Claire Merritt: Returning to work after a family friendly break
The law allows parents to take time out to recover and care for a child – and increasingly employers are taking the step to allow sabbaticals or lifestyle breaks....
Read moreDetailsThe law allows parents to take time out to recover and care for a child – and increasingly employers are taking the step to allow sabbaticals or lifestyle breaks....
Read moreDetailsWavin is offering employees six months of paid parental leave and will cover 50% of their childcare costs until their children are at school. The Staffordshire, UK based plumbing...
Read moreDetailsReal-term pay has plummeted for millions of workers, new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures have revealed. When taking inflation into account, total pay including bonuses dropped by 3.2%,...
Read moreDetailsClearScore has enhanced support for staff affected by the menopause or the loss of a baby. The London-based credit score and report app, which has 460 employees, has signed...
Read moreDetailsThe National Living Wage (NLW) will increase by 9.7% from 1 April 2023 to £10.42ph, with the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rising by 10.9% for 21–22-year-olds and a 9.7%...
Read moreDetailsParents in England are spending a third (32%) of their average hourly wage on childcare, according to research by Nesta. The innovation charity has found the situation is worst...
Read moreDetailsWith 6,000 employees across the globe and around a third of them based in the UK, Clifford Chance regularly updates its employee benefits to support staff and stay competitive...
Read moreDetailsLidl has committed an additional £13 million towards increasing employee pay from this month (March). The supermarket chain’s hourly paid staff outside the M25 will receive an extra 10...
Read moreDetailsAttraction World Group has launched a new policy to help employees affected by the menopause. The plan was introduced to offer “a straightforward approach to supporting staff experiencing menopausal...
Read moreDetailsHF has introduced an all-employee share scheme to “turn the traditional law firm model on its head and putting its people at the centre of its success”. The Manchester,...
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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.
