Credit Suisse staff have been told bonuses and salary increases will still be awarded as planned, despite its takeover by rival UBS. In an internal memo, the beleaguered bank’s...
Read moreDetailsNew research has found that 68% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have received requests from staff for financial support. The study, carried out among 500 HR decision-makers and...
Read moreDetailsJohn Lewis has scrapped its staff bonus and signalled possible job cuts as it announced pre-tax losses of £234 million. This is the second time that the retailer has...
Read moreDetailsWavin is offering employees six months of paid parental leave and will cover 50% of their childcare costs until their children are at school. The Staffordshire, UK based plumbing...
Read moreDetailsClearScore has enhanced support for staff affected by the menopause or the loss of a baby. The London-based credit score and report app, which has 460 employees, has signed...
Read moreDetailsThe UK gift card market is thriving, with employee benefits retaining the largest market share, new research has found. Analysis by the Gift Card and Voucher Association (GCVA) and KPMG UK showed...
Read moreDetailsMore than two million UK hospitality workers have reported that their mental health is declining due to money worries, a new report has found. The latest index, State of...
Read moreDetailsHF has introduced an all-employee share scheme to “turn the traditional law firm model on its head and putting its people at the centre of its success”. The Manchester,...
Read moreDetailsA boost in post-pandemic early retirement has left the UK employment market extremely tight. A House of Lords report published late last year found that more than half a...
Read moreDetailsCosta Coffee is the latest employer to award its staff a pay rise, offering an average 6.7% increase for more than 16,000 UK workers. The higher rates, introduced to...
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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.
