Employee Benefit Basics
Understand what employee benefits are and how they work within UK employment. Articles cover tax implications, voluntary schemes, flex options and getting started with workplace benefits.
A Career Break as an Employee Benefit
Offering career breaks as an employee benefit helps companies attract and keep workers, especially younger staff wanting time away from work.
Advantages of Benefits for Employer and Employee
Both employers and employees gain real advantages from solid benefits packages, from better recruitment to financial security.
An Employee Benefits FAQ
Get answers to common questions about employee benefits, from health insurance to pensions and how they're taxed.
Creating an Employee Benefits Publication
A clear employee benefits guide helps workers understand their options and makes it easier for HR teams to manage them.
Does Your Business Need an Employee Benefits Consultant?
An employee benefits consultant can help you pick the right pension plans and insurance for your business within your budget.
Essential Employee Benefits for Working Parents
Working parents in the UK have legal rights to maternity leave, flexible working, and other benefits that employers must provide.
FAQ: Employees and Special Leave Requests
Special leave isn't automatically given, but employers usually have their own policies covering funerals, sick children, paternity and maternity leave.
First Steps for Establishing Employee Benefits
Set up a pension scheme and other basic employee benefits to keep your best staff and meet legal requirements.
Global Employee Benefits
Managing employee benefits across multiple countries means navigating different priorities, communication challenges, and exchange rate policies.
How Are Employee Benefits Taxed?
Understanding how your employee benefits are taxed and whether salary sacrifice schemes actually save you money.
Monitoring the Success of an Employee Benefits Scheme
Track whether your employee benefits scheme is actually delivering results by measuring retention, recruitment and other clear goals.
Negotiating Employee Benefits at Job Interviews
You can negotiate your employee benefits at a job interview if you have the right leverage and know your worth.
Questionnaire: Do You Get the Benefits You're Entitled To?
Check if you're claiming all the employee benefits your employer offers, from gym memberships to childcare vouchers.
Temporary Workers and Equal Employee Benefits
UK temporary workers will finally get equal rights and benefits after 12 weeks on the job under new government plans.
The Disappearing Benefits in the UK Workplace
UK companies are cutting employee perks like health insurance and gym memberships as they tighten budgets, frustrating staff who chose jobs for these benefits.
The Distinction Between Benefits and Incentives
Benefits and incentives aren't the same thing, here's why mixing them up costs companies money and fails to reach their goals.
The 'Salary Sacrifice' Concept
Find out how salary sacrifice works and why employees need to carefully evaluate whether giving up pay for benefits is actually worth it.
What Are Employee Benefits?
Employee benefits are extra rewards companies give workers beyond their salary to keep staff happy and reduce turnover costs.
What Are the Most Tax Efficient Employee Benefits?
Company cars are heavily taxed but vans get better treatment, and knowing which benefits avoid tax can save both employers and employees money.
What Are Voluntary Benefits?
Voluntary benefits let employees pick extra perks they want to pay for themselves, without costing your company much upfront.
What Is a Flex Scheme?
A flex scheme lets employees pick the benefits they actually want instead of taking a fixed set chosen by their employer.