Currys staff set for fourth pay increase in 18 months
Currys employees in the UK are set to receive their fourth pay rise in 18 months effective from 1 April, the technology retailer has announced. Nearly 10,000 staff members...
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Single mums lost £852 million in pension contributions
Single mothers have missed out on more than £852 million in pension contributions since 2012 because they are “locked out” of auto-enrolment (AE). Research carried out by NOW: Pensions...
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Most SMEs have been asked for financial support, study finds
New research has found that 68% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have received requests from staff for financial support. The study, carried out among 500 HR decision-makers and...
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Budget 2023: Free childcare extended for working parents
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced free childcare is being extended to those under the age of three, but will only be fully implemented by September 2025. The provision, currently...
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Budget 2023: Hunt abolishes lifetime allowance
Jeremy Hunt has abolished the lifetime allowance in today’s Budget, as part of a range of measures designed to keep older employees in the workforce. The lifetime allowance, which...
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Berkeley Home Health increases hourly pay
Berkeley Home Health is increasing staff pay rates from April 2023. The company will offer care assistants at its Somerset and Wiltshire branch a minimum of £15 per hour,...
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Pay is main reason public sector workers quit
Pay is the main reason public sector workers are quitting their jobs, Trades Union Congress (TUC) research carried out by Opinium has found. Overall, almost two-fifths (38%) of polled...
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Real-term pay falls for millions of employees
Real-term pay has plummeted for millions of workers, new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures have revealed. When taking inflation into account, total pay including bonuses dropped by 3.2%,...
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Construction workers get pay boost to meet minimum wage laws
Workers in the construction industry are in line for a pay rise so that employers can ensure they meet national minimum wage (NMW) laws. The Construction Industry Joint Council...
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Most low earners do not consider life insurance essential
Most low earners do not regard life insurance as essential, according to research by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) which also urged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to investigate...
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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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