Budget 2024: £3.4bn for NHS overhaul and AI retrofit
An overhaul of the NHS IT system to boost the productivity of the UK’s public health service was unveiled in the chancellor's Spring Budget speech yesterday. Jeremy Hunt...
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Economy
Budget 2024: Hunt scraps current non-dom tax regime
The government will abolish the current non-dom tax system and replace it with a “simpler and fairer residency-based system”, announced chancellor Jeremy Hunt in today’s Spring Budget. “From April...
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The new age of wellbeing in a time of permacrisis
In today's whirlwind of change, businesses are facing an epochal moment: the evolution of workplace wellbeing. This isn't just a checkbox on a corporate to-do list; it's a crescendo,...
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Currys employee discount: 3% or 10% – what do your staff get?
Currys employee discounts received by some employers are more than three time bigger than those offered by other providers, research from Benefits Expert has found. A poll of senior...
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Living wage employers reaping recruitment and reputation rewards
Most employers that have gained living wage accreditation are reaping the rewards in terms of recruitment and reputation, according to new research. The study, carried out by Cardiff Business...
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Budget 2023: Government launches white paper on disability benefits
The Government is launching a white paper on disability benefits reform as part of its aim to get more people back to work, the Chancellor has revealed. The move...
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Pension schemes falling behind on emission targets: Make My Money Matter
Six out of the 10 largest DC pension providers have yet to publish 2025 emission reduction targets, seen as a key part of hitting net zero targets. This was...
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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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