SalAd: More than just a car benefit
Driving employee financial wellbeing, supporting sustainability goals and a more rewarding benefits experience. As HR professionals seek innovative ways to attract, engage and retain talent, employee benefits must deliver genuine value, financial reassurance and meaningful support. A smarter way to drive SalAd from Fleet Operations is a salary sacrifice car scheme that enables employees to […]
Death in Service Insurance and Group Risk Benefits: Closing the employee awareness gap
Death in service insurance can provide meaningful financial protection for employees’ families. But that value is harder to realise if employees do not know what cover they have, how it works or where to find the details. The same applies to wider group risk benefits such as group income protection and group critical illness insurance. […]
Employee Car Ownership Schemes (ECOS): How they differ from salary sacrifice
For employers reviewing car benefits, an employee car ownership scheme (ECOS) and a salary sacrifice car scheme can look similar. Both can give employees access to a new car through work. But the underlying arrangements are different. Under a qualifying ECOS, the employee acquires the car at the outset within a structured financing arrangement. Under […]
Employers risk undermining benefits investment through lack of employee engagement
More than a third of employers are leaving employees to take the initiative when accessing workplace benefits, potentially limiting the value of benefits programmes for both staff and businesses. Research from group risk industry body GRiD found that 38% of employers rely on employees to initiate benefits take-up themselves. Among these organisations, 49% said they […]
Employee Reward Schemes: Choosing flexible benefits platforms, partners and programmes
Employee benefits can play an important role in attracting talent, supporting wellbeing and strengthening the overall employment proposition. Yet a benefits package will only deliver meaningful value if employees understand it, can access it easily and see options that reflect their own circumstances. A flexible employee benefits platform enables organisations to bring multiple schemes together […]
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Discover Westfield Health’s Health Cash Plans
What is a Health Cash Plan? More than 1.6 million UK workers are now covered by Health Cash Plans*. These plans provide cash back, up to set limits, on a wide range of routine healthcare costs. They give employees peace of mind that they can access the care they need without worrying about unexpected expenses. Health […]
Top trends driving the future of employer-provided healthcare
The latest research from benefits experts, Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB), reveals three key trends driving the future of employer-provided healthcare globally. Following a survey of 268 insurers across 67 markets conducted in June and July 2025, the research found: 1. Projected medical trends continues to be double digits in most markets: Insurers say that medical inflation and utilisation […]
Empowering performance with Vulki by Akeron
For HR and business leaders, ensuring fair, motivating, and data-driven reward programs is key to driving sustainable growth. Yet, traditional systems often make it difficult to see the full picture from performance targets to incentive payouts. Vulki by Akeron changes that. It’s an intelligent Sales Performance Management platform that brings together territory and quota planning, MBO tracking, and incentive […]
Looking to support your employees’ financial wellbeing in 2026? Free 14-day MoneyFit trial
Financial stress among staff is no longer a peripheral issue; it impacts employee wellbeing, performance and retention. Recent research from MoneyFit shows that 73% of employees who completed the MoneyFit quiz currently report feeling highly stressed or overwhelmed about their finances. This figure underscores what external research has repeatedly highlighted: at least three-quarters of UK workers say […]
The latest Employee Benefits Market Update (UK)
According to the latest employee benefits market insight report from benefits experts, Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB), the UK employee health and benefits market remains highly dynamic. The current employee benefits market landscape continues to be influenced by increasing health risks, rising costs linked to sickness absence, tightening regulatory requirements, and tighter budget constraints. Below is an overview […]