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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.
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The US DEI Rollback: What It Means for UK Employers
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The US DEI Rollback: What It Means for UK Employers
The US retreat from diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) is making waves far beyond the country's borders. In the wake of President Trump’s executive order abolishing DEI across federal government departments, global firms like Goldman Sachs and Accenture have rapidly dialled down their own efforts.
The influence is being felt in the UK too. However, the UK operates under a different legal framework. It has stronger workplace protections and a government actively looking to enhance employee rights through its Make Work Pay agenda. But as US firms reposition their approach to DEI, UK subsidiaries could find themselves caught between conflicting priorities.
In the latest Benefits Unboxed podcast, co-hosts Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert, Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, industry veteran and reward and benefits consultant, discuss how the US DEI rollback might impact UK businesses.
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Scottish Widows launches pension default fund to ‘maximise’ savings
Financial provider Scottish Widows has evolved its workplace pension default fund to help “maximise” savings growth for employees. A pension...
Spring statement 2025: silence on second phase of Pension Review
As predicted before the chancellor’s spring statement, Rachel Reeves offered no update on the second phase of the government’s landmark...
Minimum wage hike underscores ‘pressing’ need to extend auto-enrolment
Next month's increases in the minimum wage make opening up auto-enrolment to employees under 22 “even more pressing”, according to...
Gen X ‘stashes’ £100K+ in cash; avoids ‘risky’ stocks and shares
Almost half (46 percent) of Gen X workers say investing their money in stocks and shares is “too risky” as...
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More than a million workers are caring for someone with cancer alongside their job, forcing them to take up to an average of six and a half days off work a month, according to research from Reframe Cancer. However, employers are only informed that three and a half of these...
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Video calls and meetings became a must have during the pandemic and have continued to be a vital work communication tool. However, while ubiquitous in the workplace, 31 percent of workers find video calls irritating, according to a survey commissioned by Acas. The survey, with 1,052 British employees, was conducted...
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The chancellor’s spring statement failed to address key workplace challenges that employers are facing, according to the CIPD and the boss of the ManpowerGroup UK. The CIPD said that while Rachel Reeves had been “quick to add costs and taxes” now the government needs to invest in skills and support...
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