More than one in three employers have reported a rise in the number of employees working from home this year, new research has revealed. The findings from the Advisory, Conciliation...
Read moreDetailsNRL Group has invested in financial coaching for its employees in the UK and Ireland. The family-owned workforce solutions business, which employs 122 people, is now offering staff access...
Read moreDetailsPension scams affect us all. While there is, understandably, huge focus given to the member – who we must protect at all costs – it goes far wider than...
Read moreDetailsThe Smith & Nephew UK pension fund has completed a £260m buy-in deal. The deal with Rothesay secures the benefits for all remaining uninsured members of the fund, including...
Read moreDetailsThousands of council workers in Scotland have voted to strike over pay, Unite has confirmed. The union says its members, who work in education and early years services across...
Read moreDetailsBritish Airways (BA) staff have secured a 13.1% wage increase and a one-off payment of £1,000, which will benefit around 24,000 employees. According to Unite, the pay rise will...
Read moreDetailsA two-year pause in workplace pensions contributions could cost savers £27,000 in total retirement funds, SEI has warned. Figures published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) show an increase...
Read moreDetailsTechnology continues to transform the landscape of employee benefits. Apps, in particular, have revolutionised the way organisations provide benefits to their workforce. From seamless access to health and wellness...
Read moreDetailsNew research from the Living Wage Foundation has found that 10% of UK workers – around 3.4 million people – are in low-paid and insecure jobs. The survey, carried...
Read moreDetailsNearly three million low-paid workers could potentially be safely automatically enrolled into a workplace pension, a new study has suggested. Research by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA)...
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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.
