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“I’ll never forget it. I was coming into my 48th year, and I was sitting in my kitchen writing an email, and I couldn't write some of the most...
Read moreDetails“I’ll never forget it. I was coming into my 48th year, and I was sitting in my kitchen writing an email, and I couldn't write some of the most...
Read moreDetailsThe EU pay transparency directive brings risks and opportunities for employers as the first pay reports will be required by the second half of 2027, according to a new...
Read moreDetailsAn employment tribunal has ruled that a Goldman Sachs employee was unfairly dismissed after taking six months of paternity leave and was subjected to direct sex discrimination. Jon Reeves,...
Read moreDetailsSeven in ten (71 percent) employers have seen increased employee demand for wellbeing benefits over the past year, according to research from employee benefits technology provider Zest. A similar...
Read moreDetailsSixty percent of UK companies require employees to work in the office for a set number of days each week, but experts warn that this undermines the benefits of...
Read moreDetailsA sharp decline in opportunities for young workers to earn as they learn over the past 20 years is a key reason half of employers say workers aged 16-24...
Read moreDetailsDo we really understand the drivers of work-related stress, asks Vanessa Sallows, group protection claims and governance director at Legal & General Retail. Work-related stress seems to represent the...
Read moreDetailsEmployer disability reporting has improved but this data “must be put to good use” for an organisation and its employees to see the benefit. Office for National Statistics data...
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Read moreDetailsEffective EDI (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) requires active leadership, ongoing training, and a genuine commitment to integrating inclusion into an organisation's culture, with accountability at all levels. This was...
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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.
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.