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Unclear FCA rules ‘could stall targeted support’ and blunt financial wellbeing gains
New rules that will allow employers to direct workers towards financial products they think would be suitable for them could...
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Steve Herbert: The art of the deal?
Could a low-cost universal wellbeing tax break bring benefits for the UK government, employers and employees? Steve Herbert, co-host of...
Lorna Ferrie: hybrid is not a loophole, remote teams can’t ignore the pay transparency push
As the UK edges towards ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting, and with the EU Pay Transparency Directive setting a...
Holly Coe: friendship is an overlooked superpower when tackling workplace absenteeism
With 2.8 million people on long-term sick leave, workplace absence remains a huge issue. Holly Coe, senior reward consultant at...
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Benefits Unboxed
The podcast from Benefits Expert, the title for HR, reward and benefits professionals.
Seasoned professionals examine the challenges and innovations in today’s employee benefits, reward and HR sector. Every episode, they will unbox a key issue and unpack what it really means for employers and how they can tackle it.
The regulars are Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert; Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, consultant and rewards & benefits veteran.
Benefits Unboxed – Forget 10,000: the step count that really boosts employee wellbeing
The 10,000 step rule has been wellbeing gospel for decades. But what if the science says otherwise?
Fresh data is challenging old assumptions and opening up new opportunities for HR to support employee health in smarter, simpler ways.
In this episode, part of a trio of 10 minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert ask: why has this myth stuck for so long, and how can employers use the new evidence to boost health, engagement and productivity?
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Unclear FCA rules ‘could stall targeted support’ and blunt financial wellbeing gains
New rules that will allow employers to direct workers towards financial products they think would be suitable for them could...
SPP urges HR to make pensions communication more neuro-inclusive
Current workplace practices risk excluding millions of neurodivergent employees from workplace pensions and other areas of work, research has revealed....
Talk of pensions tax-free cash cut resurfaces ahead of Budget
Fresh speculation that the Treasury could reduce the pensions tax-free cash allowance in the upcoming Autumn Budget has prompted concern...
Capita Pension Solutions connects to pensions dashboards
Pensions administrator Capita Pension Solutions has connected its first client to the pensions dashboards ecosystem. The firm said it is...
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HEALTH & WELLBEING
Caring for kids and elderly parents while holding down a job is breaking Britain’s ‘sandwich generation’. For HR professionals, the warning is stark: fail to support them, and the cost to wellbeing, retention and reputation could be significant, writes Katie Jacobs. Like many mothers, by the time Jane arrives at...
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Health and wellbeing provider BHSF has made two senior appointments to its executive leadership team as it pushes ahead with a wide-ranging transformation programme. The organisation has appointed Georgina Callaghan as chief operating officer and Clare Enstone as director of risk and compliance (both pictured above). Callaghan, who took up...
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A sharp rise in employees searching for the term “quiet cracking” is shining a spotlight on an emerging form of hidden burnout, according to analysis from YuLife, an employee benefits and wellbeing provider. The study, based on UK Google Trends data, found searches for “quiet cracking” have spiked by 145...
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