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Surely partners with Heka to offer employee life cover
Employees at companies using Heka can now arrange individual life insurance through the platform from £5 a month.
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More than a third of employers leave benefits take-up to staff, GRiD finds
49% said they did not want to pressure staff into using benefits, while 31% preferred lower take-up to help manage costs.
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Broadstone appoints Josh Clark as senior employee benefits consultant
Clark joins from Aon and brings more than 15 years of experience across the employee benefits and insurance sector.
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One in six workers turn down pay rises due to tax concerns – Standard Life
Over a fifth (21%) said they would consider refusing a pay rise if it meant paying a higher rate of income tax.
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Healthcare employers most likely to cut workplace health benefits, research finds
Healix Health found 77% of healthcare employers expect rising costs to reduce their provision this year, the highest among all sectors surveyed.
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36% of employers say platforms make benefits easier to see – Everywhen
Another 36% said platforms help employees make use of their benefits, while 34% said benefits can be accessed any time.
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Sustainability agendas drive car salary sacrifice schemes, Tusker finds
52% said sustainability credentials influenced decisions about employee benefits, while a further 18% said all new benefits needed to be sustainable.
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52% of parents struggle to cover summer childcare with annual leave, Bubble finds
The data showed 33% expected to work from a playground this summer, 25% from soft play and 13% from the beach.
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Bensons for Beds launches workplace finance platform for colleagues
Workers can now track earnings in real time, save directly from wages, access earned pay before payday, consolidate pension pots and use benefits and discounts.
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44% of employers plan to review company car policies in next 12 months, WTW finds
27% plan to add more environmentally friendly cars, increase the car benefit budget per employee or change the makes and models allocated.
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Two-thirds of employers expect to cut healthcare budgets due to rising costs – Healix Health
66% said rising costs would mean smaller healthcare budgets, with 23% saying the cut would be significant.
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Private medical insurance named UK’s most-desired employee benefit – Zest
Private medical insurance was picked by 32% of employees, followed by increased pension contributions at 28% and salary sacrifice at 17%.