WorkPerks by MU

21/05/2026

EOFY is around the corner. 📅

For NZ SMEs, that means budgeting decisions for FY26 — including how you'll retain great people in a market where wages alone aren't cutting it.

Most owners we speak to are looking for two things: a perks programme that's affordable, and one that staff will actually use.

WorkPerks by MU does both. $500/year SME subscription + $96 per employee seat. One programme, real value — holiday homes, member-only discounts, education awards, subsidised events.

Worth pencilling into your FY26 budget conversations now.

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19/05/2026

Quiet weeks. Slow Tuesdays. The third week of every month. 📉

Every NZ SME has them — periods where revenue dips and the temptation is to spend more on ads to fix it.

Here's a smarter option.

Member-only offers reach an audience that's already there. 11,000+ Manchester Unity members, ready to see your offer when you decide to publish it. No cold targeting, no extra ad spend, no audience to build from scratch.

Run a limited-time offer for your quietest week. See what it does to traffic.
If you'd like to talk through how it could work for your business, get in touch.

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18/05/2026

You've probably stayed at one of our holiday homes. Or used the $9 movie tickets. Or picked up an exclusive discount at one of our partner brands.

For more than 180 years, Manchester Unity has been about looking after our members.

Here's something new.

We've been quietly building something for Kiwi businesses too. It's called WorkPerks by MU — a way for local SMEs across New Zealand to grow sales and look after their own people. The same kind of value you've enjoyed as a member, now extended to the businesses you work at, run, or shop at.

More on what this means for you over the next four weeks. 💚

14/05/2026

92% of consumers trust recommendations from people they know rather than advertising. 📣

That's why closed member communities convert differently to cold traffic.

When your offer appears inside a trusted network — like the 11,000+ Manchester Unity member community — it doesn't feel like an interruption. It feels like a recommendation. 🤝

That trust is built in. You don't have to earn it from scratch.
It's one of the reasons member-only offers outperform broad discount campaigns for many businesses!

WorkPerks by MU was built around a member audience rather than a generic platform. 💚

12/05/2026

In 2026, salary alone will no longer be enough to keep great people. 👥

Employees are looking for workplaces that invest in their well-being — beyond the pay cheque. And for SMEs competing against larger businesses for the same talent, that's a genuine challenge.

We've written about it on our blog. 📖

It covers the real cost of losing a good employee, the benefits that actually drive loyalty, and how WorkPerks by MU makes meaningful perks accessible for businesses of any size.

If staff retention is on your mind heading into the new financial year, it's worth a read. 💚

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07/05/2026

A question for NZ business owners and HR managers. 👇

What's your biggest staff retention challenge right now?

🔵 Competing with larger businesses on benefits and perks
🔵 Wage pressure is making it hard to keep up
🔵 Turnover in specific roles that keep recurring
🔵 No time or budget to put a proper benefits programme in place

Drop your answer in the comments — we're genuinely curious what's front of mind for SMEs across New Zealand right now. 💬

05/05/2026

One question we hear often is, is $500 a year actually worth it for an SME? 🤔

Here's the math.
The WorkPerks by MU SME subscription is $500 per year, plus $96 per employee seat.
For a team of 10, that's $1,460 per year — $146 per employee — to unlock both the merchant channel and a genuine employee perks package. 📊

If using it as an employer, replacing one employee can cost up to 150% of their annual salary. Retaining even one person who might otherwise have left pays for years of WorkPerks.

If using it as a merchant, one quiet period filled through a targeted member offer could cover the subscription cost many times over. 💰
The numbers tend to speak for themselves.

If you'd like to work through the math for your specific business, get in touch. 👇

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01/05/2026

WorkPerks by MU is powered by Manchester Unity Friendly Society. 🤝

If you're not familiar with Manchester Unity, here's what matters.

We are a Kiwi-owned, member-funded friendly society that has been supporting New Zealanders financially and socially for over 180 years. Not a startup. Not a platform built overnight.

That history matters for WorkPerks because it means the member audience is real, established, and engaged — 11,000+ members across New Zealand who actively participate in member benefits and offers.

It also means that when an SME subscribes to WorkPerks by MU, they're backed by an organisation with deep roots in this country and a long track record of delivering genuine value to its members. 💚

28/04/2026

Here's exactly how the WorkPerks by MU merchant channel works.

Step one — subscribe and log in to your WorkPerks Dashboard.

Step two — create your member-only discount offer. Set the terms, the dates, and how members redeem it.

Step three — your offer goes live to 11,000+ Manchester Unity members across New Zealand.

Step four — members redeem online or in-store. You gain new customers.

No agency. No ad spend. No complicated setup.

If your business can run a discount offer, you can use this channel.

JOIN NOW -> https://ap1.hubs.ly/y0N8lv0

23/04/2026

Here's a situation that comes up regularly with NZ SMEs.

A strong employee gets approached by a larger competitor. The salary difference is modest. But the bigger business offers a benefits package — holiday perks, brand discounts, and education support for their family.

The SME loses the hire. Not on wages. On everything else.
The gap between what large businesses offer and what SMEs typically provide isn't always about salary. It's about the perception of investment in your people.

WorkPerks by MU was built to close that gap — at a price point that works for small- to medium-sized businesses.

If this sounds familiar, we'd love to have a conversation.

Find out if WorkPerks is right for you

21/04/2026

Most NZ businesses are competing for customers in the same way.

Paid ads. Boosted posts. Seasonal discounts. Everyone is shouting into the same crowded marketplace.

But there's a channel most local businesses haven't considered — closed member communities, where trust already exists, and buyers are already engaged.

We've written about it on our blog. It covers why member audiences convert differently to cold traffic, how to turn your quiet periods into sales opportunities, and why reaching new customers doesn't have to mean spending more on advertising.

Worth a read if you're looking for a smarter way to grow.

This article explores how local businesses can tap into trusted member communities like WorkPerks by MU to generate consistent, trackable revenue without...