Enhanced employment rights, investment in jobs and skills, and, to the surprise of many, the Pensions Bill, were included in the King’s speech today, which sets out the government’s...
Read moreDetailsA two-year pilot project has revealed that giving frontline workers more access to flexible working can cut sickness absence, improve performance and boost organisational loyalty. The ‘Flex For All’...
Read moreDetailsAs more businesses offer remote and hybrid working to attract and retain the brightest and best, it’s important to support and protect their mental health, says Nadia Alaee, head...
Read moreDetailsNearly one in four (24 percent people, or 6.2 million people, were unable to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years, according to analysis of the...
Read moreDetailsAfter England’s dramatic last minute win over the Netherlands, the Euros final against Spain beckons. However, as the game falls on a Sunday (14 July, 8pm BST), employers have...
Read moreDetailsThe BBC radio programme File on 4 has reported fresh allegations of poor practices at major employee assistance programme (EAP) provider Health Assured. In interviews with the programme, former...
Read moreDetailsAs employers face record-highs of sick employees many feel helpless. But Claudia Nicholls, chief customer officer at Simplyhealth, says there is a lot more businesses can do to reverse...
Read moreDetailsResearch has revealed that organisations do not understand the different gender drivers for wellbeing at work, which is negatively affecting the health of their businesses. The study from health...
Read moreDetailsHealth MOTs and private diagnosis and treatment topped employee wellbeing benefits wish-list with 70 percent of employees reporting that these benefits were equally valuable. The survey, by Find Out...
Read moreDetailsAs voters headed to the polls today (4 July, 2024), 44 percent of UK managers said they have seen political disagreements between colleagues create tension in their teams over...
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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.
