A West Midlands Railway employee has been received a wellbeing champion away for her work supporting mental health in the workplace. Customer experience manager Samantha Passmore received the award...
Read moreDetailsSimplyhealth has expanded its employee benefits offering with the launch of Simply Dental, a workplace dental plan designed to help tackle rising oral health challenges and improve workforce wellbeing....
Read moreDetailsAviva has partnered with HealthHero to offer a new employee assistance programme (EAP), which will now be available to all group protection customers. Previously its EAP, offered through Care...
Read moreDetailsMore than one in three employers expect employee engagement to get harder, according to new research from Towergate Employee Benefits. The study found that found that 37 per cent...
Read moreDetailsStress is a leading cause of short-term absence, affecting a quarter of workplaces, according to Simplyhealth and the CIPD. The 24th health and wellbeing at work report shows that...
Read moreDetailsThe total cost of workplace-related injuries and ill health stood at £22.9 billion in 2023/24, according to latest data from the Government’s Health & Safety Executive department. HSE data...
Read moreDetailsOver 3.5 million people in the UK struggle with infertility, yet it remains a subject many people are uncomfortable addressing in the workplace. For women in particular, the fear...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are increasingly investing in preventative healthcare, with 67% doing so to curb rising medical costs, according to Howden. Howden’s Changing Face of Employee Health report highlights the growing...
Read moreDetailsJust over a third of HR teams receive whistleblowing training, despite being central to handling misconduct and wrongdoing in the workplace, according to new research from Safecall. The study...
Read moreDetailsThe government is being urged to offer tax incentives to smaller businesses to encourage them to invest in health and wellbeing, helping to reduce the £29bn that is lost...
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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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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.
