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During REBA’s November webinar, Travis Perkins’ group benefits manager, Helen McGowan, explained how their new online platform brings their healthcare benefits together across their varied employee base.

Disruptive technologies, solutions for specific carer and health needs, and consumer-grade apps are among the new innovations revealed at REBA Future Forum 2025. Here REBA writer Anna Scott outlines the tech set to make waves in 2026 

Keeping benefits information “fresh” and “live” is essential to keep track of global benefits spend and uptake, explained Lisa Boardman, reward manager at Edrington, during a recent REBA webinar.

Data, technology, pay transparency and legislative changes were the key themes shining through at this year’s REBA Future Forum.

Adam Mason, Chief Strategy Officer for Benifex, explores how employers are using smart technology to make benefits discoverable, relevant and easy to act on.

Global businesses have transformed, but their benefits systems often lag behind. weighed down by manual workflows, disconnected vendors, and fragmented data.  

Jon Stuart, Head of Strategy and Dan Barnard, Senior Benefits & Compensation at Unum explore how benefits strategy and design can keep pace with evolving workforce expectations.  

With AI and analytics reshaping the workplace, forward‑thinking employers have the chance to turn data into a strategic advantage- driving smarter decisions, stronger benefits programmes, and measurable business impact. 

While technology is taking on more of the journey, every benefit has a financial dimension, and financial education remains the anchor. This ensures employees understand the ‘why’ behind their choices and stay empowered in an increasingly automated world.

Tim Goodchild, director, international benefits at video game publisher Take-Two Interactive, spoke to REBA’s content editor Dawn Lewis about how to approach global benefits harmonisation across multiple jurisdictions. Goodchild will be at the REBA Future Forum on 20 November, as part of the ‘meet the case studies’ session. 

Sarah Underhill, head of reward and benefits at Osborne Clarke, shares insights on how putting user experience at the heart of its flexible benefits implementation transformed employee engagement and simplified benefit management. Underhill will be at the REBA Future Forum on 20 November, as part of the ‘meet the case studies’ session. 

After three decades at WTW, chairman of Health, Wealth and Career Eric McMurray has no shortage of stories. From starting out as a consultant to shaping global health strategy, his journey is marked by reinvention, resilience, and a deep-rooted belief in purposeful leadership. As he tells REBA’s content director Jo Gallacher, it’s not just about climbing the ladder, but leaving an organisation in a better position than you found it.