NRL Group has invested in financial coaching for its employees in the UK and Ireland. The family-owned workforce solutions business, which employs 122 people, is now offering staff access...
Read moreDetailsLowell Financial is offering employees a 20% discount on childcare costs to support its working parents. The Leeds-based credit management service provider, which has 1,700 members of staff, is...
Read moreDetailsNew research from the Living Wage Foundation has found that 10% of UK workers – around 3.4 million people – are in low-paid and insecure jobs. The survey, carried...
Read moreDetailsAvon Fire & Rescue Service (AFR&S) has reported its gender pay gap for 2023, showing a growth from 0.18% in favour of women to 3.37% in favour of men...
Read moreDetailsThe Cycle to Work Alliance has named Chris Last as its new chair as it celebrates its twenty-fifth year. Last, who has worked in the employee benefits sector for a...
Read moreDetailsCawleys is celebrating after it gained two accreditations for investing in its employees and paying a fair wage. The waste disposal business, which is based in Bedfordshire, UK, was...
Read moreDetailsCompanies are being urged to increase support for parents who are grappling with the cost of childcare. Government figures revealed a rise in the percentage of working mothers and...
Read moreDetailsThe Work and Pensions Select Committee has called on government to consider the role income protection can play in enabling people to stay in and return to work. The...
Read moreDetailsA new report has highlighted a gap in workplace bereavement support, with more than one in three employees unaware of help offered by their employers. Research by MetLife, shared...
Read moreDetailsOften credited to management guru Pete Drucker, the saying ‘if you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it’ is particularly apt when considering how data can be used –...
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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.
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.
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