35% of employers offer their staff tax-efficient benefits via salary sacrifice as part of a cohesive flex plan. (Employee Benefits/Towers Watson Flexible benefits research 2014, March 2014)
Pension contributions via salary sacrifice and childcare vouchers are the most commonly offered tax-efficient benefits via a salary sacrifice arrangement. (Employee Benefits/Towers Watson Flexible benefits research 2014, March 2014)
86% of financial service sector respondents offer benefits to staff via salary sacrifice arrangements (2014 Employee rewards watch financial services research, Thomsons Online Benefits, July 2014).
61% of employers provide salary sacrifice pension arrangements to staff and 34% offer these via a flexible benefits plan. (Employee Benefits/Towers Watson Flexible benefits research 2014, March 2014)
22% of employers plan to add a car salary sacrifice scheme perk to their employee benefits plans, with 10% intending to include low-emission cars. (Employee Benefits/Towers Watson Flexible benefits research 2014, March 2014)
October 2015 - the date when the government will introduce tax-free childcare, which aims to support parents with their childcare costs. The initiative, which will replace tax-efficient childcare vouchers, was originally announced in the 2013 Budget.
35% of staff at Fujitsu have childcare responsibilities. (David Brackwell, head of wellbeing and inclusion in the UK and Ireland for Fujitsu at Employee Benefits Live 2014).
