The month in numbers: April 2017

A look at some of the facts and figures relating to employee benefits in April 2017:

• 86% of voluntary living wage accredited employer respondents believe that accreditation has enhanced their reputation as an employer (Source: Living Wage Foundation/Cardiff Business School)
• 74% of employee respondents believe that a traditional office working environment detracts from having a healthy lifestyle (Source: Powwownow)
• 503,178 UK employers had completed their pensions auto-enrolment duties as of 31 March 2017 (Source: The Pensions Regulator)
• 69% of employer respondents believe providing an eyecare benefit for staff aged 40 or over is relevant for helping to look after and save eyesight (Source: Specsavers Corporate Eyecare)
• 12 million individuals were covered by group risk schemes at the end of 2016 (Source: Swiss Re)
• 52% of father respondents would take advantage of shared parental leave (Source: Working Families)