Has the hustle culture finally met its match?
Closing the ‘appreciation gap’ can be a game-changer for businesses that want to raise productivity in an age where more people are deciding to ‘only do what you are...
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Wealth at Work launches gamified financial wellbeing platform ‘money&me’
A new interactive, gamified financial wellbeing platform called ‘money&me’ has been launched by specialist provider Wealth at Work. Employees can use the platform to build their financial knowledge through...
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The Benefits Expert Guide to Understanding Sustainability in Workplace Pensions
Workplace pension funds have significantly reduced the carbon footprint of their investment portfolios, exclusive research has revealed. DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY HERE A study of 20 major pension providers has revealed...
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‘Financial avoidance’ affects one in five employees
A fifth of employees suffer from some level of financial avoidance, according to findings in the Aviva Working Lives Report 2024: Working for the Future. The annual investigation showed...
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When a benefit can change lives, you need to ensure it gets the attention it deserves
Some benefits are more valuable than others, and some can literally change employees’ lives, says Sam Lathey, CEO of financial wellbeing platform Bippit. But the most valuable benefits do...
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Data reveals growing trend in employees using ‘treat’ rewards for essentials
Employees are increasingly using in-app rewards to cover essentials rather than to treat themselves, according to an analysis of more than 10,000 users on the YuLife app. Staff are...
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Dundee employer embraces city gift card to reward staff and boost local economy
Boutique hotel Malmaison Dundee has partnered with a city gift card scheme to reward staff working at the 91-bedroom hotel and boost the local economy. The employer will start...
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Research reveals low employer support for new physical injuries
Research has found that only two in five (40 percent) employers offer their staff support for physical health if they are injured or have a new illness or disability....
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Flexibility must be integral to ‘right to switch off’ proposals
Government proposals to introduce an employee ‘right to switch off’ outside work hours needs to incorporate flexibility, according to the CIPD. The employer body has called for the rights...
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Value of employee benefits and what they deliver to face closer scrutiny
HR, reward and benefits professionals can expect more questions about the value of their employee benefits from within their organisations in the next 18 months, according to David Kirk,...
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BENEFITS UNBOXED PODCAST
Benefits Unboxed
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.
Benefits Unboxed – Hybrid work: reality versus rhetoric
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.
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