MetLife Employee Benefit Trends
The Power of Employee Benefits in an Uncertain World
A report based on MetLife’s United Kingdom Employee Benefit Trends Study 2017
CHAPTER TOPICS
- UK Employee Benefits TrendWatch
- Financial wellness: stress, confidence and the key to productivity
- Mental and physical health: completing the circle
- Productivity and engagement as drivers of sustainable growth
- Flexibility for agility: making benefits work harder
The United Kingdom is in a period of unprecedented change. Uncertainty seems to define not just the way businesses position themselves strategically, but how well employees are able to deliver every day at work. All of which makes this edition of MetLife’s Employee Benefit Trends Study particularly timely. It provides insights and practical solutions for the challenges facing businesses, and the people who work for them.
Percentage of employees in 2015 who place a high value on benefits provided by their employer
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Percentage of employees in 2017 who place a high value on benefits provided by their employer
It is time for a new approach to employee benefits in the United Kingdom: one that starts with the workforce and is driven by employee needs. The main focus of this report is on employee wellness — financially, physically and mentally. The findings in this report show that companies can help themselves by helping their workforce optimize their benefits as part of an overall employee engagement strategy.