The Employee Benefits Platform That Really Benefits Your People
Most employee benefits platforms promise engagement but deliver a login page nobody revisits.
My Group takes a broader approach, giving employers one joined-up employee benefits platform for the services their people actually need, supported by real people who help employees understand and use what is available.
What makes a benefits platform more engaging?
Employees still get a simple login and one place to access everyday savings, financial wellbeing tools, health support, recognition, salary sacrifice options, voluntary benefits and more.
The difference is that we don’t leave engagement to the platform alone. Our Engagement Consultants can support launches, explain benefits face to face, and help employees see how the My Group Portal can make a practical difference in day-to-day life.
My Staff Shop powers the everyday savings and engagement layer within that experience, helping drive regular usage and visible value for employees.
If your current set-up isn’t delivering, or you’re starting fresh and want to build an employee experience around real workforce needs, we’d like to show you what this looks like in practice.
What should an employee benefits platform really do?
What many organisations call an employee benefits platform is really the front door to a wider employee experience. The real job is to give your people simple access to the support, savings, services and communication they need, in one place and on any device.
The My Group Portal is built around that idea. It brings together multiple services in one branded experience, including everyday savings, financial wellbeing, health support, recognition, insurance and other employer-chosen benefits. Within that, My Staff Shop provides the everyday savings and engagement layer, designed to give people a reason to return regularly and make the value of their benefits visible.
A benefit nobody knows about is a cost, not a benefit.
The My Group Portal is designed to close that gap, not by adding more features for the sake of it, but by making the right services easy to find, easy to understand and worth using.
What drives engagement?
What drives engagement on your employee benefits platform?
Most benefit experiences get opened once. The My Staff Shop layer within the My Group Portal includes a set of features specifically designed to bring people back regularly, without HR having to send reminder emails. And, to make sure it’s really working, our team regularly review the numbers with you and help resolve any issues.
Reward Beans and personal savings goals
Employees can get direct discounts or earn Reward Beans through everyday platform use, cashback, recognition moments, and employer awards. They can check their balance at any time, see their running total of shop savings and cashback earned, and set a personal savings goal towards whatever matters to them, whether that’s a holiday, new tech, or the Christmas shop.
Beans can be spent within the platform or withdrawn directly to a bank account.
That’s a meaningful difference from the points systems on most discounts platforms, where rewards accumulate but rarely translate into anything employees can use.
Communications Hub
A front-and-centre space for employer updates, recognition and shared good news, helping the Portal feel active rather than static. HR teams can use the Communications Hub to highlight new benefits, promote timely campaigns, share company announcements and celebrate employee achievements in the same place people already visit for savings and support.
Daily Offer
A new featured deal goes live every weekday from 9am to 5pm, with extra Reward Beans attached to each one. The time limit gives employees a straightforward reason to check in each morning, and the Beans reinforce the habit over time.
Price Drop
A Dutch auction where a product or experience starts at full price and drops gradually until someone buys it. Employees who stay active on the platform tend to get the best deals, and it’s one of the special features that employees mention when you ask what they like about the platform.
Lottery
A free monthly prize draw that employees enter on the platform. Prizes include holidays, technology, and cash rewards, and previous winners are listed so people know it’s a credible benefit.
Local Deals
A map-based tool that surfaces discounts from local and regional businesses alongside the national retailers. Employees can search by postcode and distance, and can even suggest local businesses they’d like to see added to the platform. For workforces that are geographically spread, it’s the feature that makes the platform feel like it was built for them specifically, rather than for head office.
What do HR teams get?
The My Group Portal gives HR teams and managers the visibility and control to run benefits and employee services well, without the administrative weight that usually goes with it.
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Client dashboard with real-time data on activation, usage by service, most-accessed discounts, and Reward Beans activity, so you can see what’s working at a glance
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MI reporting at standard, segmented, and enhanced levels, reviewed together at regular client value meetings so you’re never left to interpret the numbers on your own
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Communications Hub for sending benefits updates, recognition messages, and employer news directly to employees through the Portal, via email and also push notifications to the My Group App.
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A fully branded environment in your colours and with your logo, so the Portal feels like part of your organisation rather than a third-party product bolted on
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Full launch support, including emails, posters, and digital assets, configured and ready to go so you don’t need a project manager on your side to get started
Why choose My Group and My Staff Shop for your employee Benefits Platform?
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A broader employee experience that can bring together multiple services in one branded Portal, rather than treating benefits as a standalone transaction
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My Staff Shop as the everyday savings and engagement layer, with access to over 1,000 retailers including major UK supermarkets
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Reward Beans with a personal savings dashboard and direct bank withdrawal, which makes rewards feel real and usable rather than theoretical
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Built-in engagement mechanics within My Staff Shop, including the Daily Offer, Lottery, Price Drop, and Local Deals, that give employees a genuine reason to return regularly
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A Client Services team that responds the same day
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Account management that’s invested in whether your people are getting value from the services you offer, not just whether the Portal is live
Talk to us about the My Group Portal
We’re happy to walk through the My Group Portal from both the employee and employer side and show you what a typical launch looks like. No commitment needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. My Staff Shop works for organisations of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises with thousands of employees across multiple sites. The setup and launch approach is tailored to fit the size and structure of your workforce.
Pricing depends on the size of your organisation and the services you need within the My Group Portal. We’re transparent about costs from the first conversation. Get in touch and we’ll give you a clear picture based on your specific requirements, with no obligation.
Employees activate their account via an email link or QR code, on any device, in under two minutes. No desktop is required. Once activated, they can access the My Group Portal at work or at home, with My Staff Shop powering the everyday savings and engagement experience within it.
Yes. We can walk through what the My Group Portal looks like from both the employee and employer perspective, including the client dashboard and the My Staff Shop savings and engagement layer, before any decision is made. Get in touch to arrange a time.
Switching is straightforward, and we make the move feel as easy as possible for both you and your employees. We handle the migration process, guide you through each step, and help you move from your existing platform to the My Group Portal without unnecessary friction or disruption. Employees are introduced to a clearer, more useful experience, while we make sure you know what is happening, when it is happening, and what to expect at every stage.
A flexible benefits platform allows employees to choose and manage their own benefits, typically funded through salary sacrifice, rather than receiving a fixed package from their employer. Within the My Group Portal, flexible benefits can sit alongside everyday discounts, wellbeing support, recognition tools, financial guidance and other services as part of a broader employee experience.
My Staff Shop is the everyday savings and engagement part of the wider My Group Portal. It gives employees access to discounts, cashback, Reward Beans, local deals and regular engagement features, while the wider Portal can bring together wellbeing, recognition, financial security, insurance and other employer-chosen services.