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Don’t Renew Without a Review: Why Employee Benefits Should Never Be on Autopilot
  • Benefits Strategy

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 […]

By: paralleladmin

17th June 2026

The Power Of Face To Face
  • Case Study

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 […]

By: paralleladmin

27th April 2026

The Changing Face of HR: Smarter Tools, Stronger People Focus 
  • Wellbeing

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 […]

By: paralleladmin

27th April 2026

Autumn Budget 2025: What HR Professionals in SMEs Need to Know
  • Financial Wellbeing

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 […]

By: paralleladmin

26th November 2025

Why SMEs Need Reward Support 
  • Wellbeing

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 […]

By: paralleladmin

24th November 2025

How to support your people through tough transitions: Separation and divorce 
  • Benefits Strategy
  • Financial Wellbeing
  • Wellbeing

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 […]

By: paralleladmin

20th October 2025

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