UK employees are taking almost two working weeks off sick each year on average, according to fresh data from the CIPD and Simplyhealth. Researchers warned that employers must take...
Read moreDetailsA year after the merger of benefits firms Perkbox and Vivup in 2024, the company has rebranded as Perkbox and launched a fully unified platform to offer the best...
Read moreDetailsUnum UK has entered the health cash plan market with the launch of Health Plan 360. The employee benefits provider said its digital-first cash plan has been designed to...
Read moreDetailsThe gap between adults being offered a free NHS Health Check and those that take it up is at its widest since the pandemic, an analysis of official figures...
Read moreDetailsMore than a third of employers (36 percent) directly fund support for staff with a new illness or injury on a case-by-case basis, according to research from Grid, the...
Read moreDetailsAs sickness absence costs soar, employers increasingly view healthcare benefits as a "must have". The continued shift from voluntary to company-paid cover, alongside “living portfolio” strategies, is reshaping healthcare...
Read moreDetailsHybrid working has become the new normal for many UK organisations, but vocal business leaders and politicians still want staff back in the office. If you read the headlines...
Read moreDetailsCaring for kids and elderly parents while holding down a job is breaking Britain’s ‘sandwich generation’. For HR professionals, the warning is stark: fail to support them, and the...
Read moreDetailsHealth and wellbeing provider BHSF has made two senior appointments to its executive leadership team as it pushes ahead with a wide-ranging transformation programme. The organisation has appointed Georgina...
Read moreDetailsA sharp rise in employees searching for the term “quiet cracking” is shining a spotlight on an emerging form of hidden burnout, according to analysis from YuLife, an employee...
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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.
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.
