Octopus Money and Benifex have teamed up to increase employee access to personalised money coaching. Under the collaboration, Benifex will integrate Octopus Money coaching services into its platform, enabling...
Read moreDetailsSPONSORED ARTICLE Changes to national insurance (NI) and minimum wages make a compelling case for salary exchange, says Susan Hope, workplace savings specialist at Scottish Widows. As of 6...
Read moreDetailsThe majority (87 percent) of healthcare sector workers want their employer to invest more in employee benefits this year, research has found. However, the same research shows that just...
Read moreDetailsNext month's increases in the minimum wage make opening up auto-enrolment to employees under 22 “even more pressing”, according to Kate Smith, head of pensions at Aegon. Her comments...
Read moreDetailsMore than £50 million in lost pension savings has been found by Standard Life, in partnership with pension-finding platform Raindrop, in the five months since they launched a new...
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Read moreDetailsWellbeing among younger workers requires greater attention as research reveals they are more than twice as likely to take extended sick leave than older colleagues. Two-thirds (66 percent) of...
Read moreDetailsProgress on broader equality is underway, but when it comes to finances, HR teams need to go further to bridge the wealth gap, says Anasuya Iyer, chief commercial officer...
Read moreDetailsEmployment rights upgrades unveiled by the government yesterday (4 March, 2025) “could hit growth, employment, and the economy in general”, according to one HR professional. The changes were revealed...
Read moreDetailsMillions of employees face ‘major earnings instability’ as their wages fluctuate by more than a quarter multiple times a year, research has found. Analysis from the Resolution Foundation showed...
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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.
