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Here you can gain an insight into the rants, opinions, and musings of those who work with benefits. If you fancy being one of our benefits bloggers and you have a chatty writing style with an opinion or two to share about reward issues then drop us an email.
00:00 01 Sep - The big question: Are voluntary benefits just a conduit for selling products?
We ask the experts for their answers... have your say at the Employee Benefits forum
00:00 01 Sep - Confessions of a benefits manager: Compensation queen
Everyone seems to want Candid's advice, which seems a burden until she realises the true status of being the office oracle
00:00 01 Sep - Debi O'Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits: Boundaries are blurring in delivery of benefits
From time to time, it is useful to step back and look at how things have changed in order to spot emerging trends for the future.
14:56 03 Aug - Debi O'Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits: Changing times can open up opportunities
The ramifications for employee benefits of the change in government are only just beginning to be felt because of the raft of tax changes.
14:57 02 Aug - Confessions of a benefits manager: Secret service
Candid gets drawn into a top-secret project involving Eastern Europe, and suspects reward outsourcing is also on the agenda
12:11 02 Aug - The big question: Should pensions auto-enrolment go ahead?
We ask the experts for their answers
09:57 07 Jul - Debi O'Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits: Recognition is the key to secure engagement
Recognition schemes are on the rise. I have spoken to several consultants from different firms over the past month or so, and all have commented on the increasing amount of work they are doing to put employee recognition schemes in place.
11:32 06 Jul - Confessions of a benefits manager: Points make prizes
A new recognition programme is supposed to improve staff motivation, but Candid sees only self-indulgence on the horizon
15:43 05 Jul - The Big Question: Are the new fit notes fit for purpose and fit for the future?
We ask the experts for their answers ... have your say online at the Employee Benefits forum.
13:31 07 Jun - Debi O'Donovan, editor of Employee Benefits: Will the government play fair on shares?
With the new Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government now installed in Westminster, we await its first Budget on 22 June with some anticipation.











