Financial wellbeing support is essential if employers want to achieve their HR goals, new research has found. Almost all (94%) of the 289 wellbeing, HR and employee benefits specialists...
Read moreDetailsB&Q and Screwfix shop-floor employees are set to receive pay increases of 8.2% and 9.3% respectively from 1 April 2023. Staff at the home improvement stores, which are owned...
Read moreDetailsFoundation 92 staff can now benefit from a wide range of discounts and wellbeing support thanks to a new partnership with a digital employee benefits platform. The football charity...
Read moreDetailsFour in five employers have increased their health and wellbeing support or employee benefits to adapt to the changing circumstances of their staff, according to new research from Group...
Read moreDetailsCommuter rail network Merseyrail has been recognised as an equitable employer in its region, following inclusion on the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter. The initiative was launched by...
Read moreDetailsInsufficient pay and workload-related burnout are the main reasons that employees want to leave their jobs, a new report has found. Mercer’s Inside Employee Minds report discovered that two...
Read moreDetailsBuzzworks Holdings has introduced a new digital wellbeing platform to help staff with their mental, physical and financial health. The hospitality group, which is based in Ayrshire in south-west...
Read moreDetailsEthnic minorities are significantly less likely than white Britons to save money in a pension plan, placing millions of people in danger of facing financial trouble in old age,...
Read moreDetailsNearly two in five (39%) employees value finishing work early on Fridays above other workplace perks, new research has revealed. The survey of 5,000 working adults by global recruiter...
Read moreDetailsAround 62.5% of UK workers are considering leaving their existing jobs if their employers fail to recognise or help them with their financial difficulties, according to research from Workhuman....
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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.
