Over the past decade, diversity and inclusion have travelled from the margins of HR policy into the centre of corporate strategy. What began as a values-led conversation is now...
Read moreDetailsEmployees from lower socio-economic backgrounds in UK financial services are waiting nearly two years longer to reach senior roles than their more privileged peers, new research has found. Data...
Read moreDetailsExecutive remuneration across the UK’s largest listed companies has risen sharply following changes to Investment Association (IA) rules and the removal of the bankers’ bonus cap, according to Mercer....
Read moreDetailsEmployers must do more to support women going through the menopause or risk losing some of their most experienced and high-performing employees. “Women in their 40s and 50s are...
Read moreDetailsA clampdown on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), included in the Employment Rights Bill (ERB), may protect victims, but it risks turning quick resolutions into protracted disputes, warns Alex Elliott, employment...
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 moreDetailsAlmost nine in ten employers (88 percent) offer preventative health and wellbeing support to staff, with mental health initiatives emerging as the most beneficial. This was the main finding...
Read moreDetailsGovernment plans to reintroduce employment tribunal fees for workers that want to bring a claim risk worsening backlogs and raising costs for employers, employment lawyers have warned. Labour ministers...
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...
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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.
