Welsh Broadband ISP Ogi Boosts Staff Pay to Help Cost of Living

Broadband ISP and network builder Ogi, which is currently investing £200m to roll-out a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across 150,000 premises in Wales by 2025, has introduced a series of measures to support staff during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

The provider has revealed that around 70% of their staff are now eligible for the company’s £1,200 cost-of-living payment (excluding senior management figures), which will work by topping up salaries by £400 a month for up to three months, from this October.

On top of that, Ogi is already running workshops covering related topics (e.g. personal budgeting) and are offering free access to one-to-one independent financial advice – accompanied by a confidential employee assistance programme. A pool of online resources is also available to help staff manage their financial and wider wellbeing needs.

Ogi said their staff can also buy and sell holiday entitlement, and access a fully customisable benefits programme including; dental insurance, eyecare vouchers, life insurance and cycle to work scheme, in addition to annual bonus or commission based incentives.

Ben Allwright, Ogi Chief Executive Officer, said:

“Building on the support we’ve already offered to our customers through the Ogi Max Offer, I hope this package for staff will go some way to helping ease the pressure, and help them get through this challenging time.

This is about looking after our colleagues – our customers or our teams on the ground – making sure we provide as much support as we can, whatever an individual’s circumstances might be. A business like ours is nothing without its people, and in times of need it’s important we remind ourselves of this and offer a helping hand where we can.”

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