Employee Benefits

UK - Workers underestimate the value of their total pay and benefits package by as much as 25%, KPMG People Services claims.

UK - Finance group HBOS has issued total reward statements to 65,000 staff to boost awareness of pensions and other employee benefits.

UK - AstraZeneca has given its employees the option of acquiring mobile phones or handheld %s through its flexible benefits scheme.

UK - The Inland Revenue has removed an anomaly which had led to the "double counting" of car and fuel benefits in tax calculations.

UK - A flexible benefits plan which gives employees the chance to develop computer skills through internet access at home has been launched by Kettering Borough Council.

UK - Mobile systems giant Ericsson is setting up a round-the-clock assistance service for staff.

UK - Waste solutions company Sita UK is giving its 5000 employees access to voluntary benefits and online benefits information.

UK - Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow has launched a fully integrated payroll solution for UK companies seeking to implement flexible benefits or outsource pensions administration.

UK - Around 7% of British American Tobacco's staff are using salary sacrifice to acquire mobile phones.

UK - Accountancy giant KPMG is winning the "war for talent" in the market after introducing a flexible working scheme for staff.