Nearly three in four employers (72%) offer enhanced maternity pay, while fewer than two in three (64%) provide enhanced paternity pay, new research has revealed. According to the Parental...
Read moreDetailsTesco has launched new entitlements for kinship carers which are in line with those given to adoptive parents, as well as a number of updates to its existing policies....
Read moreDetailsEmployers are being encouraged to help staff develop financial resilience, after a report highlighted an “increasing sense of insecurity amongst UK households”. Building Resilient Households by the Chartered Insurance...
Read moreDetailsKellogg’s has unveiled a new policy to support staff impacted by domestic abuse, which includes up to 10 days of extra paid leave. The food giant is also offering...
Read moreDetailsFour in 10 (40%) UK office workers admit to working in front of screens for more than two hours without a break, a survey by Specsavers has revealed. While...
Read moreDetailsKingsley Healthcare and The Entertainer have topped this year’s list of companies for work wellbeing in the UK, taking first and second place respectively. Indeed’s Better Work Awards 2023...
Read moreDetailsBrentford FC has gained official accreditation as a London living wage employer. Based in the capital, the premier league football club, which has around 200 employees, has committed to...
Read moreDetailsThe challenge of attracting and retaining talent has ramped up for UK employers in recent years. The pandemic was the catalyst for a sea change in attitudes towards work....
Read moreDetailsPay awards have fallen for the second consecutive quarter, new data has revealed. The figures from XpertHR showed a 0.4% drop in median basic awards in the three months...
Read moreDetailsAuto-enrolment (AE) reforms mean that 18-year-olds are set to gain £150,000 by the time they reach retirement, according to Aegon. The new AE extension bill means that instead of...
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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.
