PMI, life and critical illness top employee benefits wishlist

Group CI and life show most increased interest

John Brazier
clock • 4 min read

Annual Drewberry survey finds around half of firms have responded to employee benefit demand

Small-to-medium sized businesses (SMEs) are facing increased calls for employee benefits from staff in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, with around half of businesses responding with new policies. The Employee Benefits & Workplace Satisfaction Survey 2021, conducted by adviser firm Drewberry, found that employees are looking for increased protection and health insurance benefits, particularly around group private medical insurance (PMI), life and critical illness (CI) insurance. The survey polled 2,000 staff across UK SMEs on topics covering what employers can do to improve worker h...

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