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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid investigates car scheme options
Candid faces another car policy review, this time focusing on electric vehicle salary sacrifice options.
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OpinionDoug Mullen: What should UK employers consider amid changes to pensions salary sacrifice?
The Chancellor has confirmed changes in the Budget announcement to the rules on salary sacrifice pension contributions.
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OpinionRichard Noble: Using the seasonal slowdown to reignite benefits engagement
The quieter time before year-end offers the perfect opportunity to step back and reassess one of the most powerful levers of organisational success: employee engagement.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: How will the NI cap on pensions salary sacrifice impact retirement saving?
The Autumn Budget ended weeks of speculation around potential changes to pensions salary sacrifice arrangements with the announcement that NI relief would be capped at £2,000 per person each year from 2029.
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OpinionBina Gayadien: Is pensions relief under attack?
Speculation around the upcoming Autumn Statement on 26 November suggests that pensions salary sacrifice arrangements may be under review.
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OpinionJo Martin: Tribunal cases highlight need for better neurodiversity workplace support
What reasonable adjustments can employers make regarding neurodiversity to keep themselves safe from tribunal action?
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Is this the end of the road for pensions salary sacrifice?
Ahead of the 2025 Autumn Budget, there is speculation around the government’s potential plans to cap the tax-free amount that can be sacrificed.
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OpinionEmma Gross: Misunderstanding burnout and how employers can help
Once dismissed as a personal wellbeing concern, burnout is now a matter of compliance, governance and performance.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Is the Mayfield Review the answer to transforming workplace health?
The Keep Britain Working Review into workplace health provision has recognised the unique position employers are in to support a preventative approach to ill-health.
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OpinionAmanda Trewhella: The Employment Rights Bill and pregnancy loss leave
Although there is still no general statutory right to compassionate leave, parents are now able to take a period of two weeks paid leave from work if their child passes away.
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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid battles with budgets
Candid finds that the annual budgeting process reveals significant challenges.
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OpinionKaren Bates: Employment Rights Bill: from introduction to implementation
The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) continues to progress through Parliament and will implement some of the biggest changes to employment law in decades.
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OpinionTom Heys: UK gender pay gap bigger than reported: why HR must act
The UK gender pay gap has been consistently under-reported for more than 20 years.
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OpinionLucy Becque: How can employers can help staff save for a rainy day?
Coventry Building Society provides practical steps to help staff manage day-to-day finances.
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OpinionKirstie Jones: How can employers help staff save for a rainy day?
Salutem takes a holistic approach to employee wellbeing.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Counteracting the high cost of living
Trying to make salaries stretch further each month is a reality for many employees, particularly in the run up to the festive season.
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OpinionEmma Clark: Parental leave reform: long overdue, but will it happen?
UK employers face uncertainty as MPs demand sweeping changes to paternity rights.
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OpinionLovewell’s logic: Football, AI and good conversation
This year’s Employee Benefits Live sparked numerous interesting debates and inspired plenty of food for thought.
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OpinionClaire Cole: How can UK employers prepare for a single national living wage?
From April 2026, the UK government has indicated that it wants to move to a single adult minimum wage rate, thereby eliminating age-based minimum wage bands.
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OpinionConfessions of a benefits manager: Candid gets her teeth into dental benefits
Candid explores options for dental benefits after complaints from senior leaders.