The benefits of better fertility support
With the NHS struggling to provide fertility services, more companies are offering support such as IVF, fertility preservation as well as egg and sperm freezing as part of their...
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Working parents increasingly turn to EAPs for kids’ mental health support
Parents worried about their children’s mental health are now one of the top three reasons employees contact workplace employee assistance programmes (EAPs). Data from the Employee Assistance Professionals Association...
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Scale of ‘mum tax’ revealed as calls grow for serious structural reform
The financial impact of parenthood on women’s earnings has been revealed, reigniting debate around the ‘motherhood penalty’ and what employers can do to mitigate it. Fresh analysis from the...
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Self-funded healthcare rises as ‘anxious’ staff look to employers for support
More than a quarter of UK adults have paid for private medical treatment in the past five years, spending an average of £6,000 each, research has revealed. The findings,...
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Atom Bank doubles down on flexibility with enhanced parental benefits
Atom Bank has strengthened its family-friendly credentials by increasing maternity and paternity leave from day one of employment. Under the new policy, maternity leave now provides six months on...
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Canada Life extends WeCare as 77% of staff want support to work longer
Canada Life has expanded its WeCare wellbeing service, making it available to all 2.8 million employees covered by its group protection policies. The partners and immediate families of covered...
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Employment Rights Bill reforms to cut severely insecure work for 1.2m people
Reforms in the Employment Rights Bill are expected to boost employee job security and financial wellbeing, according to an analysis by the Work Foundation. The foundation revisited research on...
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Benefits Expert Guide to Cash Plans September 2025
DOWNLOAD THE BENEFITS EXPERT GUIDE TO CASH PLANS SEPTEMBER 2025 HERE Health cash plan take up grew significantly last year as employers doubled down on everyday health support. The UK’s...
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Parental leave review must correct ‘fundamental failings’
The government’s review of the UK’s parental leave system “must be a watershed moment” that delivers root-and-branch reform, according to select committee MPs. The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) warned...
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Hybrid staff are ‘happiest’ and report best work-life balance
Hybrid working delivers the healthiest work-life balance for UK employees, according to The Britain At Work Report, published by Health Shield Friendly Society. Research outlined in the report found...
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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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GUIDE TO CASH PLANS
