A large majority (84 percent) of workers think employers should support them with the cost of living crisis. But only half of employees believe their employer cares about the...
Read moreDetailsWith the carer’s leave act coming into force next week, the responsibility falls on HR departments to create a more supportive workplace for employees who currently have care obligations....
Read moreDetailsUK savings firm Plane Saver Credit Union has partnered with benefits provider Vivup to offer lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits to its 26,000 members and 36 members of staff....
Read moreDetailsJust 40 percent of employee benefits are being used and 47 percent of employees feel undervalued, believing leaders are out of touch with their benefit preferences. These were the...
Read moreDetailsAllegations that a major employee assistance provider (EAP) fobbed off callers seeking mental health support and rationed therapy referrals has raised concern in HR circles. Whistleblower claims that cases...
Read moreDetailsChildcare costs are more than half the average wage in some parts of the country, as figures show the East and South-East are the worst regions for working parents....
Read moreDetailsGlobal benefits providers Vivup and Perkbox are set to merge as the pair announced they had secured a strategic majority investment. Investment, from equity firm Great Hill Partners, will help...
Read moreDetailsPlanned 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...
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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.
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.
