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Over half of UK employees make mistakes at work due to stress
Workplace stress is costing businesses millions, with 52.6% of UK workers admitting they have made mistakes due to stress and...
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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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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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Trouble brewing for salary sacrifice?
The Budget changes to salary sacrifice don’t just mean higher NI bills for employers — for some they could cause...
New digital consolidation service helps employees manage old pension pots
Wealth at work has launched a new digital pension consolidation service, to help employers empower their workforce to better manage...
Better communications needed to address pensions gender gap: report
Women would need to work nearly two decades longer than men to achieve the same retirement savings, according to a...
Chancellor ponders £4bn tax raid on salary sacrifice schemes
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly eyeing a £4bn tax grab by tightening the rules around salary sacrifice schemes on pensions....
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Workplace stress is costing businesses millions, with 52.6% of UK workers admitting they have made mistakes due to stress and one in four calling in sick at least once, according to the Astutis Workplace Silent Stress Survey 2025. The Astutis survey of 553 participants found that 28.5% had missed deadlines...
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Supporting neurodiversity in the workplace is becoming more important than ever. Neurodiversity means recognising that people experience and interact with the world in many different ways. These differences are natural and valuable. Around 1 in 7 people are neurodivergent, which means they may think, learn or process information differently from...
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UK workers are increasingly using both annual leave and sick days to manage stress and burnout, according to research from Employment Hero. The findings from its 'Employment Uncovered' report, which draws on over 100,000 employee records and a survey of 1,000 workers, reveal that 2025 was a year marked by...
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