The UK’s retirement income system has ranted tenth in a global index comparing 47 countries globally. The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index 2023 revealed Netherlands topped the list,...
Read moreDetailsHowden has acquired Italian employee benefits service provider Wide Care Services. Wide Care launched in 2006 and offers a health and welfare management platform providing administrative services for supplementary...
Read moreDetailsAXA has unveiled a new employee health and wellbeing programme which aims to support its 110,000-strong global workforce. The insurer and asset manager’s ‘We Care’ scheme includes new policies...
Read moreDetailsSodexo Engage has rebranded as Pluxee UK, the company has announced today (5 October). According to the employee benefits and engagement provider, the new identity “mirrors both its present...
Read moreDetailsMerck has launched a fertility benefits programme for employees, offering financial support to cover the cost of any related treatments from this month (October). The science and technology business...
Read moreDetailsEmployees desire office food and a bar at work over benefits such as onsite childcare, new research has revealed. The survey by office search company Sketch Labs found these...
Read moreDetailsThe challenge of attracting and retaining talent has ramped up for UK employers in recent years. The pandemic was the catalyst for a sea change in attitudes towards work....
Read moreDetailsArtificial intelligence (AI) is improving employees’ work-life balance, with almost four in 10 (38%) UK businesses noting benefits, according to new research. The ABBYY State of Intelligent Automation Report...
Read moreDetailsEmployees have experienced increased burnout in two-fifths of multinational organisations, according to a new study by Fidelity. The second Global Employer Survey, which interviewed 1,000 senior decision-makers at global...
Read moreDetailsGroup Risk Development (Grid) is urging employers to communicate mental health support “clearly and regularly” ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September, emphasising that employees need to...
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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.
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Fresh data is challenging old assumptions and opening up new opportunities for HR to support employee health in smarter, simpler ways.
In this episode, part of a trio of 10 minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert ask: why has this myth stuck for so long, and how can employers use the new evidence to boost health, engagement and productivity?
