Generative AI is being increasingly integrated across organisations to enhance efficiency, personalisation, and operations, but concerns about potential biases, job impacts, burnout, and the importance of ethical AI use...
Read moreDetailsFinancial education and wellbeing tools in the workplace are critical to improving employee financial literacy, wellbeing and retention. That was the main takeaway from a Benefits Expert summit presentation...
Read moreDetailsMore than two fifths of employers (44 percent) have admitted that requiring employees to return to the office is more about appearance than purpose. A poll of 500 employers...
Read moreDetailsUK women are retiring seven years later, on average, than they did 30 years ago, signalling “dramatic shifts” in how people approach work. The study from longevity think tank...
Read moreDetailsEmployers may be required to name a dedicated executive that is responsible for staff retirement outcomes, a treasury consultation has said. The government has raised concerns that workplace pensions...
Read moreDetailsThe Post Office has announced a £250 million pay increase for postmasters by 2030 as part of a five-year transformation plan, marking a "fresh start" after the Horizon scandal....
Read moreDetailsWomen retire with £100,000 less than men, on average, while two fifths of women (42 percent) are currently on track to face poverty in retirement compared to just over...
Read moreDetails“I was getting very frustrated that the first round of redundancies were midlife women. They were always, it seemed to me, the first to go,” says Jacquie Duckworth, co-founder...
Read moreDetailsA private medical insurer (PMI) might be expected to answer employee calls for health benefits by giving staff access to its own brand of PMI, however, Rebecca Pearson, general...
Read moreDetailsHR has been warned not to put too much faith in the answers generative AI offers up, but to learn to repeatedly question and argue with it and demand...
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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.
As the professionals responsible for helping their organisations navigate NI hikes, rising employee stress levels and looming redundancies, the pressure on HR, reward and benefits teams has never been greater.
HR is expected to lead with strength and compassion. But who is supporting the supporters?
In this episode of Benefits Unboxed, co-hosts Claire Churchard, Carole Goldsmith and Steve Herbert explore the emotional and ethical pressures HR face today, from managing redundancies to implementing complex legislation. They discuss why HR’s own wellbeing may not be the first topic of conversation, the risks that poses to employers, and the practical steps businesses can take to better support the wellbeing of the people who support everyone else.
This conversation shines a light on the resilience of the profession and why looking after HR is not just the right thing to do, but a business imperative.
