Research has exposed gaps in return-to-work support for new parents as findings reveal that “anxiety is the norm, not the exception”. The survey of 5,329 parents, who have returned...
Read moreDetailsThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has moved to clear up confusion around workplace savings schemes, offering employers reassurance that payroll savings can be implemented without falling foul of regulation. ...
Read moreDetailsCaring for kids and elderly parents while holding down a job is breaking Britain’s ‘sandwich generation’. For HR professionals, the warning is stark: fail to support them, and the...
Read moreDetailsThe founder of the ‘Pregnant then Screwed’ campaign has now launched a programme to support parents returning to work after parental leave. Joeli Brearley has set up a company...
Read moreDetailsCurrent workplace practices risk excluding millions of neurodivergent employees from workplace pensions and other areas of work, research has revealed. Complex and jargon-heavy pensions information can create unnecessary barriers...
Read moreDetailsA sharp rise in employees searching for the term “quiet cracking” is shining a spotlight on an emerging form of hidden burnout, according to analysis from YuLife, an employee...
Read moreDetailsTwo-fifths of employees experience what researchers have dubbed 'the post-vacation turnover effect', meaning they come back to work and feel stuck and think about quitting. The finding has prompted...
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 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...
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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.
