Employers are wasting a significant amount of money on unused benefits as HR leaders warned of confusion and complacency, during a panel discussion at a recent London HR Connections...
Read moreDetailsThe government’s review of the UK’s parental leave system “must be a watershed moment” that delivers root-and-branch reform, according to select committee MPs. The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) warned...
Read moreDetailsHybrid working delivers the healthiest work-life balance for UK employees, according to The Britain At Work Report, published by Health Shield Friendly Society. Research outlined in the report found...
Read moreDetailsInsurance firm Markel has launched a Domestic Abuse Support Framework for UK employees. Domestic abuse “doesn’t stop at the front door,” said chief people officer Jo Browning, adding that...
Read moreDetailsThe businesses behind estate agent Purplebricks, fashion retailer Jigsaw, and TV chef Rick Stein’s company are among ten organisations named by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) for...
Read moreDetailsThe explicit inclusion of new menopause rules for employers in the Employment Rights Bill has prompted experts to urge employers to act now or face “real risks”. Government analysis...
Read moreDetailsThe Poverty Strategy Commission, led by Baroness Stroud, has urged employers to ensure wages prevent poverty and support staff health, wellbeing and financial resilience. The call comes in its final...
Read moreDetailsThe UK’s competition watchdog has published fresh guidance warning HR and reward professionals against anti-competitive behaviour in recruitment and pay-setting. The new guidance follows a high-profile case in March...
Read moreDetailsUK employers risk compliance headaches, wasted benefits budgets and weaker retention if they fail to keep workplace pensions under regular review. Yet less than half of employers have reviewed...
Read moreDetailsHybrid working has become the new normal for many UK organisations, but vocal business leaders and politicians still want staff back in the office. If you read the headlines...
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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.
