, including online discounts, cashback vouchers, monthly lotto draws and competitions

Why perkpal?

• Discounts across different industries, including: gym discounts, retail, “car zone” plus health and wellbeing benefits
• Everyday emotional wellbeing support through its Employee Assistance Programme
• Helps staff save hundreds of pounds a year
• Simplifies the process of delivering staff discounts
• Includes communication and survey-building tools

In their own words: “Stretching the employee’s pound, perkpal is packed full of enticing perks and exclusive offers.”

Note: Most benefits platforms offer employee discount schemes as part of their offering. So, businesses can choose whether to have a standalone discount scheme or invest in a more comprehensive benefits platform. If you’ve got any questions you’d like answered, use the chat box on the right and one of our friendly consultants will be happy to help.

5. Perkbox

Perkbox is an all-in-one “employee experience platform” which offers all the usual discounts and offers you’d expect from an employee discount scheme plus a wider variety of HR comms and wellbeing services.

Why Perkbox?

• Includes retail, hospitality and entertainment discounts
• Healthcare and insurance management features
• Wellbeing assistance including GP access
• Surveys, polls and other ways of interacting with employees
• Employee recognition tools and more

In their own words: “The Perkbox platform brings employee benefits, wellbeing, and recognition together, helping you create the ultimate employee experience – at work and in life.”

6. Aslan

Aslan offers something a little different through its Roarward app. Employees can build points on their every purchase and redeem them wherever they wish. It means employees do not have be restricted to a select number of brands – they can gain points and spend whenever they pay through the app.

Why Aslan?

Aslan offers a range of services designed to help employee pay go further, including:

• Cashback schemes
• Salary sacrifice pensions
• Payroll savings, gifting
• On-demand pay

In their own words: “Aslan is the UK’s first cost-negative reward and benefits platform. Through one simple app and card, employees get cashback, on-demand pay, payroll savings, and gifting – while employers save on NI, reduce costs, and boost engagement.”

7. HighStreetVouchers.com

The “gift card and vouchers superstore” provides a dedicated employee discount scheme called Everyday Benefits which can be used across 20,000 high street shops.

Why HighStreetVouchers.com?

• Discounts applicable to most retailers plus entertainment venues and dining experiences
• Useable online and offline
• Salary sacrifice options are available, enabling childcare vouchers or cycle to work schemes
• Can be used alongside an existing benefits package

In their own words: “Using our discounted gift card load process and extensive network of retail partners, employers save employees money on shopping and leisure activities that they use week in, week out. If used regularly the savings on offer can add up to hundreds of pounds every year.”

Ask us about employee discount schemes

Looking for a standalone employee discount scheme? Or considering a wider employee benefits package? Then we can help you make the right decision. As a specialist broker we know the marketplace rather well.

Call us free and we’ll be happy to have a “no commitments” chat about what you want for your business – and how we can help.