Fewer than half of UK workers in their 60s feel ready to retire, raising questions about the support available to older employees. Only four in ten (41 percent) working...
Read moreDetailsMore than 90 percent of employers believe the chancellor will restrict pension salary sacrifice schemes in next month’s Autumn Budget, research has revealed. A survey of 505 C-suite executives...
Read moreDetailsThe explicit inclusion of new menopause rules for employers in the Employment Rights Bill has prompted experts to urge employers to act now or face “real risks”. Government analysis...
Read moreDetailsThe Poverty Strategy Commission, led by Baroness Stroud, has urged employers to ensure wages prevent poverty and support staff health, wellbeing and financial resilience. The call comes in its final...
Read moreDetailsUK employees are taking almost two working weeks off sick each year on average, according to fresh data from the CIPD and Simplyhealth. Researchers warned that employers must take...
Read moreDetailsThe popular 50/30/20 budgeting rule, used in employee financial education, has been described as “terrible advice” that was built for a different economic era. 50/30/20 no longer reflects the...
Read moreDetailsUnum UK has entered the health cash plan market with the launch of Health Plan 360. The employee benefits provider said its digital-first cash plan has been designed to...
Read moreDetailsTV star Ross Kemp has teamed up with financial coach Bola Sol to front the fourth Pension Attention campaign, as they pump iron and urge people to "strengthen your...
Read moreDetailsEmployees want tools and support to understand how much they need for a comfortable retirement as many struggle to balance short-term financial needs and longer term goals. Research with 3,077...
Read moreDetailsAldi is set to give more than 28,000 hourly paid store colleagues a slightly bigger-than-expected pay rise from 1 September 2025. In July, the retailer said pay for store...
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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.
