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Two people holding hands to support the grief of pregnancy loss

Employee Experience

Pregnancy loss and work: supporting your team

Employee Experience

An estimated 1 in 4 pregnancies end in loss. Find out more about pregnancy loss, its effects & what you can do to support your team during this time.

Navigating Periods & the Menopause at Work

Employee Experience

Navigating Periods & the Menopause at Work

Employee Experience

Periods and the menopause affect around half of the population. But why is there still so much stigma when talking about them at work?

Ben series A announcement

A new chapter for Ben

We are beyond excited to share that we have raised a $16m Series A to continue building the future of global benefits.

Employee Benefits Roadmap

8 Steps to Implementing Employee Benefits - Your Benefits Roadmap

Employee Benefits 101

Offering great employee benefits can draw in & retain talent. Follow our Roadmap for all the steps you'll need to take to implement them!

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Experience

Ben's Guide to Maternity and Paternity Leave in the UK

Employee Experience

Ben's complete guide to maternity leave and paternity leave in the UK.

5 Green Employee Benefits that Benefit the Planet

5 Green Employee Benefits that Benefit the Planet 🌍

How can your employee benefits benefit the earth? We offer 5 types of employee benefits that have a positive impact on the environment.

10 cool employee benefit ideas

Employee Benefits Ideas - 10 companies with the coolest benefits

Employee benefits can be tricky, especially without a budget like Google's! We shine the spotlight on 10 companies offering the coolest benefits, without breaki...

Why are benefits important

Employee Benefits - Why are they important?

Employee benefits are an effective way to attract, retain and engage talent. Find out why the most forward-thinking brands are offering competitive benefits packages.

Employer-branding-jess

Recruitment and Talent

War for Talent - Employer Branding with Jessica from Zenew

Recruitment and Talent

We sit down with Jess from Zenew to chat about employer branding and how businesses can leverage it to win the war for talent.

Patrick from Payspective

Recruitment and Talent

4 ways to improve compensation packages – without increasing salary

Recruitment and Talent

Patrick gives us four great strategies to consider if you’re looking to improve compensation without increasing salary.

Patrick from Payspective

Using compensation to attract top talent with Patrick from Payspective

Salary is one of the first things a candidate will look at when considering a role, but there is much more to total compensation which sometimes goes overlooked.

Chris from Folded Corner

Recruitment and Talent

Recruitment with Chris Garner from Folded Corner

Recruitment and Talent

We had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Garner as he shared his knowledge on how to better your recruitment game in todays market.

2022 budgets

The five hottest benefits companies are adding in 2022

As we round off the year and budgets are finalised, we’re digging through the results of our Benefits Outlook Survey to explore the most in-demand company benef...

Marie Krebs

People Hero: Marie Krebs, People Partner at Learnerbly

We’re super excited to announce this month’s People Hero - Marie Krebs, People Partner at Learnerbly.

Pets at work

Employee Experience

Pets at work - the perks of having an office paw-licy

Employee Experience

What if pets are the real employees of the month after all? Allowing pets at the office is a cost-effective benefit that can bring joy to your workplace in leap...

Finacial wellbeing

Personal Development and Wellbeing

Top 5 tips for managing financial wellbeing by ikigai

Personal Development and Wellbeing

Help take control of your financial wellbeing with ikigai's top 5 tips on financial wellbeing.

Workforce diversity

Employee Experience

Diversity In The Workplace: Why It Matters

Employee Experience

Diversity is so much more than just an office buzzword - everyone brings different skills to the table (or the Zoom). This week we wrote about diversity and inc...

Ashleigh

People Heroes: Jo Crockford, Senior HR Business Partner at Genesis

We are so thrilled to announce this month’s People Hero - the amazing Jo Crockford, Senior HR Business Partner at Genesis.

International hiring for business growth

Recruitment and Talent

How international hiring helps your business grow beyond borders

Recruitment and Talent

How international hiring can take the expansion of you business to all new heights...

Sinead Daly, Culture and Experience at Beamery

People Heroes: Sinead Daly, Culture and Experience at Beamery

Meet our People Hero of the month, Sinead Daly, Culture and Experience at Beamery

Remote hiring considerations

Recruitment and Talent

4 key considerations when hiring remote workers

Recruitment and Talent

It can be daunting to hire remote workers, so we have consolidated a shortlist of key considerations to make sure your hiring is successful

Dog friendly office

From pawternity leave to e-scooters, alternative ways you can perk up your perks

We’ve taken a look through some of our most unusual benefits to give you some inspiration for properly, meaningfully rewarding your team - and supporting your c...

Ikigai app

Ben meets ikigai

We caught up with Cristina Duta, Marketing Manager at ikigai, to find out how ikigai empowers people to take control and educate themselves on wealth as a form...

April Hoffbauer Maze

People Heroes: April Hoffbauer, Senior Director of People at Maze

Meet our People Hero of the month, April Hoffbauer, Senior Director of People at Maze

Oyster

Ben meets Oyster

We caught up with Tony Jamous, CEO and Co-founder of Oyster, to find out why companies should consider hiring globally, and how Oyster can help

Ashleigh Hamilton, Head of People at Few&Far

People Heroes: Ashleigh Hamilton, Head of People at Few&Far

Meet our People Hero of the month, Ashleigh Hamilton, Head of People at Few&Far

Healthily

Ben meets Healthily

We caught up with Geraldine Butler-Wright, Chief People Officer at Healthily, to find out more about how their innovative self-care platform gives people the co...

Emma Knight

People Heroes: Emma Knight, Director of People and Development at Nest

Meet our People Hero of the month, Emma Knight, Director of People and Development at Nest.

