From "the great resignation" to "quiet quitting", the latest in a string of headline-grabbing buzzwords is "quiet hiring". This describes a range of practices – stretching staff to use...
Read moreDetailsEE is introducing flexible bank holidays for employees in its consumer division. The deal means that anyone working on the five non-festive bank holidays will ne able to take...
Read moreDetailsBrewDog has launched a mental health support service for its 3,000 employees globally. Through a partnership with Happence, a mental health and wellbeing platform, the pub chain and brewery...
Read moreDetailsA 10% pay rise for staff announced by Poundstretcher will complement its existing employee benefits offering, according to the company. The high street retailer, which is awarding the increase...
Read moreDetailsJet2.com and Jet2holidays is giving all employers a pay rise of 9% this April, as well as an extra 1% of profits for those in its share scheme, to reward “the...
Read moreDetailsThe chief executive of TSB is set to receive £782,000 while the rest of the workforce have been awarded bonuses worth nearly 12% of their 2022 pay after the...
Read moreDetailsSiobhan Baillie MP believes costly employee benefits could be a waste of money if parents aren’t offered support at work when going through a separation or divorce. Speaking in...
Read moreDetailsMost employers want their workforces back in the office, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)’s director-general. Tony Danker thinks that, as a result of the pandemic, the...
Read moreDetailsThe GMB union has insisted Amazon bosses must help staff make ends meet after workers staged their first ever UK strike yesterday (25 January). Hundreds of employees at the...
Read moreDetailsMusic streaming business Spotify has pledged to continue offering healthcare and provide severance pay after announcing plans to cut 600 jobs globally. In a blog post to staff, its...
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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.
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.
