Employee benefits platform Zest reports an 8% rise in customer spending on reward schemes over the past year, with monthly outlays climbing from £64.7 million to £70.1 million.
- NI Savings: Partnering employers save £7.8 million per month in National Insurance—a rise of 18% from £6.6 million a year ago.
- Retention Driver: 58% of employees would consider leaving for better perks elsewhere, prompting 37% of UK businesses to boost benefits investment in the last 12 months.
- New Sign‑Ons: Zest welcomed Mobilize (Renault Group), RWE, Kering, and Boehringer Ingelheim UK in H1 2025.
In Q2, Zest joined the Epassi Group, extending its reach across Europe’s employee engagement ecosystem.
Matt Russell, CEO of Zest, said:
“Employers are increasingly investing in benefits packages as a cost-effective way to attract, retain and reward employees when pay raises and bonuses may not be possible. Without a strong reward offering, organisations will find themselves at a massive competitive disadvantage as employee demands around benefits packages continue to evolve.
“In order to offer more personalised benefits, employers need access to platforms that allow them to easily administer packages and effective communication channels to drive engagement.
“Benefits packages also offer organisations an approach to tackle the burden of increased NI contributions – investment in this offer can reduce operational costs, increase productivity and support talent attraction and retention.”
Zest’s award‑winning platform serves over 500 clients—among them Hargreaves Lansdown, Taylor Wimpey, and Yahoo—and supports 300,000 employees with truly flexible benefits.
Discover your potential NI savings and retention ROI with Zest’s calculator at https://www.zestbenefits.com/roi-calculator/.
