Financial benefits

More than a third (35 percent) of employees say they don’t know, or are unsure of, what their employer’s sick leave policy is, research has found. The knowledge gaps...

Pension dashboards continue to move closer to reality as two major pension providers have connected to the Pensions Dashboard Programme (PDP) ecosystem in line with the Department of Work...

Government proposals to consolidate pensions worth £1,000 or less into authorised default consolidators from 2030 could be a "gamechanger" for employee savers. In the government's ‘Small pots delivery group...

A new employee right to neonatal care leave, and potentially pay, came into force on 6 April, 2025, prompting one pay and reward expert to describe it as “a...

The adoption of AI by pension schemes is “already reducing costs” and improving communications, however, greater use of the evolving technology also raises significant concerns, the Pensions and Lifetime...

Trump’s tariff chaos has shaken the financial markets, but it’s a timely reminder that pensions are built for the long haul. With many UK workers still saving too little...

Among employers with overseas employees only 35 percent benchmark their benefits to ensure they comply with local legislation, research has found. Legal requirements to provide employee benefits vary across...

Employee participation in workplace saving increased “dramatically” during trials of an opt-out payroll savings scheme from Nest Insight. Researchers from the research and innovation centre ran the first major...

Natalie Jutla, former benefits guru at the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), has joined Perkbox Vivup to lead its financial wellbeing and workplace strategy. At Defra,...

Octopus Money and Benifex have teamed up to increase employee access to personalised money coaching.  Under the collaboration, Benifex will integrate Octopus Money coaching services into its platform, enabling...