UK pay rise budgets shrink amid employer challenges
Close to half of UK employers (48 percent) have reported that budgets earmarked for salary increases in 2024 were lower than budget pots in 2023, according to a report...
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Cycle to Work Alliance appoints new chair as Last passes baton
As the Cycle to Work Scheme marks its quarter century this year, Chris Last, chair of the Cycle to Work Alliance since 2023, is passing on the leadership baton....
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Workplace wellbeing ‘crisis’ looms as employees want perks employers don’t offer
Research has found a “stark chasm” between the benefits and wellbeing programmes UK employers offer their workforces and what people want and need in their everyday lives. Employee wellbeing...
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‘I thought it was dementia’: one CEO’s campaign to break menopause stigma at work
“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...
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Bonus outlook gloomy as 45% set to miss out at year end
Close to half of professionals hoping for an end of year bonus will be disappointed, salary data has revealed. Robert Walters' Salary Survey with employers found that 45 percent...
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Majority of HR say lower carbon pensions ‘important’ for business
More than half (53 percent) of HR professionals say that it is very or fairly important to their organisation that their workplace pension provider has a lower than average...
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SMEs revamp pension, health and lifestyle perks to attract candidates
More than three-quarters (77 percent) of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are reviewing their employee benefits with plans to boost packages, research has found. The research from Howden...
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Winter financial wellbeing campaign signs up 100 major employers
Around 100 major employers have backed a campaign to boost financial wellbeing this winter. The businesses, including Asda, SUEZ, Next and Brakes, have signed up to the Winter Warmers...
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Union and charity coalition demand SSP reform in joint letter
A coalition of unions, health and disability charities and other organisations have signed a joint letter urging the government to improve statutory sick pay (SSP) for workers. The letter...
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Almost half of workers want firms to introduce ‘head of wellbeing’ role
Seven 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...
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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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