The National Audit Office (NAO) has found weaknesses in NHS England’s (NHSE) long-term staffing plans, prompting Unison to warn that planning alone won’t turn the staffing crisis around. The...
Read moreDetailsThe Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has asked parliament to force a government department to compensate women affected by its “maladministration” of changes to the state pension age....
Read moreDetailsYou may have been hearing the terms neurodiversity, neurodivergent or even neurominority a lot lately. But what are they? The term neurodiversity is around 20 years old being credited...
Read moreDetailsTwo-fifths of employers (43 percent) plan to increase investment in employee benefits in the next 12 months, according to research with HR leaders. The findings show that employers recognise...
Read moreDetailsChildcare costs are more than half the average wage in some parts of the country, as figures show the East and South-East are the worst regions for working parents....
Read moreDetailsMental and behavioural disorders were the most prevalent health conditions recorded in government out of work benefits assessments, according to the latest figures from the Department for Work and...
Read moreDetailsFourteen UK universities have average gender pay gaps of 20 percent or more, despite progress in the sector to narrow the gap. The largest mean pay gaps were at...
Read moreDetailsEmployers “must not hold back” from reporting their ethnicity pay gap just because it isn't a legislative requirement yet or because the Parker Review has revealed positive progress in...
Read moreDetailsEmployers need to offer more support for working fathers as a survey has revealed that a third of dads have considered quitting their job as they struggle to manage...
Read moreDetailsResearch on paternity leave found that 70 percent of fathers only used part of their leave entitlement because they couldn’t afford to remain off work for the full period. ...
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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.
The US retreat from diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) is making waves far beyond the country's borders. In the wake of President Trump’s executive order abolishing DEI across federal government departments, global firms like Goldman Sachs and Accenture have rapidly dialled down their own efforts.
The influence is being felt in the UK too. However, the UK operates under a different legal framework. It has stronger workplace protections and a government actively looking to enhance employee rights through its Make Work Pay agenda. But as US firms reposition their approach to DEI, UK subsidiaries could find themselves caught between conflicting priorities.
In the latest Benefits Unboxed podcast, co-hosts Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert, Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, industry veteran and reward and benefits consultant, discuss how the US DEI rollback might impact UK businesses.
