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Byline: Katie Scott More thantwo thirds (70%) of employee respondentswould like access to their employee benefits from a mobile device, but only 51% are currently able to do so, according [...]

Byline: Katie Scott An infographic showing how much of an organisation’s reward budget is being allocated to which benefit offering (Source: Willis Towers Watson’s Global benefits attitudes survey, January 2016). [...]

Byline: Katie Scott More than eight in 10(86%) respondents do not receive any additional workplace perks or seasonalbenefits during the summer months, according to research by Peldon Rose. ItsHappy office [...]

Byline: Tynan Barton The changing nature of the UK workforce, driven by an ageing population, presents huge challenges for policymakers, businesses, and other stakeholders. Group risk benefits have a vital [...]

Byline: Katie Scott A round-up of statistics relating to group risk benefits provision: 30% of group income protection claims in 2015 were due to mental health issues (Source: Legal and [...]

Byline: Katie Scott Almost half (48%) of respondents feel that their current employee benefits package is not tailored to meet their needs, according to research by Salary Finance. Itssurvey of [...]

Byline: Tynan Barton Need to know Measuring employee engagement should be an all-employee exercise. It can take place once a year through a survey, or be continual, using every opportunity [...]

Byline: Katie Scott A large proportion (84%) of respondents offer employees life assurance, also known as death-in-service benefit, as part of a group risk offering, according to research by Employee [...]

Byline: Katie Scott Capita achieveda 200% increase in employee engagement with itshealth and wellbeingcampaignfollowing a four-week engagement initiative. In November 2015, the organisation launched its Health and Body MOT campaign [...]

Byline: Louise Fordham Travis Perkins, which employs approximately 30,000 people across the UK, operates according to its five core values, known as cornerstones: upholding family values, keeping people safe, working [...]

Byline: Louise Fordham The UK group risk industry paid out a total of Au1.4bn-worth of claims in 2015, according to research by industry body Group Risk Development (Grid). Its research, [...]

Byline: Debbie Lovewell-Tuck According to Japanese author Haruki Murakami: 'Image is everything. You don't spare any expense to create the right image. And word of mouth is critical. Once you [...]

Byline: Employee Benefits There are several different ways of cutting a multi-generational workforce but most research shows that there are five distinct age segments, ranging from traditionalists (1928-1944) to generation [...]

Byline: Louise Fordham Any self-respecting director of reward will say: aOf course. We offer them a flex plan, donat we (even if take-up is often low); and do lots of [...]

Byline: Louise Fordham One in four (40%) of respondents rank health insurance among their top three most-valued employee benefits, compared to 37% in 2015, according to research by Willis PMI [...]

Byline: Tynan Barton Do not miss the chance to share your views on the key issues that are driving organisations’ current and future benefits strategies by taking part in the [...]

Byline: Debbie Lovewell-Tuck Just over a fifth of respondents do not expect to be able to retire until they are in their seventies, according to research by Willis Towers Watson. [...]

Byline: Marianne Calnan EXCLUSIVE: Countrywide has introduced a new employee discountschemefor its 12,000 members of staff, as well as their close family members. ItsUnder One Roof initiativeoffers employees a range [...]

Byline: Marianne Calnan A round-up of some of thelatest facts and figures relating to global reward: 76% ofexpatriate respondents based in Qatarhave a higher level ofdisposable income since moving there [...]

Byline: Louise Fordham A look at some of the standout facts and figures relating to employee benefits in January 2016: 34% of staff could not name a single occasion where [...]

Byline: Employee Benefits … as seen through the eyes of Steve Herbert our Head of Benefits Strategy at Jelf Employee Benefits As the old aphorism has it, you can tell [...]

Byline: Employee Benefits Eye checks can help identify signs of underlying medical conditions while supporting eye health and vision,Jeremy Chadwick, managing director EMEAVSP Vision Care Aberdeen University scientists recently announced [...]

Byline: Louise Fordham A round-up of some of November's stand-out facts and figures relating to employee benefits. 29% of female workers earn less than the living wage (Source: KPMG) Au8.25 [...]

Byline: Employee Benefits Employers are facing a new challenge in the workplace: there's a whole new breed of employee that has begun to enter the workforce. And they have different [...]

Byline: Marianne Calnan EXCLUSIVE: Danwood has introduced holiday buying as a benefit for its 1,140 employees. The printing services organisation is offering the benefit on a voluntary or salary sacrifice [...]

Byline: Marianne Calnan International rail consultancyInterfleet keeps the cost of providing flexible benefits low by ensuring that it gives staff what they want. The organisation, a member of the SNC-Lavalin [...]

