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...

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.

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.

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.

Pitfalls of payment in lieu of notice (PILON)

A recent Court of Appeal decision has brought into sharp focus the importance for employers of properly defining in their contracts what is payable under a payment in lieu of notice clause (a...

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...

How can you use reward and benefits to compete for the top talent?

The recession seems to have done little to reduce demand for top talent both in the UK and worldwide and the competition for the best people is as strong as ever. So how does a charity compete, when...

Simplify investment and pension options to engage employees, says Aon Hewitt

Employers are offering staff too many pension investment options, causing confusion and causing employees to make the wrong choices, research finds.