Employee Benefits

UK - Young workers are suffering from stress, relationship problems and loss of friends because they have limited access to flexible working practices, a new study shows.

UK - Employers who rely solely on technology to promote their benefit schemes will suffer very low take-up rates, John Scott & Partners warns.

UK - Over half of FTSE350 firms have plans to integrate company pension schemes into a wider flexible benefits programme, a new survey shows.

UK - Employers must focus on long-term absence rather than cracking down on unplanned sick days, new research suggests.

UK - Only one in five employees understand the value of their benefit packages, according to research conducted by the independent financial adviser Origen.

UK - Orbit Benefits is taking over benefit administration for the Carphone Warehouse's 5000 UK employees.

UK - Employee benefits are among the "most frequently" benchmarked activities by UK businesses measuring performance against competitors, new research reveals.

UK - Supermarket giant Tesco is piloting a benefits programme aimed at cutting unplanned absences among staff.

UK - Independent financial adviser Thomson's has boosted the resources available to its advisers by providing them with a database containing industry research and product information.

UK - Leisure giant Rank has moved its £36m defined contribution scheme back into the state pension system in order to give members better benefits.