A proposal to apply VAT to private healthcare services has sparked debate over how best to fund and reform the NHS, with potential implications for employers offering private medical...
Read moreDetailsThe majority of managers and employees do not fully understand the added-value benefits included with workplace health and wellbeing packages, according to a study by Opinium. The study, conducted...
Read moreDetailsIndependent employee benefits specialists Parallel Employee Benefits (Parallel) have unveiled a no-cost platform designed to give small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) access to technology and efficiency used by large...
Read moreDetailsGlobal employers face growing pressure to deliver personalised, inclusive benefits, but most lack the governance and tools to make it happen at scale, according to Aon’s latest Global Benefits...
Read moreDetailsMore than a third of UK employers say their staff are working longer and retiring later, yet most businesses remain unsure how to respond to the changing profile of...
Read moreDetailsSteve Herbert explores the growing pressure on organisations to end home working, and the very real risks HR faces in enforcing return-to-office mandates. More than three years have passed...
Read moreDetailsDeath-in-service benefits from a registered scheme will be excluded from inheritance tax (IHT)) when the government brings pensions into the IHT net in 2027. The government confirmed this yesterday...
Read moreDetailsMore than a million UK workers have quit their jobs since the beginning of 2024 due to a lack of flexible working options, CIPD research has revealed. The findings...
Read moreDetailsInsurers that provide employer-sponsored group risk protection for employees paid £2.68 billion in claims in 2024, according to data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Group Risk...
Read moreDetailsNine in ten British managers (90 percent) have said that paid bereavement leave should be a legal entitlement for all employees, a survey has revealed. The research from the...
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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.
