Rise in out-of-work long-term sick set to continue
With 2.7 million UK adults out of work due to ill health, a report has warned “the rise shows little sign of slowing”. The Resolution Foundation report, which examined...
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NAO reports ‘weaknesses’ in NHS long term staffing plans
The National Audit Office (NAO) has found weaknesses in NHS England’s (NHSE) long-term staffing plans, prompting Unison to warn that planning alone won’t turn the staffing crisis around. The...
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Employers need to step up to protect staff health, finds survey
Three quarters of people (74 percent) think employers have a responsibility to support employee mental health and 59 percent think they should also support physical health, according to YouGov...
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Return to office mandates ‘nail in coffin’ for mental health
A former Goldman Sachs executive has urged banks to disclose workplace mental health statistics by the end of the year in response to reports that major banks are forcing...
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‘Significant disconnect’ between employee desires and benefits HR delivers
Just 40 percent of employee benefits are being used and 47 percent of employees feel undervalued, believing leaders are out of touch with their benefit preferences. These were the...
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Is it time to review your EAP mental health service?
Allegations that a major employee assistance provider (EAP) fobbed off callers seeking mental health support and rationed therapy referrals has raised concern in HR circles. Whistleblower claims that cases...
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Thinking differently about neurodiversity in business
You may have been hearing the terms neurodiversity, neurodivergent or even neurominority a lot lately. But what are they? The term neurodiversity is around 20 years old being credited...
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DWP figures spotlight ‘acute need’ for mental health support
Mental and behavioural disorders were the most prevalent health conditions recorded in government out of work benefits assessments, according to the latest figures from the Department for Work and...
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Employees pick mindfulness as activity of choice for mental health
UK employees find mindfulness the best way to support positive mental health, according to user data from Canada Life’s MyStrength app. App user data showed that in 2023, mindfulness...
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Sport 4 Life UK signs with benefits firm Equipsme
West Midlands charity Sport 4 Life UK has introduced health insurance benefits and support services for all employees in a deal with provider Equipsme. The charity, which supports young...
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Benefits Unboxed
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.
Benefits Unboxed – Hybrid work: reality versus rhetoric
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.
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