Employers should 'think carefully' before cancelling benefits

Three key reasons why

Adam Saville
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Employee benefits intermediary encourages employers not to let benefits lapse due to COVID-19

With many employers approaching their employee benefits renewal date, Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing has urged businesses to think carefully before they cancel their employee benefits provision in the current climate. It highlighted that, while many employers have been forced to close-down usual operations in accordance with government instruction, it would be counterintuitive to remove such options at a time of heightened health and financial risk for UK employees. Steve Herbert, head of benefits strategy at Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing said: "We completely understand t...

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