Sarah, 34
Operations Manager
“We’ve saved more money than we predicted. It's all gone back into the people pot, which allows us to introduce more benefits, but it also goes towards pay rises, bonuses, incentives, commission – all of those lovely things.”
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Jade Berry
People Director, Pho Jade heads up the people strategy at Pho, supporting 1,300+ hospitality staff across the UK.
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Kate Underwood
Award-winning HR consultant and journalist
Founder of Kate Underwood HR & Training, Kate helps small businesses sort their HR, without the faff.
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Chieu Cao
Founder of Perkbox & Mintago
Chieu's spent the last two decades in employee benefits and is passionate about daily usage vs. impactful benefits.
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Katrina Murray
Snr. People Operations Manager, Zircom Ten years experience in People leadership from Apple to Zircom. Passionate about transforming culture and creating belonging.
“You might eventually grow to being able to fund into salary sacrifice, season ticket loans, and being able to use Mintago to genuinely provide options, but don't underestimate the power of education.”
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“I am seeing it, and I understand why they're doing it, but I believe it's a massive trap.”
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“We have a number of options, to give a range of different benefits that people can use and tailor to their own situation.”
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“Employees that have better financials will have a happier household, family, relationships, and they bring that to the workplace.”
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The energy price cap is up13%
Gas prices are up 24%
Food prices up 50% since 2021
NEW RESEARCH 2026
National Living Wage £12.21 ↗ £12.71
Employer National Insurance 13.8% ↗ 15%
Employer NI threshold £9,100 ↘ £5,000
“It's overwhelming. These aren't choices people had to make 20 years ago.”
“Replacing a really good person can cost you more than a whole year of benefits for the team you've already got.”
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