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What employee benefits do people actually want?

How do you decide what perks to provide your employees with? It’s an issue that deserves more airtime than it’s given. Company benefits are an expensive part of your EVP and if you miss the mark, not only are you wasting money but you’re giving nothing of “value” (perceived or otherwise) back to your employees.

Perkbox recently revealed the results from their survey ‘The Great Perk Search’ a UK-wide survey ranking the top 50 employees benefits. Are you providing the benefits your workforce actually want? Take a look at what benefits are most popular nationwide, read further below.

NHS reduction in agency staff signals a step in the right direction

There have been recent changes in the number of agency staff members at the NHS, Matt Hancock’s call to proceed with these plans is a good step. However, Philip Braham, co-founder of Remedium Partners says that more support is needed.

What will this look like in the future? Our reporter Louron Pratt explains further.

Making financial wellness personal to your workforce

The term ‘financial wellness’ doesn’t depend on your general wealth or salary. It’s defined by the act of managing personal financial situations and budgeting within the confines of your own earnings – and doing it in a confident and secure way.

In 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a report focusing on financial wellbeing defined as “a state of being wherein you:

  • Have control over day-to-day, month-to-month finances;
  • Have the capacity to absorb a financial shock;
  • Are on track to meet your financial goals; and
  • Have the financial freedom to make the choices that allow you to enjoy life.

Speaking exclusively with Steven Leigh a Senior Consultant at Aon, we found out what he believes are common misconceptions when it comes to devising financial wellness programmes, why the middle-aged demographic get overlooked and how financial wellbeing can be cost-effective. We question, what are the changes that need to be implemented now to ensure real innovation? And how can employers change the way people plan for their futures going forward?

Are you coming to next year’s gathering of the Who’s Who in the HR industry?

In today’s diverse and complex business environment we understand the challenges facing the business leaders of today. If you’re wondering how to create a profitable organisation whilst ensuring the wellbeing of your employees then we can help put you in front of the visionaries that have done exactly that.

We only assemble the best of the best – speakers confirmed for 2019 come from a variety of companies leading the way to include Virgin Money, HSBC, Sodexo, Sky, Thinkers 50, Bersin, Cisco, ThermoFischer Scientific and many more.

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Best wishes,

Emily Sexton-Brown,
Editor, HRD Connect