Executive Benefits

Do you feel uneasy that your executive benefits are either too generous, not competitive enough, or simply not aligned with the rest of your reward approach?

Executive benefits sit at the crossroads of attraction, retention, risk management, and reputation. Reward Heads helps you navigate this sensitive area by reviewing, benchmarking and, where needed, redesigning your executive benefits so they are culturally aligned, competitive, sustainable and defensible. We bring structure and clarity to arrangements that may have evolved over many years.

Common concerns include complex legacy pension promises, insured arrangements that are poorly understood, inconsistent treatment between executives, and anxiety about how executive benefits will be viewed by employees, regulators, or shareholders. Reward Heads starts by mapping your current provision - pensions, healthcare, risk benefits, allowances and post-employment commitments - and assessing costs, contractual obligations and governance.

We then benchmark your executive benefits against relevant peers, taking into account your sector, ownership, risk profile and geographical footprint. This gives you a realistic view of how your offer compares, avoiding both over-reaction to headlines and complacency about competitiveness. Reward Heads highlights where your arrangements may expose you to equal pay, discrimination or governance risk, and where there may be opportunities to simplify.

Building on this analysis, Reward Heads develops options to modernise and align your executive benefits with your broader reward, EVP and ESG story. This might include simplifying legacy schemes, resetting contribution levels, clarifying eligibility, or creating clearer linkages between executive and wider workforce provision. We support you in modelling the impact of these options and in preparing communications for executives, Remuneration Committees, and other stakeholders.

By working with Reward Heads, you gain an executive benefits framework that is easier to manage, easier to explain and more resilient under scrutiny - while still supporting your ability to attract and retain the leaders you need.

When you think about your current executive benefits, where would you most value Reward Heads' support - understanding your risk and cost, benchmarking your position, or reshaping your approach for the future?