What is Benefits for Breakfast?
Benefits for Breakfast is an exciting series of breakfast events hosted by the Lockton People Solutions Team. Each session is designed to equip you with invaluable insights into the dynamic world of UK corporate benefits. With government budget announcements bringing new complexities to employers and employees, plus the increasing pressures on the NHS, today's employee benefits landscape comes with its own set of challenges.
Join our events to:
💡 Gain data-driven insights that address the latest trends and challenges in the UK benefits space
🗨️ Shape the conversation in dynamic, interactive discussions with industry leaders and peers
🌐 Build meaningful connections as you network with Lockton’s experts and UK benefits and rewards experts.
Upcoming Events
Benefits for Breakfast: Back to Basics
Register your interest for Benefits for Breakfast: Back to Basics
Tuesday 1st July 2025 | 8:45 AM - 11:15 AM | London
In a time of rising costs and constant change, it's crucial your benefits programme attracts and retains talent, and drives cost efficiency. Are you confident yours is still delivering value—for both your people and your budget?
Our People Solutions experts will strip employee benefits back to basics, to equip you with strategies that work today and stand the test of time.
We'll cover:
- The macroeconomic impacts on your current programme
- Creative solutions, funding options and cost-saving plan designs for your healthcare provision
- Optimising your risk spend and aligning it with today's challenges
- Using Salary Sacrifice to reduce employment costs and unlock NIC savings.
- Opportunities to ask your burning questions during our panel session with industry experts across health, risk and pensions.
Join us to take a step back, simplify, and gain trusted insights to strengthen your benefits programme - because when your people thrive, your business thrives.
Take a look back at our previous Benefits for Breakfast sessions
Wednesday 26 March 2025 - Financial Wellbeing in Focus
What was on the menu?
Attendees were given food for thought on using Salary Sacrifice to mitigate rising employment costs, supporting 'mid-lifers' with their financial wellbeing challenges, and how to address the gender pension gap.
Our People Solutions experts, alongside special guest, Stephanie Twidale from Hymans Robertson Personal Wealth, discussed how you can create a more financially resilient future for your employees and your business.
Quick digest
Find out the key takeaways from one of the event sessions in the article, Why employers should act on the gender pension gap, by our Pension Team. Explore why there is a disparity between the pension wealth accumulated by men and women, the business case for educating your employees, and actionable solutions you'll want to take back to your business.
Read the articleTuesday 23 April 2024 - Fruitful Insights into Wellbeing
What was on the menu?
Attendees were given food for thought on how to maximise workforce productivity through their wellbeing programmes.
Together with our People Solutions experts and our special event partner, Fruitful Insights, attendees discussed how to encourage meaningful change by utilising data in their approach to wellbeing.
Quick digest
Find out the key takeaways from the event in the article, Maximising the return on your employee benefits investment, by Senior Consultant, Katherine Ozorio.
Read the articleTuesday 27 February 2024 - A Question of Trust
What was on the menu?
This event was geared towards large corporate plans with an interest in learning more about healthcare trusts and how different funding mechanisms can be used to a plan sponsor’s advantage. Senior members of the Lockton People Solutions team shared expert insights into trust governance, roles and responsibilities and the effective ongoing monitoring of a trust.
Quick digest
Already operating a trust, or considering a corporate healthcare trust for the first time? Discover how Lockton can support you in the effective managing and operating of a trust. Read our flyer to find out more.
Read the flyerWednesday 22 November 2023 - Healthy Insights into an Unhealthy Market
What was on the menu?
At our first Benefits for Breakfast event, attendees heard from Dr Richard Caddis, The Director of Health and Wellbeing & Chief Medical Officer for the BT Group, The Lockton Actuarial Team and Senior Lockton Consultants, as they explored the challenges surrounding rising healthcare costs, the NHS in crisis and low employee engagement. We delved into the repercussions of these issues on employers and their employees and also discussed strategies for change.
Quick digest
Explore the key takeaways from the event in the article, 'Four Core Trends in UK Private Medical Insurance', by Lockton People Solutions' Actuarial Lead, Bella Desai.