WFH debate: are leaders missing the evidence on productivity?
This week former Asda and M&S boss Lord Stuart Rose said working from home was “not proper work”. In an interview with BBC Panorama, Lord Rose said home working...
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Mental health
Employers call for government support to tackle long-term sickness
Most UK employers (82 percent) acknowledge the critical role they have in addressing long-term sickness absence and getting people back into work. However, with 2.8 million people classed as...
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‘UK should roll back some DEI’ say nearly 4 in 10 employers
Almost four in ten senior HR, finance and c-suite professionals in the UK agree that the UK should roll back some diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) measures, research has...
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Can HR stop soaring PMI costs draining the benefits budget?
At the start of this year there were 7.5 million people waiting for treatment on the NHS, this has led “a lot of employers to recognise that they can't...
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Law firm reports ‘exceptional uptake’ of new financial wellbeing benefit
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has joined forces with Octopus Money to give employees access to personalised money coaching and planning to support their financial wellbeing. The employer,...
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UK in grip of significant employee dissatisfaction; just 17% ‘feel like going to work’
Only 17 percent of people feel like going to work each day, while one in ten employees report that they ‘never feel inspired by their job’, according to research....
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A third of UK employees faced mental health issues in 2024
A staggering one-third of UK employees, equivalent to 10 million people, experienced mental health issues in 2024, research has revealed. The findings, released on ‘blue Monday’ —dubbed the most...
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Kickstart wellness: how HR can help employees beat the January blues
As the festive cheer fades and the cold, dark days of January set in, workplaces across the UK often grapple with a noticeable dip in employee morale, potentially affecting...
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Two fifths of employers now offer paid carer’s leave
Well over two fifths of employers offer paid carer’s leave to staff, with more than a quarter of them reporting that they introduced it after the carer’s leave act...
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British employers lag global average for productivity-boosting staff appreciation
Nearly 9 in ten British employees said they work harder when they are appreciated for the work they do, but British employers are lagging other countries when it comes...
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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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