More than three-quarters (77 percent) of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are reviewing their employee benefits with plans to boost packages, research has found. The research from Howden...
Read moreDetailsAround 100 major employers have backed a campaign to boost financial wellbeing this winter. The businesses, including Asda, SUEZ, Next and Brakes, have signed up to the Winter Warmers...
Read moreDetailsAn employment tribunal has ruled that a Goldman Sachs employee was unfairly dismissed after taking six months of paternity leave and was subjected to direct sex discrimination. Jon Reeves,...
Read moreDetailsA coalition of unions, health and disability charities and other organisations have signed a joint letter urging the government to improve statutory sick pay (SSP) for workers. The letter...
Read moreDetailsSeven in ten (71 percent) employers have seen increased employee demand for wellbeing benefits over the past year, according to research from employee benefits technology provider Zest. A similar...
Read moreDetailsThere has been a shift in the way employees approach wellness, with further changes in behaviour predicted for 2025, data has revealed. An analysis of hundreds of millions of...
Read moreDetailsPrivate hospital admissions in the UK hit record levels in the second quarter of 2024 as employers view the struggle to keep their workforces healthy as an "existential threat"....
Read moreDetailsStress has caused one in four UK employees to take time off work in the past 12 months, research from Avillio has found. The productivity and performance coaching provider...
Read moreDetailsNegative attitudes to flexible working could be an obstacle to the government’s ambitious Get Britain Working (GBW) reforms, research has suggested. Earlier this week, the government published its GBW...
Read moreDetailsAddressing mental health in the workplace is critical, with a focus on proactive, tailored support strategies to prevent disengagement, burnout, and the financial and operational costs of poor mental...
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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.
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.
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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.
