Employers risk losing staff by not communicating group risk benefits effectively

Employers may struggle to retain and recruit staff by not communicating the value of their employee benefit packages effectively enough, Group Risk Development (GRiD), the industry body for group risk protection, has warned. Research by GRiD found that most employers are seriously downplaying the remuneration packages on offer to employees and therefore risk losing worker interest in jobs as early as the interview stage. Only a fifth (21%) of organisations discuss benefits such as employer-sponsored life assurance, income protection and critical illness protection when discussing pote...