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Recruitment tops list of employers’ biggest challenges
Recruiting enough qualified workers, retaining existing talent, and managing rising costs are among the biggest challenges facing UK organisations right...
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Alex Elliott: New limits on NDAs, what’s ahead for employers?
A clampdown on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), included in the Employment Rights Bill (ERB), may protect victims, but it risks turning...
Luke McClaran: prevention pays, why employer health checks matter
With low uptake of NHS health checks, employers are stepping into the gap, says Luke McClaran, chief people officer at...
From ‘boat people’ to boardrooms: HR can help reshape migration mindsets
The story of Vietnamese refugee Trinh Tu, who rose to become an MD at Ipsos, underlines how migrants, when given...
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BENEFITS UNBOXED PODCAST
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 – Hybrid work: reality versus rhetoric
Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality?
In this episode, one of a three-part series of 10-minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert discuss data that shows remote or home working is on the rise.
We look at what this means for HR, from balancing employee flexibility with business needs, to ensuring benefits packages remain fair and accessible. We discuss the pinch points, and the opportunities, in building the new normal of work.
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PENSIONS
Rise in employer pension contributions could push firms to the brink: research
One in six businesses would face insolvency if the government pushes forward with plans to increase employer auto-enrolment pension contributions,...
Hiding in plain sight: the gender pension and wealth gap – and what you can do about it
While minimal progress on the gender pay gap has been hard-won, another inequality continues to deepen in its wake: the...
Employer support for Govt pension reforms declines
Employer enthusiasm for the Government’s Mansion House pension reforms appears to be waning, despite figures showing a sharp rise in...
Savers hold firm on pensions despite financial strain
High cost-of-living pressures have not stopped UK savers paying into their pension, according to research from industry body Pensions UK....
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HEALTH & WELLBEING
Healthcare providers and MPs are calling for co-ordinated action to improve dental health, with better access to both NHS care alongside private employee benefits. These calls came at a Parliamentary event hosted by Denplan, part of cash plan provider SimplyHealth. This was attended by MPs from across the political spectrum,...
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Mental health claims made through private health insurance have more than doubled in just five years, according to new data from Vitality, underscoring the growing demand for workplace mental health support across the UK. The health insurer’s figures show a 119 per cent rise in mental health claims between 2019...
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Dental insurance remains a key gap in workplace wellbeing packages as two in three employees would like dental cover as part of their benefits but only one in three employers provide it, according to Bupa Dental. The research found that 79% of employees would take up dental cover if offered...
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