Pensions make post-Covid comeback as most valued employee benefit

Around 900 of 1,188 HR professionals reported that their teams put pensions back at the top of the list, regaining pole position two years after flexible working was ranked highest. Flexible working is still valued as an important feature by employees, but ranked lower in 2023 with 893 responses. The third-most valued was mental health and wellbeing with 882. Steve Butler, Punter Southall Aspire chief executive, said pensions had traditionally been seen as the "jewel in the crown" of employee benefits, but the impact of Covid 19 and its effect on working patterns had dislodged this de...