The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has moved to clear up confusion around workplace savings schemes, offering employers reassurance that payroll savings can be implemented without falling foul of regulation. ...
Read moreDetailsOfficial data "significantly underestimates" the extent of low pay and the gender pay gap in the UK, according to research published in the British Journal of Industrial Relations. As...
Read moreDetailsFresh speculation that the Treasury could reduce the pensions tax-free cash allowance in the upcoming Autumn Budget has prompted concern from industry experts about the potential impact on savers’...
Read moreDetailsThe Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has called on the government’s newly revived Pensions Commission to prioritise a long-term plan for Automatic Enrolment (AE) reform, including higher contribution rates...
Read moreDetailsPay data has revealed that UK pay awards have stalled, with almost four fifths of workers receiving lower wage rises than in 2024. Median basic pay awards in the...
Read moreDetailsCould a low-cost universal wellbeing tax break bring benefits for the UK government, employers and employees? Steve Herbert, co-host of the Benefits Unboxed podcast and a veteran HR and...
Read moreDetailsThe government’s latest review of the state pension age (SPA) begins today against a backdrop of fresh research showing how heavily many older people rely on the state pension...
Read moreDetailsSupermarket chain Lidl GB will increase pay for thousands of employees from 1 September 2025 as the employer confirmed its fifth wage uplift in just two years, which it...
Read moreDetailsTwo in five employers admit they take a passive approach to promoting benefits and leave it to employees to initiate take-up. Grid, the industry body for the group risk...
Read moreDetailsMajor UK toy retailer, The Entertainer, is handing over the reins to its 1,900 employees, in a move that rewards and engages employees and preserves the employer's distinct culture....
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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.
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.
