Lowell Financial is offering employees a 20% discount on childcare costs to support its working parents. The Leeds-based credit management service provider, which has 1,700 members of staff, is...
Read moreDetailsShoosmiths is extending its range of family-friendly provisions from 1 September. The law firm, which has 1,500-plus employees across 14 UK locations, will be enhancing its leave package for...
Read moreDetailsCompanies are being urged to increase support for parents who are grappling with the cost of childcare. Government figures revealed a rise in the percentage of working mothers and...
Read moreDetailsA new report has highlighted a gap in workplace bereavement support, with more than one in three employees unaware of help offered by their employers. Research by MetLife, shared...
Read moreDetailsHalf of new dads and partners who are entitled to paternity leave are being denied flexible working options, a new study has showed. Research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC),...
Read moreDetailsHalf of UK organisations are spending more on employee benefits in a bid to attract more talent, new research has revealed. Data from Zest found that 48% of companies...
Read moreDetailsWhile the law is very clear on the rights employees have to time off and pay when a child is born, it is a bit more fluid when it...
Read moreDetailsBP is offering enhanced health and wellbeing support to its 6,700 UK retail employees and their families. Through a partnership with retail industry charity the Retail Trust, staff can...
Read moreDetailsFirefighters are calling for 12 months of fully paid maternity leave in a letter to the Local Government Association. According to the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) National Women’s Committee,...
Read moreDetailsIncreasing costs are affecting the employee benefits strategies of nearly three in five (57%) businesses, new research has revealed. WTW’s 2023 Benefits Trends Survey found that this is now...
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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.
