Next month's increases in the minimum wage make opening up auto-enrolment to employees under 22 “even more pressing”, according to Kate Smith, head of pensions at Aegon. Her comments...
Read moreDetailsSupporting parents with flexible working policies could boost the UK economy by more than £10 billion a year and bring 440,000 parents back into the workforce, according to research...
Read moreDetailsClick here to join now Benefits Unboxed Live! Thursday 20 March, 2025, 10am-12pm (register here) The first ever Benefits Unboxed Live! webinar from Benefits Expert is going live at...
Read moreDetailsWith widespread talk of cuts to the government’s benefits budget, research has revealed 79 percent of disabled employees have experienced burnout, which is almost double the rate of their...
Read moreDetailsJudges in two US states have ordered federal agencies to rehire probationary employees terminated as part of President Trump’s government downsizing. In a legal case brought by unions and...
Read moreDetailsBereavement leave for early pregnancy loss, before 24 weeks, will be included in the Employment Rights Bill. On Tuesday 11 March, business minister Justin Madders confirmed that amendments to...
Read moreDetailsGovernment plans to give employees the right to claim unfair dismissal from day one were called “reckless” and “blind to the economic damage that they are about to unleash”...
Read moreDetailsWellbeing among younger workers requires greater attention as research reveals they are more than twice as likely to take extended sick leave than older colleagues. Two-thirds (66 percent) of...
Read moreDetailsThirty percent of women say they feel underappreciated at work, compared to just 20 percent of men. Workers in traditionally female-dominated industries, including healthcare, education, and hospitality, report the...
Read moreDetailsFemale tech leaders have championed advances in women's health benefits ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, 2025. At an event hosted by health and wellbeing provider Wellhub,...
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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.
