Employers to reform benefits strategies around D&I, ESG: Howden

More employers to act on improving benefit schemes

Hemma Visavadia
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Employers are planning on making serious changes towards their benefits strategies with a new found focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), according to a Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing and Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) report.

The changes follow research which found 60% of employers' benefits strategies were not aligned with business goals. However, 90% of employer respondents said they were willing to amend their benefits offering over the next few years. Meanwhile, 46% of businesses said they plan to increase benefit spending in the next two years, with 85% of employers stating they will aim to offer more personalised benefits by 2024. Howden explained that in order to have an effective benefits programme, employers should ensure that recruitment and retention remains at the "forefront of businesses' stra...

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