Has Coronavirus connected health and wellbeing to the employer/employee contract in a new way? Everything has changed and benefits should and will change too. Benefits spends will have to change also!. The definition of wellbeing [...]
Parents who suffer the devastating loss of a child will be entitled to 2 weeks’ statutory leave, Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom announced today as she laid new regulations in Parliament. The Parental Bereavement Leave and [...]
Leading employee benefits provider, Unum, have highlighted how important it is for employers to provide the right support for employees impacted by cancer throughout their journey from diagnosis through treatment to recovery and possible return [...]
It is widely accepted that today’s workforce looks for more from their jobs than a regular pay cheque. A positive culture and attractive employee benefits are increasingly crucial to successful recruitment and retention. According to [...]
Research carried out by Perkbox and Talentpool as uncovered UK employers’ most promoted perks to attract young working professionals. When it comes to wellbeing perks, the results are quite surprising, and not in the most [...]
Eighty-nine per cent of UK workers claim benefit provision is important in their decision to work for a company, research has revealed. The study of 2,000 UK workers by Willis Towers Watson also showed that [...]
New research from Aon says that 97% of employers agree that employees’ expectations of their experience in the workplace are changing. Aon’s Benefits and Trends Survey 2019 highlights that employers are saying that employees’ top priorities now include [...]
HR professionals in large UK enterprises tend to overestimate employee satisfaction when it comes to rewards and benefits programmes, new research by Hawk Incentives finds. Comparing perceptions between HR departments and the general workforce, the [...]
Physical activity such as cycling to work brings huge benefits for both employees and employers, the chartered body for safety and health professionals said today. Across the UK, thousands of workers were arriving at work [...]
A Girvan mum is set to become the first to receive additional support from South Ayrshire Council following the premature birth of twins. In what’s thought to be a national first for Scotland, Council employees [...]