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...
Read moreDetailsNew 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...
Read moreDetailsVirtual 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...
Read moreDetailsNearly 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...
Read moreDetailsThe 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...
Read moreDetailsThe 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...
Read moreDetailsCawleys 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...
Read moreDetailsCompanies are being urged to increase support for parents who are grappling with the cost of childcare. Government figures revealed a rise in the percentage of working mothers and...
Read moreDetailsThe Work and Pensions Select Committee has called on government to consider the role income protection can play in enabling people to stay in and return to work. The...
Read moreDetailsA new report has highlighted a gap in workplace bereavement support, with more than one in three employees unaware of help offered by their employers. Research by MetLife, shared...
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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.
