Flexible benefits don’t have to be online – use what works best for your company

Whether it is reading books on a Kindle or buying groceries online, the technology industry has long proclaimed we are heading for a paperless society.

University funding cuts will lead to increase in salary sacrifice take-up, says CIPP

Employers could see a rise in salary sacrifice from September as employees seek ways to get round the rising tuition fees when funding for UK universities is axed later this year, according to the...

Employers look to enhance flexible benefits provision in difficult times, finds CIPP

Flexible benefit schemes are growing in popularity, as employers explore ways to keep staff engagement levels up in ‘difficult times’, according to a report by the Chartered Institute of Payroll...

Sainsbury’s joins forces with Carers UK to support staff who care

Carers UK and Sainsbury’s have joined forces on national Carers Rights Day 2011 to help support the UK’s 6.4 million people in the UK who care for ill or disabled people.

Strategic Benefits: interview with David Kast, head of HR at Hogg Robinson Group

If one word could be used to sum up the past three years in the business world, it would have to be: cuts. Cuts in budgets, overheads, pay and staff numbers dominated minds of employers in the private...

Family-friendly and flexible working – the new norm?

Recent research into attitudes to working mothers suggests it is time businesses started to embrace flexible working.

On yer bike: it's official - cycle to work increases employee engagement and wellbeing

Nearly nine in 10 employers believe offering a cycle-to-work scheme improves employee engagement, according to research released today from the Cycle to Work Alliance.

Employers pay over the odds for eyecare, as many fail to comply with H&S regulations

Nearly one in five companies is not complying with health and safety regulations with regards to eyecare, according to Specsavers.

Ignore benefits and pay at your peril

As some companies report an upturn and others only just start to feel the pain, no organisation should neglect the effect of reward on talent.

New benefits system from Fair Care aims to give employers more control and flexibility

Employee benefits provider Fair Care has launched a new system which, it believes, will simply flexible benefits for employers.

Top UK directors can expect to retire with pension pots worth 3.8 million

Directors of the UK's top companies have amassed pensions pots worth an average of 3.8 million, according to the new TUC PensionsWatch survey published today.

New online total reward and flexible benefits scheme for Live National Entertainment staff

Live Nation Entertainment has launched a new online total reward and flexible benefits scheme for all its permanent UK employees.