Major supermarket chain Asda is set to roll out a new workplace savings account as an exclusive benefit for its 150,000 staff. The employer partnered with financial benefits company...
Read moreDetailsRising anxiety, absences and staff turnover across the retail industry are hitting productivity. But the sector has an opportunity to be at the vanguard of staff wellbeing with new...
Read moreDetailsReports that chancellor Rachel Reeves will slap national insurance (NI) on employer contributions in the October budget to help fill the £20 billion black hole have been slammed as...
Read moreDetailsLiving wage calculations do not include pensions “so the living wage is actually 5 percent short”, delegates at the Corporate Advisor Summit 2024 heard yesterday. Will Sandbrook, managing director...
Read moreDetailsA survey of 101 female c-suite business leaders has found that 100 percent of respondents have experienced gender bias at work. The research, from law firm Cripps, also revealed...
Read moreDetailsOne in four people have been ‘actively job hunting’, due to continuing cost-of-living pressures. A survey of 1,200 UK employees found that 26 percent are looking for a new...
Read moreDetailsA hundred UK businesses have been recognised for their “incredible” work and achievements on gender equity at work by Women in Work (WiW) in a new report launched today....
Read moreDetailsPay awards have fallen this year as data revealed most new pay deals are lower than in 2023, dropping to their lowest level since June 2022. Analysis by data...
Read moreDetailsNew starters have ‘ghosted’ more than a quarter of employers in the last year amid fierce competition for the best candidates. A survey with 1,000 UK HR professionals conducted...
Read moreDetailsIn 2023, household income fell by 2.5 percent from the previous year, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Household Finances Survey (HFS) released today (24...
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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.
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.
