Tesco extends flexible working rights ahead of new law
Tesco is giving all 300,000 of its employees the right to request flexible working with immediate effect – almost a year ahead of the introduction of a new law....
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Shoosmiths expands family-friendly benefits
Shoosmiths is extending its range of family-friendly provisions from 1 September. The law firm, which has 1,500-plus employees across 14 UK locations, will be enhancing its leave package for...
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Employee health worsening, report managers
Most managers say they have seen signs of declining employee health in recent months as many struggle to access NHS services, new research has revealed. A study by the...
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Cycle to Work Day “golden opportunity” for employers
Cycle to Work Day today (3 August) is a golden opportunity for businesses to champion the cause while developing a healthier workforce and environment, according to experts. Now in...
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Living Wage Foundation finds 3.4 million in low-paid, insecure jobs
New research from the Living Wage Foundation has found that 10% of UK workers – around 3.4 million people – are in low-paid and insecure jobs. The survey, carried...
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Virtual GP services helping to reduce staff absences, data shows
Virtual GP services are helping to reduce staff absences, new data has shown. A survey by Canada Life revealed that more than half (54%) of employees who had used...
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Most UK workers want employer to monitor wellbeing, study finds
Nearly three in five (59%) of UK employees are more likely to stay with an employer that monitors their wellbeing, new research has revealed. The findings from YuLife showed...
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Four-day working week not right for all, employers warned
The four-day working week will only work in some industries and is not right for all businesses, employers have been warned. While trials of the arrangement have mostly been...
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Cycle to Work Alliance names Chris Last as new chair
The Cycle to Work Alliance has named Chris Last as its new chair as it celebrates its twenty-fifth year. Last, who has worked in the employee benefits sector for a...
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Cawleys makes fair pay commitment
Cawleys is celebrating after it gained two accreditations for investing in its employees and paying a fair wage. The waste disposal business, which is based in Bedfordshire, UK, was...
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BENEFITS UNBOXED PODCAST
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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