The UK employee benefits landscape
Data and insights to inform your employee benefits decision-making
Discover the latest learnings and insights about employee benefits
If you work in employee benefits, this report is for you.
It’s packed with insights and analysis that reveal employer priorities and decision-making, the latest trends, as well as relevant advice and commentary from our expert consultants.
This report shares key results from our Employee Benefits Survey. The survey asked organisations about their core HR challenges and priorities, use of benefits technology, as well as their health, wellbeing, protection, and pension benefits.
A sneak peek at our findings
Here are just a few of the insights our survey results revealed.
Technology and inclusion – employers are using benefits technology more strategically to streamline administration and deliver more personalised communications and benefits.
Economic pressures – rising employer National Insurance contributions and broader financial challenges are shaping benefits decisions.
Healthcare – private medical cover is growing in importance as NHS pressures increase, prompting more employers to expand their health and wellbeing offering, and the enhancement of added-value benefits.
Wellbeing – financial wellbeing of employees is increasingly becoming more significant within organisational well-being strategies.
Pensions and salary exchange – more employers are adopting salary exchange for pensions, though few have clear insight into employee retirement outcomes.
Benefit from the bigger picture
Business is challenging, from recruitment and retention to employee wellbeing and cost control. That’s why it’s crucial to understand what’s going on across the employee benefits landscape.
This report is packed with valuable information to help you develop and refine your company’s future employee benefits strategy – from attracting talent to benchmarking your approach. It’s required reading if you work in employee benefits, whether you’re an HR director, head of rewards and benefits, or a pension trustee.
Who we surveyed
We targeted organisations with UK-based employees. We received 200 responses from those working in HR, benefits, rewards, finance, and payroll across a variety of industries, including financial services, manufacturing, professional services, retail, engineering, charity/not for profit, education, construction, energy, and technology.