UK government plans to use its £3 billion apprenticeship budget to create 120,000 new training opportunities for young people “to rebuild Britain” have been broadly welcomed. However, the CIPD...
Read moreDetailsWhen employer London Gatwick embarked on a mission to modernise its reward strategy, it decided to offer its 2,700 employees an electric vehicle (EV)-only salary sacrifice scheme. The car...
Read moreDetailsOver half of the world’s population now live in cities, including many of our employees. They are experiencing the growing health impacts of a changing climate, with cities now...
Read moreDetailsFinancial provider Scottish Widows has evolved its workplace pension default fund to help “maximise” savings growth for employees. A pension default fund is the option employers offer employees that...
Read moreDetailsMore than two-thirds (69 percent) of employers in the UK now offer a responsibly invested company pension, research from Scottish Widows has revealed. However, the pension provider found that...
Read moreDetailsMore than half (54 percent) of university students say they would be more engaged with their future workplace pension if it was invested in tackling climate change. The survey...
Read moreDetailsElectric racing series Formula E has introduced a salary sacrifice electric vehicle (EV) scheme for its 200 plus staff. Under the scheme, developed with specialist provider Tusker, workers will...
Read moreDetailsThe roll back of diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) in US workplaces is already having an influence beyond American shores. Global firms such as Goldman Sachs and Accenture have...
Read moreDetailsBereaved employees are being forced to return to work before they're ready, according to research from provider MetLife UK. The survey found that 21 percent of employees felt that...
Read moreDetailsMinisters are set to announce changes to statutory sick pay (SSP) that will see the lowest paid workers receive 80 percent of their average weekly earnings or the rate...
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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.
As the professionals responsible for helping their organisations navigate NI hikes, rising employee stress levels and looming redundancies, the pressure on HR, reward and benefits teams has never been greater.
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In this episode of Benefits Unboxed, co-hosts Claire Churchard, Carole Goldsmith and Steve Herbert explore the emotional and ethical pressures HR face today, from managing redundancies to implementing complex legislation. They discuss why HR’s own wellbeing may not be the first topic of conversation, the risks that poses to employers, and the practical steps businesses can take to better support the wellbeing of the people who support everyone else.
This conversation shines a light on the resilience of the profession and why looking after HR is not just the right thing to do, but a business imperative.
