Creating a healthy workplace culture
“How do we get more line managers with emotional intelligence? How do we make people feel they can work flexibly without feeling threatened? How do we get rid of...
Read moreDetails“How do we get more line managers with emotional intelligence? How do we make people feel they can work flexibly without feeling threatened? How do we get rid of...
Read moreDetailsProvider PIB Employee Benefits has launched a campaign calling on HR leaders and business directors to pledge support for employee-centric benefits. The Campaign for Better Benefits aims to improve...
Read moreDetailsEmployees covered by death benefits, long-term disability income and critical illness increased again in 2023 as the group risk employee protection market continues to expand. Challenging economic conditions, such...
Read moreDetailsHR and employee benefits veteran Steve Herbert has launched a consultancy and training business with a focus on live and digital event presentations. Herbert is recognised in the industry...
Read moreDetailsMike Pedel has been appointed as Aon’s head of global benefits. In addition to leading the global benefits team, he will sit on the human capital executive committee. Pedel...
Read moreDetailsThree quarters of business software engineers will use AI code assistants by 2028, up from less than 10 percent in early 2023, according to global research from Gartner. Almost...
Read moreDetailsBenefits technology firm Zest has partnered with Newcastle Building Society to meet increased demand for more flexible and personalised benefits. The society’s 1,750 employees can choose and flex benefits...
Read moreDetailsWorking To Wellbeing has launched a neurodiversity work support programme to help manage the challenges neurodivergent people face in employment. With estimates suggesting that one in seven people are...
Read moreDetailsA trio of industry veterans have joined Gallagher’s benefits and HR consulting division in the UK to grow the business. John Deacon joins the division as head of corporate...
Read moreDetailsFinancial services firm Quantum Advisory has launched a tailored employee benefits service for small to medium enterprise (SME) employers. Through the service, SMEs will be able to access advice...
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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.
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.