Employers urged to adapt as more workers delay retirement
More than a third of UK employers say their staff are working longer and retiring later, yet most businesses remain unsure how to respond to the changing profile of...
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Nationwide launches free phone line to help workers identify, and collect, unclaimed state benefits
Nationwide Building Society has launched a free telephone benefits calculator service to help people identify unclaimed state support and combat digital exclusion. The initiative, launched in partnership with social...
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Businesses turn to tech to preserve knowledge as Boomers retire
Nearly half of UK firms are using digital tools to retain critical institutional and leadership knowledge as Baby Boomers and Gen X near retirement. The research, with 500 business...
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Business groups tell MPs to ‘back Lords’ changes to Employment Rights Bill’
A number of industry bodies have called on MPs to back key amendments to the Employment Rights Bill put forward by the House of Lords last week. The amendments...
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Duncan Brown: how much are employment and human rights really worth?
As incoming employment rights spark further concerns about rising business costs, Duncan Brown asks, what’s the real cost of failing to treat people with dignity, respect and fairness at...
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Three more big names connect to the pensions dashboard as momentum builds
More organisations have connected to the pensions dashboard programme as Nest, Smart Pension and consultancy firm XPS Group become the latest in the list. Under this first stage of...
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Could 80 become the new state pension age? Experts say it’s not off the table
Measures used by the government to decide future rises in the state pension age (SPA) have been deemed too optimistic, as a separate analysis suggests the rising costs of...
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Workers expect a £30k yearly retirement income but many face up to £18K shortfall
People aged 40-75 who are yet to fully retire expect they will need an income of £30,525 a year when they stop working, which means individuals need to fill...
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More than half of young workers consider second jobs as financial pressures mount
More than half of Gen Z and millennial workers are considering taking on a second job to manage the cost of living. A survey with 5,609 UK employees conducted...
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Steve Herbert: return to office considerations, the pinch points for HR
Steve Herbert explores the growing pressure on organisations to end home working, and the very real risks HR faces in enforcing return-to-office mandates. More than three years have passed...
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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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