Staff benefits update
13 Aug 2015
Some money saving ideas and a competition to keep you inspired over the summer …
Motoring
Halfords Autocentres on Palatine Road, Northenden and Bury New Road, Manchester offer you, your colleagues and their family members a rewards and benefit scheme, allowing you to make significant savings on all aspects of vehicle service, maintenance and repairs. Best of all they can collect and deliver your vehicles free of charge saving you time and inconvenience. Vouchers include 50% off M.O.T’s. With Perkz you can save up to 70% on Vehicle Specific RAC Breakdown Membership enrolment and other discounts on new and used cars with Sytner and with the AA Driving School.
Home services
With Perkz you can buy appliances directly from Hotpoint and Indesit and save up to 30% - plus you can save an extra 10% during August. You can also access Bosch discounts across all appliances from irons, Tassimos, kettles, toasters, dishwashers, washing machines, health & beauty and much more.
Food & drink
Step into Little Italy at Frankie & Benny’s where they offer all University of Manchester staff 20% off their main menu (food only) at Manchester, Salford Quays, Didsbury, Trafford, Altrincham. Kosmos restaurant in Fallowfield was named the best Greek restaurant in the country by food critic AA Gill. Zouk, just off Oxford Road, offers traditional and new dishes from all across the Indian Sub-Continent. Urban Cookhouse provides a flavour of downtown NYC in a converted shipping warehouse in the centre of Manchester, serving an eclectic fusion of dishes where you can relax in urban style. Visit the food discounts page for details on how to access the discounts. If you are registered with Perkz you can access their discounts for Zizzi, Pizza Express, Pizza Hut and Loch Fyne!
Pamper yourself
With Perkz you can save on fragrances, cosmetics and hairdressing including Toni & Guy, a leading name in hair design. Our health and beauty discounts provide Bella Spa and hair salons such as Air, Josef Moore, Razors Edge and Saks who are offering 50% off all services Monday – Thursday (First visit).
Theatre
Priscilla Queen of the Desert musical is at the Manchester Opera House 20 – 29 August 2015 (7.30pm and 2.30pm). £20 Best Available (excluding premiums) for Monday to Thursday performances only. Find out more here.
Sport
One of our regular discounts providers, CityScene, is offering you reduced prices from £5 for Warrington Wolves v Wigan Warriors on Friday, 21 August 2015. More details here.
Travel
Lots of travel discounts are available and Superbreak have a Kids Go Free campaign for bookings made until 31 August! You will still be eligible for their 10% member discount!
Competition
This month’s Perkz competition gives you to chance to win a £300 Hotpoint/Indesit voucher! Hotpoint and Indesit have a long established reputation for reliability and excellence. All large appliances are delivered by their own award-winning logistics team and the team can also remove your old appliance. They are also offering an extra 10% savings during August.
To register with Perkz request the unique code from hrservices@manchester.ac.uk.
Visit the discounts pages to discover the full range you can access! Have a great week!