Taxation

Could a low-cost universal wellbeing tax break bring benefits for the UK government, employers and employees? Steve Herbert, co-host of the Benefits Unboxed podcast and a veteran HR and...

Recruitment firm Reed has enhanced its employee benefits and green credentials with a new electric vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme, which it has promoted with its annual ‘golden ticket’...

PIB Employee Benefits has bought Atwood Benefits UK (Atwood) as it continues to expand its global employees benefits business.  The addition of Atwood, a consulting firm that specialises in...

Supply chain disruption, rising vehicle prices and volatile fuel costs are prompting organisations to rethink their company car benefit policies. This was a key finding in research, with 1,641...

Eligible private sector workers contributed a record-breaking £25.5 billion to workplace pensions in 2024, according to analysis from consultancy Broadstone.  The figure, based on figures from the Department for...

A proposal to apply VAT to private healthcare services has sparked debate over how best to fund and reform the NHS, with potential implications for employers offering private medical...

Death-in-service benefits from a registered scheme will be excluded from inheritance tax (IHT)) when the government brings pensions into the IHT net in 2027. The government confirmed this yesterday...

Employers are “freezing recruitment, delaying investment, and quietly trimming headcount”, in the wake of national insurance (NI) increases and imminent legislative changes, according to one expert commenting on the...

Regular financial advice can have a significant impact on people’s finances and their financial wellbeing, with almost two in five (37 percent) people that received professional financial advice estimating...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves congratulated the Lord Mayor of London Alastair King for progress on the ‘Employer Pension Pledge’, in her Mansion House speech last night. More than 20 UK...