Official data "significantly underestimates" the extent of low pay and the gender pay gap in the UK, according to research published in the British Journal of Industrial Relations. As...
Read moreDetailsCurrent workplace practices risk excluding millions of neurodivergent employees from workplace pensions and other areas of work, research has revealed. Complex and jargon-heavy pensions information can create unnecessary barriers...
Read moreDetailsAs the latest GCSE results are released, research from employer Serco reveals that Generation Z are placing purpose above pay when choosing a career, and while many see defence...
Read moreDetailsTwo-fifths of employees experience what researchers have dubbed 'the post-vacation turnover effect', meaning they come back to work and feel stuck and think about quitting. The finding has prompted...
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 moreDetailsMedian pay for FTSE 100 chief executives has climbed to a record £4.58 million, around 122 times the pay of the median full-time UK worker, according to the High...
Read moreDetailsThe government’s latest review of the state pension age (SPA) begins today against a backdrop of fresh research showing how heavily many older people rely on the state pension...
Read moreDetailsAlmost one in four (37 percent) workers aged 55 plus would consider leaving their job if flexible hours were significantly reduced, according to a report from the Standard Life...
Read moreDetailsMore than half of organisations in the pensions industry run apprenticeship programmes, according to the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP). A poll of SPP corporate membership, which spans actuaries,...
Read moreDetailsMarks & Spencer has confirmed changes to its People Leadership Team, as the retailer's long-serving people director Sarah Findlater is set to leave the business in the autumn after...
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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.
