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Personal Group partnership helps Sage to launch employee engagement product

Newcastle-headquartered software giant Sage has partnered with employee services provider Personal Group Holdings to launch a first-of-its-kind employee engagement product, aimed at boosting the SME marketplace.

One in three people in the UK are paid using Sage Payroll, with 50% private sector businesses using sage payroll to pay their employees. From today, Sage Employee Benefits will feature within the firm’s product portfolio.

The product will reportedly help Sage’s new and existing customers to own a digital employee benefits system, software traditionally restricted to large corporates.

The company says this will allow small business owners to offer employees unrivalled access to savings and discounts across hundreds of retailers, salary sacrifice options, insurance and protection, a hospital cash plan and health and wellbeing support.

Based on Personal Group’s own proprietary platform named Hapi, the Sage Employee Benefits platform is optimised for App delivery, which means that employees can access and manage their benefit services directly from their smartphone.

Jacqueline de Rojas, MD Northern Europe at Sage, said: “We work hard to make life easier for business owners to succeed. Not only by championing their causes but also by creating an eco-system for their employees to engage with and to benefit from.

“The launch of Sage Employee Benefits brings this to life. Benefits that were once the preserve of large organisations are now accessible and affordable for Sage 50 Payroll customers.

“We believe in smart partnerships and are delighted to have brought this to market with Personal Group.”

Mark Scanlon, Chief Executive of Personal Group, added: “This is a very exciting development for small businesses around the UK, as this new partnership sees our two companies launch Sage Employee Benefits to the SME market.

“Our functional capability developed over 32 years, coupled with Sage’s extensive market presence, is a powerful combination in order to help SMEs make their businesses better.”