Chronic illness has overtaken unemployment as the primary reason for economic inactivity across the UK, according to data analysis by employee benefits provider YuLife. Using 2024 data from the...
Read moreDetailsVitality has launched a feature within its UK app to increase employee physical activity and productivity. The Employee Challenges tool is available for companies with Vitality cover, giving employers...
Read moreDetailsMoney-related stress is driving absence, side hustles and despair, but smarter, more personalised financial wellbeing benefits could help turn the tide, writes Claire Churchard For many employees today, financial...
Read moreDetailsMore than half of call centre workers say they care about their company and are engaged in their roles, yet rising levels of stress are prompting many to consider...
Read moreDetailsEmployers with mobile or field workers, such as non office based engineers, site workers, contractors, and technicians, could be at risk of losing talent as research revealed that poorly...
Read moreDetailsA number of industry bodies have called on MPs to back key amendments to the Employment Rights Bill put forward by the House of Lords last week. The amendments...
Read moreDetailsMore than half of Gen Z and millennial workers are considering taking on a second job to manage the cost of living. A survey with 5,609 UK employees conducted...
Read moreDetailsBenenden Health has partnered with Reframe Cancer, a specialist cancer navigation support provider, to give Benenden’s 870,000 members access to specialist services. Reframe Cancer’s CQC registration enables them to...
Read moreDetailsMore than three quarters (77 percent) of employers offer paid volunteering time to staff as a perk, but close to two fifths (38 percent) of employees never use it,...
Read moreDetailsMore than a million UK workers have quit their jobs since the beginning of 2024 due to a lack of flexible working options, CIPD research has revealed. The findings...
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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.
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.
