The government has unveiled plans to give employees the right to bereavement leave following pregnancy loss at any stage, including before 24 weeks. The change will be included in...
Read moreDetailsEmployers will have a vital role in ensuring the government’s plan to reinvent the NHS leads to meaningful health improvements across the UK, commentators have said. The aim of...
Read moreDetailsYounger generation Z employees are facing serious financial pressure and are increasingly looking to their employers for meaningful support, research from benefits provider Boostworks has found. The nationally representative...
Read moreDetailsLegal & General (L&G) has launched an all-in-one, single sign-in, health and wellbeing app for employers with group protection policies, expanding employee access to a wide range of preventative...
Read moreDetailsIn a year marked by global volatility, impending legislative change in the UK, and evolving workforce demands, HR professionals are being pulled in more directions than ever. Staying ahead...
Read moreDetailsThe loss of a loved one affects people in profoundly different ways, meaning that employers need to think beyond the limits of compassionate leave. Charlotte O’Brien, head of employee...
Read moreDetailsAs awareness of neurodiversity continues to grow, organisations have an important opportunity to create inclusive environments that support a wide range of cognitive styles. But this goes beyond compliance,...
Read moreDetailsThe Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) has confirmed its chair and elected new members to the board as the body called for Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) to renew their...
Read moreDetailsBusinesses need to open their minds to flexible working if the UK is to tackle entrenched unemployment and meet ambitious government targets to 'Get Britain working', Alison McGovern, minister...
Read moreDetailsUK companies are shaking up their benefits strategies as rising costs, economic uncertainty and fierce competition for talent put pressure on budgets, according to WTW’s latest biennial Benefits Trends...
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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.
