UK companies are shaking up their benefits strategies as rising costs, economic uncertainty and fierce competition for talent put pressure on budgets, according to WTW’s latest biennial Benefits Trends...
Read moreDetailsNearly two thirds (62 percent) of UK employees find it difficult to book a doctor’s appointment and a substantial proportion have self-treated as a result, according to research from...
Read moreDetailsWhen your business thrives on attracting and retaining talent, financial coaching can be the ace up an employer's sleeve. Thomas Hiles, UK head of benefits at BNP Paribas, and...
Read moreDetailsAround 8.5 million people, equal to a quarter of the UK workforce, say their jobs have a negative impact on their health, according to the CIPD Good Work Index...
Read moreDetailsA report on the mental health of HR professionals has found that almost nine in ten (87 percent) do not feel sufficiently supported at work. On top of this,...
Read moreDetailsSweeping change may grab headlines, but without HR at the table, the risks can be costly, as recent events in the US show. Steve Herbert, veteran, award-winning, speaker and...
Read moreDetailsWellbeing provider RedArc has reported significantly higher demand for support following the diagnosis of a serious illness. Over the past two years there has been a 113 percent increase...
Read moreDetailsHR and accounting professionals have the highest absenteeism rates across all industries, with a Bradford Factor (BF) of 113, research has revealed. Anonymised data from employment and payroll platform...
Read moreDetailsA private health service that offers employees ad-hoc rapid access to mental health care across the UK has been launched. The service, called Rapid Access, has been set up...
Read moreDetailsWith hybrid and remote work now the norm, employers must take a hard look at what they’re really offering. In this new world, employee value propositions matter more than...
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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.
