Canada Life will offer paid time off to employees who are going through fertility treatment and those that experience the heartbreak of pregnancy loss, the company has said. The...
Read moreDetailsA lack of NHS appointments and long waiting times for treatment are hitting UK business finances as more employees call in sick. Research from healthcare provider HCML found that...
Read moreDetailsThe majority of senior and middle managers believe the government's wholesale reform of employment rights will benefit their businesses and wider society, according to a survey. The poll of...
Read moreDetailsAn accessible and inclusive workplace not only supports disabled colleagues but fosters a positive work environment for all. Bupa shares four key ways to build it. In the UK,...
Read moreDetailsRising anxiety, absences and staff turnover across the retail industry are hitting productivity. But the sector has an opportunity to be at the vanguard of staff wellbeing with new...
Read moreDetailsThe majority (52 percent) of employees who have been ill or had an injury lasting more than two weeks said their employer did not help with their recovery and...
Read moreDetailsThe way to increase gender equity at work and the number of women in senior roles is to “take away the fences, instead of giving people taller ladders to...
Read moreDetailsMore than four in ten employers do not target benefits by the demographics of their employees, despite requests to do so. Research with 500 HR professionals, conducted by Opinium...
Read moreDetailsThe UK needs to douse the burnout epidemic to be able to re-ignite productivity, argues Kevin Fitzgerald, managing director at Employment Hero, as he explains how bad the problem...
Read moreDetailsThere are “significant gaps” in employer understanding of the scope and impacts of mental ill-health at work, according to fresh research. A survey of 301 HR directors and c-suite...
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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.
The US retreat from diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) is making waves far beyond the country's borders. In the wake of President Trump’s executive order abolishing DEI across federal government departments, global firms like Goldman Sachs and Accenture have rapidly dialled down their own efforts.
The influence is being felt in the UK too. However, the UK operates under a different legal framework. It has stronger workplace protections and a government actively looking to enhance employee rights through its Make Work Pay agenda. But as US firms reposition their approach to DEI, UK subsidiaries could find themselves caught between conflicting priorities.
In the latest Benefits Unboxed podcast, co-hosts Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert, Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, industry veteran and reward and benefits consultant, discuss how the US DEI rollback might impact UK businesses.
