Boutique hotel Malmaison Dundee has partnered with a city gift card scheme to reward staff working at the 91-bedroom hotel and boost the local economy. The employer will start...
Read moreDetailsPrime minister Keir Starmer has “laid the groundwork for tax rises” with talk of a “painful” October Budget, according to financial experts. Starmer said that since taking office, the...
Read moreDetailsONS figures have confirmed that average household spending is down in real terms as people tighten their belts in response to cost of living pressures. This widespread drop in...
Read moreDetailsThousands of employees at retailer Next have won a "significant" equal pay claim, as estimates suggest the pay out will be more than £30 million. Sales consultants at the...
Read moreDetailsEnergy regulator Ofgem has increased the gas and electricity price cap by 10 percent, prompting warnings that it will hit people already struggling with the cost of living crisis. ...
Read moreDetailsGovernment plans to make unfair dismissal claims a day one employee right could drive “a potential explosion in employment tribunal claims”, according to an employment lawyer. Speaking on the...
Read moreDetailsA less than auspicious start to gender pay gap reporting, introduced in 2017, has prompted experts to warn that employers face a “big learning curve” when reporting is extended...
Read moreDetailsMore than three quarters of employers in Scotland do not have sufficient mental health support for staff, according to a report from Howden Employee Benefits. The report, titled ‘Employee...
Read moreDetailsChancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the first phase of the landmark pensions review will focus on four areas. These include driving the scale and consolidation of defined contribution...
Read moreDetailsHR, reward and benefits professionals can expect more questions about the value of their employee benefits from within their organisations in the next 18 months, according to David Kirk,...
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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.
