Have you signed up for Perks at Work yet?

Have you started using GCMA PERKS AT WORK?

GCMA Perks at Work and the Community Online Academy have been launched to huge fanfare

From taking virtual fitness classes to making big savings on your online shopping, the GCMA Perks at Work programme is a membership benefit that you are going to want to take full advantage from.

The platform launched to members last month and many have immersed themselves in the huge range of opportunities provided by what’s classed as the

‘ultimate members’ discount site’.

It is all part of GCMA chief executive Tom Brooke’s desire to renew the Association’s focus and vision on membership services and investment in the professional, personal development, and wellbeing of members.

“This is one of those benefits that is geared towards providing for you as an individual, rather than what it’s providing for you in your business life, and we want to get that balance and development in terms of our membership services,” he said.

“The platform really looks after you in terms of wellbeing, health and fitness, mental health and, of course, there’s a financial benefit element to it as well.

“It will be a really fantastic and high value addition to your GCMA membership.”

So if you’ve yet to sign up, or couldn’t make the GCMA webinar last month which gave attendees a demo of the new platform, we’re here to fill you in on what you’re missing. What is Perks at Work? Your GCMA membership is now a vehicle to save money. You can search your favourite retailers and explore the offers available by using your GCMA Member Benefits account.

Perks at Work allows you to earn WOWPoints on a dazzling array of products and services. These range from every day food shops, fashion, technology, utilities and days out.

There are more than 3,500 brands featured and they include big firms like ASDA, John Lewis, Currys PC World and Just Eat.

How do WOWpoints work? Once you’ve signed up, you should see the GCMA Perks at Work homepage.

You can then click on the Benefits tab, where you will be able to browse both the Community Online Academy and Perks at Work sections.

The latter uses an online currency called WowPoints. This is cashback and any WOWPoints earned through the site can be spent or redeemed as cash. So, for example, 5 x WOWPoints = 5% cashback.

WowPoints can be used anywhere throughout the Perks at Work site – from purchasing cinema tickets to even a car – or it can be put back into your bank account.

You’ll also be able to benefit from card linked offers, one-off deals, e-codes and using reloadable cards.

Sometimes, you’ll have the option to take an immediate discount (say 5%, for example)

on purchase of items through the site, or earn WOWPoints and the amounts you’ll earn or see returned can sometimes be diff erent.

You’ll need to weigh up and decide which benefi t is more convenient to you at that particular moment in time.

Friends and family can be invited through email and you can access the site from a laptop, tablet and mobile phone.

What is the Community Online Academy? We’ve all been staying home and facing a familiar set of lockdown challenges. Perks at Work introduced the Community Online Academy (COA) to support members during what’s been an unprecedented time during the pandemic.

It is a free resource of live and on demand classes for adults and kids.

Ranging from wellness, and fi tness, to personal development, you’ll be able to create your own playlist of videos to watch.

There are more than 100 virtual live classes, held every Thursday and lasting between 30 and 45 minutes, while there are more than 3,000 videos that can be watched on demand in the Video Hub.

Classes include: boxing, yoga and strength training; selfimprovement, leadership skills, and mentoring; sign language, coding and dance. What do I do now? If you haven’t already, click on the email you were sent and sign up to GCMA Perks at Work by entering your name and email.

You’ll be asked to enter your date of birth and please do so by using the following date: 18/02/21

If you’ve mislaid the email, or are still having trouble signing up, get in touch with our Business Partnerships Manager, Craig Cotterill, by email craig@gcma.org. uk.