One size doesn’t always fit all when it comes to reward. Andy Philpott explains how organisations can shape a benefits package in order to deliver real results.
Organisations today are operating in a climate in which they need their people to perform and be engaged within the business. This is essential in order to remain competitive in the current business and economic environment.
As many firms cope with the recession, their employees work hard,...
Companies have been urged to use staff benefits to combat employee weight problems following worrying obesity predictions from scientists.
Figures published in the medical journal The Lancet show that nearly half of men and more than 40 per cent of women in the UK will be obese by 2030...
Dawn Lewis investigates the rise of employee health and wellbeing in the workplace and how these types of benefits can have a significant role to play in engagement.
Employee health and wellbeing has not always been at the top of the workplace agenda. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that this element of employee benefits has a significant role to play in staff engagement.
An effective wellness strategy can help to reduce any increases in...
Mike Evans sheds some light on HMRC’s plans to restrict the tax relief provided by exemption on staff canteens, where an employer uses a salary sacrifice scheme.
In the pre-Budget report in December 2009 Chancellor Alistair Darling announced an intention to restrict the tax exemption for workplace canteens, where it is linked to a salary sacrifice or flexible benefits scheme.
The exemption, which also includes “light refreshments...
