Rising levels of workplace absence are becoming a major concern for UK employers, with new research suggesting that short and long-term sickness is creating significant financial strain across businesses...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are being urged to offer more targeted mental health support for staff at different life stages, after Aviva research found particular younger and mid-life employees faced particular difficulties....
Read moreDetailsEmployers must take evidence-based, proactive responsibility for workforce mental health through early intervention, personalised support and psychologically safe workplaces. Speaking at the Benefits Expert Summit, Yorkshire Water head of...
Read moreDetailsMore than a quarter (26 percent) of UK employees believe their employer is responsible for their wellbeing, but just 29 percent feel their employer actually cares. Research from Reward...
Read moreDetailsFewer than half of UK employers (45 percent) currently have a menopause policy in place, despite new legislation that is expected to make them mandatory from 2027. Research from...
Read moreDetailsAlmost nine in ten employers (88 percent) offer preventative health and wellbeing support to staff, with mental health initiatives emerging as the most beneficial. This was the main finding...
Read moreDetailsGreater awareness of neurodiversity alone won’t plug the employment gap, say inclusion experts. So how can employers attract and retain neurodivergent talent through more inclusive reward and benefits strategies?...
Read moreDetailsParents worried about their children’s mental health are now one of the top three reasons employees contact workplace employee assistance programmes (EAPs). Data from the Employee Assistance Professionals Association...
Read moreDetailsNearly one in three cancer patients in the UK have had to dip into savings and 29% face extra costs of over £1,000 a month, according to Zurich UK...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are set to be asked to take on a much greater role in tackling long-term sickness and workforce inactivity, according to Sir Charlie Mayfield. The former John Lewis...
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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.