Tempo

Ben meets [Ben] Tempo

We caught up with Ben Chatfield, Co-Founder and CEO of Tempo , to find out more about how the company started, factors to consider when hiring remotely, and the...

Ben meets Yulife

We caught up with Lauren Berkemeyer, Vice President of Marketing, to find out more about how the team at Yulife created a completely new insurance model - insur...

Ben meets Medicash

We caught up with Paul Gambon, Sales & Marketing Director at Medicash, to find out how Medicash operates, what makes them different from other healthcare provid...

Olya Yakzhina

People Heroes: Olya Yakzhina, People Manager at Switchee

Meet our People Hero of the month, Olya Yakzhina, People Manager at Switchee.

Hakon Junge

People Operations

The future of the workplace: Transitioning to Team First - Capdesk

People Operations

In the final part of our three part "future of the workplace series" we find out how Capdesk is transitioning from office-first to team-first and now, to team-f...

Cushon cover image

Ben meets Cushon

We caught up with Stephen Watson, Head of Proposition and Ben Hollingdale, Head of Sales, to find out more about how the team at Cushon help employees build hea...

Hotjar

People Operations

The future of the workplace: Remote First - Hotjar

People Operations

In this second part of our remote first series we find out how Hotjar has thrived as a remote first company. Expect some practical tips from People Operations S...

Filipe Martins

People Heroes: Filipe Martins, People Partner at Funding Circle

Meet our People Hero of the month, Filipe Martins, People Partner at Funding Circle.

Plumm dealing with the January blues

Personal Development and Wellbeing

How to combat the January blues by Head of Wellbeing Ashley Lourens

Personal Development and Wellbeing

Ashley Lourens, Head of Wellbeing at Plumm shares her practical top tips on dealing with the dreaded January blues

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Benefits Explained (Part 3/3): How to develop a benefits strategy

In the final part of this three part series exploring the world of employee benefits, we detail how to go about developing a successful benefits strategy from s...

Boundless Cover Image 2

Benefits explained (Part 2/3): Remote work allowances and tax breaks due to Covid-19

In the second part of this three part series exploring the world of employee benefits, we look into how the tax regulations impact benefits in kind and how legi...

Boundless Cover Image 1

Benefits explained (Part 1/3): 8 most common statutory benefits in the UK

In the first part of this three part series exploring the world of employee benefits, we summarise the 8 most common statutory benefits

Superscript employee working from home

People Operations

The future of the workplace: Hybrid Company - Superscript

People Operations

In 2020, many companies transitioned to remote working practically overnight. In this series, we look at how different companies have evolved their approach to...

Pivot Points Podcast Amelia and Gabi

Personal Development and Wellbeing

Top books and podcasts from Leadership Experts Amelia and Gabi

Personal Development and Wellbeing

We asked Life and Leadership Coaches (by day), and hosts of Pivot Points Podcast (by night), Amelia and Gabi to share some of their favourite books and podcasts...

Plumm

Ben meets Plumm

We caught up with Head of Wellbeing, Ashley Lourens and Head of Partnerships, Elisabetta Torretti to find out more about how Plumm is supporting mental health a...

Equipsme

Ben meets Equipsme

We caught up with Gavin Shay, Distribution Director and Co-Founder, to find out more about how the team is bringing a fresh approach to a traditional industry,...

Tech Stack

The top 23 HR tech tools for leading SMEs

How can you pick the best tools for your HR toolbox to make your startup grow at full speed?

Ben Mastercard

5 ways to use the Ben Card

Here are just 5 examples of how our current customers are using the Ben Mastercard to optimise their employee experience (and it’s so much better than just expe...

Christmas Dog

Employee Experience

The ultimate guide to covid-WFH-socially distanced Christmas

Employee Experience

Whilst it’s tempting to strike more plans off the calendar, the office Christmas party means so much more to people than just a knee’s up and too much food espe...

Phil Dobson founder of BrainWorkshops

Personal Development and Wellbeing

Top 5 productivity tips for lockdown

Personal Development and Wellbeing

We put productivity expert Phil Dobson in the hot seat to answer 5 quick questions on how he’s been managing lockdown life

Cherry on top of employee benefits package

The top 7 voluntary benefits and why teams love them

There’s no one-size-fits all approach to picking the best benefits for your team. But once you’ve chosen a core set of perks to help them day-to-day, adding a s...

Guide to salary sacrifice

The lowdown on salary sacrifice schemes and tax

The scope of salary sacrifice is now broad and becoming more and more popular. We’ve simplified everything you need to know - starting from the basics to the fi...

to-do list

What employees want: a guide to the UK’s 22 most popular workplace benefits

There are so many benefits out there - so how can you cut through the noise and pick what’s best for your team? To help make things simpler for you, we’ve put t...

Find out which benefits the leading startups/SMEs are offering to their teams

The top 25 SMEs leading the charge in employee benefits

Find out which benefits the leading startups/SMEs are offering to their teams

Budgets

7 ways companies are changing their employee benefits packages after Covid-19

Ben surveyed 100+ companies to find out how they are changing their benefits and employee support offerings due to COVID-19

working from home

People Operations

Make Work From Home work: how to repurpose your office budget

People Operations

Before coronavirus made working from home the norm, the office was the heart of your company culture. It’s where teams would meet, work, collaborate and sociali...

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Employee Experience

4 ways to care for your remote and furloughed team’s wellbeing

Employee Experience

Here are four key ways you can help your remote and/or furloughed team’s wellbeing from afar, regardless of your budget.

Truth

The truth about employee benefits

How do the best companies use benefits to drive growth and performance? What can benefits do for you?

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