Pay awards shrink for second quarter, data shows
Pay 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...
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New AE extension bill could boost young workers’ pensions by £150k
Auto-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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PMI tops list of sought-after employee benefits
Private medical insurance (PMI) has topped the list of most desirable employee benefits, according to new research. The study by Zest revealed that while it topped the list for...
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One-third of workers considered stopping pension contributions, study finds
One in three (33%) employees have thought about lowering or terminating their pension contributions in the last two years, this number rises to nearly half (49%) among those aged...
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Strike action looms as Bakkavor Pizza workers reject pay offer
Workers at Harrow, UK-based Bakkavor Pizza have rejected a 5.9% pay deal, with strike action now on the horizon. Members of the GMB union at the plant – which...
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Huge jump in pay confidence among UK workers, index reveals
Pay confidence in the UK workforce increased 70.1 points in the second quarter of 2023, according to the latest Robert Half Jobs Confidence Index (JCI). The rise in the...
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Concern raised over ‘lost’ workplace pension pots
As many as 88% of UK workplace pensions savers have at least one pot that remains unclaimed, according to Netwealth research. Analysis by the wealth management organisation estimates that...
Read moreDetailsStudy of SMEs reveals workplace pension engagement gaps
Nine out of 10 (90%) employees of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) say their employer had not encouraged them to increase their workplace pension contributions, a new survey has...
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Employee burnout on the rise, global survey reveals
Employees have experienced increased burnout in two-fifths of multinational organisations, according to a new study by Fidelity. The second Global Employer Survey, which interviewed 1,000 senior decision-makers at global...
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Waitrose jobs at risk if staff refuse flexible hours
Waitrose is pushing shop workers to accept more flexible hours and warning they could lose their jobs if they don’t agree to them. According to the Financial Times (FT),...
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BENEFITS UNBOXED PODCAST
Benefits Unboxed
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.
Benefits Unboxed – Hybrid work: reality versus rhetoric
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.
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