Business and fertility: how to create a supportive environment
The average age of a first-time mother was 26.4 years old 50 years ago. Now, most people believe 28 is the ideal age for a woman to start a...
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Diversity & Inclusion
Ignore gen Z at your peril: the case for a tailored recruitment strategy
Stereotypes about different employee age groups might be absolute tripe but as the numbers of gen Z in the workforce grow, Luke Shipley, CEO and co-founder of Zinc and...
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Rosie Maltas, NSPCC: our benefits reflect the importance of giving children the best start
The NSPCC is renowned for its work protecting and supporting children. What is less well known is that the organisation’s reward and benefits policies have been enhanced to promote...
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‘Flag service’ launches for millions of unpaid carers in work
Not for profit organisation the Vulnerability Registration Service (VRS) has launched a new ‘flag’ service to help unpaid carers get the financial support and recognition they need. People can...
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AI to shake up 60% of jobs in advanced economies, global research shows
ChatGPT has already led to a decrease in employment and earnings for freelance writers, editors and proofreaders, but this type of advanced AI is expected to impact well over...
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Employers unaware of ‘significant’ holiday rights and pay changes, warns law firm
Many employers remain unaware of new rules that significantly changed employee holiday rights and pay, which the government introduced on 1 January 2024, law firm Furley Page has warned....
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MPs demand action as carers scandal ‘remains significant’ for workers
Action to stop the scandal of carer’s allowance overpayments and delayed clawback is required urgently, MPs warned, adding that overpayments “remain a significant issue” for unpaid carers that also...
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Rise in whistleblowing: modern slavery emerges as area of concern
The number of whistleblowing reports has continued to rise across the UK and Europe as modern slavery emerged as statistically significant for the first time. Data in the annual...
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Staff turnover to fall further in 2024, just don’t call it ‘the big stay’
The post-pandemic uptick in job moves, dubbed ‘the great resignation’ by some, is well and truly over, according to the CIPD’s latest Labour Market Outlook (LMO) report. As the...
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Rayner unveils ‘intern law’ amid union fury over New Deal update
Plans for a new law to protect interns from sexual harassment at work were announced by Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner in a keynote speech at the CMI Women...
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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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