As working parents have come under increasing pressures, from the cost of living to limited access to childcare, more employers have increased their strategic focus on the wellbeing of...
Read moreDetailsThe rules around bereavement leave may well change with the next government, and Mark Wood, chairman of Everest, says it presents an opportunity for employers to better educate, engage...
Read moreDetailsLabour launched its election manifesto yesterday ruling out increases in income tax and national insurance, and pledging that it would ensure greater pay equality, reinvigorate the labour market and...
Read moreDetailsUnum UK has enhanced its support for its employees who are unpaid carers by partnering with eldercare specialists Lottie to offer comprehensive eldercare support. More than 900 Unum employees...
Read moreDetailsConservative pledges, made late last night, to make child benefits available to more families have met with questions about how they will fund the changes. The party has said...
Read moreDetailsLong-term sickness absence is high on the agenda as we hurtle towards general election polling day (4 July, 2024). The role of employers in tackling this high profile issue...
Read moreDetailsWellbeing is a science and measuring it and improving it offers a wealth of employer benefits from enhanced productivity and innovation to a 20 percent stock market bump, according...
Read moreDetailsSwing voters in England are more likely than average to view affordable, available childcare as a top priority ahead of the general election on 4 July, 2024, according to...
Read moreDetailsThe average age of a first-time mother was 26.4 years old 50 years ago. Now, most people believe 28 is the ideal age for a woman to start a...
Read moreDetailsThe NSPCC is renowned for its work protecting and supporting children. What is less well known is that the organisation’s reward and benefits policies have been enhanced to promote...
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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.
