Wave has introduced new employee benefits technology to help improve access and visibility for staff. The national water retailer teamed up with Zest to implement a platform that provides...
Read moreDetailsDespite UK’s evident auto-enrolment success, there is a massive 60% defined contribution pension gap, according to Aon. This is a shocking figure, which is more than twice the already...
Read moreDetailsUnum UK is offering staff the chance to request flexible working from their first day of employment. The employee benefits provider launched the policy to support employees’ work–life balance...
Read moreDetailsLidl GB has become joint top-paying UK supermarket, alongside rival Aldi, in terms of wages offered to employees. From today (1 September), the supermarket giant is raising pay for...
Read moreDetailsGreencore employees are set to walk out in a row over “poverty-levels of pay” after the company failed to improve its offer, Unite has announced. More than 500 workers...
Read moreDetailsThe end of June may have seen many of us grappling with the benefit-in-kind reporting requirement of form P11D. During this period, HMRC published its annual benefit-in-kind statistics for...
Read moreDetailsStandard Chartered is rolling out enhanced global parental leave provisions to make them more inclusive for its employees. From next month (1 September), the bank plans to standardise the...
Read moreDetailsEmployee assistance programmes (EAPs) are the most common health benefits provided by employers for the fourth year in a row, new research has revealed. A benefits and allowances survey...
Read moreDetailsXPO Logistics has enhanced paternity pay for staff in the UK and Ireland as part of a suite of family-friendly policies. The transport and logistics business, which employs around 5,000...
Read moreDetailsIn 2019, the World Health Organisation officially recognised ‘work burnout’ as an occupational hazard. Today, wellbeing in the workplace is as important as ever, with the promotion of health...
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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.
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.
