John Lewis axes bonus and warns of job cuts
John 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...
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Wavin to pay 50% of staff childcare costs
Wavin 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...
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ClearScore enhances menopause and baby loss support
ClearScore 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...
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Gift cards still thriving as employee benefit, study shows
The 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...
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Mental health of hospitality workers declining due to money worries
More 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...
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HF launches employee share scheme
HF 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,...
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Thom Groot: The must-have employee benefits of 2023
A 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...
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Costa Coffee workers get 6.7% pay boost
Costa 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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Pret a Manger rewards staff with more pay
Pret a Manger is rewarding employees with pay increases for the third time in just 12 months. From 1 April, staff – including baristas and shop managers – will...
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CBI calls for tax relief on employer health interventions
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...
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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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