Employers and employees agree that state funded healthcare is inadequate, according to research from Grid. The industry body for the group risk sector found that 63 percent of employers,...
Read moreDetailsWith widespread talk of cuts to the government’s benefits budget, research has revealed 79 percent of disabled employees have experienced burnout, which is almost double the rate of their...
Read moreDetailsOn Thursday 20th March World Oral Health Day is celebrated across the world with the aim to empower people with the knowledge, tools and confidence to secure good oral health. Poor oral health...
Read moreDetailsBereavement leave for early pregnancy loss, before 24 weeks, will be included in the Employment Rights Bill. On Tuesday 11 March, business minister Justin Madders confirmed that amendments to...
Read moreDetailsTwo fifths of call centre workers (40 percent) expect to quit their job due to disengagement, research with the industry has revealed. However, the data from Analytics 365, a...
Read moreDetailsGovernment plans to give employees the right to claim unfair dismissal from day one were called “reckless” and “blind to the economic damage that they are about to unleash”...
Read moreDetailsNearly a third (31 percent) of employers expect employee demand for mental health support to increase this year, research has found. A survey of 500 UK HR decision makers...
Read moreDetailsWellbeing among younger workers requires greater attention as research reveals they are more than twice as likely to take extended sick leave than older colleagues. Two-thirds (66 percent) of...
Read moreDetailsThirty percent of women say they feel underappreciated at work, compared to just 20 percent of men. Workers in traditionally female-dominated industries, including healthcare, education, and hospitality, report the...
Read moreDetailsFemale tech leaders have championed advances in women's health benefits ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, 2025. At an event hosted by health and wellbeing provider Wellhub,...
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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.
As the professionals responsible for helping their organisations navigate NI hikes, rising employee stress levels and looming redundancies, the pressure on HR, reward and benefits teams has never been greater.
HR is expected to lead with strength and compassion. But who is supporting the supporters?
In this episode of Benefits Unboxed, co-hosts Claire Churchard, Carole Goldsmith and Steve Herbert explore the emotional and ethical pressures HR face today, from managing redundancies to implementing complex legislation. They discuss why HR’s own wellbeing may not be the first topic of conversation, the risks that poses to employers, and the practical steps businesses can take to better support the wellbeing of the people who support everyone else.
This conversation shines a light on the resilience of the profession and why looking after HR is not just the right thing to do, but a business imperative.
