Is the UK suffering from employee benefits inequality?
The Future of Work research study commissioned by Grass Roots Employee Solutions has revealed that employee benefits inequality exists within UK companies, estimating 35 per cent of employees not receiving any benefits or rewards from their employers, and male senior full-time workers claiming to get far more than their colleagues. Although 90 per cent of […]
Attending the Employee Benefits & Rewards Forum? Here are our top tips for industry networking!
If you’re coming to the next Employee Benefits & Rewards Forum (or if you’ve been to one before) you’ll know just how many opportunities there are to network with your industry peers. The networking areas are where, as industry suppliers or buyers, you can follow up on conversations you’ve had during the one-to-one meetings that […]
Edenred appointed exclusive benefits supplier to UK government employees…
Edenred has been named the ‘sole and exclusive’ provider of reward and benefits solutions to UK government employees via the Employee Services framework, established by Crown Commercial Services (CCS) and is the body which manages procurement on behalf of central government. The provider claims that the appointment will allow ‘consistency’ in the benefits and reward […]
Guest Blog, Andrew Firth: Growth in technology-driven employee benefits…
Companies both large and small understand that staff recruitment and retention is no longer just about money; employees are increasingly looking beyond a basic salary. A strong and flexible benefits package is valued highly by prospective job applicants, and is also shown to increase workforce satisfaction and engagement. And the trend is for benefits packages […]
Guest Blog, Karim Peer: The link between financial health and wellbeing in the workplace…
Recognising the importance of workplace wellbeing is rightfully a significant topic of conversation at the moment. With products that are intrinsically linked to the wellbeing of employees; such as gym membership, private healthcare and insurance policies regularly advertised across mainstream media, they have now moved to an expected status rather than a preference. Numerous studies […]
M&S criticised for recent benefit cuts and increased basic pay initiative…
Joining retailers such as Morrisons, B&Q and Tesco in their choices to either make cuts on employee benefit packages or basic pay, Marks & Spencer is now being criticised for its reported decision to remove premiums of approximately 10 per cent of its shop floor workers, with plans on reducing bank holiday payments and the […]
