Employers fail to offer staff support in managing finances, says CIPD

Three-quarters (73%) of employees have said their organisation offers them no form of financial support or advice to help them better understand and manage their finances.

Olympics interest in cycling gives employers the chance to promote pedalling to work as a cleaner, greener option

Over the last weeks, the world has watched Bradley Wiggins lead the Tour de France on his way to victory, and he has become Britain’s first ever yellow jersey winner when only a few years ago a...

From 1948 to 2012: an Olympian journey for employee benefits

With just a week until the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, it seems an opportune time to reflect on the changes to the benefits environment in the UK since the last time The Olympics...

HR Excellence Awards 2012 – Most Effective Benefits Strategy: University of Lincoln

With a 2,000-strong workforce split between academic and support staff and ranging from minimum wage workers to highly paid academics, the challenge for the University of Lincoln was to develop a...

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Small firms behind the curve with employee benefit reviews, finds Legal & General

Two-fifths of firms with between 10 and 100 staff do not plan to review the benefits they offer their staff for the foreseeable future, research conducted on behalf of insurer Legal & General has...

Employers waste money through miscommunication of the value of employee benefits, finds CIPD/Benefex survey

The majority of employers in the UK could be wasting the money they spend on salaries and benefits by leaving employees in the dark about the true value of the total package. That’s according to new...

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Cycle to work schemes experience 9% increase since 2011

The Government supported Cycle to Work Scheme has seen a 9% increase in take up during the first quarter of this year compared to 2011.

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Are you paying more tax and NI than necessary?

With the Government attempting to deal with debt reduction and taxes and social insurance costs rising on employments, employers are increasingly implementing schemes to reduce their tax liabilities....

Business warns it is Chancellor's last chance to deliver Budget for growth

Chancellor George Osborne has one last chance to present a Budget tomorrow that delivers real growth, even if it means having to take controversial decisions, say business leaders.

Cost management and pensions auto-enrolment top the employee benefits priorities, finds Aon Hewitt

The three most pressing benefits issues facing employers are managing cost; addressing low levels of employee engagement; and dealing with legislative changes, according to Aon Hewitt.

Western Europe has world's best statutory holiday entitlements

Workers in Western European countries, on average, have access to the greatest amount of statutory paid holiday in the world.

State of flux in eurozone piles pressure on employers' benefits strategy

Although the concept of a single European currency has been kicked about since at least the Second World War, it is hard to believe that 2012 marks 20 years since the establishment of the euro by the...