Released on = May 22, 2007, 1:32 pm

Press Release Author = The Employee Benefits Group is made up of
www.employeebenefits.co.uk, Employee Benefits magazine and Employee Benefits Events.
To contact the editorial team of both Employee Benefits magazine and
employeebenefits.co.uk call Amanda Wilkinson, Editor, 020 7943 8060.

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Press Release Summary = According to the Benefits Research 2007, published by
Employee Benefits magazine, one in four employers now offer flexible benefits.
However, most UK companies (57% of respondents) still offer staff a traditional
'core' package of employer-paid benefits.

Press Release Body = The research, sponsored by JPMorgan INEST, also found that the
types of core benefits that are typically offered have barely changed in recent
years: life assurance (offered by 62%), employee assistance programmes (offered by
51%), increased number of annual leave days for long service (offered by 44%) still
top the popular perks tables.

This year's research split out the different types of pensions on offer (defined
benefit final salary, defined contribution money purchase, group personal pension
(GPP) and stakeholder pensions), however taken as a whole the pensions top the poll
of core, employer-paid benefits. "This is a good thing because our research into
employee attitudes in 2006 'What employees really want'
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Web Site = http://www.employeebenefits.co.uk/

Contact Details = The Employee Benefits Group is made up of
www.employeebenefits.co.uk, Employee Benefits magazine and Employee Benefits Events.
To contact the editorial team of both Employee Benefits magazine and
employeebenefits.co.uk call Amanda Wilkinson, Editor, 020 7943 8060.