Rising levels of workplace absence are becoming a major concern for UK employers, with new research suggesting that short and long-term sickness is creating significant financial strain across businesses...
Read moreDetailsEmployers must take evidence-based, proactive responsibility for workforce mental health through early intervention, personalised support and psychologically safe workplaces. Speaking at the Benefits Expert Summit, Yorkshire Water head of...
Read moreDetailsFlexible working is now a core feature of modern employment, but its success depends on trust, consulting employees and a "focus on output rather than presence". Speaking at a...
Read moreDetailsThe Society of Pension Professionals is calling for smaller employers to be included in new ethnicity pay reporting standards, to improve transparency and narrow the ethnicity pay gap. The...
Read moreDetailsPayroll-based emergency savings schemes can overcome common barriers to saving, help employees build short-term financial resilience and increase long-term retirement contributions. Speaking at the Benefits Expert Summit, Nest Insight...
Read moreDetailsBritish Airways has overhauled its approach to pay and benefits after identifying a gap between pay perception and total reward value. It launched a financial empowerment strategy to help...
Read moreDetailsFewer than half of UK employers (45 percent) currently have a menopause policy in place, despite new legislation that is expected to make them mandatory from 2027. Research from...
Read moreDetailsGreater awareness of neurodiversity alone won’t plug the employment gap, say inclusion experts. So how can employers attract and retain neurodivergent talent through more inclusive reward and benefits strategies?...
Read moreDetailsThe financial impact of parenthood on women’s earnings has been revealed, reigniting debate around the ‘motherhood penalty’ and what employers can do to mitigate it. Fresh analysis from the...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are set to be asked to take on a much greater role in tackling long-term sickness and workforce inactivity, according to Sir Charlie Mayfield. The former John Lewis...
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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.
