Are contractors/freelancers given access to any employee benefits (EAP, discounts, training)?

77.1%None

77.1% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “None” on contractor access to employee benefits (base: 266 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Whether contractors and freelancers can access employee benefits such as EAP, discounts or training, and how broadly. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.