Louise Dangerfield Client Relationship Manager Parallel Employee Benefits For many organisations, benefits renewal season follows a familiar pattern. The renewal lands in the inbox, premiums are reviewed, a few numbers are checked, and the existing package is rolled over for another year. After all, if it isn’t broken, why fix it? The reality is that when it comes to […]
Never Fully Dressed Case Study In March, CEO Malcolm Lyons and Client Relationship Director, Caroline Masterton joined around 40 employees at the Never Fully Dressed studio to introduce their new employee benefits programme. While topics such as pensions, healthcare and financial wellbeing are essential parts of the employment offer, they are not always easy to land, particularly in […]
Caroline MastertonClient Relationship Director The future of HR is not arriving as a single transformation moment – it’s already here. Gradually reshaping how teams operate, make decisions and support their people, the real challenge right now for leaders is, how do we keep people at the centre of those decisions. A familiar challenge, still evolving One of the most persistent themes many HR leaders […]
Caroline MastertonClient Relationship DirectorParallel Employee Benefits The Autumn Budget 2025 brought a combination of opportunities and challenges for small and mid-sized employers. While many employees, especially those on lower incomes, will see a boost to their take-home pay, organisations will also face higher employment costs. HR teams will need to plan proactively to balance pay […]
Partner blog:Reward Heads We asked our partners at Reward Heads to explain why reward support is important for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Here’s what they shared: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the UK economy. Defined as organisations with fewer than 250 employees, there are almost 6 million SMEs in the […]
Valentin Crisan,amicable Let’s talk about something many people go through but rarely talk about at work: divorce and separation. With 42% of marriages ending in divorce and roughly 50% of cohabiting parents’ relationships breaking up, it’s likely many of your colleagues and team members have experienced this. Divorce is one of the most stressful life […]