Employers are increasingly recognising that investing in wellbeing initiatives delivers tangible business outcomes, according to a survey of 500 HR decision makers. The research from Towergate Employee Benefits shows...
Read moreDetailsSage has launched new technology to help HR leaders build more resilient and data-driven global workforces. The new Workforce Intelligence analytics engine has been designed to provide predictive insights...
Read moreDetailsStress and anxiety accounted for almost half of all mental health referrals received by specialist support provider RedArc over the past five years. Between 2020 and 2024, 49 percent...
Read moreDetailsFrom breakfast radio to the front lines of workplace mental health, Karl Bennett has spent almost three decades shaping how employee assistance programmes support workers. As he celebrates his...
Read moreDetailsNearly two thirds (62 percent) of people in the UK believe that all workplaces should offer private healthcare as part of their benefits package, according to research from the...
Read moreDetailsNHS England data shows 2.16 million people sought mental health support in June, with the majority being working age adults. The data shows that 1.44 million people contacted adult...
Read moreDetailsTwo in five employers admit they take a passive approach to promoting benefits and leave it to employees to initiate take-up. Grid, the industry body for the group risk...
Read moreDetailsMore than a third (37 percent) of UK managers believe the state pension age (SPA) should increase in line with longer life expectancy, research has found. The survey of...
Read moreDetailsA proposal to apply VAT to private healthcare services has sparked debate over how best to fund and reform the NHS, with potential implications for employers offering private medical...
Read moreDetailsEmployment tribunal decisions involving neurodiverse conditions have risen sharply over the past five years, with ADHD-related claims increasing more than eightfold. The significant increase was revealed by law firm...
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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.
