Employee Benefits

More than two thirds (69%) of employers do not know the total cost of providing and managing their benefits - meaning more businesses are now in the dark about benefits costs than a decade ago.

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg plans to ramp up efforts to tackle mental health discrimination and improve services by setting up and chairing a cross-government taskforce.

Hosting company Peer 1 recently overhauled its benefits provision, with the aim of delivering a greater degree of personalisation.

The proportion of Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) employees who participate in payroll giving has fallen by half a percentage point in almost two years.

Four in 10 (42%) female employees believe their organisation should offer general information about retirement planning, findings given exclusively to WSB reveal.

Deloitte, PwC and Shell will offer all employees enhanced paternity packages, after deputy prime minister Nick Clegg urged private firms to do more to support working parents.

Employers who offer enhanced maternity pay will need "strong justification" for not enhancing mother's pay under shared parental leave agreements, Linklaters has warned.

Employees at publisher Incisive Media have reported improvements in their stress resilience, energy and concentration levels after taking part in a four-month wellness initiative.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney believes "fundamental change" is needed to the institutional culture and compensation arrangements within Britain's major banks.

Deloitte is giving £25m to its staff to help them create and run their own business.