A two-year pilot project has revealed that giving frontline workers more access to flexible working can cut sickness absence, improve performance and boost organisational loyalty. The ‘Flex For All’...
Read moreDetailsAs more businesses offer remote and hybrid working to attract and retain the brightest and best, it’s important to support and protect their mental health, says Nadia Alaee, head...
Read moreDetailsAlmost half (49 percent) of UK employers have reported that salary budgets for the 2024 pay cycle are down from 2023 levels. The overall median pay rise for 2024...
Read moreDetailsThe BBC radio programme File on 4 has reported fresh allegations of poor practices at major employee assistance programme (EAP) provider Health Assured. In interviews with the programme, former...
Read moreDetailsA week into her new job, work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has doubled-down on pre-election pledges to tackle rising economic inactivity. On her first ministerial trip, to visit...
Read moreDetailsThe Perkbox Vivup Group, created by a merger in March this year, has now acquired technology provider Let’s Connect from Personal Group as part of its ongoing growth strategy....
Read moreDetailsA survey of HR professionals has identified the top three employment law proposals from the new government expected to have “the biggest impact” for employers. More than half (54...
Read moreDetailsLabour’s landmark victory in the 2024 general election means major reforms are in the pipeline for reward, benefits, skills and employment policy. With such seismic policy shifts ahead, the...
Read moreDetailsAs voters headed to the polls today (4 July, 2024), 44 percent of UK managers said they have seen political disagreements between colleagues create tension in their teams over...
Read moreDetailsProviding effective support to an employee grappling with addiction can have life-changing effects. Not only does it alter the individual's life, but it also safeguards the wellbeing of their...
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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.
