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Freedom of Information request Salary Sacrifice Benefit

Response published: 18 June 2025

FOI Request

1. Does your organisation offer salary sacrifice benefits* to staff? If yes, please state the name of the supplier, contract start and end dates. *salary sacrifice benefit refers to an arrangement where employees agree to give up a portion of their pre-tax salary in exchange for non-cash benefits (e.g childcare, cycle to work schemes) a. Supplier Name b. Contract start date (dd/mm/yy) c. Contract end date (dd/mm/yy) 2. Does your organisation have an external Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)*? * employee assistance programme refers to an employee-paid confidential service that offers employees support and advice on issues affecting their wellbeing and performance, both personal and work related. a. If yes, who is the provider?

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 069-2025

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

1. Does your organisation offer salary sacrifice benefits* to staff? If yes, please state the name of the supplier, contract start and end dates.
*Salary sacrifice benefit refers to an arrangement where employees agree to give up a portion of their pre-tax salary in exchange for non-cash benefits (e.g. childcare, cycle to work schemes)

Our response:

Yes, Vivup and Tusker

Started on 28/07/2021 and end date is 31/03/2026

You asked:

2. Does your organisation have an external Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)*?

*Employee Assistance Programme refers to an employee-paid confidential service that offers employees support and advice on issues affecting their wellbeing and performance, both personal and work related.

If yes, who is the provider?

Our response:

Yes, Vivup.

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.