{"id":6705,"date":"2019-08-19T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/?p=6705"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:22:29","slug":"employee-benefits-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/employee-benefits-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"A guide on why employee benefits benefit everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/category\/people-leadership\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">People &amp; Leadership<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA guide on why employee benefits benefit everyone\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-08-19T10:00:43+01:00\">19 August, 2019<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"A guide on why employee benefits benefit everyone\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/employee-benefits-guide\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/author\/staceymcintosh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/Stacey-McIntosh-350-1.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Stacey McIntosh<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Employee benefits can play an important role for your business. Think about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want your growing business to succeed, you need to have the right people in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding the right people for your company can be a challenge, especially in a competitive market. And once you find those people, you\u2019ll want to keep them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do so, you need to engage and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/how-to-choose-the-right-employee-benefit-scheme\/\">motivate your workforce<\/a>. And in this case, it\u2019s not just about the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can help your staff feel valued and appreciated, they\u2019re more likely to stay with you. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/alternative-employee-benefits-offer-staff\/\">Employee benefits<\/a> can go a long way to making that happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read this guide to learn about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The big benefits of employee benefits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choosing the right benefits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The importance of wellbeing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s an excerpt from the guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#gate-a714ea4a-8012-48f6-a170-b0a955fdb9f5\">Download your free copy of Why employee benefits benefit everyone<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-give-your-workforce-what-it-really-wants\">Give your workforce what it really wants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sourcing the best talent has always been a headache for employers. And when you\u2019re a small business with a limited budget, it\u2019s even harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, it\u2019s a competitive talent market, and on paper, big business can simply offer more. But there are ways to attract the right people to your company that don\u2019t require endless financial resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, getting talent through the door isn\u2019t the only challenge. To maintain standards and meet your growth goals, you also need to find a way to keep that talent around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And to do that you need to truly engage every person in your organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts claim successful engagement can lead to workers being as much as 18% more productive. But what leads to successful engagement?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Money is one motivator. But there\u2019s one thing that\u2019s far more important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Above all else, people want to feel valued by their employer and happy in their roles, and easy-to-implement employee benefits can play a huge part in achieving this \u2013 repaying your people for their hard work and contributing to their overall happiness and wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide will show you how you can attract, reward, and retain employees alongside the biggest in your industry with Sage Employee Benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Why employee benefits benefit everyone<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Want to keep your staff and attract new employees? Read this guide to learn how and why employee benefits can help you achieve this.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-a714ea4a-8012-48f6-a170-b0a955fdb9f5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Download your free guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1215\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/FittonCo_SageOne_Accountants_2017_29310.5E3A0508_v2-1215x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/08\/FittonCo_SageOne_Accountants_2017_29310.5E3A0508_v2-1215x810.jpg 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Subscribe to the Sage Advice newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join more than 500,000 UK readers and get the best business admin strategies and tactics, as well as actionable advice to help your company thrive, in your inbox every month.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-b1a63862-3fa0-4a5e-bb67-c76b88bbc6b8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1073797282-1-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employee benefits can play an important role for your business. 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