What are the benefits?
firstthere's comprehensive workforce solution delivers many benefits to you and your workers:
- firstthere MasterCard® prepaid card issued to new employees prior to their first wage - no more cash or cheque payments.
- Convenience of a single payroll payment rather than individual payments to all workers.
- NMW compliant, fast and automated recovery of transport and other service payments from your workers. N.B. This is subject to workers consent and only for legitimate optional services provided by you to your workforce.
- Inclusive electronic verification of ID documents and worker details that includes sanctions list checking for anti-terrorist and undesirable persons vetting.
- Innovative messaging service that enables you to keep in touch with your workforce, book labour and find new workers via the Job Board.
- Save up to 2 days extra payroll processing each week over individual BACS payments by using same day funds transfer to firstthere.
- Saving a fortune in postage, print and administrative costs by sending e-payslips from your PC that can be viewed by the workers on their mobile telephone and printed via the Internet.
- firstthere is operated by Flex-e-vouchers, a market-leading card payments company with over eight years track record.
- No cost to you – except a single BACS charge regardless of the size of your workforce.
benefits to your workers:
- Immediate decision on issue of card, no credit checks or bank account needed.
- Lower cost to workers than a bank account and no hidden surprises
- Wages paid instantly to a prepaid MasterCard® gives them the convenience of 24/7 access to their money via over 22 million ATM's and merchants worldwide.
- No cheque cashing hassle or cost.
- Low cost money transfer by mobile phone - easy, cheap and fast way to share money with friends and family.
- Unlimited low-cost UK and international instant messaging service via their mobile telephone.
- Optional low-cost (£2.50 a week) UK wide shopping discounts and insurance scheme that saves you much more than it costs.
