Five reasons why employee benefits programmes fail

January - a time when some employees get itchy feet - is a chance that employers often take to promote their employee benefits programmes to remind staff why they are so lucky to work for their company.   However, it can be disheartening when new benefits programmes get a lacklustre response from staff. Brett Hill, distribution director at Towergate Health and Protection, said: "Employee benefits play an important role in the recruitment and retention of staff. However, businesses can fall at the first hurdle, by making a few easy mistakes that can result in benefits programmes not be...