Automatic enrolment: Time to widen the net?
When the government began the rollout of auto-enrolment (AE) back in 2012, only four in 10 people had a workplace pension. Marking 10 years of the initiative last autumn,...
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An apple a day: Should healthy workplaces be a legal requirement?
At the start of a new year there is often a renewed focus on health and wellbeing. Adding to this trend in 2023 is a growing awareness post-pandemic, while...
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Quiet Hiring: Necessary evil or sustainable strategy?
From "the great resignation" to "quiet quitting", the latest in a string of headline-grabbing buzzwords is "quiet hiring". This describes a range of practices – stretching staff to use...
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Elon Musk: From hero to HR zero?
The $44 billion (£35.6 billion) takeover of Twitter by Tesla CEO Elon Musk in October 2022 was closely followed by announcements that he intended to make radical changes to...
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SAD: Beating the blues
Everyone’s heard of the ‘January Blues’ – the period after the festive season when the rush has ended, there’s a seemingly endless wait until payday and the weather seems...
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Salary sacrifice – delivering more for less
Financial pressures on both individuals and organisations mean employers are looking for ways to deliver more for less. Offering benefits through salary sacrifice is a cost-effective option, with April’s...
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Workplace Isas – who are the biggest providers?
Employees have £1 saved in workplace Isas for every £500 saved in defined contribution pensions, with corporate Isa savings now standing at £800m, according to figures from Benefits Expert...
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Diversity a key focus in healthcare
Health and wellbeing strategies are evolving fast as employers seek to create more inclusive workplaces. New products and services are emerging to support everything from neurodiversity to fertility and...
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Older pension savers suffer biggest hits – research
Thousands of savers approaching retirement in September saw devastating falls in their fund value in the year to state pension age or their stated retirement age, with the average at-retirement...
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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 – Wellbeing: HR is supporting everyone, but who’s supporting HR?
As the professionals responsible for helping their organisations navigate NI hikes, rising employee stress levels and looming redundancies, the pressure on HR, reward and benefits teams has never been greater.
HR is expected to lead with strength and compassion. But who is supporting the supporters?
In this episode of Benefits Unboxed, co-hosts Claire Churchard, Carole Goldsmith and Steve Herbert explore the emotional and ethical pressures HR face today, from managing redundancies to implementing complex legislation. They discuss why HR’s own wellbeing may not be the first topic of conversation, the risks that poses to employers, and the practical steps businesses can take to better support the wellbeing of the people who support everyone else.
This conversation shines a light on the resilience of the profession and why looking after HR is not just the right thing to do, but a business imperative.
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