What sick pay tells us about the benefits employees really value
Latest research from Ciphr puts company sick pay at the top of employees’ benefits priorities. But the bigger lesson for employers may be that the benefits people value most are...
How to reduce private medical insurance premiums without cutting employee cover?
It's renewal time again. The private medical insurance (PMI) quote has landed, the premium has gone up, and your budget is exactly where it was last year. Sooner or later, someone...
Six pensions communication ideas to increase employee engagement
Stop building your pensions communication around your scheme and build it around your people instead.
How to build a benefits communication strategy employees respond to
Only 29% of UK reward and HR decision-makers feel very confident communicating their organisation's benefits to employees, according to CIPD's Reward survey: Focus on employee...
Proving the value of recognition: why retention is the number that wins the budget conversation
Ask most HR and Reward teams how their recognition scheme is performing and you'll hear about participation: how many people are using it, how often, how many points have been...
How to use data triggers to make your benefits platform work harder
How much more useful could your benefits platform be if it responded to what employees actually do? Every day, employees are already interacting with your benefits platform:...
Why the 2027 BIK reforms are an HR and reward issue, not just a payroll one
From April 2027, mandatory payrolling of benefits in kind (BIK) becomes law. Most of the debate has centred on payroll, but this article is for HR and reward leaders. Many teams...
Benefits for real life: how to build a package that reflects your people, not just your budget
A benefits package may look strong on paper, but its real value is often felt when life happens.
Benefits for real life: how to build a package that reflects your people, not just your budget
A benefits package may look strong on paper, but its real value is often felt when life happens.
How to build an employee wellbeing strategy that gets used
Launched the benefits package. Paid the premiums. And yet nobody's using it. It's a frustration many employers know well and one that's becoming harder to ignore.
When pay can't do the heavy lifting, benefits have to
For HR and reward leaders, the challenge has shifted. Pay alone can no longer do the job, and benefits have moved from a supporting act to a central part of the total reward...
Why student loan debt now belongs in your reward strategy
Student loan debt is often framed as a personal finance issue. In reality, it is now a structural feature of the modern workforce, and a growing consideration for reward strategy.