Financial education: employer case studies

Gone are the days when bosses paid staff and that was about as involved as they got in their employees’ finances.

Financial education: tailoring financial education to workplace demographics

The removal of the default retirement age means that a growing number of baby boomers who had been expecting to retire are now not going anywhere – and having to share their workplace with the...

Employee benefits consultants P&MM acquires Allsave and My Family Care Vouchers

P&MM, a subsidiary of Motivcom, has acquired Allsave and My Family Care Vouchers, which are companies that specialise in providing tax efficient childcare vouchers to UK companies.

Staff rate perks above pay, statistics show

More than half of employees would take a job with a new employer, without a better salary if it offered better benefits, according to Canada Life.

The cycle to work scheme is a winner

Love him or hate him, the outwardly bumbling, yet surprisingly articulate, mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is doing his bit for the environment: by making cycling sexy.

Gift card market experiences highest ever year-on-year increase in sales

The UK’s gift card and voucher market has experienced its highest ever year-on-year increase in sales according to the latest statistics from The UK Gift Card & Voucher Association (UKGCVA), the trade...

Emap brings in Aon Hewitt for consulting around health and risk benefits

Publishing firm Emap International has appointed Aon Hewitt to provide risk benefits, private medical insurance consulting and broking services for its employees.

Telegraph group sets up online benefits portal for staff

Publishing company, Telegraph Media Group, has launched an online employee benefits scheme, which includes a personalised total reward statement.

Financial planner acquires web-based benefit admin firm

Mazars Financial Planning, the financial planning and advisory business of accountancy firm Mazars, has acquired the business and assets of Redbourne, a specialist employee benefit administration...

Employee benefits can help staff go green

Saving a forest or two by switching to e-communications is no longer enough to demonstrate a company’s green credentials. In order to be truly classed as 'green', your benefits scheme should enable...

Flexible benefits, not growth, are main business concern, finds Thomsons research

Employers are putting growth plans on the back-burner, focusing on organisational change and re-structuring their employee benefits schemes, according to the 8th Employee Rewards Watch Report from...

Generations X and Y are different, so tailor your benefits accordingly

The bottom line has long been the business focus, across public and private organisations. However, as budgets continue to tighten, it is clear that organisations must invest both time and money in...