Third of employees say benefits 'not communicated enough'

Research by Canada Life suggests

Adam Saville
clock • 2 min read

One in 10 have no idea which benefits they have

Employers need to do more to communicate workplace benefits to their staff, research by Canada Life has found, with 34% of employees wishing they had more information about what is available to them. This figure, if spread across the working UK population, equates to 11.2 million people. The survey of 1001 full or part time employees also found that one in five (20%) received information about the benefits available to them when they first joined but never again, while one in 10 (9%) had no idea which benefits, if any, were available to them. Meanwhile, 16% said they would not know...

To continue reading this article...

Join COVER for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, key trend analysis and industry insights.
  • Stay on top of the latest developments around health and wellbeing, diversity and inclusion and the cost of living crisis.
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletter.
  • Members only access to monthly programme 'The COVER Review'
  • Be the first to hear about our CPD accredited events and awards programmes.

Join now

 

Already a Cover member?

Login

More on Group Protection

Mattioli Woods joins GRiD

Mattioli Woods joins GRiD

Joins 70 organisations in the market

Cameron Roberts
clock 26 August 2025 • 1 min read
Non-clinical absence and GIP

Non-clinical absence and GIP

Early intervention and mental health support

Vanessa Sallows
clock 26 August 2025 • 3 min read
Economic inactivity falls 0.4% in H1 2025

Economic inactivity falls 0.4% in H1 2025

Lowest figures since pandemic

Cameron Roberts
clock 13 August 2025 • 3 min read