Employee Benefits Guides
How salary sacrifice works, which benefits qualify, P11D reporting, and every HMRC rule that affects what your employees take home.
9 guides in this category
The tax treatment of employee benefits is more complex than most employers realise, and the cost of getting it wrong flows in both directions. Benefits that should be tax-efficient end up incurring unexpected National Insurance charges. Others that could be structured more efficiently are handled in ways that cost both employer and employee more than necessary.
These guides cover the most important financial and tax aspects of UK employee benefits: salary sacrifice and which schemes qualify, P11D benefit-in-kind reporting, the National Insurance implications of each benefit, and pension auto-enrolment. The figures are current for the 2026/27 tax year.
If you are new to UK payroll and benefits, start with the salary sacrifice guide. It is the mechanism that underpins pension contributions, electric car schemes, cycle to work, and more, and understanding it makes every other guide in this section easier to follow.
How salary sacrifice works, which benefits qualify, and how much employees and employers save on tax and NI. A practical guide for UK SMEs.
Read guideFrom 6 April 2026, HMRC extended the income tax and NIC exemption to employer reimbursements for eye tests, flu vaccinations and homeworking equipment. What changed and what it means.
From April 2029, salary-sacrificed pension contributions above £2,000 a year lose their National Insurance break. What is changing, who it affects, and what to do now.
How the Cycle to Work scheme works, the spending limit, how much you save, and the rules on eligibility and ownership. An independent guide for UK employers and employees.
Yes, employer-paid private medical insurance is a taxable benefit-in-kind. How it is taxed, what the employer pays in Class 1A National Insurance, P11D reporting, and the move to payrolling from April 2027.
How electric car salary sacrifice works, what you can save, and the 2026/27 benefit-in-kind rate. An independent guide for UK employers and employees weighing it up.
Not all salary sacrifice schemes deliver the same value. A side-by-side comparison of cycle to work, EV schemes, pensions, tech and childcare for UK employers.
One in four employees say financial worries affect their work. The business case for financial wellbeing and what good employer support looks like.
Auto-enrolment is a legal obligation, but handled well it becomes one of the most valued benefits you offer. Contributions, providers, salary sacrifice, and common mistakes.
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