The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called on chancellor Jeremy Hunt to offer tax relief or other financial support for employers supporting their employees’ health. CBI director-general Tony...
Read moreDetailsIndustry experts have expressed concern over Labour’s proposals to support menopausal women in the workplace. The party is suggesting that larger companies have menopause action plans in place that...
Read moreDetailsDiageo has launched a new support package for UK employees undergoing fertility treatment. The drinks company’s new policies and practices includes offering these members of staff additional paid leave,...
Read moreDetailsFinancial wellbeing support is essential if employers want to achieve their HR goals, new research has found. Almost all (94%) of the 289 wellbeing, HR and employee benefits specialists...
Read moreDetailsB&Q and Screwfix shop-floor employees are set to receive pay increases of 8.2% and 9.3% respectively from 1 April 2023. Staff at the home improvement stores, which are owned...
Read moreDetailsJob centre staff are being offered bonuses for getting the highest number of people into work. Employees at 60 offices will be part of a government league table which...
Read moreDetailsAs employees feel the pinch from the rising cost-of-living in a post-pandemic era, companies cannot shy away and must play their part. Almost four in five Britons say the...
Read moreDetailsJapanese multinational video game and entertainment business Sega Corporation has committed to increase average monthly base pay for its more than 3,200 employees, effective from 1 July 2023. To...
Read moreDetailsThe Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has called for tax exemptions to apply equally whether a benefit is paid for directly by the employer or reimbursed to employees at...
Read moreDetailsAgainst a backdrop of high inflation driven by spiralling energy, food and petrol prices, worker shortages, train strikes, increased working from home, and ‘the great resignation’, how we work...
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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.
