Quarter of employees ‘actively job hunting’ to boost pay
One in four people have been ‘actively job hunting’, due to continuing cost-of-living pressures. A survey of 1,200 UK employees found that 26 percent are looking for a new...
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Financial wellbeing
Beat the pension scammers, how employers can help
For Sue Flood, the shock of losing her pension life savings resulted in severe depression. Flood and her husband were scammed out of £230,000 between them, with the final...
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TV star Gemma Collins fronts Pension Attention campaign; puts saving top of her list
Towie star and TV personality Gemma Collins, aka the GC, is fronting the latest Pension Attention campaign to highlight the importance of saving for later life. Collins appears in...
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News UK government will drop British ISA plan broadly welcomed
Reports that the government will drop plans to create a new UK ISA have been broadly welcomed. The news follows concerns that a new ISA would further complicate an...
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Wealth at Work launches gamified financial wellbeing platform ‘money&me’
A new interactive, gamified financial wellbeing platform called ‘money&me’ has been launched by specialist provider Wealth at Work. Employees can use the platform to build their financial knowledge through...
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‘Financial avoidance’ affects one in five employees
A fifth of employees suffer from some level of financial avoidance, according to findings in the Aviva Working Lives Report 2024: Working for the Future. The annual investigation showed...
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When a benefit can change lives, you need to ensure it gets the attention it deserves
Some benefits are more valuable than others, and some can literally change employees’ lives, says Sam Lathey, CEO of financial wellbeing platform Bippit. But the most valuable benefits do...
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Data reveals growing trend in employees using ‘treat’ rewards for essentials
Employees are increasingly using in-app rewards to cover essentials rather than to treat themselves, according to an analysis of more than 10,000 users on the YuLife app. Staff are...
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Spending falls but pension payments remain resilient, says Aviva
ONS figures have confirmed that average household spending is down in real terms as people tighten their belts in response to cost of living pressures. This widespread drop in...
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Energy cap rise prompts renewed cost of living concerns
Energy regulator Ofgem has increased the gas and electricity price cap by 10 percent, prompting warnings that it will hit people already struggling with the cost of living crisis. ...
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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.
The US DEI Rollback: What It Means for UK Employers
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.
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