The aim of this study was to find out which benefits UK employers offer to their staff and how these are delivered. We wanted to find out the impact of the benefits strategies employers use and the issues that shape them, including how legislation such as the forthcoming pension reforms and high earners’ pension tax changes will affect them.
We also wanted to identify key decision-makers within organisations when it comes to benefits, as well as the methods used to communicate perks.
About the survey
The research was conducted in March 2011 among readers of Employee Benefits magazine and users of
www.employeebenefits.co.uk.
The research received 439 responses.
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of respondents were from organisations with more than 500 employees, while 28% had over 5,000 staff.
Respondents were drawn from all types of organisation. More than three-quarters (82%) were either privately owned (57%) or publicly quoted (25%). Just under one-fifth (15%) were from the public sector.
The key findings are:
- A desire to improve employee engagement is the main issue shaping respondents’ benefits strategies in 2011, cited by 71%.
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