Amazon strikers deserve more pay, says GMB
The GMB union has insisted Amazon bosses must help staff make ends meet after workers staged their first ever UK strike yesterday (25 January). Hundreds of employees at the...
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HC-One launches cost-of-living benefits package
UK care home provider HC-One has unveiled a number of reward and benefits initiatives to help employees with the cost-of-living crisis. The new provisions include a reward platform which...
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Most London employers offering crisis support beyond pay
Two in three employers in London are providing additional employee benefits to help staff manage the cost-of-living crisis, a new survey has revealed. Business campaign group BusinessLDN found that...
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Spotify offers severance pay and healthcare as it slashes workforce
Music streaming business Spotify has pledged to continue offering healthcare and provide severance pay after announcing plans to cut 600 jobs globally. In a blog post to staff, its...
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Rebecca Hemsley, John Lewis: Meals and more pay to help with the cost of living
Last year, employee-owned John Lewis Partnership recruited more than 10,000 temporary positions across the country in a bid to meet increased demand throughout the busy festive season. At the...
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Google parent Alphabet allows laid-off US staff to retain benefits
Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, has told employees in the US they will be allowed to keep some of their employee benefits as they cut 12,000 jobs...
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Claire O’Sullivan, Millwall Football Club: Managing expectations is a constant juggling act
Based in at The Den in Bermondsey, south London, Millwall Football Club was established in 1885. It has suffered reputational damage over the years with supporters often associated with...
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Mathew Akrigg: Financial education in the workplace is essential
When considering financial education at work, we aren’t going to get far without mentioning the cost-of-living crisis. So here you go: there is currently a cost-of-living crisis, it is...
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Salary sacrifice – delivering more for less
Financial pressures on both individuals and organisations mean employers are looking for ways to deliver more for less. Offering benefits through salary sacrifice is a cost-effective option, with April’s...
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Stuart Price: Why salary sacrifice is still as important as ever
Despite the Prime Minister's April’s National Insurance (NI) contribution increase of 1.25 per cent, the anticipated rush of businesses implementing a salary sacrifice arrangement as a more efficient way for...
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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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