The government’s latest review of the state pension age (SPA) begins today against a backdrop of fresh research showing how heavily many older people rely on the state pension...
Read moreDetailsSupermarket chain Lidl GB will increase pay for thousands of employees from 1 September 2025 as the employer confirmed its fifth wage uplift in just two years, which it...
Read moreDetailsTwo in five employers admit they take a passive approach to promoting benefits and leave it to employees to initiate take-up. Grid, the industry body for the group risk...
Read moreDetailsMajor UK toy retailer, The Entertainer, is handing over the reins to its 1,900 employees, in a move that rewards and engages employees and preserves the employer's distinct culture....
Read moreDetailsA significant shift in personal saving habits that could influence how employers think about financial wellbeing benefits has been identified by Scottish Friendly. In the second quarter of 2025,...
Read moreDetailsEligible private sector workers contributed a record-breaking £25.5 billion to workplace pensions in 2024, according to analysis from consultancy Broadstone. The figure, based on figures from the Department for...
Read moreDetailsA conversational AI Benefits Manager’s Assistant is launching this month to answer employee benefits-related questions quickly and clearly, 24/7. The company behind the new tool, Financial Education, said that...
Read moreDetailsAs the UK edges towards ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting, and with the EU Pay Transparency Directive setting a new global standard, hybrid and remote employers can't afford...
Read moreDetailsSix in ten workplaces do not offer financial coaching as a benefit despite people that have used it being strong advocates for its value. Research shows that 87 percent...
Read moreDetailsThe government has set out new plans to overhaul the minimum wage system, with the ambition of delivering a “genuine living wage” and ending what ministers call discriminatory age...
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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.
