Yes. Ciphr’s employee benefits platform is built around UK salary sacrifice rules, UK pension law and UK payroll cycles, and is designed for the scale and complexity of mid-sized UK employers rather than global enterprise or startup-only tools.
Benefits your people use, not just enrol in
Flexible benefits platform, built for how you reward people
A flexible benefits platform only earns its place if people use it. Ciphr benefits connects HR, payroll and reward, so choices made in one place show up correctly everywhere else, and your people get an employee benefits platform that feels personal instead of administrative.
Built for UK benefits, not adapted for them
Most employee benefits software is designed for a generic global market and adapted for the UK afterwards. Ciphr benefits is built the other way round: UK salary sacrifice rules, UK pension law and UK payroll cycles come first, not as an afterthought bolted onto a US template.
Employee benefits platform that flexes to your people, not the other way round
Your workforce isn't one generation with one set of priorities. Ciphr benefits lets you pick the right mix from world-class providers and put it behind one login, so each person builds a package that suits them.
Health and wellness
- Private medical insurance
- Health and dental cash plans
- Health screenings
- 24/7 virtual GP access
- Discounted gym memberships
Financial protection
- Critical illness cover
- Death in service
- Income protection
- Flexible salary sacrifice pensions
Discounts and savings
Close to 4,000 discounts across well-known retailers, plus gym and health club offers
Financial education
Pension advice paid through salary sacrifice, modelling tools for retirement income, and a jargon-free guide to finance and tax terms
Reward and recognition
Points-based rewards, manager and peer-to-peer recognition, monthly awards, and configurable voting for company awards
Total reward statements
Real-time or static reward presentations that show people what their package is worth
Lifestyle benefits
- Holiday buy and sell
- Cycle to work
- Payroll giving
Policies and documents
A secure home for every policy, with version control and permission-based access
Data and privacy, handled the UK way
Benefits data is some of the most sensitive information HR holds: health details, financial protection, dependants. Ciphr’s employee benefits platform is built around UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act. It's supported by UK-based teams who understand what those rules mean for a benefits scheme, not just for a database.
Ciphr holds ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certifications, and is a Crown Commercial Service and Microsoft partner. That's not decoration. It's evidence you can point to when your CFO or IT lead asks how employee data is protected.
"The team at Ciphr are nothing but helpful and supportive, no matter the query and they are incredibly responsive"
Stephanie
Junior HR advisor, Cluttons
Communications that get opened, not archived
A benefits scheme only works if people know what's in it. Ciphr benefits includes built-in communications tools, so reward and HR teams can reach people directly rather than hoping that emails are read.
Announce
Publish news and updates with graphics, links and video, backed by automated notifications
Target
Group and categorise employees so the right message reaches the right people
Survey
Gather feedback or information from everyone, or from specific groups, without building anything from scratch
Why a standalone benefits system quietly costs you more
A benefits scheme that lives apart from HR means someone keeps the same information in two places.
Ciphr's employee benefits platform already sits in the same suite as Ciphr HR software. That means employee records and benefit choices stay in one place: choose someone's benefit level in HR and it carries through to benefits, with no data to chase and no additional data entry to make.
Because our payroll software integrates with Ciphr HR, core pay data also stays aligned without re-entry. So you're always in control, with fewer versions of the truth to keep straight, and fewer queries that return to HR's inbox
Where AI fits, honestly
For a flexible benefits platform sitting inside HR and payroll, accuracy matters more than automation for its own sake. Ciphr's connected data means changes made in one part of the suite are reflected correctly everywhere else, which is the foundation any useful AI capability would need. Some of that connected AI intelligence exists today across the wider Ciphr suite; further AI capability specific to benefits is on the roadmap, and we'll say so plainly rather than describe it as already live.
Implementation is part of the product, not a login and a shrug
You aren't handed access and left to work out how salary sacrifice, provider integrations and communications fit together. Ciphr's implementation is a structured, supported process, with a named team guiding your organisation from data migration through to go-live.
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Yes. Ciphr’s flexible benefits platform is part of the wider suite, so it connects directly with Ciphr HR and payroll. This means changes to benefits choices, such as salary sacrifice, are reflected in payroll without manual re-entry.
Ciphr benefits gives access to world-class benefits providers across health, financial protection, and lifestyle categories, plus close to 4,000 discounts on well-known brands.
Yes. Ciphr holds ISO 27001 ISO 9001 certifications, and data is handled in line with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act.
Ciphr provides a structured, supported implementation, guided by a named team, rather than handing over a login with no onboarding support.
We offer a free flexible benefits consultation tailored to your organisation, so you can see how a scheme built around your workforce would work, rather than testing a generic demo environment.
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