PAM Group has improved its employee benefits package as part of its recruitment and retention strategy. The occupational health and wellbeing firm, which has 700 employees across the UK,...
Read moreDetailsOne in five (20%) of employers do not log sickness absence, new data has suggested. Research by Grid further found that more than two in five (41%) do not...
Read moreDetailsNew research has found that 86% of employees believe workplace benefits are an important consideration when deciding whether to stay in a job or accept a new role. The...
Read moreDetailsUK group risk market premiums reached a record high in 2022, exceeding £3 billion for the first time, according to Swiss Re. Swiss Re’s Group Watch report revealed an...
Read moreDetailsThe Government is launching a white paper on disability benefits reform as part of its aim to get more people back to work, the Chancellor has revealed. The move...
Read moreDetailsThe health and wellbeing benefits associated with hybrid working are overestimated by employers, new research has revealed. A study by Grid found that almost two-thirds (64%) think these arrangements...
Read moreDetailsHigh excess deaths figures are a “stark warning” and highlight a need for workplace death-in-service benefits, according to the industry body representing the group risk sector. Grid believes that...
Read moreDetailsAlmost half of unmarried couples could miss on a life insurance payout because their partner has failed to name them as the beneficiary, according to new research. Scottish Widows...
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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.