Byline: Tynan Barton Despite major reforms to how employees can access pension savings with the introduction of pension flexibilities in April 2015,many respondents are not seeking to address financial wellbeing [...]

Byline: Marianne Calnan Around a quarter (24%) of respondents believe improved employee benefits would make them feel happier about their place of work, according to research by recruitment firm Adecco. [...]

Byline: Marianne Calnan South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) has launched a bespoke employee benefits platform for its 7,500 members of staff. The platform, designed and administered by Ernest Grant [...]

Byline: Louise Fordham Source: thinkstock.com Almost half (43%) of respondents believe that the government's fit note is not helping staff to return to work, according to research by manufacturers' organisation [...]

Byline: Robert Crawford Nearly a third (31%) of employee respondents do not receive any workplace benefits, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance. Its survey of more than 850 [...]

Byline: Debbie Lovewell-Tuck Last month, I posed the question: are employees suffering from communications overload? In the last couple of weeks, the issue of benefits communication has once again risen [...]

Byline: Marianne Calnan Source: Thinkstock Around two-thirds (65%) of UK employers and 43% in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regionbelieve that their employees' understanding of workplace benefits is [...]

Byline: Marianne Calnan Human resources (HR) professionals' pay is expected to rise an average of 5% in 2015, according to research by recruitment agency Robert Walters. The 16th annual Robert [...]

Byline: Clare Bettelley Just under two-thirds (62%) of respondents' HR and benefits teams are responsible for their organisation's at-retirement supportfor staff, according to the Employee Benefits/Close Brothers Pensions research 2014. [...]

Byline: Marianne Calnan Nine out of 10 (90%) of employees would rather go back to work than face an independent health assessment, according to research by law consultancy Protecting.co.uk. Its [...]

Byline: Clare Bettelley Just over a third (36%) of respondents think that employers will need to offer at-retirement support to their staff in the future, according to the Employee Benefits/Close [...]

Byline: Clare Bettelley Long gone are the days when HR and benefits professionals were merely administrators responsible for processing staff pay and tracking their organisation's sickness absence rates (http://www.employeebenefits.co.uk/benefits/healthcare-and-wellbeing/absence-management/66-manage-sickness-absence-as-business-risk/104927.article). HR [...]

Byline: James Dyble Nearly a quarter (23%) of respondents have not yet thought about how they will deal with ongoing pensions auto-enrolment responsibilities once they have reached their staging date, [...]

Byline: Jennifer Paterson More than a third (41%) of respondents would have to rely on their savings if they were forced out of work for any length of time due [...]

Byline: Jennifer Paterson More than a third (38%) of respondents say they have difficulty in providing a flexible global benefits strategy for different employee demographics, according to research by Thomsons [...]

Byline: Debbie Lovewell-Tuck More than two-fifths (41%) of respondents send targeted messages to employees about their flexible benefits scheme (http://www.employeebenefits.co.uk/benefits/flexible-benefits). A further 25% have never tried this approach but are [...]

Byline: Jennifer Paterson More than a quarter (27%) of respondents admitted they know little about group income protection, according to research by Canada Life Group Insurance. Its research, which surveyed [...]

I have just received the invoice after a recent visit to a hospital consultant. The Au156.50 bill, my private medical insurance (http://www.employeebenefits.co.uk/benefits/healthcare-and-wellbeing/private-medical-insurance) provider informed me, would be split, with me [...]

Byline: Robert Crawford More than half (54%) of respondents said improving employee engagementis their biggest challenge in 2014, according to research by Secondsight. Its HR challenges survey found that only [...]

Byline: Robert Crawford One in five (20%) respondents do not understand what workplacewellbeing benefits they are entitled to, according to research by Friends Life. Its survey, which questioned 829 employees, [...]

Byline: Jennifer Paterson Employee Benefits is carrying out its annual research into how benefits are being used by UK employers. By taking part you will be able to confidentially share [...]

Byline: Clare Bettelley This is your last chance to win an iPad mini in return for just 10 minutes of your time. Simply complete the Employee Benefits/Towers Watson Flexible Benefits [...]

Byline: Clare Bettelley You could be the proud owner of an iPad mini in return for just 10 minutes of your time to complete our annual flexible benefits survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PRQK66Z). [...]

Byline: Jennifer Paterson EXCLUSIVE: The most common employee benefit provided to 84% of respondents is life assurance/death in service (http://www.employeebenefits.co.uk/benefits/group-risk), according to research by Employee Benefits. This is inaddition to [...]