A look at some of the facts and figures relating to employee benefits in January 2017:
- £8.53 is the minimum hourly rate of pay retailer Aldi is to introduce for UK staff from 1 February 2017 bit.ly/2if4xPw
- 47% of employee respondents admit that a small pay rise is the one thing their employer could do to increase happiness in their job (Source: Investors in People) bit.ly/2iYKiUy
- 44% of employee respondents feel that working from home would improve their work-life balance (Source: GCS Recruitment) bit.ly/2jlJCYS
- 2.7% is the amount by which average annual salaries decreased between November 2015 and November 2016 (Source: Adzuna) bit.ly/2i9KlQR
- £65,000 is the annual salary a newly qualified, London-based lawyer who works in commercial practice could expect to earn in 2016 (Source: BCL Legal Recruitment) bit.ly/2jvynRB
- 24% of employer respondents provide access to bereavement helplines through their employee benefits provider (Source: MetLife Employee Benefits) bit.ly/2iAdqAU
