The UK labour market showed further signs of cooling over the summer, with the number of payrolled employees falling and job vacancies continuing to decline. Figures from the Office...
Read moreDetailsWorkers in the construction sector are claiming more employer-provided health benefits as they struggle to access basic public health care. Health cash plan claims rose 6 percent last year,...
Read moreDetailsEmployers need to prepare for major pension reforms over the next ten years, with inadequate defined contribution (DC) savings set to become the biggest challenge, a report has warned....
Read moreDetailsEmployee wellbeing is not a perk but a core driver of productivity and retention, requiring employers to take a holistic, evidence-based and personalised approach to physical, emotional and financial...
Read moreDetailsEffective pension engagement requires personalised, user-friendly communication and tools that help employees understand their full retirement picture rather than relying on generic messaging. Speaking at a panel at the...
Read moreDetailsRising 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...
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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.
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.
