Employers are lagging behind employee demand and expectation when it comes to offering salary sacrifice schemes for electric vehicles (EVs). Research from Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) Fleet found that...
Read moreDetailsResearch has found that only two in five (40 percent) employers offer their staff support for physical health if they are injured or have a new illness or disability....
Read moreDetailsChancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the first phase of the landmark pensions review will focus on four areas. These include driving the scale and consolidation of defined contribution...
Read moreDetailsAsset managers Schroders and global advertising firm Havas are the latest employers to partner with provider Heat Scheme to offer employee benefits designed to help cut their bills at...
Read moreDetailsPredictions that wage growth would continue to slow have been borne out by the latest figures from the ONS as they confirmed the lowest annual pay growth seen since...
Read moreDetailsA global survey on pay rise alternatives has revealed the top things employees would be happy to accept if their organisation can't afford the annual wage increase. The research...
Read moreDetailsFrom unexpected staff absences to reputational damage and concerns about workforce safety, employers could be facing serious issues as a result of the UK riots. Benefits Expert spoke to...
Read moreDetailsInsurer Aviva has appointed Maiyuresh Rajah as director of investments for wealth and advice within its UK Insurance, Wealth and Retirement (IWR) business. Rajah was previously head of investment...
Read moreDetailsAs working parents struggle to afford childcare, employers will be tempted to take advantage of nursery schemes offering employees tax/NIC free care, and rightly so. Shawn Healey, an employment...
Read moreDetailsHusky Finance (Husky) has partnered with Swoop Funding (Swoop) to raise awareness of the benefits of pension salary exchange for SMEs. Salary exchange is standard practice among larger employers,...
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