Business and fertility: how to create a supportive environment
The 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...
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Rosie Maltas, NSPCC: our benefits reflect the importance of giving children the best start
The 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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‘Flag service’ launches for millions of unpaid carers in work
Not for profit organisation the Vulnerability Registration Service (VRS) has launched a new ‘flag’ service to help unpaid carers get the financial support and recognition they need. People can...
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Group risk pay outs hit record £2.49 billion in 2023
The UK group risk industry paid out a record £2.49 billion in claims in 2023, representing an increase of £278.4 million from 2022, according to data from industry body...
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Inflation shock reshapes UK saver behaviour; savers bank £54 billion a year
Three years of record inflation, peaking at 11.1 percent in October 2022, has changed behaviour as people in the UK now spend less and save more, research from the...
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MPs demand action as carers scandal ‘remains significant’ for workers
Action to stop the scandal of carer’s allowance overpayments and delayed clawback is required urgently, MPs warned, adding that overpayments “remain a significant issue” for unpaid carers that also...
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Staff turnover to fall further in 2024, just don’t call it ‘the big stay’
The post-pandemic uptick in job moves, dubbed ‘the great resignation’ by some, is well and truly over, according to the CIPD’s latest Labour Market Outlook (LMO) report. As the...
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Employees with cancer could take 52 days off work before telling HR
If you’re a fan of the Great British Bake Off you’ll regularly hear the statistic that almost one in two of us will get cancer in our lifetime. Behind...
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Help employees avoid retirement remorse: seven top tips for HR
“As the third chapter of life, retirement should be a positive experience,” according to Tom Evans, managing director, retirement, at Canada Life. “And for many that is, thankfully, the...
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Personalised virtual therapy firm joins Grid
HelloSelf, a virtual provider of psychological therapy services, has joined Grid the industry body for group risk. The provider offers individuals and partner organisations, such as the NHS, insurance companies,...
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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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