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Staff benefits update

13 Jan 2012

Perkz * 50% discount at The Living Room * The Printworks loyalty card * Orange discounts * LifeLEISURE fitness discounts

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After the expense of Christmas and New Year, now is the time to look for bargains and offers. Make sure you regularly check the Staff Discounts page, Twitter and Facebook for updates.

Perkz

Perkz offer you exclusive discounts at some of the UK’s biggest and best known retailers. The discounts are changed regularly, so keep checking on the Perkz website for all the latest updates of what’s on offer and where.

If you have new year’s resolutions to get fit in 2012 Perkz can help you along your way with great discounts on gym memberships, workout gear and beauty treatments. January is a great time to plan your summer hols and with Perkz you can get a 5% discount on Easyjet Holidays and now 6% off at Thomson. Get up to 30% off at Eurocamp and Keycamp.

Perkz have also joined forces with the UK’s No 1 cashback provider Quidco. Earn cashback when you shop at great retailers such as Tesco, The Carphone Warehouse, Ted Baker, The Body Shop and many more.

There are some great prizes up for grabs this month:

  • Win a £500 makeover, courtesy of DestinationSkin;
  • If your bank balance is looking a little shaky after Christmas, let Travelmunky treat you to a £300 holiday voucher;
  • Three lucky Perkz members will win a £100 Hotelopia voucher, great for a weekend break;
  • Cottages4you are giving you the chance to win a £300 voucher to be used on one of their scenic holidays.

If you haven’t registered for Perkz yet, it’s easy. Simply follow the step-by-step guide at:

Food and drink discounts


50% off main courses - The Living Room

The Living Room is offering 50% off main courses until 31 January 2012. To redeem this great offer, print off:

Entertainment discounts


Free loyalty card for The Printworks

The Printworks loyalty card is available to all staff to be collected from any of the HR offices located across campus. Collect your card and then follow the instructions at the back of the card to register online for a range offers. Once completed, the card can be used freely throughout the Printworks venues. Discounts available include TigerTiger, Café Rouge, Odeon and Chiquitos.

For further details, see:

Shopping discounts


Orange

Staff are able to access corporate discounts at Orange. However, there has been some confusion around what iPhones are included in the offer.

Offer includes:

  • iPhone 3gs (8gb) all tariffs
  • iPhone 4 (8gb) all tariffs
  • iPhone 4 (16gb) from £41 per month
  • iphone 4s (32 & 64 gb) all tariffs

For further information and terms and conditions, please go to:

Health and beauty discounts


LifeLEISURE – Fitness discounts

Life Leisure is the trading name of Stockport Sports Trust, a not-for-profit social enterprise company and registered charity set up to provide a best value service in all areas in which we operate, by investing every penny we make back into our local communities, to make them a better place to live.

University of Manchester staff automatically qualify for Life LEISURE Platinum Corporate Membership.

Corporate membership gives you great flexibility in membership where you can use at all their centres for Gym, Swim Classes etc - Get all of this for just £27 per month (or £297 per year)! The normal rate for the Platinum membership is £42 per month (or £462 for the year). For January 2012 only, LifeLEISURE has reduced the joining fee to just £25 instead of the normal £40.

For more information on this offer, visit: