Planned changes to child benefits mean that pension salary sacrifice schemes will be more attractive for higher earning households. For a family with three children, child benefit is worth...
Read moreDetailsAs AIG Life’s Smart Health service hit 100,000 users since its launch in 2019, data showed that one in eight are uninsured children or people under-18. User data found...
Read moreDetailsEmployers need to offer more support for working fathers as a survey has revealed that a third of dads have considered quitting their job as they struggle to manage...
Read moreDetailsResearch on paternity leave found that 70 percent of fathers only used part of their leave entitlement because they couldn’t afford to remain off work for the full period. ...
Read moreDetailsFrom April this year, the income threshold for child benefit charges will rise from £50,000 to £60,000, chancellor Jeremy Hunt said in today’s Spring Budget speech. Child benefit...
Read moreDetailsComprehensive parental leave that goes beyond basic statutory requirements can be too unpredictable and expensive for SMEs, but a new type of insurance has launched to change that. Developed...
Read moreDetailsLaw firm Boodle Hatfield has introduced a gender-neutral parental leave policy, which the employer believes is a market first for an independent London law firm. The equal opportunity parental...
Read moreDetailsThree out of ten working parents say they needed help paying for daycare, and almost four out of ten say their employers could help with living expenses, according to...
Read moreDetailsEmployers who have access to Aon's flexible benefits platform will now be able to access a new services through companiions, which offers in-person childcare and eldercare assistance, often available...
Read moreDetailsEmployee benefits and wellbeing provider Vivup has appointed Wayne Story as the firm’s new chairman. Story has held a number of CEO roles, including heading up the financial services...
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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.
The US retreat from diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) is making waves far beyond the country's borders. In the wake of President Trump’s executive order abolishing DEI across federal government departments, global firms like Goldman Sachs and Accenture have rapidly dialled down their own efforts.
The influence is being felt in the UK too. However, the UK operates under a different legal framework. It has stronger workplace protections and a government actively looking to enhance employee rights through its Make Work Pay agenda. But as US firms reposition their approach to DEI, UK subsidiaries could find themselves caught between conflicting priorities.
In the latest Benefits Unboxed podcast, co-hosts Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert, Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, industry veteran and reward and benefits consultant, discuss how the US DEI rollback might impact UK businesses.
