The survey, which was conducted in February-March 2017 among users of www.employeebenefits.co.uk, received 271 responses. Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100.
- 82% of respondents offer benefits because they are an effective retention tool
- 23% of respondents believe employers will share the cost of benefits with employees more often in the future
- 20% of respondents have or will change the mechanism by which they offer benefits affected by the changes to salary sacrifice arrangements
- 76% of respondents identify budget as a barrier to offering new benefits
- 52% of respondents source benefits directly from a provider
- 73% of respondents will use more targeted communication to adapt to future benefits challenges
- 88% of respondents look for ease of use from their benefits technology
- 36% of respondents’ organisations offer enhanced parental leave
- 66% of respondents’ organisations measure employee engagement through an annual employee survey
- 36% of respondents provide personalised total reward statements for staff
Number of employees in respondents’ organisations
Sample: All respondents (271)
1-9 3%
10-49 5%
50-249 16%
250-499 9%
500-999 11%
1,000-4,999 32%
5,000-9,999 9%
10,000 or more 16%
Organisation type
Sample: All respondents (269)
Privately owned 62%
Publicly quoted 23%
Public sector 10%
Voluntary sector 5%
