Employment rights upgrades unveiled by the government yesterday (4 March, 2025) “could hit growth, employment, and the economy in general”, according to one HR professional. The changes were revealed...
Read moreDetailsAgency workers will be covered by new rules to end exploitative zero hours contracts, collective redundancy protections will be increased, statutory sick pay (SSP) will be extended, and umbrella...
Read moreDetailsMillions of employees face ‘major earnings instability’ as their wages fluctuate by more than a quarter multiple times a year, research has found. Analysis from the Resolution Foundation showed...
Read moreDetailsMinisters are set to announce changes to statutory sick pay (SSP) that will see the lowest paid workers receive 80 percent of their average weekly earnings or the rate...
Read moreDetailsMore than a fifth (21 percent) of small and medium sized employers say they will cease hiring activity in 2025, while 16 percent say they will be forced to...
Read moreDetailsSince 2020, the UK has plummeted from 10th place in PwC’s Women in Work Index to rank 18th among OECD countries. Top performing countries on gender progress include Iceland,...
Read moreDetailsWith many employees expecting a responsibly invested pension, but nearly half unsure if they have one, HR has a crucial role to play in bridging the knowledge gap. Benefits...
Read moreDetailsNearly two thirds (63 percent) of HR professionals have called the push to have UK employees in the office five days a week “unhelpful”. A survey of 145 senior...
Read moreDetailsData has revealed a significant rise in employment tribunals related to remote working as more employers ask staff to return to the office (RTO). Employment tribunal records analysed by...
Read moreDetailsA third of employers have reduced planned salary increases for 2025 as a result of rises in employer national insurance from April. A survey with 200 UK employers revealed...
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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.
