As workplace transformation accelerates, the Benefits Expert Summit 2025 is primed to help HR, reward and benefits leaders stay ahead of the curve. Held at the stunning Easthampstead Park...
Read moreDetailsWith so many legislative changes on the horizon, identifying the most time and cost critical in all the upheaval can be tricky, if not overwhelming. In a bid to...
Read moreDetailsThe majority of HR directors in the retail sector have warned that the Employment Rights Bill will reduce hiring and job flexibility, and negatively impact their business. The findings...
Read moreDetailsMany employees will become carers at an earlier age than they expect, prompting concerns about undersaving for the future and calls for employers to support these staff to stay...
Read moreDetails“Stark” figures show that more than 3 million employees do not have workplace support for any of the four pillars of health and wellbeing. Research with 500 HR decision...
Read moreDetailsA new employee right to neonatal care leave, and potentially pay, came into force on 6 April, 2025, prompting one pay and reward expert to describe it as “a...
Read moreDetailsEmployers may think their benefits are hitting the mark, but employees often disagree. Karl Bennett, wellbeing adviser at Perkbox Vivup and UK chair of the Employee Assistance Programme Association...
Read moreDetailsSix in ten (61 percent) small to medium-sized employers (SMEs) plan to change their approach to benefits as a result of rises in employer national insurance on 6 April,...
Read moreDetailsMore than a million workers are caring for someone with cancer alongside their job, forcing them to take up to an average of six and a half days off...
Read moreDetailsSupporting parents with flexible working policies could boost the UK economy by more than £10 billion a year and bring 440,000 parents back into the workforce, according to research...
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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.
As the professionals responsible for helping their organisations navigate NI hikes, rising employee stress levels and looming redundancies, the pressure on HR, reward and benefits teams has never been greater.
HR is expected to lead with strength and compassion. But who is supporting the supporters?
In this episode of Benefits Unboxed, co-hosts Claire Churchard, Carole Goldsmith and Steve Herbert explore the emotional and ethical pressures HR face today, from managing redundancies to implementing complex legislation. They discuss why HR’s own wellbeing may not be the first topic of conversation, the risks that poses to employers, and the practical steps businesses can take to better support the wellbeing of the people who support everyone else.
This conversation shines a light on the resilience of the profession and why looking after HR is not just the right thing to do, but a business imperative.
