Thirty-three per cent of French companies plan to focus on retirement savings as a priority over the next three years, according to WTW's 2025 employee benefits trends survey.

The survey found that, regarding priorities for the next three years in terms of employee benefits, mental health was the main priority (50 per cent), followed by family support (42 per cent), retirement savings (33 per cent), and health costs (32 per cent).

Meanwhile, faced with this increase in the cost of benefits and this increased budgetary pressure on companies, employers are turning away from the logic of expanding employee benefits to favour an optimisation strategy, WTW argued.

This involves working to offer the best value for money in benefits to their employees in the coming years (a priority for 55 per cent of employers).

However, while budgetary pressures remain high, 54 per cent of companies still want to allow their employees to further personalise their employee benefits package.

Indeed, employees with more flexibility in choosing their benefits were 2.1 times more likely to believe that they meet their needs.

"The employee benefits landscape is evolving rapidly," claimed WTW health and benefits director, Noémie Marciano.

"To remain competitive, companies are shifting from a logic of abundance to one of relevance.

"Personalisation, clarity, and alignment with company values are becoming the new pillars of an effective social policy," she added.

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