A growing number of Gen Z and millennials are expressing interest in taking year-long breaks from work, known as 'micro-retirements', to enhance their wellbeing and achieve better work-life balance....
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Read moreDetailsNearly half of mid-market businesses are exploring how salary sacrifice could help them counter the hit of employer national insurance tax rises, a survey has found. Research with 500...
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Read moreDetailsThree in ten (30 percent) employees want higher employer pension contributions this year, increasing to 41 percent among people over 55, putting this top of people’s benefits wish list...
Read moreDetailsWith the debate over mandated office returns running parallel with employee demand for greater work-life balance and job flexibility, compressed hours are a tempting proposition for employers, according to...
Read moreDetailsEmployees at UK pet retailer Jollyes will have access to enhanced paid maternity leave of six months, up from six weeks, while paid paternity leave will double to four...
Read moreDetailsThe 2024 Autumn budget has put salary sacrifice in the spotlight, and the advantages, for many, are there for all to see, says Steve Watson, director of policy and...
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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.
