UK water regular Ofwat has gained new powers to ban unjustified executive bonuses at polluting and poorly performing water companies. Bonus bans can be applied when water companies fail to...
Read moreDetailsWith hybrid and remote work now the norm, employers must take a hard look at what they’re really offering. In this new world, employee value propositions matter more than...
Read moreDetailsRobust training, preferably with input from employment lawyers, will be critical if CIPD-qualified HR consultants gain new legal power to sign off settlement agreements, HR experts have said. Last...
Read moreDetailsUK 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...
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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.
