Employee Benefits

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has introduced a global reward and recognition programme to its 350,000 staff across almost 100 countries.

Sending an employee overseas or establishing an international base is a significant step for any firm. Owain Thomas investigates how legislation in the EU and other major nations can influence benefits arrangements.

Allianz is warning employers to be aware of the increasing risks of fraudulent international medical claims from their own staff and the imaginative approaches they are taking.

Employers need to fully research the healthcare system in destinations where employees are being relocated, as increasing numbers of expats return home after failing to budget adequately, Jelf Employee Benefits has warned.

The Work and Pensions Committee has demanded the government bans member-borne consultancy charges on workplace pensions "without delay".

JLT Employee Benefits (JLTEB) has suspended consultancy charging on corporate schemes until the Department for Work and Pensions completes its investigation of the practice.

Rachel Dalton on the latest hitch that could hit auto-enrolment

The majority of global businesses are expecting to increase their short and long-term overseas assignments this year.

Should employers restrict their flexible benefits funding to those options that boost business performance? Nick Martindale debates the pros and cons

Multinational employers set up 33 new international pension plans over 2012 according to figures from Towers Watson.