Employee Benefits

Annuities are as difficult to explain as particle physics for most of the nation while only 5% of the population believe they could effectively describe pensions and key protection insurances.

Directors and managers at HSBC have been awarded £7.1m in shares under so-called fixed pay allowance arrangements which comprise of employees' fixed remuneration for 2014.

Childcare fees have rocketed by 42% over the last six years and can comprise up to 45% of the cost of a child.

SME employees are at increased risk of ill health and burnout, according to a new poll by Axa PPP Healthcare.

The majority (82%) of organisations plan to carry on supporting existing childcare voucher schemes despite the introduction of the government's new Tax-Free Childcare scheme, research finds.

The BBC has refreshed its approach to health and wellbeing following the introduction of a specialised mental health team. Hannah Uttley looks at how the broadcaster is joining up its existing programme with new initiatives and support.

Labinal Power Systems has introduced a voluntary benefits scheme to promote regular engagement with its workplace benefits.

Glassdoor has launched a benefits review service, allowing job seekers to compare benefits packages and perks at different organisations.

Just 5% of UK workers aged 65 and over are employed in small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) despite the abolition of the default retirement age in 2011, CIPD research reveals.

Earlier this year, food and hospitality group Whitbread saw both a three- and five-year Save As You Earn (SAYE) schemes mature, benefiting more than 1,000 employees at the group's brands, which include Premier Inn, Costa, Beefeater and Brewers Fayre....