Category Archives: Benefits Strategy

The September Reset: What Do Your Employees Really Want From Work?
  • Benefits Strategy

Caroline MastertonClient Relationship Director September has a way of feeling like a fresh start. The summer holidays are over, routines return and attention naturally turns towards the months ahead. For employees, it can be a time to reflect on what’s working, what isn’t and what they want from their work and wider lives. For employers, […]

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18th August 2026

How to Improve Employee Benefits Uptake When Engagement Is Low
  • Benefits Strategy

Kristy van Eeden,Client Systems & Process Manager A frequent question we often get asked by our clients at Parallel is – “we’ve introduced benefits but engagement is low, how can we improve uptake?”. Let’s set the scene… you’ve invested in employee benefits, you’ve communicated them to the team. The launch went well, reception was really […]

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12th August 2026

What Employees Really Want in 2026
  • Benefits Strategy

Five Key Takeaways from Our Recent Webinar with The ELEVATE Hub Caroline MastertonClient Relationship DirectorParallel Employee Benefits Employee expectations are evolving, but many employee benefits strategies haven’t kept pace. For years, employers have relied on familiar assumptions about what different generations value, often renewing the same benefits year after year without stopping to ask whether […]

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16th July 2026

Join Our Webinar: What Employees Really Want from Their Benefits in 2026
  • Benefits Strategy
  • Financial Wellbeing
  • Wellbeing

Busting Myths, Redefining Flexibility and Designing Benefits for Real Life11am, Thursday 2nd July Caroline Masterton, Client Relationship Director, Parallel Employee Benefits Clair Cathcart, Founder, The ELEVATE HubFREE WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE WEBINAR HERE Busting Myths, Redefining Flexibility and Designing Benefits for Real Life The world of work has changed significantly over the past few […]

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17th June 2026

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 […]

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17th June 2026

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 […]

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20th October 2025