Wellbeing provider Wellhub has acquired Urban Sports Club (USC) in a $600 million (£443.5m) deal set to create a combined corporate wellness platform serving 5 million employees. The provider...
Read moreDetailsA year after the merger of benefits firms Perkbox and Vivup in 2024, the company has rebranded as Perkbox and launched a fully unified platform to offer the best...
Read moreDetailsUnum UK has entered the health cash plan market with the launch of Health Plan 360. The employee benefits provider said its digital-first cash plan has been designed to...
Read moreDetailsAs sickness absence costs soar, employers increasingly view healthcare benefits as a "must have". The continued shift from voluntary to company-paid cover, alongside “living portfolio” strategies, is reshaping healthcare...
Read moreDetailsA sharp rise in employees searching for the term “quiet cracking” is shining a spotlight on an emerging form of hidden burnout, according to analysis from YuLife, an employee...
Read moreDetailsPensions administrator Capita Pension Solutions has connected its first client to the pensions dashboards ecosystem. The firm said it is an active supporter of the Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP)...
Read moreDetailsEntry-level workers are among the fastest and most enthusiastic adopters of AI technology, according to global research. Nearly two thirds (65 percent) already use AI at work, according to...
Read moreDetailsSage has launched new technology to help HR leaders build more resilient and data-driven global workforces. The new Workforce Intelligence analytics engine has been designed to provide predictive insights...
Read moreDetailsFrom breakfast radio to the front lines of workplace mental health, Karl Bennett has spent almost three decades shaping how employee assistance programmes support workers. As he celebrates his...
Read moreDetailsTwo in five employers admit they take a passive approach to promoting benefits and leave it to employees to initiate take-up. Grid, the industry body for the group risk...
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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.
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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.
